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UPDATED MARCH 19, 2018 FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2018 10:00 A.M. – 11:00 P.M. Pre-Convention Administrative Meeting 2:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. JWB Registration Location: Sheraton Hotel, St Louis Room 3:00 P.M. – 5:30 P.M. JWB Welcome and Opening Session with Lay Leaders “It is for a Time Such as This”- Stepping Up to the Plate… Presenter: Rabbi Abbi Sharofsky Location: Sheraton Hotel, Knoxville Room 7:30 P.M. – 7:45 P.M. Candle lighting Location: Sheraton Hotel, Nashville Foyer 7:45 P.M. – 8:15 P.M. Kabbalat Shabbat Creative / Learning Service Location: Sheraton Hotel, Chattanooga Room 8:30 P.M. – 10:00 P.M. Opt-in Shabbat dinner (pre-registration required) Location: Sheraton Hotel, Nashville Room SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2018 7:00 A.M. – 9:30 A.M. Opt-in Breakfast (pre-registration required) Location: Sheraton Hotel, Nashville Room 9:00 A.M. – 10:30 A.M. Morning services Leading an effective Torah Study, tools, methods Location: Sheraton Hotel, Chattanooga Room 10:30 A.M. Kiddush

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Location: Sheraton Hotel, Nashville Foyer 11:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. JWB Learning Session The Midrash: How to Tell a Story with Meaning

Location: Sheraton Hotel, Knoxville Room 12:30 P.M. – 1:30 P.M. Opt-in Shabbat lunch (pre-registration required) Location: Sheraton Hotel, Nashville Room 5:00 P.M. – 5:30 P.M. Mincha services Location: Sheraton Hotel, Chattanooga Room 5:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. JCC Association Board Event (off site) 5:30 P.M. – 6:30 P.M. JWB Learning Session

Rabbi/Lay Leader Relationships: The Care and Feeding of Your Rabbi

Presenter: Panel discussion with Chaplains Location: Sheraton Hotel, Knoxville Room 6:30 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. Merrin Fellows Dinner (off site) 7:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. Opt-in Seuda Shlishit/ Dinner (pre-registration required) Location: Sheraton Hotel, Nashville Room 8:30 P.M. – 8:45 P.M. Maariv services: Location: Sheraton Hotel, Chattanooga Room 8:45 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. Havdallah Location: Convention Center, Terrace next to Room 205, Ballroom Level 9:00 P.M. – 10:30 P.M. Esther Leah Ritz Emerging JCC Leaders Institute Opening Session (by invitation)

Join us for an orientation to the Esther Leah Ritz Emerging Leaders Institute, as well as a special opening dialogue with our new president and CEO on the role our JCCs play in the greater Jewish world.

Co-chairs: Jeff Tuvlin, JCC of Louisville, Kentucky and Paul Gillis, Staenberg-Loup JCC, Denver, Colorado

Presenter: Doron Krakow, President and CEO, JCC Association JCC Association Staff: Dori Denelle, Andy Paller

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Location: Convention Center, Ballroom D 9:00 P.M. – 11:00 P.M. Pre-Biennial Welcome & Registration Dessert Reception Enjoy the music of local musician Gerry Finney Location: Convention Center, Ballroom Foyer SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2018 8:00 A.M. – 5:30 P.M. Biennial Registration Open Location: Convention Center, Ballroom Foyer 8:15 A.M. – 8:45 A.M Shacharit Services: Separate Seating: Sheraton Hotel, Jackson Room Mixed Seating: Sheraton Hotel, Chattanooga Room 8:30 A.M. – 10:30 A.M. JCC Association Board Meeting and Breakfast (by invitation) Location: Convention Center, Ballroom C Esther Leah Ritz Emerging JCC Leaders Institute Seminar and Breakfast (by invitation) Staying Relevant: A New Board for a New Generation

In this interactive session, build your leadership expertise to move your board forward. How do we adapt to the needs of newer leaders in this environment of constant change?

Co-chairs: Jeff Tuvlin, JCC of Louisville, Kentucky and Paul Gillis, Staenberg-Loup JCC, Denver, Colorado

Presenter: Susan Meier, Sr. consultant, BoardSource JCC Association Staff: Dori Denelle, Andy Paller Location: Convention Center, Ballroom D 8:45 A.M. – 9:30 P.M. JWB Breakfast Location: Sheraton Hotel, Nashville Room 9:30 A.M. – 10:45 A.M. Incoming JCC Presidents/Board Chairs Seminar and Breakfast (by invitation) Where Do I Begin?

Presenter: Alan Goldberg, Senior Vice President, Operations, JCC Association

Location: Convention Center, Room 204/205, Ballroom Level

9:30 A.M. – 11:00 A.M. Exhibit Hall Open Nosh & Schmooze Meet our sponsors and vendors.

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Photo Ops with your Delegatation Location: Convention Center, Southwest Hall, Ballroom Level 9:30 A.M. – 10:45 A.M. JWB Lay Leader Session (by invitation)

Lessons Learned Presenter: Rabbi Abbi Sharofsky Location: Convention Center, Room 203

10:00 A.M. – 10:30 A.M. Introduction to SHEVA Center Leadership Institute

Presenters: Mark Horowitz, VP, Director of Sheva Center, JCC Association Mackenzie Noda, Assistant Director, Sheva Center/Coordinator of Health & Wellness Strategies, JCC Association

Location: Convention Center, Chickasaw Room, Mezzanine Level

10:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M. Merrin Seminar

JCC Association Staff: Joy Brand-Richardson and Sarah Hecht Location: Convention Center, River Bluff Room, Mezzanine Level 11:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. Plenary 1 Location: Convention Center, Ballroom A National Anthems Cantorial Soloist Abbie Strauss, Temple Israel, Memphis, TN Welcome Stephen P. Seiden, Chair, JCC Association Kara Bierman, Chair, Biennial Committee, JCC Association Jenny Hermann, Chair, Memphis Host Community Committee

Keynote Navigating an Evolving Landscape: Understanding and Asserting the Importance of Physical Spaces in A Virtual World

As our world becomes less personal, creating experiences and having physical connections becomes more important. What are the benefits of predictability and stability? Where does your JCC fit into this changing landscape? Alana Newhouse, editor-in-chief at Tablet Magazine, will offer a larger perspective for us to debate. Bring your questions.

