November 5, 2019 Terry Chiplin

Conference schedule

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Day / Time (EDT Timezone)DescriptionSpeakers / PanelistsWho is this for?
Wednesday October 15, 2025Day 1 - Where Technology and Trail Running Collide
10.00 - 11.15 am Opening circle ceremony & introductions - daily meditation Terry Chiplin, Nancy Hobbs, Aimee KohlerAll Trail Race Directors & trail runners
11.15 - 11.30 am Network breakAll Trail Race Directors & trail runners
11.30 am - 12.30 pm State of the Sport - year recap & future predictionsMatt Abbott , Jay Kelly, Lisa Felder, Tom Hooper - Moderator, Aimee KohlerAll Trail Race Directors & trail runners
12.30 - 1.30 pmLunch All Trail Race Directors & trail runners
1.30 - 2.15 pmUSTRC RD Mentorship program - report from 2024 participants Dale Garland, Mandy Mullen, Kimberly Aubuchon; Moderator, Terry ChiplinAll Trail Race Directors & trail runners
2.15 - 2.30 pm Network break All Trail Race Directors & trail runners
2.30 - 3.15 pmTechnology - Your Friend in MarketingAlex Ross - Denver Colfax Marathon, Digital MarketingAll Trail Race Directors & trail runners
3.15 - 3.20 pm Comfort break All Trail Race Directors & trail runners
3.20 - 3.50 pm Interactive Problem Solving - content generated by pre-Conference surveyAimee Kohler, Robert Palmore, Terry ChiplinAll Trail Race Directors & trail runners
3.50 - 4.00 pm Comfort breakAll Trail Race Directors & trail runners
4.00 - 5.00 pm Breaking Down Barriers to Entry - Ethnicity, Age & Adaptive athletesTony Reed, Paulette Odenthal, Shea Aquilano, Kim Levinsky, Moderator, Olivia AffusoAll Trail Race Directors & trail runners
5.00 - 5.15 pm Network break
5.15 - 6.00 pm Tech Developments to Enhance Runner ExperienceNancy Hobbs, Jase Miller, Kirkland Lynch, Moderator, Ginny KellyAll Trail Race Directors & trail runners
6.00 - 6.30 pm Move to Courtyard Marriott for networking eveningAll Trail Race Directors & trail runners
6.30 - 7.30 pm Networking evening - light appetizers and drinks All Trail Race Directors
Thursday October 16, 2025Day 2 - Technological & Environmental Advances in Sport
7.00 am Fun Run to and from Courtyard Knoxville Downtown presented by Active Track - guided by 865 Running - Run route mapAll comers
9.00 am Expo set upAll exhibitors
9.45 am Doors openAll Trail Race Directors, Trail Runners & Exhibitors
10.00 - 10.15 am Welcome, new introductions, set up for day - daily meditation Terry Chiplin, Aimee KohlerAll Trail Race Directors, Trail Runners & Exhibitors
10.15 - 11.00 am Technology in Sponsorship & Community InvolvementMandy MullenAll Trail Race Directors, Trail Runners & Exhibitors
11.00 - 11.15 am Network breakAll Trail Race Directors, Trail Runners & Exhibitors
11.15 am - 12.00 pm Permits and Relationships with Land Management ServicesKim Levinsky, Kat Baker, Moderator, Ginny KellyAll Trail Race Directors, Trail Runners & Exhibitors
12.00 - 12.15 pm Network breakAll Trail Race Directors, Trail Runners & Exhibitors
12.15 - 1.00 pm Estimating Event Emissions and Understanding OffsetsAimee Kohler, Courtney Morrissette, Matt Bone, Moderator Shea AquilanoAll Trail Race Directors, Trail Runners & Exhibitors
1.00 - 2.00 pmLunchAll Trail Race Directors, Trail Runners & Exhibitors
2.00 - 3.00 pmMeet the exhibitors - individual elevator pitchesAll Trail Race Directors, Trail Runners & Exhibitors
3.00 3.40 pm Speed networking with exhibitorsAll Trail Race Directors, Trail Runners & Exhibitors
3.40 - 4.00 pm Network breakAll Trail Race Directors, Trail Runners & Exhibitors
4.00 - 4.40 pmBreaking down barriers to entry - women and LGBTQ communities Lisa Felder, Melissa Londry, Bailey Jo Carter MSW she/they, Moderator Olivia AffusoAll Trail Race Directors, Trail Runners & Exhibitors
4.40 - 5.00 pmNetwork breakAll Trail Race Directors, Trail Runners & Exhibitors
5.00 - 5.30 pmUtilizing Technology in Event OperationsChristian Saucedo, Jase Miller, Mary Arnold, Moderator, Terry ChiplinAll Trail Race Directors, Trail Runners & Exhibitors
5.30 - 5.50 pm Presenting Sponsor Presentation - Marathon Printing Anthony Foster All Trail Race Directors, Trail Runners & Exhibitors
6.00 - 6.30 pm Move to Visit Knoxville Visitor Center for networking eveningAll Trail Race Directors, Trail Runners & Exhibitors
6.30 - 8.00 pm Networking evening presented by Orbiter - light appetizers and drinks, live music with Kelby DoverAll Trail Race Directors & Exhibitors
Friday October 17, 2025Day 3 - How Diversity and Alternative Media are Integrated in Trail Running
7.00 am Fun Trail Run at Ijams Nature Center - led by 865 Running - Run route mapAll comers
9.45 am Doors openAll Trail Race Directors, Trail Runners & Exhibitors
10.00 - 10.15 am Welcome, format of day - daily meditation Terry Chiplin, Aimee KohlerAll Trail Race Directors, Trail Runners & Exhibitors
10.15 - 11.15 am Ethical Impacts of AI in the SportPaul JurasinAll Trail Race Directors, Trail Runners & Exhibitors
11.15 - 11.30 amNetwork breakAll Trail Race Directors, Trail Runners & Exhibitors
11.30 - 12.00 pmManaging Event InsuranceAndrea SlateAll Trail Race Directors, Trail Runners & Exhibitors
12.00 - 12.45 pm Lunch All Trail Race Directors, Trail Runners & Exhibitors
12.45 - 1.15 pm Day of Event Coverage - Livestream vs YouTubeJonathan Newton, Dylan Bowman, Dan Ryan, Moderator, Tom HooperAll Trail Race Directors, Trail Runners & Exhibitors
1.15 - 1.30 pm Network breakAll Trail Race Directors, Trail Runners & Exhibitors
1.30 - 2.00 pm Recruiting and Retaining VolunteersMandy Mullen, Ginny Kelly, Moderator Kimberly AubuchonAll Trail Race Directors, Trail Runners & Exhibitors
2.00 - 2.15 pm Network breakAll Trail Race Directors, Trail Runners & Exhibitors
2.15 - 2.45 pm Technology Based Story TellingDirtandVert, Aimee Kohler, Moderator, Bailey Jo CarterAll Trail Race Directors, Trail Runners & Exhibitors
2.45 - 3.00 pm Wrap up and farewellsTerry Chiplin, Aimee Kohler & Robert SherburnAll Trail Race Directors, Trail Runners & Exhibitors
Please note that schedule & speakers may be subject to change without notice (stay up to date on the USTRC app, only available to registrants)

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