Agenda

Following is a working list of just some of the workshops planned for Forum 2010. This list is evolving as we speak and will be finalized soon. All information is subject to change. Please check back here regularly for the most up-to-date information.

Sunday, March 7, 2010 12:30 - 2:00 PM

• WIB Chairs Session/Annual Meeting
• Five Approaches to Green Workforce Development
• Building a Green and Sustainable Jobs System
• Employers, Low-Income Young Adults, and Postsecondary Credentials
• Creating Universal Workforce Systems: Lessons from Three States
• How Industry Sector Partnerships Strengthen LWIB Business and Worker Services
• Working Together: WIBs, Community Action Agencies, and Community-Based Organizations
• Saving Local Jobs through Proactive Business Retention and Layoff Aversion
• Training in the Workplace: Programs, Pilots, and Possibilities
• 2010 National Workforce Development Campaign: Partnerships with the News Media
• Strategic Planning and Management Approaches to Accelerate Collaboration and Optimize Performance
• Beyond Job Boards - Building the Full-Service Community Site
• It's About the System - Not the Program
• Strengthening Recovery through Strategic Partnerships and Incumbent Worker Investments
• Getting the Most Out of Workforce Information in a Changing Economy
• Regionally Prepared for Seizing Opportunities: Lessons from Two Multi-State Initiatives

Monday, March 8, 2010 10:30 - 11:45 AM

• WIB Chairs Special Session: The Relationship with Local Government Officials
• Developing Youth Programs to Build Social and Economic Capital
• Green Pathways to Career Success
• Connection 2.0:  Using Social Media for Workforce and Economic Development
• Turning Job Developers into Salespeople
• How Entrepreneurship is Changing Workforce Boards
• Collaborate for Success:  Partnering with Registered Apprenticeship
• Proprietary Education:  Addressing your Unmet Needs
• Partnering with the Training Community for Success in Workforce Development
• Who’s on FIRST? Serving America’s New Dislocated Workers
• Summer Youth Employment: Strategies to Reach Your Greatest Potential
• Two Innovatie Ways to Address Job Seekers' Needs
• Three Paths to an Innovative WIB Strategy
• Training vs. Job Search – Where Is the Best Wage Gain?
• Common Cause: A Case Study for Building Nontraditional Partnerships
• Beyond Collaboration:  Integrating the Workforce Board and Community College
• Labor Market Information Tools for Local Workforce Investment Boards
• The United States Credentialing System:  Its Effect on the Workforce

Monday, March 8, 2010 4:15 - 5:15 PM

• Writing for Success: A How-To-Guide for Community-Based Organizations Navigating the Employment and Training Administration's Solicitation for Grant Application Process
• ARRA Section 1512 Recipient Reporting
• An Economic Development Partner for Retaining and Creating Manufacturing Jobs
• Rethinking Service Delivery to UI Claimants:  Why? Who? What? How?
  
• WIA Chapter 2: Preparing for the Workforce Challenges of Tomorrow
• Integrating Industry Sector Projects into the One-Stop System
  
• Workforce Investment System:  GAO’s Latest Findings and Recommendations
• WIA and Federal Student Aid: Partnering for Workers and Learners
• Healthcare in America - Understanding the Impact of Service Delivery on the Healthcare Workforce
• State Energy Consortia:  A Collaborative Model
• Telling Your Story:  The NAWB Summer Youth Employment Program Story Award Winners 
• Dialogue with the Department of Labor about Workforce Investment Act Performance Accountability