Presenter: Alana Newhouse, Founder and Editor in Chief, Tablet Magazine State of the JCC Movement and Vision for the Future Doron Krakow, President and CEO, JCC Association

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12:30 P.M. – 1:45 P.M. Photo Ops with your Delegation Location: Convention Center, Southwest Hall, Ballroom Level 12:30 P.M. – 1:45 P.M. Merrin Fellows and Lunch

JCC Association Staff: Joy Brand-Richardson and Sarah Hecht Location: Convention Center, 204-205 Rooms

12:30 P.M. – 2:00 P.M. Convention-wide Buffet Lunch Visit our vendors and enjoy the music of Brad Webb and Blind Mississippi Morris. Location: Convention Center, Southwest Hall, Ballroom Level 12:30 P.M. – 2:15 P.M. Esther Leah Ritz Emerging JCC Leaders Institute Seminar and Lunch On Being a Jewish Leader in the JCC

What does it mean to be a leader in the JCC Movement? What is the unique role of the JCC in creating Jewish identity and a sense of Jewish peoplehood?

Co-chairs: Jeff Tuvlin, JCC of Louisville, Kentucky and Paul Gillis, Staenberg-Loup JCC, Denver, Colorado

Presenter: Avraham Infeld, President Emeritus of Hillel, educator, author JCC Association Staff: Dori Denelle, Andy Paller Location: Convention Center, Cotton Row Room, Mezzanine Level 1:00 P.M. – 1:45 P.M. JCC Professionals Meet-Up (by invitation)

JCC Association Staff: Joy Brand-Richardson and Sarah Hecht Location: Convention Center, Room 203, Ballroom Level 1:30 P.M. – 2:00 P.M. JWB Lay Leaders Closing Session

Presenter: Rabbi Irv Elson and Rabbi Abbi Sharofsky Location: Convention Center, Room 203, Ballroom Level

2:00 P.M. – 3:15 P.M. Size of JCC- Sharing Sessions Small JCCs: Convention Center, Ballroom C

Chair: Richard Frankoff, Las Vegas, Nevada JCC Association Staff: Andy Paller, Alan Goldberg

Medium JCCs: Convention Center, Ballroom B Chair: Joyce Goldstein, Essex Fells, New Jersey

JCC Association Staff: Mark Horowitz, Ivy Harlev

Large JCCs: Convention Center, Ballroom E Chair: Chair: David Peltz, Toronto ON JCC Association Staff: David Posner, Dr. David Ackerman

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Metro JCCs: Convention Center, Ballroom D

Chair: Adrienne Matros, Orange County, California JCC Association Staff: Janet S. Elam, Leah Garber 2:00 P.M. – 3:30 P.M. JCC Global Delegation Orientation (by invitation) Chair: Mark Ramer, Mark Ramer, President, JCC Global, JCCA Board Member, New York, NY Presenter: Diane McNeil, President Unknown Child Foundation, Inc. Nashville, TN Staff: Smadar Bar Akiva, Executive Director, JCC Global Location: Convention Center, River Bluff Room, Mezzanine Level 2:30 P.M. – 3:30 P.M. Esther Leah Ritz Emerging JCC Leaders Institute Seminar: Successes and Challenges in the JCC Movement

Share and learn from your colleagues about key JCC successes and challenges. What’s hot and innovative and what’s keeping us up at night?

Presenters:

Jeff Tuvlin, JCC of Louisville, Esther Leah Ritz Emerging JCC Leaders co-chair Paul Gillis, Staenberg-Loup JCC, Esther Leah Ritz Emerging JCC Leaders co-chair

JCC Association Staff: Dori Denelle, Andy Paller Location: Convention Center, Cotton Row Room, Mezzanine Level 3:00 P.M. – 3:45 P.M. JWB Chaplains and Lay Leaders Welcome (by invitation)

Director’s Keynote Address: JWB Today and Tomorrow Presenter: Rabbi Irv Elson Location: Convention Center, Room 203, Ballroom Level

3:30 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. Forums: Navigating an Evolving Landscape Forum 1.1: Governance: Attracting New Leadership.

How can we make our boards more relevant for younger leaders? What are the latest trends and how can we use them to our benefit? Get to work on solutions for your board!

Chair: Lisie Gottdenker, Bethesda, Maryland Presenter: Susan Meier, Senior Governance Consultant, BoardSource JCC Association Staff: Dori Denelle, Alan Goldberg Location: Convention Center, Ballroom C Forum 1.2: Making Wellness the Competitive Edge Through Community Outreach Chair: Linda Russin, New City, New York Moderator: Barak Hermann, CEO, JCCs of Greater Baltimore, Maryland Presenters:

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Dr. Susan Gross, Genetics MD, for Sema 4 Janice Weinman, CEO, Hadassah JCC Association Staff: Steve Becker Location: Convention Center, Sultana Room, Mezzanine Level Forum 1.3: Hopes and Dreams, Sparking Ideas through Innovation

