Your Conference Experience

A truly successful conference is not just about filling your brain with as much new knowledge as you can and collecting as many business cards as possible. It's equally as important to us that you truly enjoy your time in Memphis! We've put together an excellent program of Dine-Arounds, Be Good to Me's, and Networking Events, as well as a guide to help you navigate all of the dine-arounds that we have to offer.  Also, back this year we have a Conference Mobile App giving you the opportunity to network and organize your schedule in advance of the conference!  Don't forget to check out Café Connections when you arrive to get refreshed and recharged for the conference ahead.


Dine-Arounds


Dine-Around Guide

Pre-sign ups for the conference dine-arounds are now closed - visit Cafe Connections to sign up onsite! For more details about each restaurant—including their locations, price points, and cuisine—please check out the Dine-Around Guide.  All dine-around participants will meet at 5:30 pm on Thursday, October 1st in the lobby of the Peabody Hotel.

Thursday, October 1st

McEwen's
Blues City Café 
Central BBQ 
The Pig on Beale
Rendezvous 
King's Palace Café 
Rum Boogie Café 
Spindini 
Mesquite Chop House 
Belle Diner
Flying Fish 
Pearl's Oyster House 
Happy Mexican 
Texas de Brazil 
Bangkok Alley


Other Dining Options

Hard Rock Café - 126 Beale Street

Very close to the hotel with a great Elvis Presley collection, etc., plus Hard Rock food and souvenirs.

Memphis Pyramid – 1 Bass Pro Drive

Reopened in spring 2015 as a massive Bass Pro Shop, this unique venue also houses the Big Cypress Lodge, a 28-story glass elevator, Uncle Buck’s Fishbowl and Grill, bowling alleys, and more.


Be Good To Me's

CAFE CONNECTIONS
Daily, 8:00 am - 6:00 pm on Wednesday & Friday and 8:00 am - 4:00 pm on Thursday
Stop by our conference hospitality room anytime to refresh, relax and recharge.  Stop by to charge your devices, use a computer and/or printer, or simply enjoy some quiet time.

Café Connections Sponsored by:


Charging Stations sponsored by:

YOGA
Daily, 6:30 - 7:30 am
Brinkley Room

Energize your mind and body every morning before your session start. Daily Yoga at 6:30 am with Rebecca (Jamison) Phillips in the Brinkley Room. 
She's a fellow Donor Relations professional, too!

  


Wednesday | 6:30-7:30 am
Roll, Realign and Relax
Hooray! You made it to the ADRP International Conference! Today’s class is designed to help release some tension and tightness from your commute. This all-levels vinyasa yoga class will incorporate ball rolling to lubricate our fascia and release trigger points in our muscles. Self deep tissue massage meets yoga. Relaxation balls will be provided. Bring a yoga mat (or towel) and get ready to say, “Ahhhh”.

Thursday| 6:30-7:30 am
Ode to Elvis
When in Memphis… don’t forget to rock ‘n roll! Wake up with the best-selling solo artist in the history of recorded music. We’ll focus on connecting our movement to breath as we flow through an all-levels vinyasa class – beginners welcome! Your body will say, “Thank you, thank you very much”. Bring a yoga mat (or towel).

Friday| 6:30-7:30 am
Relax and Restore
Give yourself some yoga lovin’ in a yin-inspired vinyasa yoga class for practitioners of all levels. Focus will be on the expansion of breath, opening of the hips and heart, and poses that support postural alignment. We will take a slower pace and hold poses for longer to make positive changes in our stress patterns. No doubt you will leave feeling calm, happy and renewed. Bring a yoga mat (or towel).

 

CHAIR MASSAGES: 
Wednesday & Thursday
Café Connections

Don’t miss your opportunity to receive a five minute massage geared to your busy work life. 
Massage sign-ups will be available in Café Connections. If there are open spots during the time period, the masseuse will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

2 massage therapists will be available for the following times:
Wednesday, September 30th 1:30 - 4:30 pm
Thursday, October 1st 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm


Newcomers' & Mentoring Happy Hour

Tuesday, September 29th, 5:00 - 7:00 pm
The Skyway (Top floor of the Peabody Hotel)

New to the ADRP Conference? Participating in the Mentor Program? We want to meet you! Meet the conference committee, ask questions about ADRP, meet your mentor or mentee, and make some friends before we officially kick off the festivities. Please wear your ADRP name badge so we can all find one another. We hope to see you there! (No-host bar)

Sponsored by:


ADRP Film Festival & Networking Reception
with Sponsors & Exhibitors

Wednesday, September 30th, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Peabody Ballroom

Put on your blue suede shoes, snap a photo with friends in our photo booth, and get ready for an unforgettable evening at the ADRP Film Festival!  The ADRP Film Festival showcases the best of the best donor relations videos submitted by teams across the globe. As videos become an increasingly popular means of communicating the mission of our organizations to donors, ADRP members have consistently raised the bar over the past several years. Join ADRP members and conference guests at the Awards Show Wednesday night where YOU will have the chance to vote on the video of the year ("The Stewie") from three videos selected by a panel of judges.

Appetizers and drinks will be served - first drink is on us!

Sponsored by:


Questions? Please contact us at [email protected] or 1-800-341-0014.