2013 Conference Schedule

21st Annual Sterling Conference

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7:00 a.m. – 6:15 p.m.
Conference Registration & Information
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Florida’s 4th Annual Education Summit
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Florida’s 3rd Annual Healthcare/Not-for-Profits Symposium
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Full-Day Pre-Conference Workshops (additional payment required-see registration form)
- Sterling Criteria 101: The Performance Excellence Framework for Sustainability
- Get Higher Level Results from Training Through Accelerated Learning Curriculum Design and Implementation
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Conference Preview Session
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Conference Preview Session

7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Conference Registration & Information
7:00 a.m. – 7:45 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Opening Session: Mr. David Fox, President, Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital (2010 Baldrige National Quality Award Recipient)
9:30 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.
Coffee Break
9:50 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.
Workshop Sessions (Eight Concurrent Sessions)
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Networking Luncheon
12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Grand Opening Products & Services Exposition
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Workshop Sessions (Eight Concurrent Sessions)
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Networking Break
3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Closing Session: Governor’s Sterling Award Winner Leadership Panel Two 2012 Governor’s Sterling Award Recipients & One Sustained Excellence Recipient
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Networking Reception in Expo Hall

7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Conference Registration & Information
7:00 a.m. – 7:45 a.m.
Continental Breakfast in the Expo Hall
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Opening Session: Mr. Robert F. Pence, President and Chief Executive Officer, Freese and Nichols (2010 Baldrige National Quality Award Recipient)
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
2nd Annual Florida STEM Manufacturing & Education Forum
9:00 a.m. – 9:20 a.m.
Coffee Break
9:20 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.
Workshop Sessions (Eight Concurrent Sessions)
10:50 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Networking Break
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Networking Forums by Sector – Nonprofit (including government), Education, Health Care, & Business
12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Networking Luncheon by Sector
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Closing of Expo Hall with Dessert and Raffle
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Workshop Sessions (Eight Concurrent Sessions)
3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Networking Break
3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Closing Session: Team Showcase Competition, Click here for more info

7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Conference Registration & Information
7:00 a.m. – 7:45 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Workshop Sessions (Eight Concurrent Sessions)
9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Break
9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Workshop Sessions (Eight Concurrent Sessions)
11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Break
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Closing Session: Ms. Shelley Freeman, Regional President, Wells Fargo’s Florida Community Bank
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Lunch on Your Own
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Bonus Session
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Banquet Will Call
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Governor's Reception
6:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
21st Annual Governor's Sterling Award Banquet
10:30 p.m. – Until
After Banquet Celebration