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Presidents' Summit for America's Future
Sunday, April 27, 1997 - Tuesday, April 29, 1997
| Sunday, April 27 | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Registration starts |
| 10:45 a.m. | Kick-off of service projects along Germantown Avenue |
| 1:30 p.m. | Second wave kick-off |
| 5:30-7:30 p.m. | Welcome to Philadelphia reception and taste of Philadelphia hosted by Mayor Ed Rendell at the Convention Center |
| 8:00-9:30 p.m. | Celebration of Service at the Convention Center |
| Monday, April 28 | |
| 8:30-11:00 a.m. | Opening Ceremony at Independence Hall with the Presidents and other special guests; participants to be seated by 8:30 a.m. |
| 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. | Leadership Brunch and Roundtable (by invitation) |
| 11:45 a.m.-5:00 p.m. | Working lunches and sessions for community and state delegations at the Convention Center |
| 12:00-5:00 p.m. | Lunch and program for other participants
at the Wyndham Hotel.
Theme: The New Way of Doing Business for Americas Future. Followed by concurrent sessions on the role of various sectors in turning the tide for Americas youth - education, communities of faith, the workplace, government, media, etc. |
| 6:30-10:30 p.m. | Host Committee Event - Penns Landing |
| Tuesday, April 29 | |
| 7:00-8:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast for all participants at the Convention Center |
| 8:00-9:00 a.m. | Plenary session for all participants at the Convention Center. Theme: The New Way of Doing Business - Together. |
| 9:15-11:30 a.m. | Working lunches and sessions for community and state delegations at the Convention Center |
| 9:30-11:00 a.m. | Concurrent sessions at the Convention Center and the Marriott Hotel on how various sectors can work together more effectively in turning the tide for Americas youth |
| 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Informal lunch and participants move to Independence Hall |
| 12:30-1:30 p.m. | Closing ceremony at Independence Hall |