For more than a decade, the Jewish Education Project has been pioneering collaborative efforts to spark and spread innovations that expand the reach and increase the impact of Jewish education. This session will allow participants to begin that process for their JCC and provide the tools to continue the conversation back home. Chair, Stephen Kaufman, Houston, Texas Presenter: Dena Klein, Director, New Models (Leadership Initiatives), Jewish Education Project JCC Association Staff: Andy Pallar, Yulia Mazur Location: Convention Center, Room 204/205 Ballroom Level Forum 1.4: Programming on Their Terms - Involving and Engaging Millennials: Creating Meaningful and Memorable Experiences in the New Jewish Landscape

Chair: Ruth Fletcher, Los Gatos Presenter: Danya Shults, Founder, ARQ JCC Association Staff: Michael Rowland, Randy Lutterman Location: Convention Center, Ballroom D Forum 1.5: Jewishness vs. Judaism in the 21st Century Chair: Michael Gildenhorn, Bethesda, Maryland Presenter: Zack Bodner, CEO, Palo Alto JCC, California JCC Association Staff: Dr. David Ackerman Location: Convention Center, River Bluff Room Forum 1.6: iJews: Generational Change in Jewish Life Insights on how “Jewish” is evolving in America, and what it means for us. Chair: Ann Kaufman, Houston, Texas Presenter: Alan Cooperman, Director of Religion Research, Pew Research Center JCC Association Staff: Michael Rowland Location: Convention Center, Ballroom E Forum 1.7: Using the Internet as a Front Door

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Chair: Richard Frankoff, Las Vegas, Nevada Presenter: Alana Newhouse, Founder and Editor in Chief, Tablet Magazine JCC Association Staff: David Posner Location: Convention Center, Ballroom B

Forum 1.8: Great Facilities, Great Leaders

Chair: Lynn Wittels, St. Louis, Missouri Presenters: Michael Staenberg, President, The Staenberg Group Mark Martin, Executive Director, Omaha JCC Michael Waldman, Executive Director, JCC of Greater St. Paul Area JCC Association Staff: Janet S. Elam Location: Convention Center, Mississippi Room, Mezzanine Level 4:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. JWB Learning Session: Air Force Chief of Chaplains Military Jewish Chaplain: Prophet, Priest and Politician

Presenter: Chaplain Dondi Costin, Air Force Chief of Chaplains Location: Convention Center, Room 203, Ballroom Level

5:15 P.M. – 5:30 P.M. Mincha Services Separate Seating: Sheraton Hotel, Jackson Room Mixed Seating: Sheraton Hotel, Chattanooga Room 5:30 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. Buses to Host event at Graceland 6:00 P.M. – 10:00 P.M. Host Community Social Event and Dinner at Graceland 10:15 P.M. – 10:45 P.M. Maariv Services Separate Seating: Sheraton Hotel, Jackson Room Mixed Seating: Sheraton Hotel, Chattanooga Room MONDAY, MAY 7, 2018 6:30 A.M. Run Around Memphis Meet in lobby of Sheraton Hotel JCC Association Staff: Steve Becker 6:30 A.M. – 7:30 A.M. Early Morning Fitness: LaBlast Fitness Class Instructor: Louis Van Amstel Location: Sheraton Hotel, Nashville Room

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7:00 A.M. – 7:45 A.M. Shacharit Services: Separate Seating: Sheraton Hotel, Jackson Room Mixed Seating: Sheraton Hotel, Chattanooga Room

7:00 A.M. – 8:15 A.M. JCC Association Investment Committee Meeting and Breakfast (By invitation only) Chair: Michael Gildenhorn, Bethesda, Maryland

JCC Association Staff: Bob Kimsal Location: Sheraton Hotel, Memphis Room

7:00 A.M. – 8:15 A.M. Navigating the New Global Landscape - Breakfast (open to everyone) Join JCC Global and hear unique accounts from around the world. Chair: Shirley Solomon, JCC Global and JCCA Board Member Staff: Smadar Bar Akiva, Executive Director, JCC Global Presenters:

Yulia Karchevskaya, Director of Jewish Renewal, JDC, Moscow, Russia Danny Wulfovich, Vice President, CDI, Mexico Avi Hachuel, Executive Director, Rosh Pina Community Center, Israel

7:00 A.M. – 8:30 A.M. Convention-wide Continental Breakfast Please support our vendors. Location: Convention Center, Southwest Hall, Ballroom Level Location: Sheraton Hotel, Heritage Ballroom III

7:15 A.M. – 8:15 A.M. Esther Leah Ritz Emerging JCC Leaders Institute Networking Breakfast (by invitation)

Co-chairs: Jeff Tuvlin, JCC of Louisville, Kentucky and Paul Gillis, Staenberg-Loup JCC, Denver, Colorado

JCC Association Staff: Dori Denelle, Andy Paller Location: Sheraton Hotel, Heritage Ballroom I

7:15 A.M. – 8:15 A.M. Strengthening your Community through Tikkun Olam: A Jewish Lens

Presenter: Mark Horowitz, Vice President, Director of SHEVA Center, JCC Association Location: Sheraton Hotel, Heritage Ballroom II

7:15 A.M. – 8:15 A.M. LGBTQ Networking Breakfast Location: Sheraton Hotel, Natchez Room 7:30 A.M. – 5:30 P.M. Registration Location: Convention Center, Ballroom Foyer 7:45 A.M. – 8:30 A.M. JWB Breakfast and D’var Torah:

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Love Me Tender Location: Sheraton Hotel, Heritage Ballroom IV 8:30 A.M. – 10:00 A.M. Plenary 2 Location: Convention Center, Ballroom A Chair: Kara Bierman, 2018 Biennial Committee Chair Recognizing Esther Leah Ritz Emerging JCC Leaders Jeffrey Tuvlin and Paul Gillis, Co-chairs, Esther Leah Ritz Emerging JCC Leaders Keynote As a Driven Leaf – Israel in the Mind of North America

Israel has the power to inspire people in large and small ways. Meet some faces of Israel that may be new to you and tell a story that is perhaps different than the one told in the news media.

