Schedule

Fri, Jul 31

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Conference Registration Opens
Citron East/West Ballroom Lobb
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Annual FAPA General Membership Meeting
Citron East/West Ballroom
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Conference Opening and President’s Welcome
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
Reading Between the Lines: A Lawyer’s Guide for Authors and Publishing Contracts
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Break/Networking
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Elevator Buttons: How to Develop Your Elevator Pitch
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Break/Check into hotel
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Friday Evening Networking Reception/Thirty Seconds of Fame
Veranda
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Glow with the Flow Casual Networking at the Float Lagoon

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Conference Registration Opens
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
President’s Welcome
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Coffee Break/Networking
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
The Business of Art: An Author’s Guide to Profit Through Promotion
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Navigating the Publishing Industry Now
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Lunch/Networking
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Speed Dating with the Pros
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
President’s Closing Remarks
3:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Conference Area, including vendors, closed for banquet setup.
4:45 PM - 4:55 PM
Check-in/Networking/Cash Bar
5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
2025 FAPA President’s Book Awards Celebration
Citron East/West Ballroom
5:01 PM - 5:30 PM
Check-in/Networking/Cash Bar
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Doors Open
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
2026 FAPA President’s Book Awards Event
9:15 PM - 9:25 PM
Medalists Reception in the Sunroom
Sunroom/Lobby Bar