Conference Schedule
Bloomington, Minnesota
July 10-14th, 2024
Wednesday
| 8:30 am – 4:00 pm | Board Meeting – SOFT Board of Directors |
| 12:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Registration Room Opens |
| 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Lunch for Board of Directors |
| Board members and their families | |
| 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm | Memory Room opens Come honor the trisomy angels. View pictures, special items, and help us remember our precious children that have left too soon |
| 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm | Memory Room opens Ice Cream Social New Family Welcome |
Thursday
| 7:00 am – 9:00 am | Breakfast |
| 8:00 am – 10:00 pm | Memory Room opens |
| 8:00 am – 5:00 pm | Registration Room opens |
| 8:45 am – 12:30 pm | Childcare Opens |
| 9:00 am – 10:30 am | Breakout Session #1 Cardiac Surgery – Dr. James Hammell Trisomy 9 and Related Disorders – Dr. Mindy Li Walking Through Grief with Hope – Cami Lundt |
| 10:40 am – 12:00 pm | Breakout Session #2 Moving Forward: An Overview and Review of TRIS Project Activities PT / Wheelchair – Mike Workman Trisomy 18 and 13 – Dr. John Carey |
| 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm | SOFT Family Lunch SOFT State Representative Lunch |
| 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm | Childcare Opens |
| 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm | Breakout Session #3 Mom’s Only Dad’s Only |
| 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm | Welcome Dinner Zion Lint Parade of Stars Remembering our Angels – In memory of Stacy VanHerreweghe Keynote Speaker DJ / Dance |
Friday
| 7:00 am – 9:00 am | Breakfast |
| 8:00 am – 10:00 pm | Memory Room opens |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am | Sib Panel (For Sibs Only) |
| 8:15 am – 11:00 am | Childcare opens for kids 5 years old and younger (SOFT kids will attend consults or stay with parents) |
| 8:30 am – 11:00 am | Specialty Doctors Consult (see your schedule at checkin) (Lunch provided for families attending consults) |
| 11:00 am – 2:00 pm | Doctor Symposium (Doctors Only) Gillette Children’s Hospital |
| 11:30 am – 4:30 pm | Sibling Outing Valley Fair Amusement Park 1 Valleyfair Drive Shakopee, MN (lunch provided before Departure-Pickup lunch at 11:00 am) (buses load at 11:30 am) |
| 2:15 pm – 5:00 pm | Childcare opens for children 5 yrs old and younger |
| 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Specialty Doctor Consult |
| 12:30 pm – 4:00 pm | Remembrance Sharing Time Rock Family Creations (lunch provided) |
| 4:30 pm | Children return from Sibling Outing |
| 12:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Explore St Paul, MN For those not attending Friday outings, enjoy the day Exploring Minneapolis/St Paul Lunch & Dinner on your own |
| 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm | Family Game Night with prizes Kari Holladay SOFT Friends Video Friends of SOFT Award Light Refreshments |
Saturday
Sunday
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am | Non-denomination church service |
| 10:00 am | Closing |