Moderator: Professor Gil Troy, author, The Zionist Ideas, historian, political commentator Presenters: Seth Siegel, author, Let There Be Water, serial entrepreneur, water activist,

Dr. Einat Wilf, author, Telling Our Story: Recent Essays on Zionism, the Middle East, and the Path to Peace, educator, Israeli politician

8:30 A.M. – 10:15 A.M. JWB Learning Session: Priest: Ritual Roles

8:30 A.M – 09:15 A.M: “Finding Your Rabbinic Voice in the Military” Presenter: Rabbi Reuben Livingstone 9:15 A.M – 10:00 A.M: Group Breakout Discussion: What does it mean to be a Rabbi at your rank? What does it mean to be a Jewish Chaplain at your VA?

10:00 A.M – 10:15 A.M: Report out Location: Sheraton Hotel, Heritage Ballroom IV 10:00 A.M. – 10:45 A.M. Refreshment Break

Visit our vendors enjoy the music of Larkin Cohen Bryant and Jim Turpin. Photo Ops with your Delegation

Location: Convention Center, Southwest Hall, Ballroom Level

10:45 A.M. – 12:15 P.M. Forums: As a Driven Leaf – Israel in the Mind of North America

Forum 2.1: Modeling Israel Connections

Join us for a Zionist Salon and meaningful, constructive, non-partisan discussion about what Israel and Zionism mean.

Chair: Zach Bodner, CEO, Palo Alto JCC

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Presenter: Professor Gil Troy, historian, author, educator JCC Association Staff: Dr. David Ackerman Location: Convention Center, Ballroom C Forum 2.2: The Power of Water: How Israel’s Remarkable Story Can Inspire Your Community

Learn about Israel’s incredible achievements and how they can be instrumental in engaging your Members with Israel and with the environment.

Chair: Phil Schatten, New York, New York Presenter: Seth Siegel, businessman, author, activist JCC Association Staff: Liran Shosoyev

Location: Convention Center, Ballroom D Forum 2.3: What Do We Mean When We Say a “Jewish State"?

Chair: Harriet Blank, New Hope, Pennsylvania Presenter: Dr. Einat Wilf, Israeli politician, author, educator

JCC Association Staff: Janet S. Elam Location: Convention Center, Ballroom E Forum 2.4: Commercial and Military Hackers, Beware!

Chair: Rick Nelson, Richmond, Virginia Presenter: Professor Yuval Elovici, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev JCC Association Staff: Bob Kimsal Location: Convention Center, Cotton Row Room, Mezzanine Level Forum 2.5: Jewish Peoplehood – What Does It Mean in Today’s World?

In a post-modern era that sanctifies individualism and self-fulfillment, is it time to realize that the Jewish People is an anachronistic concept? Or, are Jews worldwide, still bound by vibrant, meaningful and long-lasting ties?

Presenter: Avraham Infeld, President Emeritus of Hillel, educator, author

JCC Association Staff: Yuliya Mazur Location: Convention Center, Steamboat Room, Mezzanine Level

Forum 2.6: Gil Hovav, Israeli Food Expert Speaks Candidly

Chair: Shirley Solomon, Boca Raton, Florida Presenter: Gil Hovav, Israeli Culinary Journalist

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JCC Association Staff: Shlomo Schwartz Location: Convention Center, Ballroom B Forum 2.7: Israel- Tikkun Olam- Past the "Aid Festival" Chair: Adrienne Matros, Orange County, California Presenter: Yotam Polizer: CEO, IsraAID JCC Association Staff: David Posner Location: Convention Center, Sultana Room, Mezzanine Level JWB Learning Session: Army Chief of Chaplains Address Balancing Roles

Presenter: Maj Gen Paul Huley, Army Chief of Chaplains Location: Convention Center, River Bluff Room, Mezzanine Level

12:15 P.M. – 1:45 P.M. JCC Global - JCC Global "Amitim2.0- Fellows- A Global Leadership Network” lunch (by

invitation)

Chair: Gary Makowsky, JCC Global Amitim-Fellow, Memphis JCC Presenters: Staff: Smadar Bar Akiva, Executive Director, JCC Global Location: Convention Center, Ballroom E 12:15 P.M. – 2:00 P.M. Convention-wide Buffet Lunch Last chance to visit our vendors. Location: Convention Center, Southwest Hall, Ballroom Level Esther Leah Ritz Emerging JCC Leaders Institute Seminar and Lunch Kadimah! How Can We Move Forward to Effect Real Change in our JCCs?

Why is it critical to infuse new ideas and new leadership into our JCCs? How can I make an impact in my own community?

Co-Chairs: Jeff Tuvlin, Louisville, Kentucky and Paul Gillis, Denver, Colorado Presenter: Barry Finestone, CEO Jim Joseph Foundation JCC Association Staff: Dori Denelle, Andy Paller Location: Convention Center, Room 204/205, Ballroom Level

12:45 P.M. -1:45 P.M. Photo Ops with your Delegates Location: Convention Center, Southwest Hall, Ballroom Level

1:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M. JWB Breakout by Branch of Service

