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Schedule of Events

Time Event
8 a.m. Exhibit Hall and Bookstore Open
8 - 9:15 a.m. Registration/Breakfast and Networking
9:15 - 9:30 a.m. Welcome & Introductions
9:30 - 11:45 a.m. Featured Presenter: Jen White
Put on a Happy Face: How to Make More with Less
"It's just not in the budget." "I'm sorry, we had to discontinue that service." "We'll have to do our best to make it work." This is what is being discussed in most American workplaces today. Budgets are tight, people are stretched too thin and the result is stress. Did you know that depression, one type of stress reaction, is the leading occupational disease of the 21st century? You will leave this workshop refreshed and with a toolbox of best practices for prioritizing, managing, accountability, weathering changes and smiling your way through every day at work and at home. A 15 minute break will be provided.
11:45 a.m. Lunch
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Featured Presenter: Katie Campbell
Conveying Our Professional Value
How are you positioned in your organization? Is the function of volunteer management understood and valued by those with power and influence? Is your messaging in tune with today's realities? This highly interactive presentation provides an opportunity to examine how others perceive you and your role, and explore how you might create a new "brand" for the work you do. Several repositioning strategies will be discussed to stretch and update your thinking in some new directions.
1:45 - 2:45 p.m. Breakout Session
2:45 - 3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 - 3:45 p.m. Closing Remarks and Drawings