Preliminary Schedule of Events

Preliminary Schedule of Events
Venues are on the East Bank of the University of Minnesota campus unless otherwise noted

Tuesday, July 27
Arrivals
Team Manager Registration	Convention Center+	9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Games Expo	Convention Center	3:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Registration	Convention Center	3:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Team Manager Meeting	Convention Center	3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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Wednesday, July 28
Arrivals
Registration	Convention Center	8:00 am - 3:00 pm
Games Expo	Convention Center	8:00 am - 3:00 pm
Swimming (400Free, 100IM)	University Aquatic Center	1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Donor Family Orientation	Convention Center	3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Team Manager Meeting	Convention Center	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Dinner Break
Opening Line-up & Team Pictures By Appt.	HHH Metrodome+	6:00 pm*
Opening Ceremonies	HHH Metrodome	7:30 pm
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Thursday, July 29
Athlete Village	Coffman Memorial Union	8:00 am - 11:00 pm
Transitions in Transplantation	Marriott City Center Hotel	8:00 am - 1:30 pm
Swimming	University Aquatic Center	8:00 am - 3:30 pm
Golf	Les Bolstad & Francis Gross Golf Course	8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Table Tennis	University Recreation Center	8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Basketball Clinic with Sean Elliott	University of Minnesota (14 yrs. old and under)	9:00 am - 10:00 am
Kids' Time	Como Zoo & O'Neil's Amusement Park	9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Racquetball (Doubles)	University Recreation Center	9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Basketball Clinic with Sean Elliott	University of Minnesota (11 yrs. old and older)	10:00 am - 11:00 am
Triumph Movie Fest	The Theater @ Coffman Memorial Union	11:00 am - 10:00 pm
Donor Recognition Ceremony	Cathedral of Saint Paul	2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Team Manager Meeting	Radisson Metrodome	5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
3 on 3 Basketball	University Recreation Center	6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Tribute to Pioneers of Transplantation	Ted Mann Convert Hall	7:30 pm
Coffee House	The Great Hall @ Coffman Memorial Union	8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Social Lounge	University of Minnesota	8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
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Friday, July 30
Transitions in Transplantation	Marriott City Center Hotel	7:30 am - 12:15 pm
Athlete Village	Coffman Memorial Union	8:00 am - 11:00 pm
Badminton	University Recreation Center	8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Bowling	Flaherty's Arden Bowl & Mermaid Lanes+	8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Track and Field	Bierman Track & Field Stadium	8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tennis (singles)	Baseline Tennis Center	8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Sharing Sessions on Living Donation	Radisson Metrodome	9:00 am - 10:30 am
Kids' Time	University of Minnesota	9:00 am - 11:00 am
Giving, Grieving, Growing™ Workshops	Radisson Metrodome	9:00 am - 12:15 pm
Triumph Movie Fest	The Theater @ Coffman Memorial Union	11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Living Donor Recognition Event	Northrop Auditorium	2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Team Manager Meeting	Radisson Metrodome	5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
3 on 3 Basketball	University Recreation Center	6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Quilt Pinning Ceremony	The Great Hall @ Coffman Memorial Union	8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Social Lounge	University of Minnesota	8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
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Saturday, July 31
5K Race for Organ & Tissue Donation	Minneapolis - St. Paul*	7:00 am - 8:30 am
Transitions in Transplantation	Marriott City Center Hotel	8:00 am - 12:45 pm
Team Golf	Les Bolstad Golf Courses	8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Athlete Village	Coffman Memorial Union	8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Volleyball	University Recreation Center	8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tennis (Doubles)	Baseline Tennis Center	8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Team Bowling	Flaherty's Arden Bowl	8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Kids' Time	The Theater @ Coffman Memorial Union	9:00 am - 11:00 am
Cycling	Minneapolis-St. Paul*	9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Triumph Movie Fest	The Theater @ Coffman Memorial Union	9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Racquetball (Singles)	University Recreation Center	9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Team Manager Meeting	Radisson Metrodome	4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Closing Ceremonies & Dancing Through the Decades Closing Party	Minneapolis Convention Center	6:30 pm - 11:00 pm
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Sunday, August 1
Recipient and Donor Golf Outing	Les Bolstad Golf Course	8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Departures
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* Your team manager will inform you of the time you should arrive at the Metrodome for your Team Picture appointment and opening line up. In all cases, teams will be expected to arrive by 6:30pm. Team photographs will not be retaken. + Approximate distances from the University of Minnesota East Bank campus: HHH Metrodome -2 miles; Minneapolis Convention Center -1.5 miles; Marriott City -3 miles, Flaherty's Arden Bowl -7 miles; Mermaid Lanes -12 miles, Les Bolstad Golf Course - 5 miles; Francis Gross Golf Course - 4 miles; and Orchestra Hall -4 miles.

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