Wednesday, October 18, 2006

7-9 pm                         Natl ORB Board of Directors Meeting—Dr. Rock, Chair

Thursday, October 19, 2006

8:00 am-11:00 am      Registration—Sandraneta Hall

9:00 am-12:00 pm      Leadership Development Workshop—Improving Your Personal  Leadership Effectiveness—Robert Wallace

(Lois Peters)

                                   Lunch on your own

 2:00 pm-5:00 pm        City Day Tour (Black Heritage, NASA)

                                    Preregister/Tour Fee/Lunch

 Conference Program (Invited speakers to be confirmed)

Thursday, October 19, 2006

6:30 pm-7:30 pm        Welcome Reception—Huntsville Chapter

7:30 pm-8:45 pm        Town Hall Meetings

                                    Welcome by Dr. Calvin Rock, Dr. Delbert Baker, Local Chapter President

                                    Subject Area: Preparing Our Youth

                                    Presenters: R. Vanderhoerst

                                     Q & A and Discussion

Friday, October 20, 2006

8:00 am-6:30 pm        General Registration—Sandraneta Hall

8:00 am-9:00 am        Breakfast

                                    “Search Your Heart”—Dr. Byron Conner

                                    Kaiser Permanente/American Heart Association

9:00 am-10:00am       Second Plenary Session

                                    Subject Area: Saving the Children

                                    Moderator:

                                    Presenters: Dr. Cynthia Powell-Hicks

                                    Q & A and Disscussion

Friday, October 20, 2006 (Continued)

10:15am-11:45am      Concurrent Workshops*

Subjects:

§         Multicultural Sensitive Health Services (Dr. James C. Gilbert)

§         The Realities of Domestic Violence

§         Transitioning from College to Professions (Dr. Bryant, Dr. Stephen Carryl)

§         Redefining the Family (Elder Norman Knight)

§         Singles Ministry (Mr. Hodges)

§         Heart to Heart (Frances Ballard, Institute for Responsible Fatherhood and Family Revitalization)

§         Black Entrepreneurship in Health Care (Dynamic Performance Physical Therapy-Dr. David Peterson)

12:00pm-1:45pm        Luncheon

                                    Welcome by

                                    Moderator: Jacqui Gates

                                    Greetings: Mayor Loretta Spencer

                                    Prayer:

                                    Lunch:

                                    Music:

                                    Introduction of Speaker: Lois Peters

                                    Keynote Address: Congressman Elijah Cummings

                                    Closing Prayer

2:00pm-5:00pm          Shopping/Sightseeing/OC Tour

4:00pm-5:00pm          Professional Forums

                                    RN/Nurse Prac/Dentist/MD/Alternative Med/Physician Asst/PT/Occupational Therapy/Speech Therapy/Mental Health Practitioners

5:00pm-6:00pm          Dinner (individually arranged)

6:00pm-6:45pm          Vespers

                                    Moderator:

                                    Prayer:

                                    Music:

                                    Homily: Nicardo Delahaye, Oakwood College (Sophomore Theology major)

7:00pm-8:45pm          Third Plenary Session

                                    Subject Area: Global Health Issues

                                    Moderator:

                                    Presenter:

                                    Q & A and Discussion

Sabbath, October 21, 2006

7:00am-8:00am          Prayer for the wellness of our families—Pastor Trevor Kinlock, Pastor James Doggette, Sydney Freeman

                                    Breakfast

9:00am-11:00am        Fourth Plenary Session—“Moving from Rhetoric to Action…:

                                    Subject Area:

                                    Moderator: Kenny Anderson , radio host of WOCG's SECOND CHANCE

                                    Presenters: Gwen Foster, Health Czar of Philadelphia, 100 Black Men, Comm Bob Harrison, Center of Education Excellence

                                    Q & A and Discussion

9:30am-11:00am        Single Parent Clinic (Childcare provided)-Dr. Gina Brown

11:15am-12:30pm      Divine Worship

                                    Moderator:

                                    Prayer:

                                    Offering:

                                    Music:

                                    Introduction of Speaker:

                                    Sermon: Pastor Hyveth Williams

                                    Prayer:

12:30pm-1:45pm        Fellowship Luncheon

                                    Coordinator: Huntsville Chapter

2:00pm-4:00pm          Single Parent Clinic (Childcare provided)

2:30pm-4:30pm          ORB Program Service Initiatives

                                    Moderator: Dr. Calvin B. Rock

                                    Africa Volunteer Service Initiative Report 2005-2006 (2:30pm-3:00pm)

                                    Local Chapter Service Reports-2005-2006 (3:00pm-4:00pm)

4:30pm-5:00pm          Fifth Plenary Session*

                                    Subject Area: Summary—Where Do We Go From Here?

                                    Moderator:

                                    Discussion

5:15pm-6:00pm          Vespers

                                    Moderator

                                    Prayer

                                    Music

                                    Homily

                                    Prayer

Sabbath, October 21, 2006 (Continued)

7:30pm                        Gala Banquet

                                    Master of Ceremonies: 

                                    “Lift Every Voice and Sing”

                                    Music

                                    Prayer

                                    Welcome: Dr. Calvin Rock

                                    Greetings: Dr. Delbert Baker

                                    Special Presentation—Family Rededication

                                    Awards presented by ORB Board

                                    Introduction of Speaker:

                                    Keynote Speaker: Dr. Mae Jemison/Dr. Ben Carson

                                    Benediction

                                    * Student representation will be included as presenters

Previous and future ThinkTanks

• 1994 - Nashville, Tennessee     
• 1995 - St. Louis, Missouri
• 1996 - Dallas, Texas
• 1997 - Alexandria, Virginia
• 1998 - San Diego, California
• 1999 - Atlanta, Georgia
• 2000 - Ontario, California
• 2001 - Orlando, Florida
• 2002 - Detroit, Michigan
• 2003 - Las Vegas, Nevada
• 2004 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 2005 - Year of Jubilee - No Thinktank
• 2006 - Huntsville, Alabama
• Bermuda-2007
• 2008 - Washington D.C.
• 2009 - San Francisco
• 2010 - New York
• 2011 - Indianapolis
• 2012 - Charlotte