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Agenda
The conference will be held at The Conference Center Niagara Falls. This technologically advanced facility offers attendees an attractive location, world class customer service and gourmet cuisine.
Below is a draft framework of the conference agenda, along with a list of the topics that will be covered during the plenary sessions and in the workshops. A more formal agenda with workshop times and room locations is still being developed. Please note that this information is subject to change.
NASWA 73rd Annual Conference
Agenda
For A More Detailed Agenda Click Here.
| Monday, September 21, 2009 |
| 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
Registration |
Main Entrance |
| Tuesday, September 22, 2009 |
| 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Registration |
Main Entrance |
| 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. |
Breakfast Buffet |
Conference Dining Area |
| 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Board of Directors’ Meeting |
Cascades II |
| 10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. |
Break |
Cascades II |
| 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
Board Luncheon |
Conference Dining Area |
| 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Board of Directors’ Meeting |
Cascades II |
| 2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. |
Break |
Cascades II |
| 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Exhibits Set-up |
Exhibit Center |
| 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. |
Welcome Reception |
Exhibit Center |
| Wednesday, September 23, 2009 |
| 7:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. |
Breakfast |
Conference Dining Area |
| 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Registration |
Main Entrance |
| 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Exhibits |
Exhibit Center |
| 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. |
OPENING SESSION (Call to Post) |
Cascades Ballroom |
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:40: a.m. |
OPENING PLENARY |
Cascades Ballroom |
| 9:40 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. |
PLENARY SESSION (continued) |
Cascades Ballroom |
| 10:20 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. |
Ten Minute Break |
Cascades Foyer |
| 10:30 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. |
PLENARY SESSION (continued) |
Cascades Ballroom |
| 11:10 a.m. – 11:40 a.m. |
“Salute to Leadership” Awards |
Cascades Ballroom |
| 11:40 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
“Two Minute Drill" |
Cascades Ballroom |
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Introduction of Exhibitors and Sponsors |
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| 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. |
Lunch |
Conference Dining Area |
| 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Workshops (concurrent) |
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| 3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
Break |
Exhibit Center |
| 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Workshops (continued) |
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| 5:00 p.m. |
Adjourn |
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| 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. |
Reception (Heavy Hors’ d oeuvres) |
Top of the Falls Restaurant |
| Thursday, September 24, 2009 |
| 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Registration |
Main Entrance |
| 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Exhibits |
Exhibit Center |
| 7:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. |
Breakfast |
Conference Dining Area |
| 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
NASWA Business Session |
Cascades Ballroom |
| 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. |
Break |
Exhibit Center |
| 10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. |
PLENARY SESSION |
Cascades Ballroom |
| 11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
PLENARY SESSION (Continued) |
Cascades Ballroom |
| 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. |
Luncheon |
Conference Dining Area |
| 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Workshops (continued) |
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| 3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
Break |
Exhibit Center |
| 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Workshops (continued) |
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| 5:00 p.m. |
Adjourn
Dinner on your own |
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| Friday, September 25, 2009 |
| 7:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Exhibits |
Exhibit Center |
| 7:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. |
Breakfast |
Conference Dining Area |
| 8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. |
CLOSING PLENARY |
Cascades Ballroom |
| 11:00 a.m. |
Adjourn |
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Plenary Sessions:
-- Secretary Solis and/or Assistant Secretary Oates (Invited)
-- Prospects of a “Jobless” Economic Recovery
-- Challenges to the Workforce System of a Jobless Economic Recovery
-- Creating Green Jobs and a Cleaner Economy
-- NASWA/ETA Study of the Recovery Act in the States
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How Have State Workforce Agencies Coped with the Recession?
(Selected States Report)
Workshops
-- Early Warning and Layoff Aversion
-- Real Time Labor Demand
-- National Labor Exchange and Reemployment Initiative
-- Helping Veterans Find Jobs through the National Labor Exchange and VetCentral
-- Economic Stimulus under WIA and Wagner-Peyser Act
-- Reemployment in One-Stop Career Centers
-- Contingency Planning for IT
-- Impact of Stimulus on IT
-- Employee Misclassification under State Unemployment Taxes
-- UI Integrity
-- UI Information Technology Modernization Status and Issues
-- UI Solvency
-- Data Quality Initiative: Implications for Labor Market Information
-- Serving Customers with Limited English Proficiency and Cultural Competency Issues
-- America’s Heroes at Work
-- Business Session Orientation
-- Trade Adjustment Assistance
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