At the Conference

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    Arriving at the Hotel

    Hilton Anatole
    2201 N Stemmons Fwy
    Dallas, TX 75207

     

    Hotel Parking:

    $15 per day 

     

    Airport:

    You can fly into either Dallas Love Field (DAL) or Dallas Forth Worth International Airport (DFW). DAL is slightly closer to the hotel by 3 minutes.

     

    Ground Transportation to Hotel

    There is no free shuttle or public transportation to the hotel. 

    You can also take a rideshare like Uber or a private shuttle to the airport.

    DFW to Hilton- Average cost $37-$45 depending on time of day 

    DAL to Hilton- Average cost $20-$45 depending on time of day

     

    For those staff/colaborers looking to share a rideshare/taxi to and from DFW/DAL to the Hilton Anatole, add your info to  this self-facilitated doc. Enter your information, check back for others with similar times, and then reach out directly to make plans. Not for students, Staff and Co-laborers only.

     

    Track Info

    As part of the Vision conference, students are placed into one of five tracks. Below is a basic explanation of the different tracks. The ERT (Event Registration Tool) automatically assigns each student to a specific track based on their answers to registration questions. Students do not choose their own track. We are providing this list to help new staff understand the different names of the tracks, so there is less confusion (for example Ignite vs. Ambassadors).
     
    1. Ambassadors – Christian students from a variety of cultural backgrounds who want to grow in their faith and learn to guide others. 

    2. Chinese – Mandarin-speaking students (usually from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong or Singapore)

    3. COA (Children of Abraham) – Muslim-background students

    4. South Asian – students from South Asia

    5. Multi-Nations – non-believing students from non-Chinese, non-South Asian and non-COA backgrounds

    6. Ignite – workers or volunteers who partner with Bridges; students are not part of this track.

    Conference Schedule

    The finalized conference schedule is here to hopefully answer all of your burning scheduling questions! It’s available here on the staff page of the Vision website or you can save the image below.

    We are excited to announce that there will be a rodeo this year! Additionally we will have a touring afternoon in Dallas on December 31 that will be combined with campus time. Finally, we are excited to bring back seminars for a second year in a row. If you have questions regarding the conference schedule, please email Lizzie Edwards. A great snack for her is bananas with peanut butter. 


    *Please note: Do not share this schedule directly with students, as there is sensitive content. A more generalized conference schedule is listed on the main Vision page for student.

     

    Bridges Opportunities Dinner

    The Bridges Opportunities Dinner at Vision23 is an event intended to help mobilize believing students and/or key volunteers toward opportunities to serve with Bridges as interns (both in the US and internationally), full time staff and/or part time staff. Our time will be most relevant for Christian Juniors, Seniors, Graduate students, or key volunteers considering future employment. Think of the multiplying disciples whom you would want to work with!

     

    Bridges Opportunities Dinner: December 29, 5:30-7:00 pm EST

    Register HERE

     

    Some believing students may hear about this through the Vision registration. If there is a student or volunteer from your campus that you want to consider for Bridges employment opportunities, please encourage them to sign up using the link above! If you want to accompany anyone to the dinner please register yourself, as well.

    Invite students by sending them this invitation graphic!

    Right-click and select “Save Image As” to save.

    Volunteering at Vision

    Do you have ministry partners or family and friends with hearts for international students and live in the Dallas/Fort Worth area? Vision cannot take place without the help of many volunteers, especially on December 28, the first day of the conference. If you know someone who may want to volunteer, please forward this link to them to get registered. Agnes Wang will serve as our Vision Volunteer Coordinator and will be available to answer any questions you/they have about volunteering!