Annual Conference : Schedule

2008 Conference Schedule

16th Annual Sterling Conference "The Competitive Advantage"
1992 - 2008

Monday, May 26, 2008
3:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m.  
Conference Registration & Information

Tuesday, May 27, 2008
7:00 a.m.
6:15 p.m.  
Conference Registration & Information
8:00 a.m.
5:00 p.m.  
1:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
 

Half Day Pre-Conference Workshops (additional payment required - see registration form)
- Successful Strategy Execution:  A Step-By-Step Guide to Maximizing Performance Results

3:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
 
Conference Preview Session
7:00 p.m.
8:30 p.m.
 
Conference Preview Session

Wednesday, May 28, 2008
7:00 a.m.
  6:00 p.m.  
Conference Registration & Information
7:00 a.m.
7:45 a.m.  
Continental Breakfast
7:00 a.m.
7:45 a.m.  
Conference Preview Session
8:00 a.m.
9:30 a.m.   Opening Session - Keynote Address
Thad Allen , Commandant, United States Coast Guard
Leadership: The Coast Guard's Key Factor to Organizational Agility, Innovation, Stewardship, and Mission Excellence.
9:30 a.m.
9:50 a.m.  
Coffee Break
9:50 a.m.
11:20 a.m.  
Workshop Sessions (Ten Concurrent Sessions)
11:30 a.m.
12:15 p.m.  
Networking Luncheon
12:15 p.m.
1:30 p.m.  
1:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m.  
Workshop Sessions (Ten Concurrent Sessions)
3:00 p.m.
3:15 p.m.  
Networking Break
3:15 p.m.
4:45 p.m.   Closing Session - GOvernor Sterling Award Winner Leadership Panel
Six 2007 Governor Sterling Award Recipients
4:45 p.m.
6:00 p.m.   Networking Reception in Expo & "Meet & Chat With Governor Sterling Award Winning Leaders"

Thursday, May 29, 2008
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 – Keynote Address
Valerie Oberle, Manager, The Oberle Group
Challenge Your Leadership Thinking: Five Things You will Need to Engage and Retain Today's Generation "Why" Workforce
9:00 a.m.
9:20 a.m.
 
Coffee Break
9:20 a.m.
10:50 a.m.
 
Workshop Sessions (Ten Concurrent Sessions)
11:00 a.m.
11:45 a.m.
 
Networking forums by Sector - City/County, Education, Health Care, Business, & Not-for-Profit, and State Government
11:50 a.m.
12:35 p.m.
 
Networking Luncheon by Sector
12:35 p.m.
1:45 p.m.
 
Closing of Expo Hall with Dessert and Raffle
1:45 p.m.
3:15 p.m.
 
Workshop Sessions (Ten Concurrent Sessions)
3:15 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
 
Networking Break
3:30 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
 
Closing Session – Team Showcase

Friday, May 30, 2008
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.
9:00 a.m.
 
Opening Session - Keynote Address
Simon T. Bailey , Chief Catalyst of Brilliance, The Imagination Institute, Inc.
Brilliant Service is the Bottom Line
9:00 a.m.
9:20 a.m.
  Coffee Break
9:20 a.m.
10:50 a.m.
  Workshop Sessions (Ten Concurrent Sessions)
10:50 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
  Break
11:00 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
 
Closing Session – Keynote Address
Michael Levinson, City Manager, City of Coral Springs, Florida
Sterling Leads to Baldrige:  The City of Coral Springs Journey
12:00 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
6:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
  Governor’s Reception
6:30 p.m.
10:30 p.m.
 
16th Annual Governor’s Sterling Award Banquet & Ceremony
10:30 p.m.
Until
  After Banquet Celebration

 

2008 Conference Downloads
 
 
  Banquet Table Reservation Form
  Conference Brochure

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