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Army: Convention Center, Mississippi Room, Mezzanine Level Navy: Convention Center, Sultana Room, Mezzanine Level Air Force: Convention Center, River Bluff Room, Mezzanine Level VA: Convention Center, Chickasaw Room, Mezzanine Level 1:15 P.M. – 2:00 P.M. Annual Amuta General Assembly (by invitation only) JCC Association Staff: Leah Garber 2:00 P.M. – 3:15 P.M. JWB Learning Session: Navy Chief of Chaplains Address: The Chaplain as Prophet Presenter: RADM Margaret Kibben, Navy Chief of Chaplains Location: Convention Center, Room 203, Ballroom Level 2:00 P.M. – 3:30 P.M. Plenary 3 Location: Convention Center, Ballroom A Chair: Kara Bierman, 2018 Biennial Chair LCDR Dr. Loretta Stein, United States Navy Lisa Brill, JCC Association Centennial Chair Becki Cedrone, Senior Community Marketing Manager, The Coca-Cola Company

Keynote Building Partnerships and Collaborations: Matchmaker, Matchmaker – Make Me a Match. A Conversation with Foundation Leaders Learn how to collaborate effectively in the complex ecosystem of the donor-funder relationship so that you meet the requirements of your funder while creating programming to effect change in your community.

Moderator: Doron Krakow, President and CEO, JCC Association Presenters:

Barry Finestone: President and CEO, Jim Joseph Foundation Lisa Eisen: Vice President, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation

3:30 P.M. – 3:45 P.M. Mincha Services Separate Seating: Sheraton Hotel, Jackson Room Mixed Seating: Sheraton Hotel, Chattanooga Room 3:45 P.M. – 5:15 P.M. Forums: Building Partnerships and Collaborations Forum 3.1: Teen Leadership for a Better World

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The staff from Bridge Builders, an exciting Memphis-based youth leadership program for social change, will share activities, lessons learned, and advice for practitioners and organizational leaders who seek to build authentic youth leadership that betters their world.

Chair, Ken Steinberg: Memphis, Tennessee Presenters: Dana Wilson, Vice President of Bridge Builder, BRIDGES Mahal Burr, Coordinator of Bridge Builders, CHANGE Alex Middleton, Curriculum and Training Coordinator, Bridge Builders

JCC Association Staff: David Posner

Location: Convention Center, Room 204/205, Ballroom Level Forum 3.2: Finding Home: The Dilemma of Belonging Chair: Lisie Gottdenker, Bethesda, Maryland Presenters:

Siona Benjamin, Artist ECE Assitant Director, Memphis JCC

JCC Association Staff: Randy Lutterman Location: Convention Center, Mississippi Room, Mezzanine Level Forum 3.3: Day Camp, the Next “Big Thing” for Jewish Philanthropists?

At this interactive panel session, you'll hear from leaders of foundations already deeply committed to informal Jewish experiences but not yet captivated by Jewish day camp as a game-changing investment. Come hear what meaningful engagement looks like to them, what successful return on their investment would look like in day camp, and what JCCs can be doing, starting this summer, to maximize the impact of the Jewish day camp experience for families.

Chair: Thom Mandel, Akron, Ohio

Moderator: Steve Engel, CEO of Tamarack Camps

Presenters:

Barry Finestone, President and CEO, Jim Joseph Foundation Harlene Winnick Appelman, Executive Director at Covenant Foundation

Mark Gold, Director, JCamp180, a program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation JCC Association Staff: Aaron Greenberg and Jodi Sperling Location: Convention Center, Ballroom B Forum 3.4: Modifying the DNA: 21st Century Communities

This interactive session will explore how to update the principles of community building to reflect and take advantage of the changes in today’s world.

Chair: Lisa Brill, Atlanta, Georgia Presenter: Danya Shults, Founder, ARQ

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JCC Association Staff: David Ackerman, Ellen Gettinger Location: Convention Center, Sultana Room, Mezzanine Level Forum 3.5: Family Engagement – Keeping our Children Safe

Chair: Andy Eisenberg, Boston, Massachusetts Moderator: Joshua Avedon, Co-founder and CEO, Jumpstart Labs Presenters: Joshua Avedon, Co-founder and CEO, Jumpstart Labs Shira Berkovits, Founder and CEO, Sacred Spaces Rochel Leah Bernstein-Deitcher, Founder, Child Safety Pledge Adam Rosenberg, CEO, Baltimore Child Abuse Center

JCC Association Staff: Mark Horowitz, Mackenzie Noda Location: Convention Center, Ballroom E Forum 3.6: Jewish Peoplehood: from Paradigm to Practice Chair: Mark Ramer, JCC Global President and JCCA Board Member, Presenters:

Lia Amram, Board Member, Lisbon Jewish Community, Portugal Aviad Friedman, IACC, Chair, Israel Avi Hachuel, Executive Director, Rosh Pina Community Center, Israel Monica Kibrit, Amitim-Fellow; Vice President of CDI Mexico Dan Bernstein, JCC Global Amitim-Fellow, Merage JCC Adrienne Matros, JCC Global Amitim-Fellow, Merage JCC Wendy Stark, JCC Global Amitim-Fellow, Merage JCC Jonathan Ornstein, Amitim-Fellow; Executive Director, Krakow JCC, Poland Aron Schuster, Deputy Director, ZWST, Frankfurt, Germany

JCC Association Staff: Leah Garber, Smadar Bar Akiva, Executive Director, JCC Global Location: Convention Center, Ballroom D Forum 3.7: An Under-Used Resource: Engaging Boomers as Volunteers and More Active Program Participants

AARP has successfully engaged almost 60,000 volunteers across the country, leveraging extensive data on the demographics, interests, needs and activities of the senior population. Participants in this interactive session will learn about AARP successes and begin to develop an action plan for their JCC.

