Wednesday, November 4, 2009
- 8:00 am - 8:00 pm Registration/ Conference Information Open
- 9:00 am - 5:30 pm Pre-Conference Workshops (am, pm, full-day)
- 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Get Acquainted Dessert Reception –desserts, cash bar – T shirt/cap exchange
- 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm GIFTS (Great Ideas for Training Staff) – low cost or no cost ideas that you can apply immediately to your program for faculty and staff
- 9:30 pm Pool Party
Thursday, November 5, 2009
- 7:30 am - 5:00 pm Registration/Conference Information Open
- 7:30 am - 8:45 am Continental Breakfast
- 9:00 am - 10:30 am Keynote speaker – Joel Barker, noted futurist
- Coffee refresh
- 10:45 am - 12:00 pm Concurrent Session I and Interactive Exhibit Hall
- 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Regional Meeting, box-less lunch
- 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm Concurrent Session II and Interactive Exhibit Hall
- 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Wellness Break (in exhibit hall)
- 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm Concurrent Session III and Interactive Exhibit Hall
- 5:45 am - 10:00 pm Dinner Theatre – “Tony and Tina’s Wedding,” -- subsidized tickets at $45 each, includes transportation to and from Mall of America
Friday, November 6, 2009
- 7:30 am - 5:00 pm Registration/ Conference Information Open
- 7:30 am - 8:30 am Continental Breakfast
- 7:30 am - 8:30 am Leadership Breakfast (special thank you for member involvement project, state liaisons)
- 8:30 am - 9:45 am Concurrent Session IV and Interactive Exhibit Hall
- 9:45 am - 10:15 am Networking Break (in exhibit hall)
- 10:30 am - 11:30 am Plenary Session Speaker – Jermaine M. Davis
- 11:45 am - 1:15 pm Awards Luncheon
- 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm Concurrent Session V and Interactive Exhibit Hall
- 2:45 pm - 3:30 pm Wellness Break (in exhibit hall) sponsored by National Park Community College
- 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm Concurrent Session VI and Interactive Exhibit Hall
- 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm 2010 Vancouver Conference Reception
(Evening on your own to enjoy the Twin Cities)
Saturday, November 7, 2009
- 7:30 am - 12:00 pm Registration/ Conference Information Open
- 7:30 am - 9:00 am Served Breakfast and NCSPOD, Inc Annual Meeting
- 9:15 am - 10:30 am Concurrent Session VII
- 10:45 am - 12:00 pm Concurrent Session VIII