Thursday, June 19, 2008 |
| Time | Event | Speaker/Location |
| 8:30am–4:30pm | CMLDP | Pacific |
| Noon–1:00pm | Board Lunch | Surf |
| 1:00pm–5:00pm | Board Orientation | Surf |
| 5:00pm–6:30pm | Poolside Arrival Reception | Poolside |
Friday, June 20, 2008 |
| Time | Event | Speaker/Location |
| 8:00am–8:30am | Networking Breakfast | |
| 8:30am–8:45am | General Session:
Opening Remarks | Neal Couture, CPCM, NCMA Executive Director |
| 8:45am–9:15am | General Session:
The NCMA Message | R. Stephen Ayers, Fellow, NCMA President-elect |
| 9:15am–10:00am | Planning Your Chapter Program Year | Brian Greenberg, Fellow, San Diego Chapter |
| 10:00am–10:30am | Networking Break | Speed Networking |
| 10:30am–11:00am | How to Recruit, Organize, and Retain Volunteers | Ed Velasquez, CPCM, Fellow, NCMA Board of Directors |
| 11:00am–11:30am | Mentoring Volunteers | Col. Tom Robinson, Greater Salt Lake Chapter |
| 11:30am–1:00pm | Lunch presentation: What’s Happening in the Contract Management Profession | Kimberly Rupert, CFCM, CPCM, Senior Vice President, Director of Contracts and Procurement, SAIC |
| 1:00pm–1:30pm | Building Your Chapter Budget | Cheryl Avon, Antelope Valley Chapter |
| 1:30pm–2:00pm | Chapter Financial Management | Tom Ringwood, Fellow, Tysons Corner Chapter
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| 2:00pm–2:30pm | Networking Break | |
| 2:30pm–3:00pm | Managing Chapter Membership | Angie Deren, Mardi Gras Chapter |
| 3:00pm–3:30pm | Awards and Recognition: What you doing for your Very Important Performers? | Bunnie Pasternak, CPCM, Fellow, NCMA Board of Directors |
| 3:30pm–4:00pm | Marketing to the New Work Force: Are Student Chapters on Your Horizon? | “Po” Collins, CPCM, Fellow, Northeast Indiana Chapter |
| 4:00pm–5:30pm | Enjoy the pool and warm California weather…don’t go anywhere, or you will miss the Great Jones Band at 5:30pm! | |
| 5:30pm–7:30pm | Performance by the Great Jones Band…dance to Rock ’n Roll and work up an appetite before your dinner plans! | Lahaina Bay
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Saturday, June 21, 2008 |
| Time | Event | Speaker/Location |
| 8:00am–8:30am | Networking Breakfast | |
| 8:30am–9:30am | General Session:
GoInnovate! Why YOU Need to Innovate Your Thinking | Andrew Papageorge, CEO, GoInnovate! |
| 9:30am–10:00am | Workshop on Innovation | |
| 10:00am–10:30am | Networking Break | Meet with Members of the NCMA Board of Directors |
| 10:30am–11:00am | Creating Your Educational Programming | Jim Bogush, CPCM, Fellow, Tysons Corner Chapter (invited)
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| 11:00am–11:30am | Conducting a Certification Study Group | John Wilkinson, CPCM, Fellow, NCMA Director of Education and Certification |
| 11:30am–1:15pm | Luncheon presentation: Getting the Support of Senior Management
Awards Presentations | Diedre Lee, CPCM, Fellow, NCMA Board of Directors
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| 1:30pm–2:00pm | A tour of the Chapter Leader Community of Practice (CoP): Toolkit for Chapter Leaders | Mary Beth Lech, CFCM, Fellow, NCMA Chapter Relations Manager |
| 2:00pm–2:30pm | Communicating with Members: Websites, Newsletters, and More | Chad Janovec, Mid Florida Chapter
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| 2:30pm–2:45pm | Networking Break | |
| 2:45pm–3:15pm | “Assess Your Success” | Andrea Melius, Fellow, NCMA Board of Directors |
| 3:15pm–3:30pm | Town Hall Wrap Up: “All Things NCMA” | All NCMA Board of Directors |