18:00 - 19:30    Cocktail Reception
                        Hosted by the Open Society Foundation for Albania
19:30 - 21:00    Movie: How to Survive a Plague
                        Introduction by Kevin Sessums

08:30 - 09:00    Registration
09:00 - 09:35    Welcome and Opening Remarks
09:35 - 10:00    Break
10:00 - 10:45    Keynote Address
                        Kevin Sessums
10:45 - 11:00    Short Video
11:00 - 12:15    Engaging With Government Authorities
                        Panel Discussion
12:15 - 13:30    Lunch (Provided for participants at the hotel)
13:30 - 13:35    Short Video
13:35 - 14:30    Using Social Media to Find and Support the LGBT Community
                        Panel Discussion                        
14:30 - 14:35    Short Video
14:30 - 15:30    Straight Allies, Family, and Friends: Why They Are Needed and How They Can Help
                        Panel Discussion                    
15:30 - 15:45    Break
15:45 - 15:50    Name Change by Sharon Shattuck: A Daughter's Description of Her Transgender Father
15:50 - 16:30    "Transgender in State:  The Improbable Adventures of a Transgender Foreign Service Bicyclist   
                        Across Time (Zones), Continents, and Cultures"
                        Robyn McCutcheon, Embassy Bucharest
18:00 - 19:30    Reception hosted by Ambassador Alexander A. Arvizu, United States
                        Location: Sky Tower
19:30 - 21:30    Art Exhibition/Cocktail Reception
                        EU Information Center
                     

09:00 - 09:05    ALEANCA Video
09:05 - 09:45    Address
                        Mindy Michels
09:45 - 11:00    Proactive Engagement with Law Enforcement
                        Panel Discussion
11:00 - 11:10    Break
11:10 - 12:20    Working with the Media: How Reporting Can Become Advocacy
                        Panel Discussion
12:20 - 13:30    Lunch
13:30 - 13:35    Short Video
13:35 - 14:30    LGBT Rights and the European Union
                        Panel Discussion
14:30 - 14:35    Short Video
14:35 - 15:30    Pride Parades or Demonstrations: Success and Lessons Learned
                        Panel Discussion
15:30 - 15:45    Break
15:45 - 15:50    Short Video
15:50 - 16:45    Working with Embassies, International Organizations and Business to Guarantee LGBT Rights
                        Panel Discussion
16:45 - 17:00    Event Wrap-Up