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Printable Agenda (Currently being developed) |
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Taking Education, Economic Development and
Employment to the Next Level:
Vision for a NEW KANSAS Economy |
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DAY 1 (January 19) |
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9:00 |
Registration |
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11:00 |
Exhibits Open |
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12:00 |
Opening Plenary Luncheon |
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Governor
and Secretary of Commerce invited.. |
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1:00 |
Break and Exhibit Visitation |
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1:15 |
Program Under Development |
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Emerging Industries: The
Future of Kansas |
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3:00 |
Break and Exhibit Visitation |
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3:15 |
NAWB Presentation |
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Ron Painter, CEO,
National Association of Workforce Boards, and Steven D.
Hendrickson, Director of Government Operations at The Boeing
Company and Chair of the National Association of State Workforce
Board Chairs, will bring the latest information from our Nation's
Capitol. |
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4:15 |
Break and Exhibit Visitation |
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4:30 |
Re-entering the World of
Work at 50+ |
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Stephen
Wing, Director, Workforce Initiatives, CVS Caremark.
Nancy Volpe, President, Volpe Communications, and CVS Caremark
Youth Program Consultant. |
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5:45 |
Reflections from Day 1 |
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6:00 |
Reception, Cash Bar and Exhibit Visitation |
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6:30 |
Kansas
Celebration |
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Banquet and
Awards program presented by the Kansas Department of Commerce hosted
by Caleb Asher. |
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DAY 2 (January 20) |
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7:15 |
Continental Breakfast |
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8:00 |
The 2011 Kansas
Legislature: Is Workforce Development
Is the Picture? |
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9:00 |
An Update from the U.S.
Department of Labor, Washington D.C. |
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Byron Zuidema, ETA Regional Administrator,
U.S. Department of Labor, presentation followed by Question & Answer
Session. |
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9:45 |
Break & Exhibit Visitation |
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10:00 |
USDA |
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11:45 |
Student Panel |
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11:30 |
Key Strategies and Commitment
- Eddie Estes |
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12:00 |
Hit the Hill for *Hire* Education |
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** Speakers subject to change** |
