Agenda August 23 District Meeting.

Friday Evening

August 22, 2008

6:30pm – 11:00

Fellowship and Networking with Hospitality

Light refreshments will be provided

7:00 – 8:00

Family and Guest Hospitality – Meet other Guests and learn about the local area to plan for a fun-filled Saturday in the Burlington Area

Facilitator: Champlain Valley Chapter

7:30 – 9:00

Presidents’ Meeting

Facilitator: Bob Kennedy, Northeast District Staff, Presidents’ Liaison

Saturday

August 23, 2008

7:00am – 8:00

Breakfast buffet and networking

8:00 8:30

Opening Activities :
Pledge to the Flag –
Quinn Golden, District Director


Roll Call & Wake-up Call -
Tony Zampello, District Staff

8:30 – 9:00

Opening Greetings

Virginia Vogel-Polizzi, District Manager

9:00 – 10:00
 

Society Update

Presenter: Quinn Golden, District Director

10:00 – 10:15

Break

10:15 – 11:15

Ask Robert” - Robert Vokurka, Ph.D., CFPIM, CIRM, CSCP, C.P.M. APICS Chair

At the request of your District Staff, Robert’s presentation will be based upon questions submitted by you, the Northeast District volunteer leadership as well as follow-ups to the “State of the Union”.

11:15 – Noon

Elections – District Manager and District Director

Noon – 1:00

Lunch (All attendees and guests are invited)

Please advise Donna Gioffre in advance of any guests who will be joining us for lunch to ensure we have an accurate count.

1:00 – 2:00

General Session – “How to Stay Positive in a Tough Work Environment”

Presenter and Facilitator: Tom Schulte


 

Tom Schulte has delivered hundreds of motivating, interesting, content-rich presentations to associations, corporations, conferences and civic organizations throughout the U.S., Canada, South Africa and Australia. He has been an invited speaker at many of the APICS International Conferences the past 14 years and was the highest rated speaker at the Conference many times including 2002, 2003 & 2004.

Tom’s ability to weave his years of corporate experience, life experiences and sense of humor into common sense presentations, combined with his enthusiasm and energy make his presentations and workshops dynamic, meaningful, motivating and fun to attend.

Tom currently is President and Principle of TS Consulting and as a private consultant utilizes his knowledge and skills to help businesses “reawaken” the involvement, leadership, teamwork and spirits of their Managers and Associates. His belief in the power of each person to contribute combined with his respect for workers at every level make him credible and effective in bringing change and positive results to the workplace.

 

2:00– 3:00 Breakout #1

Breakout Session #1: Tools and Tips for Teaching CSCP Review Course”

Presenter and Facilitator: Jack Cook, Ph.D., CFPIM, CSQE, District Staff – Instructors and Research

2:00 – 3:00

Breakout #2

Breakout Session #2: Best Practices

Presenter and Facilitator: Virginia Vogel-Polizzi, CFPIM

3:00 - 3:15

Break

3:15 – 4:15


 

Lean Cuisine – Hot Recipes for Launching Lean Workshops Successfully

Presenter and Facilitator: Maryanne Ross, CFPIM, CIRM, CSCP


 

We’re cooking up a full menu of hot dishes specially formulated to help your chapter officers and instructors serve up the Lean Workshops to your local markets.


 

We’ll share ideas on how and who to market to, how to structure the workshops, and we’ll offer ideas on pricing strategies. Then, we’ll discuss the instructor tools and offer ideas on how to customize the course for your local market sector.


 

For dessert, we’ll ask you to share your ideas for making the Lean Workshops the hottest dish on your chapter’s menu!!!

4:15 – 4:30
 

Brainstorming of Ideas for Future District Meeting & Closing Remarks

4:30 – 4:45

Follow-up Session for District Staff