Chair: Sue Strait, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Presenters: Megan Stevens Hookey, Vice President, Office of Volunteerism Services, AARP Sharon Gordon, Chief Program Officer, JCC MetroWest, West Orange, New Jersey

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JCC Association Staff: Andy Paller, Yuliya Mazur Location: Convention Center, Ballroom C Forum 3.8: Partners in Jewish Community Chair: Carol Weintraub-Fogel, West Bloomfield, Michigan Presenters: Gary Torgay, Chairman, Chemical Bank And Founder, Partners Detroit Rabbi Bentzy Schechter, Director, Partners Detroit Mark A. Lit, President, MJL Associates JCC Association Staff: David Ackerman and Leah Garber Location: Convention Center, Steamboat Room, Mezzanine Level JWB Team Building Location: Convention Center, Room 203, Ballroom Level 5:30 – 7:30 P.M. JWB Dinner Offsite: Paying Homage to the King Meet at hotel lobby Optional Walking Tour of Downtown Memphis hosted by Memphis JCC Meet in Lobby of Sheraton Hotel

Join local historian Jimmy Ogle as he takes you on a walking tour of Memphis’s Pinch District, the oldest part of the city and the center of Memphis’ Jewish community from the 1890s to the 1930’s. Tour starts at 5:15 pm and will last about 45 minutes. Blues Foundation Museum Open to Delegates hosted by Memphis JCC (must have Biennial Credentials to enter)

421 S Main St, Memphis, TN 38103 Visit the Blues Hall of Fame Museum between 5 and 7 pm. Opened in May of 2015, the Blues Hall of Fame Museum is a Memphis gem for both serious blues fans and casual visitors. With robust exhibits and in-depth history, the museum exposes, educates, and entertains visitors with all that is blues culture while highlighting over 400 inductees in five key categories: Performer, Individual, Album, Single, and Literature.

7:30 P.M. Dinner and evening on your own or with your delegations JCC Global Delegates join JCC community dinners 7:45 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. Maariv services: Separate Seating: Sheraton Hotel, Jackson Room Mixed Seating: Sheraton Hotel, Chattanooga Room 7:45 P.M. – 11:00 P.M. JWB Plenum

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Location: Sheraton Hotel, Memphis Room TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2018 6:30 A.M. Run Around Memphis Meet in Sheraton Hotel Lobby JCC Association Staff: Steve Becker 6:30 A.M. – 7:30 A.M. Early Morning Fitness: Memphis JCC Boot Camp Class Instructor: Mandy Kelley Location: Sheraton Hotel, Nashville Room 7:00 A.M. – 4:30 P.M. Registration Location: Convention Center, Ballroom Foyer 7:00 A.M. – 7:30 A.M. Shacharit Services: Separate Seating: Sheraton Hotel, Jackson Room Mixed Seating: Sheraton Hotel, Chattanooga Room 7:00 A.M. – 8:15 A.M. Presidents & Execs Seminar and Breakfast (by invitation) A Conversation with JCC Association Leaders Presenters: Steve Seiden, Outgoing Chair, JCC Association Gary Jacobs, Incoming Chair, JCC Association Doron Krakow, President and CEO, JCC Association JCC Association Staff: Janet S. Elam Location: Sheraton Hotel, Heritage Ballroom I-III 7:00 A.M. – 8:30 A.M. Continental Breakfast Music provided by Eric Hughes (Meet me in Memphis). 7:45 A.M. – 8:45 A.M. JWB Breakfast by Movement– My Rabbinic Movement

Reform: Sheraton Hotel, Oxford Room Conservative: Sheraton Hotel, Gatlinburg Room Orthodox: Sheraton Hotel, Knoxville Room 8:30 A.M. – 10:00 A.M. Seminars: Best Practices and Programs

Seminar 1: Building a Culture of JCC Maccabi at your JCC - the Opportunity and impact in both traveling and hosting years

Chair: Amy Rosenberg, Boca Raton, Florida

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Presenters: Scott Ehrlich – CEO, David Posnack JCC Samantha Cohen, Merage JCC, Irvine, California Lenny Dubin, Houston, Texas JCC Association Staff: Randy Lutterman, Jordan Zarin Lanczycki,

Location: Convention Center, Chickasaw Room

Seminar 2:

Givers and Takers: Corporate Social Responsibility and its Impact on the Non-Profit Community

Chair: Donald W. Brodsky, Houston, Texas Presenters: Neil J Gibson, Vice President of Corporate Communications, FedEx Services Becki Cedrone, Senior Community Marketing Manager, The Coca-Cola Company JCC Association Staff: David Posner Location: Convention Center, Ballroom C Seminar 3: How Capital Campaigns Can Build Long-term Relationships Chair: Howard Jacobson, Prairie Village, Kansas

Moderator: David Valinsky, David Valinsky Associates Presenters: Heidi Brodsky, Board Chair, Bender Family JCC, Rockville, Maryland Michael Feinstein, CEO, Bender Family JCC, Rockville, Maryland Bruce Fink, President, JCC of Greater St. Paul Area, Minnesota Michael Waldman, Executive Director, JCC of Greater St. Paul Area, Minnesota David Yaffe, President- Elect, JCC of Northern Virginia Jeff Dannick, Executive Director, JCC of Northern Virginia

JCC Association Staff: Lisa Zbar Location: Convention Center, Cotton Row Room, Mezzanine Level Seminar 4: Beyond the Boardroom: A Board Member’s Role

What is a JCC board member’s role out in the community? How do you represent the JCC when may be serving on other boards? Can you support your JCC yet not always wear that JCC hat? Learn how to navigate this sometimes sticky path.

