NAWB Forum 2008

Agenda

Following is the working agenda for Forum 2010. All information is subject to change. Please check back here regularly for the most up-to-date information.

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Preliminary Agenda
   
Saturday, March 6, 2010
 

7:00 AM

Registration

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

 

Pre-Conference Sessions - Click here for presenters and details

   
Sunday, March 7, 2010
   
6:35 AM Pilates with Diane Walton

7:00 AM

Registration

7:30 AM - 4:00 PM Exhibit Hall Open

7:30 -10:00 AM

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Super Sessions - WIA 101 and WIA 201

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Innovative Practices Showcase

10:00 - 11:15 AM

 

Opening General Session - click here for bios

  • Jane Oates, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
  • Paul Harrington, Associate Director, Center for Labor Market Studies, Northeastern University; Associate Professor of Law, Policy and Society - Topic: The Economy and Workforce - Reflection, Reinvestment, Recovery
  • Theodore E. Small Workforce Partnership Awards

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Brunch and Discussions

12:30 - 2:00 PM

Special WIB Chairs Session and Annual Meeting

Workshops - click here for a working list of workshops

2:00 - 2:15 PM

Break with Exhibitors

2:15 - 4:00 PM

Expert Panel Discussion - click here for bios

  • Anita Dunn, Former Chief Communications Officer for Obama for America
  • Ed Gillespie, Former Counselor to the President and Former Chairman of the Republican National Committee
 

Dinner on Your Own

 

Monday, March 8, 2010
   
6:45 AM Pilates with Diane Walton

7:00 AM

Registration

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Exhibit Hall Open

8:00 - 9:00 AM

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors

8:15 - 10:00 AM

General Session - click here for bios

  • Summer Youth Employment Program Story Winner Awards
  • Michael Gaulden, Summer Youth Employment Program Participant and Intern, San Diego Workforce Partnership
  • Arel Moodie, Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour
  • Don Peck, Deputy Managing Editor at The Atlantic - “How a Jobless Era Will Transform America”
  • Congressional Staff Panel
    • Scott Cheney, Staff Director, Senate HELP Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety (majority staff)
    • Beth Buehlmann, Policy Director, Senate HELP Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety (minority staff)
    • Kevin McDermott, Legislative Director, U.S. Representative John Tierney
    • Allison Dembeck, Professional Staff - Committee on Education & Labor, Republican Staff
    • Moderator: Ray Uhalde, Jobs for the Future

9:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Partners Marketplace

10:00 - 10:30 AM

Break with Exhibitors

10:30 - 11:45 AM

 

Special WIB Chairs Session (National League of Cities/NACo)

Workshops - click here for a working list of workshops

12:00 - 2:00 PM

Keynote Luncheon - click here for bios

  • Dr. Brenda Dann-Messier (invited), Assistant Secretary for Adult and Vocational Education, U.S. Department of Education
  • Pamela Passman, Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Global Corporate Affairs, Microsoft
  • W.O. Lawton Business Partnership Awards

2:00 - 2:30 PM

Break with Exhibitors

2:30 - 4:00 PM

 

Issue Forums - click here for details

  • Jobs Jobs Jobs - Synergies of Economic Development, Workforce Development, and Policy
  • WIB's and Post Secondary Education
  • The Legislative Calendar and NAWB's Policy Positions
3:45 - 4:15 PM Break with Exhibitors
4:15 - 5:15 PM Workshops - click here for a working list of workshops

5:45 - 7:00 PM

Rolling Reception with Entertainment by Terrance Richburg and the Experience

7:00 - 8:00 PM

Capitol Steps

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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

7:00 AM

Registration

7:30 - 8:30 AM

Continental Breakfast

8:30 - 10:00 AM

Closing Strategy Session

  • Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) (invited)
  • Representative John Kline (R-MN2)
  • Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA32) (invited)
  • Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) (invited)
  • Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) (invited)

 

 

Adjourn & Hit the Hill

 

   
   
   
   
   
   

 

 

 

 

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