| Friday, January 22 |
| 9:00am | Certification Exams for those who pre-registered for the exam at this test site | |
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3:00pm
| Conference Registration Opens | |
| 4:00pm–4:10pm | Welcome | Neal Couture, CPCM
NCMA Executive Director |
| 4:10pm–4:30pm | "Making A Profit-Making A Difference" Tom and Heather's Homework results  | Tom High and Heather Dallara, CMLDP Program Participants |
| 4:30pm–5:00pm | Certification Update | Susan Esprella Colon,
NCMA Director of Education |
| 5:00pm–5:15pm | Break | |
| 5:15pm–6:15pm | Senior Leader Panel: "Your Association, Your Profession" | Invited Panelists: Gary Poleskey, CPCM, Fellow (moderator) Karl Bird, Fellow; Kathleen Hines, CPCM, Fellow; Ed Rinkavage, Fellow; and Karen Wilson, Fellow |
| 6:15pm–7:15pm | Reception | |
| Saturday, January 23 |
| 7:00am | Registration | |
| 7:15am–8:00am | Networking Continental Breakfast The New Professionals breakfast is a chance for up and coming contracting professionals to chat with ‘seasoned’ contracting leaders to share the insider's recipe for contracting success.
The NCMA Women’s Forum networking breakfast is an opportunity to network with other women in chapter leadership. | |
| 8:00am–8:30am | Welcome | Neal Couture, CPCM
NCMA Executive Director |
| 8:30am–9:30am | Ideation: What's the Best Meeting? | |
| 9:30am–10:00am | Meeting Ideas: Joint Meetings and Ventures | Tracy Andrle and Mike Joseph, Federal Publications Seminars; C. Glen Shaffer, Jr., North Texas Chapter ; and Pamela Hill (Great Lakes State Chapter) |
| 10:00am–10:20am | Break | |
| 10:20am–10:40am | Chapter Grant Program | Whitney Taylor, NCMA Board of Directors; Lisa Farrall (Cape Canaveral Chapter); and Steve Marchetti (Free State Chapter) |
| 10:40am–11:15am | Ideation: What's Your Tweet? | |
| 11:15am–12:00pm | Breakouts (Unconference) | |
| 12:00pm–1:30pm | Luncheon Presentation: "Thoughts on Leadership" Presentation of Awards (including Arthur G. Muller, Walter R. Graalman and James E. Cravens Awards) | Col. Thomas Robinson, USAF,
NCMA Board of Directors |
| 1:30pm–1:45pm | Break | |
| 1:45pm–2:15pm | Getting Senior Leader Support | NCMA's Not Ready for Prime Time Players
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| 2:15pm–3:15pm | Breakouts by chapter role | |
| 3:15pm–3:30pm | Break | |
| 3:30pm–4:30pm | Ideation: "When is it OK to Fail?" | |
| 4:30pm–5:00pm | Town Hall | NCMA Executive Committee |