Chair: Paula L. Sidman, Boston, Massachusetts Presenter: Anna Holtsclaw, Principal, The Holtsclaw Group JCC Association Staff: David Posner, Dori Denelle Location: Convention Center, River Bluff Room, Mezzanine Level Seminar 5: Safety Matters Every Day: How Proactive JCCs Are Building an Active Culture of Safety

We’re all committed to safety. But it sometimes doesn’t get prioritized until there’s an

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incident. These incidents impact your reputation, staff morale and budget. That's why JCC Association and Redwoods have been working together with JCCs on a year-long study to explore how we can make safety a central part of our organizational cultures. Come and hear about what we've learned, and then let's discuss ways we can all put this learning into action. Chair: Joyce Goldstein, Essex Fells, New Jersey Moderator: Dan Norber, Chief Data Officer, The Redwoods Group Presenters: Jill Madsen, CEO Jewish Federation, JCC Executive Director, Charlotte & Dick Levin JCC, Durham, North Carolina Jeffrey Rips, Executive Director, Barbara and Ray Alpert JCC, Long Beach, CA Jim Sluyter, CEO and President, JCC of Greater Kansas City, Kansas

JCC Association Staff: Robin Ballin, Shlomo Schwartz Location: Convention Center, Sultana Room, Mezzanine Level Seminar 6: JCC Day Camps as Community Builders and Identity Builders

Chair: Suzanne Tucker, Westfield, New Jersey Presenters: Michael Soberman, Senior Educational Consultant, iCenter for Israel Education Andrew Levy, Executive Director, Schwartz/Reisman Centre & Prosserman JCC. Toronto, Ontario Jen Mamlet, Executive Director, JCC of Central New Jersey, Scotch Plains, New Jersey JCC Association Staff: Aaron Greenberg, Jodi Sperling Location: Convention Center, Ballroom D Seminar 7: Wellness: What You Need to Know to Remain Competitive Against Boutique Clubs and Studios What is a boutique club or studio? Why is the model so attractive to millennials? How do JCCs compete in this new market? Learn from JCCs tapping into this market—they will share their programs with you.

Chair: David Peltz, Toronto, Ontario Presenters: Frank Guengerich, COO, WTS International, Inc. Scott Erlich, Executive Director, Posnack JCC David Kirshtel, Executive Director, JCC Rockland JCC Association Staff: Steve Becker Location: Convention Center, Ballroom E

Seminar 8: Out of the Box Ways to Engage Families

Chair: Ruth Fletcher, Los Gatos, California

Presenters: Mark Sokoll, CEO, JCC Family Initiative, JCCs of Greater Boston

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Jeanne Lovy, Vice President and Director, JCC Family Initiative, JCCs of Greater Boston Leonard Petlach, Executive Director, Kingsbay Y- JCC, Brooklyn, NY Caryn Roman, Site Director, Fort Greene & Clinton Hill, JCC Brooklyn: A Project of Kings Bay Y-JCC,

Jonathan Lev, Executive Director, Boulder JCC JCC Association Staff: Mark Horowitz, Mackenzie Noda

Location: Convention Center, Room 204/205, Ballroom Level

9:15 A.M. – 10:15 A.M. JWB Learning Session: Finding and Using Your Prophetic Voice

Presenter: Rabbi Brett Oxman Location: Convention Center, Room 203, Ballroom Level

10:15 A.M. – 11:45 A.M. Forums: Engagement: Pushing the Boundaries

Forum 4.1: What Makes Them Join?

Chair: Jerome Makowsky, Memphis, Tennessee

Presenter: Ken Dowling, Global Client Lead--The Navy Partnership & Managing Director, Young & Rubicam Memphis JCC Association Staff: Michael Rowland

Location: Convention Center, Room 204/205, Ballroom Level Forum 4.2: Understanding Generation Z: The generation who will save us all?

Chair: Craig Weiss, Memphis, Tennessee Presenters: David Bryfman, Chief Innovation Office, Jewish Education Project Susan Wachsstock, Director, New York Teen Initiative, Jewish Education Project JCC Association Staff: Randy Lutterman, Joy Brand-Richardson Location: Convention Center, Ballroom E Forum 4.3: The Importance of Planned Giving: Starting and Growing a Program

Chair: Phyllis Tabachnick, Chicago, Illinois

Presenter: Neal P. Myerberg, Consultant - Myerberg Philanthropic Advisors, Lecturer - Planned Giving at Columbia University in the City of New York

JCC Association Staff: Lisa Zbar Location: Convention Center, Cotton Row Room, Mezzanine Level

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Forum 4.4: Using Facebook to Bring People to the JCC Chair: Cheryl Fishbein, New York, New York Presenter: Nona Jones: Strategic Partner Manager, Communities, Facebook

JCC Association Staff: Morgan Weiss Location: Convention Center, Ballroom C Forum 4.5: The Power of Engaging Children at JCC Day Camp and Why It Holds the Key to the Future

Chair: David Wax, La Jolla, California Presenters:

Tom Rosenberg, CEO American Camp Association Jeremy Fingerman, CEO Foundation for Jewish Camp JCC Association Staff: Aaron Greenberg and Jodi Sperling Location: Convention Center, Ballroom D Forum 4.6: LGBTQ, Voices from the Field: Conversations on LGBTQ Inclusion at JCC's Chair: Joan Swartz, Austin Texas

Presenter: Daniel Bahner, National Director of Education and Training, Nice Jewish Boys Boston Coordinator, Keshet Brian Schreiber, President and CEO, JCC of Greater Pittsburgh Gayle Waxman, Executive Director, Rady Jewish Community Centre Jessica Whitehill, Board President, Asheville JCC

JCC Association Staff: Joy Brand-Richardson Location: Convention Center, Mississippi Room, Mezzanine Level Forum 4.7: Everyone’s at the J: Inclusion and Special Needs Chair: Judith Lieberman, Morristown, New Jersey

