RFMA 2024 Overall Conference Schedule


SATURDAY, MARCH 16TH

8:00am - 5:00pm    Exhibit Hall Move-In
8:30am - 9:30am

   RFMA Gives Steering Committee Meeting
   Trades Initiative Task Force

10:00am - 12:00pm    Online Curriculum Committee Meeting
   Resources & Trends Committee Meeting 
12:00pm - 1:00pm    RFMA Committee Lunch
1:00pm - 5:00pm    Leadership RFMA Workshop - (Leadership RFMA: Class 2024 participants only)
1:15pm - 3:15pm    Conference Curriculum Committee Meeting
   Editorial Board Meeting
   Membership Committee Meeting
   Vendor Voice Committee Meeting 
3:30pm - 5:00pm    Advisory Council Meeting
  Exhibitor Ambassador Committee Meeting
5:00pm - 6:30pm   RFMA Leadership Reception (Board, Committees, Advisory Council & Leadership RFMA: Class 2024)



SUNDAY, MARCH 17TH

7:30am - 3:30pm    Leadership RFMA Workshop - (Leadership RFMA: Class 2024 participants only)
8:00am - 7:30pm    Registration Open
8:00am - 4:00pm    Exhibit Hall Move-In
8:30am - 11:30am    Optional Educational Workshop - (additional fee - pre-registration required) 
11:30am - 1:00pm    Females in Facilities Group Event - SOLD OUT (additional fee - pre-registration required)
2:00pm - 3:00pm    Conference Connection CafĂ© - (invite only - first time attendees & exhibitors)
3:30pm - 4:00pm    Restaurant Reception at Express Exchange
4:00pm - 5:45pm    Express Exchange
6:00pm - 7:30pm    Opening Reception
7:30pm on . . .    Open Time for Entertaining



MONDAY, MARCH 18TH

7:30am - 6:30pm    Registration Open
7:30am - 8:45am    Leadership RFMA Breakfast - (Alumni & Current Class)
7:45am - 9:00am    Networking Breakfast
9:00am - 10:15am    Opening General Session - featuring the RFMA Board, RFMA Gives 2024 Project & Keynote Speaker, Ryan Leak
10:30am - 11:45am    Vendor Voice Session featuring Panel
10:30am - 12:00pm    Restaurant Roundtable by Region - (Restaurant attendees Only)
12:15pm - 2:15pm    Exhibit Hall Open with Lunch
2:30pm - 3:15pm    Concurrent Education Sessions
3:15pm - 3:45pm    Refreshment Break
3:45pm - 4:30pm    Concurrent Education Sessions
4:45pm - 6:45pm    Exhibit Hall Open with Happy Hour
7:00pm on . . .    Open Time for Entertaining



TUESDAY, MARCH 19TH

7:30am - 8:30am    CRFP Breakfast - (CRFPs only)
7:30am - 3:30pm    Registration Open
7:45am - 9:00am    Networking Breakfast
8:15am - 9:15am    RIF Talks - RFMA's version of TED Talks
9:30am - 11:30am    Exhibit Hall Open
11:45am - 12:30pm    Concurrent Education Sessions
12:30pm - 1:45pm    RFMy Awards Luncheon
2:00pm - 4:00pm    Exhibit Hall Open with Happy Hour
4:00pm - 5:00pm    Restaurant Roundtable by Trending Topics (Restaurant attendees only)
4:15pm    Exhibit Hall Teardown
   *Must be out of Exhibit Hall by 10:00am on Wednesday, March 20th
7:00pm - 10:00pm    Closing Party at Gaylord National



*Schedule as of November 1, 2023.