CLA All Directors Symposium
Miramar Beach, FL | December 8 - December 11, 2026
Agenda 

 

Tuesday, December 8th (Travel Day)

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Badge Pickup

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Welcome Reception

 


Wednesday, December 9th

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Breakfast

9:00 AM - 9:10 AM

Welcome

9:10 AM - 10:10 AM

Keynote Speaker 

10:10 AM - 11:00 AM

Communications Training: How to Prepare for the Crisis

11:00 AM - 11:10 PM

Break

11:10 PM - 12:00 PM

Effective Strategies for Engaging Legislators

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch 

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

Changing Prison Conditions

1:45 PM - 2:35 PM

Emerging Programs in the US

2:35 PM - 2:45 PM 

Break

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Suicide Risk Prevention

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM

Executive Session (Closed – DOC Staff Only)

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Reception 

6:15 PM - 8:30 PM 

Awards Ceremony (Closed - DOC Staff and Associates Only)

 


Thursday, December 10th

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Breakfast 

9:00 AM - 9:10 AM

Welcome & Review

9:10 AM - 10:40 AM

Leadership Development

10:40 AM - 10:50 AM

Break

10:50 AM - 11:40 AM

Creating Cultural Shifts: What’s Worked

11:40 AM - 12:00 PM

CLA’s Mentoring Program

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch 

1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Discussion & Movie Preview of Crime and Punishment in America 

1:50 PM - 2:00 PM

Break

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Critical Incident Debrief  (Closed)

2:50 PM - 3:45 PM

Closing Speaker 

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Reception 

6:30 PM - TBD

First Episode Screening - Crime and Punishment in America


Friday, December 11th

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