Presenter: Liviya Mendelson, Manager of Accessibility and Inclusion, Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre; Director of Accessibility and Inclusion, UJA Federation of greater Toronto JCC Association Staff: David Ackerman Location: Convention Center, Sultana Room, Mezzanine Level

10:15 A.M. – 11:45 A.M. JCC Association New Board Orientation Chair: Gary Jacobs, La Jolla, California JCC Association Staff: Dori Denelle and Yael Lubofsky Location: Convention Center, River Bluff Room, Mezzanine Level

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10:30 A.M. – 11:30 A.M. JWB Learning Session The Military Officer as a politician: Navigating and Leading in a Large Bureaucracy Presenter: RADM Margaret Klein, Dean, Naval War College Location: Convention Center, Room 203, Ballroom Level 12:00 P.M. – 1:30 P.M. Convention-wide Luncheon Location: Convention Center, Ballroom A.B Biennial Leadership and Program Awards

Emcees: Jennifer Mamlet, Executive Director, JCC of Central New Jersey Todd Rockoff, President and CEO, Tucson JCC

JCC Association Board Election Chair: Stephen P. Seiden, chair JCC Association 1:30 P.M. -2:00 P.M. Photo Ops with Your Delegations and Awards Location: Convention Center, outside plenary ballroom 1:45 P.M. – 2:45 P.M. Size of JCC Sharing Sessions: Small JCCs: Convention Center, Cotton Row Room, Mezzanine Level

Chair: Marc Merklin, Akron, Ohio JCC Association Staff: Andy Paller, Alan Goldberg

Medium JCCs: Convention Center, Ballroom E Chair: Suzanne Tucker, Westfield, New Jersey

JCC Association Staff: Dori Denelle, Mark Horowitz,

Large JCCs: Convention Center, Ballroom D Chair: Chair: Sue Strait, Milwaukee, Wisconsin JCC Association Staff: David Posner, Dr. David Ackerman Metro JCCs: Convention Center, Ballroom C

Chair: Eric Nislow, Baltimore, Maryland JCC Association Staff: Janet S. Elam, Leah Garber JCC Global "Amitim2.0- Fellows- A Global Leadership Network” lunch (by invitation) Chair: Mark Ramer Staff: Smadar Bar Akiva, Executive Director, JCC Global Merrin Fellows Seminar 4 Supporting LGBTQ Youth in 2018 and Beyond

Presenter: Daniel Bahner, National Director of Education and Training, Nice Jewish Boys Boston Coordinator, Keshet

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JCC Association Staff: Joy Brand-Richardson and Sarah Hecht Location: Convention Center, Room 203, Ballroom Level

1:45 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. JWB Seminar: Marketing to Gen X, Y and Z

Location: Convention Center, Rooms 204/205 Ballroom Level

3:00 P.M. – 4:15 P.M. Plenary 4: Location: Convention Center, Ballroom A/B Chair: Kara Bierman Invitation to 2020 Biennial Keynote: JTalks – Engagement and Community Building: Pushing the Boundaries

Moderator: Mark Shapiro, CEO Harry and Rose Samson Family JCC

Presenters: Nona Jones: Strategic Partner Manager, Communities, Facebook

Jonathan Orenstein, CEO, JCC Krakow, Poland Archie Gottesman, founder, jewbelong.com 2018 Biennial Highlights JCC Association Staff: Robin Ballin

4:15 P.M. – 4:30 P.M. Buses to National Civil Rights Museum Delegates MUST have Biennial Credentials to Enter the Museum Location: In front of Sheraton Hotel on Main Street 4:30 P.M. – 7:30 P.M. National Civil Rights Museum Self-guided tours, closing program and reception Chair: Kara Bierman Introduction: Ken Steinberg Presenter: Rabbi Micah Greenstein, Memphis Tennessee Music: Eleanor Tallie Biennial Concludes 7:30 P.M JWB Dinner (off site by invitation) JCC Global Dinner (off site by invitation) JCC Association Board Dinner (off site by invitation) 9:30 P.M. – 10:00 P.M. Maariv services:

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Separate Seating: Sheraton Hotel, Jackson Room Mixed Seating: Sheraton Hotel, Chattanooga Room WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2018 7:30 A.M. – 8:00 A.M. Merrin Fellows Breakfast Location: Sheraton Hotel, Crossroads Restaurant Shacahrit Services: Separate Seating: Sheraton Hotel, Jackson Room Mixed Seating: Sheraton Hotel, Chattanooga Room 8:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M. JWB Breakfast & Concluding Session (by invitation)

Location: Sheraton Heritage Ballroom III

8:30 A.M. – 10:00 A.M. JCC Association Board Meeting & Breakfast (by invitation)

Chair: Gary Jacobs, La Jolla, California Location: Sheraton Hotel, Heritage Ballroom I/II

8:30 A.M. – 10:30 A.M. Merrin Fellows Seminar (by invitation) Happy Teens mean Healthy JCCs

Presenters: David Bryfman, Chief Innovation Office, Jewish Education Project Susan Wachsstock, Director, New York Teen Initiative, Jewish Education Project

JCC Association Staff: Joy Brand-Richardson and Sarah Hecht

Location: Sheraton Hotel, Heritage Ballroom IV 10:30 A.M. – 6:00 P.M. Merrin Fellows Seminar (off site)

JCC Association Staff: Joy Brand-Richardson and Sarah Hecht THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2018 8:00 A.M. – 9:00 A.M. Merrin Fellows Breakfast Location: Sheraton Hotel, Crossroads Restaurant 9:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. Merrin Fellows Seminar (by invitation)

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JCC Association Staff: Joy Brand-Richardson and Sarah Hecht Location: Sheraton Hotel, Knoxville Room 12:30 P.M. Merrin Fellows Lunch Location: Sheraton Hotel, Crossroads Restaurant