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#2019APPAM Daily: Thursday
The first day of #2019APPAM was jam-packed with over 100 concurrent sessions, four Super Sessions, three community sessions, three innovation lounge sessions, 75 posters, and countless informal meetings.

This morning, the Welcome Breakfast, sponsored by University of Denver and the University of Colorado, Denver exposed our attendees to everything they needed to know about Colorado's innovations in energy and environment.
The Opening Luncheon at 12:00 pm provided the perfect opportunity to catch up with colleagues or schedule time to get to know someone new. The luncheon featured a special panel on migration.

How Migration is Changing the World: Over lunch, Jason DeParle of the New York Times, and a panel of researchers including Moderator Carolyn Heinrich (Vanderbilt University), Hamutal Bernstein (Urban Institute) and Neeraj Kaushal (Columbia University), talked immigration policy from multiple angles. DeParle gave a keynote speech based on his new book, A Good Provider is One Who Leaves, which chronicles his 32 years spent following a single family as migration lifted them from a shantytown in Manila to a middle-class American life. He explained how his initial focus on slums slowly morphed into one on immigration, and the parallels of the struggles of a Filipino mother in a make-shift home, and those of her immigrant daughter and her own daughters in a suburb of Texas. The lunch then continued with research presentations on immigration around the world and its actual impact on society.
Plan Ahead Tomorrow Morning:
Join us for a high intensity circuit workout on Friday morning! Define and strengthen your body in this awesome muscle conditioning class combining cardio and strength exercises. Be prepared to work a multitude of muscle groups while working through a series of exercises in this 30-minute class provided by Crossfit LoDo.

If you didn't get a chance to RSVP and want to attend, there may be room, depending on availablity. The HIIT workout will take place in the Plaza Building. Concourse Level, Plaza Ballroom F at 7:00 AM
Tomorrow's Super Sessions

Friday, 8:30 am – 10:00 am 
Location:  Plaza Building: Concourse Level, Plaza Ballroom A & B

Friday, 10:15 am – 11:45 am 
Location:   Plaza Building: Concourse Level, Plaza Ballroom A & B

Friday, 1:45 pm - 3:15 pm
Location:   Plaza Building: Concourse Level, Plaza Ballroom A & B

Friday, 1:45 pm - 3:15 pm
Location:   Plaza Building: Concourse Level, Plaza Ballroom A & B
Tomorrow's Student Sessions

Friday, 8:30 am – 10:00 am
Location: I.M. Pei Tower - Terrace Level - Biltmore room


Friday, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Location: I.M. Pei Tower - Terrace Level - Biltmore room


Friday, 3:15 pm – 4:30 pm
Location: I.M. Pei Tower - Terrace Level - Biltmore room
APPAM Communities:
APPAM Communities support opportunities for any group of people to meet at the conference and discuss the topics most important to them. These get-togethers, selected through a submission process, will focus on any number of shared interests or experiences, including, but not limited to, the following: race, ethnicity, gender, geographical location, methodology, or approach. This initiative builds on suggestions made by APPAM’s Diversity Committee, and other requests for additional networking opportunities in the context APPAM’s growth. No RSVP needed.

Tomorrow's sessions:

  • Women in Quantitative Methods
  • 8:30 am - 10:00 am
 
  • PhD Candidates of Color
  • 10:15 am - 11:45 am

  • National Research Center for Hispanic Childen & Families Mentoring Event
  • 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
 
  • LGBTQI
  • 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm

A full schedule of the Communities can be found here .
Highlights from Around #2019APPAM
Our Favorite Tweets
Event Photos
The Women in Economics APPAM Community
Jason DeParle, NYTimes Journalist at his book signing
Candids
APPAM President Matt Stagner getting ready to hit the Fun Run in APPAM socks
The Welcome Reception featured Spicy Margaritas
Join the Conversation:
Use #2019APPAM as you engage with colleagues, and follow @APPAM_DC . Check out all of the conference coverage, along with blog posts and social media recaps at our dedicated page.
Preview of Friday's Schedule
Friday's Weather Forecast:
The weather tomorrow should be great, sunny with a high of 65 degrees, and mild winds.