Schedule of Events

Schedule of Events for Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Time	Session
8:00am	Conference, Exhibits and Bookstore Opens
8:00 - 9:00am	Registration and Networking
9:00 - 9:15am	Welcome Remarks
9:15 - 9:45am	Opening General Session with Glenn Poshard, Southern Illinois University President
Session 1
10:00 – 11:00am	Session 1A: Navigating Grants.gov
10:00 – 11:00am	Session 1B: Telling Our Story: The Key to Successful Programs for Persons with Disabilities
10:00 – 11:00am	Session 1C: Changing Times: How to Deal
10:00 – 11:00am	Session 1D: Looking Forward: Volunteer Management Capacity and the New Workforce
10:00 – 11:00am	Session 1E: Disaster Track Faith Based Volunteers in Disaster
Session 2
11:10am – 12:10pm	2A: Putting the Fun in Fundraising
11:10am – 12:10pm	2B: Community Assessment: Gauging the Interest of Potential Volunteers
11:10am – 12:10pm	2C: How to Stay Motivated
11:10am – 12:10pm	2D: What to Do After You Land Them: Ideas for Engaging Volunteers During Training
11:10am – 12:10pm	2E: Disaster Track Disasters! Volunteering Before, During and After
12:10 – 1:00pm Lunch & Networking * Special Meeting of Metro-East Area Volunteer Leaders
Session 3
1:10 - 2:10pm	3A: Graining an Edge through Collaboration
1:10 - 2:10pm	3B: Volunteers With Disabilities, Asset or Liability
1:10 - 2:10pm	3C: Stress Management
1:10 - 2:10pm	3D: Volunteer Retention: Encouraging Volunteers to Stay!
1:10 - 2:10pm	3E: Disaster Track Preparing for Disaster
2:20 - 3:00pm	Closing General Session with Angie Wyatt, WSIL Channel 3 News Anchor
3:00 - 3:15pm	Closing Remarks
3:15 - 3:30pm	Door Prizes and Evaluations
3:30pm	Conference, Exhibits and Bookstore Close