2025 Annual Conference Agenda

5:00 – 7:30 p.m.

Conference Check-In

5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Networking Reception (heavy hors d’oeuvres)

6:30 – 6:45 p.m.

Welcome Remarks – 2024-2025 Trio

6:45 – 7:00 p.m.

Welcome Remarks – Jenilee Taylor, DTM
Region 6 International Director

7:00 – 7:15 p.m.

Break

7:15 – 8:15 p.m.

Keynote Speaker – Wade Randolph

8:15 – 9:15 p.m.

Networking, Dancing, and Games

7:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Conference Check-In

8:00 – 8:30 a.m.

Opening Remarks

Jenilee Taylor, DTM, Region 6 International Director
Doretha Pair, DTM
Marilynn Vaughn, DSL, DL5
State of the District: Jim Kennedy, DTM

8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

Keynote Speaker – Jenilee Taylor, DTM

9:30 – 9:45 a.m.

Break

9:45 – 10:45 a.m.

Education Sessions – 2 Choices:

1. Maneuvering the New Pathways
2. DTM Panel Discussion

10:50 – 11:50 a.m.

Leadership Session for All – Jenilee Taylor, DTM

12:00 – 12:35 p.m.

Lunch

12:40 – 1:40 p.m.

Tall Tales Speech Contest

2:00 – 3:00 p.m.

DTM Reception (for DTMs ONLY)*
*free time for other attendees

3:00 – 4;00 p.m.

Free Time for All

4:30 – 5:00 p.m.

Networking

5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Dinner – semi-formal or formal attire

(DTM Walk, District Directors Remarks,
Installation of 2025-2026 Trio)

8:00 – 8:15 p.m.

Break

8:15 – 9:30 p.m.

District 66 International Speech Contest