Social/Wellness Events
Are you looking to socialize with your fellow Forum attendees, fit in some fitness while you’re at the conference, or check out a museum tour while you’re in town? Our 2019 Forum Community Committee has you covered with a variety of social and wellness activities to help you get to know other Forum attendees in a more relaxed setting!
Keep checking this page as there may be new additions over the next few weeks.
Monday, October 14
10:30-11 AM: Newcomers’ Coffee Break
Welcome, newcomers, to your first DLF Forum! We are so happy you are here. Learn more about your fellow DLF Forum members with an interesting interactive game, based on the television series To Tell the Truth.
Location: Grand Salons A-B
Tuesday, October 15
6:30-7:30 AM: Yoga with VKNG Fitness
Enjoy yoga lead by a certified yoga instructor from VKNG Fitness. Mats will be provided. $5 suggested donation.
Description from VKNG Fitness: A flow class suitable for all fitness levels. Whether it is your first time on the mat, or if you are a seasoned yogi, VKNG instructors will lead you through a yoga class designed to help improve balance, strengthen your core, increase flexibility, and help promote mindful thinking and mental clarity.
Location: Meeting Room 11
11:15-11:45 AM: Mentor/Mentee Coffee Break
Use arts and craft to relax and make a gift for your mentor or mentee. Participants will channel their creative spirit to create an unique bookmark to give to their mentor/mentee or keep.
Location: Grand Salons A-B
5:30 PM: Dine-Arounds
Meet new people and explore Tampa by participating in one of these dinners. Small group reservations (~8-10 people) have been made at our Local Committee’s favorite restaurants around the city. This is a fun and intimate way to get to know your fellow Forum-goers (and everyone pays for their own meal!)
Put your name and contact information down in advance here to attend a planned dine-around, or lead your own.
Thanks to the Community Committee for arranging this evening!
Location: Various, check spreadsheet and contact organizers for details
Wednesday, October 16
6:30-7:30 AM: Primal MVMT with VKNG Fitness
Enjoy a fun, movement-based workout class for anyone, led by an instructor from VKNG Fitness. $5 suggested donation.
Description from VKNG Fitness: A circuit-based class using animal-inspired movements mixed in with other “traditional” workout moves (push-ups, squats, jumping jacks etc.) to create a total body workout unlike anything you’ve done before. Using animal inspired movements will help to increase core stability, correct posture, improve flexibility and build total body strength.
Location: Meeting Room 11
2-5 PM: Architecture Tour
See a range of historic and contemporary Tampa Bay architecture on an informal walking tour following the closing plenary. We’ll be using the resources of the Tampa Bay Foundation for Architecture and Design as a baseline and hope to discover other photo-worthy sites along the way.
Location: Meet in the Tampa Water Street Marriott lobby
2-5:30 PM: Weedon Island hike
Explore Tampa Bay’s beautiful mangrove and upland forest ecosystems on this relaxed recreational hike. We’ll be following the Weedon Island Preserve Trail, which is a 4.5 mile dirt walking trail of easy difficulty. A hat, water, and walking shoes you don’t mind getting a bit dirty are highly recommended. Our group will meet in the lobby of the Tampa Marriott Water Street hotel at 2pm, then ride share or car pool to the preserve.
Location: Meet in the Tampa Marriott Water Street lobby
7:00 PM: Trivia at The Sail
Join us for a fun night of trivia at the Sail Pavilion. Part of the trivia nation series, Sail’s trivia is general knowledge and open to all! Our team will meet in the lobby of the Tampa Marriott Water Street hotel at 7pm, then walk over to the Sail for a night of fun. For more information on Trivia at the Sail, visit: https://www.visittampabay.com/tampa-events/details/trivia-nation-at-the-sail/75700/
Location: Meet in the Tampa Marriott Water Street lobby
Thursday, October 17
11-11 AM: DigiPres Mentors/Mentees Coffee Break
The NDSA DigiPres conference mentorship program provides a way for new attendees to meet with someone from within the field and make a professional connection. If you have signed up for the program, please use this time to meet with your mentor or mentee!
Location: Grand Salons A-B