2019 Try This Conference Schedule

From early-morning yoga though inspiring, idea-packed sessions, to dancing in the dark with finger-tip lights, Try This is filled with positive energy and hope for our state.

Thursday, June 6

Come early! Relax and be fresh for the conference!

Enjoy networking, exhibits, and physical activities on The Green! Explore Buckhannon!

Thursday night is a great time to kick back and relax, catch up with old friends and meet new ones!

Try This Healthcare Professionals Day! A whole day of sessions aimed specifically at people who work in the medical field, presented by professionals. Exploring the topic of “prescribing prevention:” ways to get patients to develop healthier lifestyles and ways to get involved with community programs. More info here!

4 pm: Conference registration and room check-in starts. Closes at 9 pm. Please try to get there before 9 pm, but if you have to be late, please contact the conference assistant on duty at 304-613-9316. They will get you checked into your room.

7:00 – 9:00 pm: Try This Exhibits open. Wesleyan dining hall. A great chance for one-on-one conversations with exhibitors. List of exhibitors here.

7:00 pm: Networking fun.Wesleyan dining hall. Fun networking exercises to help you meet and trade ideas with strangers.

All evening: Relax and play games on the green. Hula hoops, Frisbees, etc. – and the gaga pit!

Dining Hall will not be open Thursday evening. Enjoy one of Buckhannon’s eateries!

Friday, June 7:

The fun officially begins!

7:30 – 8:30 Physical activity! Running workshop + run with Mark Cucuzzella. Yoga, tai chi and Groove Dancing on the green in front of the chapel.

7:30 – 9:00 Breakfast and exhibits in the dining hall.

8:00 – 9:15 Register at Performing Arts Center. Greet friends, network, have a coffee and enjoy a healthy treat!

At Try This, you start trading ideas right away!

9:15 – 11:30: Opening Session!

Getting inspired, getting ideas. Talking with strangers! Spotlighting West Virginia success stories > And this year … start the brainstorming about Next Steps for Try This!

11:30 – 1:00 Lunch: network! More talk with strangers! No speeches! An extra half-hour this year so you can check out exhibits and meet more strangers!

1:-00– 2:15 Breakout sessions # 1 : 8 great sessions by inspiring West Virginians, sharing what they know

2:15 – 2:45: Break time: more trading ideas

We’ll be doing some serious brainstormig about next steps. And there are alternate activities too!

2:45 – 3:45 Breakout sessions #2 : 8 more great sessions

4:30 – 5:30 Try This “Next Steps” conversation: If you want to be involved, we need your voice and feedback! But there are alternative activities too: Groove Dancing sample class, drum circle, and an inspiring session for young people, led by young people: Take Your Life in a Healthy Direction!

5:45 – 7:00 Dinner. More networking!

6:30 – 7:30 Exhibitors at their exhibits. A great list this year! New resources and ideas.

Drift from activity to activity. Drumming, Ultimate Frisbee, belly dancing …

6:45 – 8:45 An explosion of fun activities on the green: Games and demos: Join in! Enjoyable, low-cost activities you can copy for your community! Tai chi and yoga! Walk with Ease demonstration! Drum circles! Ultimate frisbee! An obstacle course for kids! Grow Ohio Valley’s Fun-Raiser truck. Barboursville’s Wheelie Healthy-Food wagon! Get a profile of your area from the WV FOODLINK folks. And as soon as the sun is down … a Groove Dance with fingertip lights!

And then … Enjoy downtown Buckhannon, hang out with friends, old or new, or take the opportunity to turn in early! Up to you!

Friday evening, the Wesleyan Green is full of great stuff to do!

Saturday, June 8:

More friends to make, more workshops to choose from!

7:30 – 8:30 Running workshop, meets by the fountain. Tips from a pro!

We don’t just talk about being physically active!

Yoga meets on The Green in front of the chapel.

Tai Chi meets in the middle of The Green.

7:30 – 8:45 Breakfast in dining hall, exhibits.

9:00 – 10:00 Part 2: Conversation about Try This “Next Steps.”

Alternative activities on the Green: Go deeper into tai chi! Join an hour-long drum circle!

Our presenters know what they’re talking about because they talk about what they do!

10:15 – 11-:30 Breakout sessions # 3: Yet another batch of great breakout sessions! See the descriptions here.FINAL-Second-Stage-Grant-Application-091517

11:45 – 1:00 Breakout session # 4: More ideas and inspiration!

1:15 – 2:15 Lunch: Networking, trading contact info, making plans

2:15 – 3:30 Teams work on mini-grants! Three pros walk you through the process of applying. A great chance for local teams to get a good start and consult with state-level people who can tell you about resources, etc.

Checkout by 4:30. Keys in.