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Annual Conference : Schedule

2010 Conference Schedule

18th Annual Sterling Conference "The Competitive Advantage"
1992 - 2010

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2010 Conference Workshop Sessions

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Monday, May 31, 2010
3:00 p.m.
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5:00 p.m.  
Conference Registration & Information
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
7:00 a.m.
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6:15 p.m.  
Conference Registration & Information
8:00 a.m.
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5:00 p.m.  
Full Day Pre-Conference Workshops (additional payment required - see registration form)
  • 2010-2011 Sterling Criteria: An Overview of Managing for Sustainability
  • Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement and Innovation
8:00 a.m.
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12:00 p.m.  
Half Day Pre-Conference Workshops (additional payment required - see registration form)
  • Lean Process Management for Manufacturing Processes
1:00 p.m
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5:00 p.m.  
Half Day Pre-Conference Workshops (additional payment required - see registration form)
  • Building Your Quality Culture
  • Lean Process Management for Service & Other Non-Manufacturing Processes
3:00 p.m.
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4:30 p.m.
 
Conference Preview Session
7:00 p.m.
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8:30 p.m.
 
Conference Preview Session
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
7:00 a.m.
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6:00 p.m.  
Conference Registration & Information
7:00 a.m.
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7:45 a.m.  
Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m.
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9:30 a.m.  

Opening Session - Keynote Address
Dr. Terry Holliday, Kentucky Commissioner of Education
"Running all the Red Lights: A Journey to System-Wide Educational/Organizational Reform"

9:30 a.m.
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9:50 a.m.  
Coffee Break
9:50 a.m.
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11:20 a.m.  
Workshop Sessions (Nine Concurrent Sessions)
11:30 a.m.
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12:15 p.m.  
Networking Luncheon
12:15 p.m.
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1:30 p.m.  
Grand Opening Products & Services Exposition
1:30 p.m.
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3:00 p.m.  
Workshop Sessions (Nine Concurrent Sessions)
3:00 p.m.
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3:15 p.m.  
Networking Break
3:15 p.m.
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4:45 p.m.  
Closing Session - Governor Sterling Award Winner Leadership Panel
Four 2009 Governor Sterling Award Recipients
4:45 p.m.
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6:00 p.m.   Networking Reception in Expo Hall
Thursday, June 3, 2010
7:00 a.m.
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5:00 p.m.  
Conference Registration & Information
7:00 a.m.
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7:45 a.m.
 
Continental Breakfast in the Expo Hall
8:00 a.m.
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9:00 a.m.
 

Opening Session - Keynote Address
Clayton Fitzhugh, Vice President & Chief Human Resource Officer, Catholic Health East
"Leadership... Let’s Keep it Real"

9:00 a.m.
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9:20 a.m.
 
Coffee Break
9:20 a.m.
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10:50 a.m.
 
Workshop Sessions (Nine Concurrent Sessions)
10:50 a.m.
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11:15 a.m.   Networking Break
11:15 a.m.
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12:15 p.m.
 
Networking forums by Sector - City/County, Education, Health Care, Business, & Not-for-Profit, and State Government
12:15 p.m.
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1:00 p.m.
 
Networking Luncheon by Sector
1:00 p.m.
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2:00 p.m.
 
Closing of Expo Hall with Dessert and Raffle
2:00 p.m.
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3:30 p.m.
 
Workshop Sessions (Nine Concurrent Sessions)
3:30 p.m.
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3:45 p.m.
 
Networking Break
3:45 p.m.
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5:15 p.m.
 
Closing Session – Team Showcase
Friday, June 4th, 2010
7:00 a.m.
  4:00 p.m.   Conference Registration & Information
7:00 a.m.
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7:45 a.m.
  Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m.
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9:00 a.m.
 

Opening Session - Keynote Address
Malcolm Out Loud, Brink Thinker and Host of the "Malcolm Out Loud" Show
"How to Avoid the 4 Human Aliments: Pitfalls that Hold Us Back"

9:00 a.m.
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9:20 a.m.
  Coffee Break
9:20 a.m.
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10:50 a.m.
  Workshop Sessions (Ten Concurrent Sessions)
10:50 a.m.
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11:00 a.m.
  Break
11:00 a.m.
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12:00 p.m.
 

Closing Session - Keynote Address
Chris Hart,
Director, Governor’s Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development
President & CEO, Workforce Florida, Inc
"Workforce and Economic Development Synergy Today and in the New Economy"

12:00 p.m.
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2:00 p.m.
  Lunch on Your Own
2:00 p.m.
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4:00 p.m.
  Bonus Session
5:00 p.m.
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6:30 p.m.   Banquet Will Call
6:00 p.m.
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6:30 p.m.
  Governor’s Reception
6:30 p.m.
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10:30 p.m.
 
10:30 p.m.
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Until
  After Banquet Celebration