A3D 2022

A3D 2022 CONFERENCE - Online

formerly Archdeacons and Deacon Directors' Conference

Save the Date
Thursday evening, March 10 - Saturday evening, March 12, 2022

What’s going on with A3D in 2022? It’s all going to be online.

Planning for the 2022 AED Archdeacon and Deacon Directors’ Conference (A3D) has been tough. Hoping for a blockbuster reunion, the AED Board faced some cold facts at our meeting last September: COVID was not over. What the Delta variant could mean in March for a bunch of travelers whose average age is 70 was so unsettling that we made a decision: A3D 2022, like A3D 2021, will be offered online only.

Interestingly, this isn’t all bad news. We tripled our attendance online last year. Spanish interpretation (to which we are now committed) is easier to manage. Most importantly, it’s much cheaper to attend. Keep your eye on the email newsletter Deacon Update for info. (Sign up on our website.)

Here’s what we DO know:

Registration is expected to open Dec. 10, and February 20, 2022.
Dates will be Thursday March 10 to Saturday March 12, if at all possible. Times will be evening of Thursday, “all day” Friday and “all day” Saturday. “All day” on Zoom means about five hours a day with several breaks. “If at all possible” means we don’t have a technical hosting commitment yet for these dates. Stay tuned
Archdeacon 101 (our class for those new to deacon supervision) will take place in April (likely April 30 – pencil it in.
Costs for A3D will be in the range of $60-75. We need to raise it a little from last year.
Open Space (where you bring your challenge to discuss with interested peers) will be included.

Stay tuned for more details.

Need help with Zoom? Review this handy cheat sheet.