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Conference Full Schedule of Events

Tuesday, October 14, 2008
7:00 am - 8:00 am Continental Breakfast for CERS Candidates, BOD members
8:00 am - 5:00 pm CERS Training (2 breaks, lunch)
Requires Separate Registration
8:00 am - 12:00 noon BOD committee meetings
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm BOD Meeting
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Outgoing Chairman's Roast


Wednesday, October 15, 2008
7:00 am - 8:00 am Continental Breakfast for CERS and CIC Candidates
8:00 am - 5:00 pm The Greg Doersching Bullseye Recruiter Training
Requires Separate Registration
8:00 am - 5:00 pm CERS Training (2 breaks, lunch)
Requires Separate Registration
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Certification Immersion Class (2 breaks, lunch)
Requires Separate Registration
12:00 noon - 5:00 pm Exhibit Hall available to exhibitors
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Leadership Conference Hosted by Barb Bruno (1 break)
12:00 noon - 6:00 pm 2nd Annual Golf Tournament (shotgun start at 1pm)
Panther Lake Course
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm State Leadership Cocktail Hour
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Early Bird Reception
5:00 pm - 8:30 pm Exhibit Area Open


Thursday, October 16, 2008
7:00 am - 8:00 am Continental Breakfast
8:00 am - 8:15 am Entry into General Auditorium
8:15 am - 8:30 am Opening Ceremonies
8:30 am - 10:00 am Keynote Speaker - John Halbert
Two Faces of Service Leadership: Systems and Smiles (part one)


John Halbert and Doug Jones will co-present both the keynote address on Thursday morning and Thursday lunch. This will be a multimedia presentation customized for our group!
10:00 am - 10:30 am Break and time with exhibitors
10:30 am - 12: 00 noon Morning Sessions (5 breakouts all tracks)
12:00 noon - 1:45 pm Lunch and Keynote Speaker - Doug Jones
Two Faces of Service Leadership: Systems and Smiles (part two)


John Halbert and Doug Jones will co-present both the keynote address on Thursday morning and Thursday lunch. This will be a multimedia presentation customized for our group!
1:45 pm - 2:00 pm Break and time with exhibitors
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Early Afternoon Sessions (5 breakouts all tracks)
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Break and time with exhibitors
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Late Afternoon Sessions (5 breakouts all tracks)
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Reception, Speaker Auction and Silent Auction


Friday, October 17, 2008
7:00 am - 8:00 am Continental Breakfast
8:00 am - 8:15 am Entry into General Auditorium
8:15 am - 8:30 am Opening Ceremonies
8:30 am - 10:00 am Keynote Speaker - Jon Bartos
10:00 am - 10:30 am Break and time with exhibitors
10:30 am - 12: 00 noon Morning Sessions (5 breakouts all tracks)
12:00 noon - 1:45 pm Lunch and Keynote Speaker - Jim Knight of HardRock
Service that Rocks

“Service That Rocks” is an interactive session effectively designed to highlight best practices to create and maintain a strong company service culture.
1:45 pm - 2:00 pm Break and time with exhibitors
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Early Afternoon Sessions (5 breakouts all tracks)
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Break and time with exhibitors
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm General Session - Round Tables
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Margaritaville/Jimmy Buffet Party by the pool
8:30 pm - 11:00 pm President's Dessert Reception (following the party)


Saturday, October 18, 2008
7:30 am - 8:30 am Full Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am Kick Off for Conference 2009
9:00 am - 10:30 am Surprise 9-panel speaker and Moderator
10:30 am - 11:00 am Wrap up with Jeff Skrentny, CPC/CTS





Conference Speaker/Topic Tracks

  = Tech   = Rookie   = Temp/Contact   = Best Practices   = Owner/Manager

TECH
Speaker Topic Title Date/Time
Shally Steckerl Passive Candidates for Busy Recruiters in 10 Minutes or Less Thursday
4:00 - 5:00
Craig Silverman Methods to increase your activity and productivity Thursday
10:30 - 12:00
Mike O'Neil How To Cash In On LinkedIn For Recruiters Friday
2:00 - 3:30
Donato Diorio The birth of a big biller - Breaking in and dominating a new niche market Thursday
2:00 - 3:30
Mark Berger Applying today's technologies to find A+ candidates Friday
10:30 - 12:00

ROOKIE
Speaker Topic Title Date/Time
Greg Doersching Be a rookie- Produce on a veteran Thursday
10:30 - 12:00
Connie Kadansky The inner game of prospecting: How to overcome sales call reluctance Thursday
4:00 - 5:00
Kati Basso How to survive your first year of recruiting Thursday
2:00 - 3:30
Carol Wenom My candidate said WHAT??!! - Proven Tips for Candidate Control Friday
10:30 - 12:00
Aaron Wandtke The top 10 mistakes recruiters make and what you can do to avoid them Friday
2:00 - 3:30

TEMP / CONTRACT
Speaker Topic Title Date/Time
Bob Liken How to build a professional management organization Friday
2:00 - 3:30
Bob Lanza Impact selling for staffing sales Thursday
10:30 - 12:00
Fran Goldstein Recession Proof Sales Thursday
4:00 - 5:00
Tracey Madden ABC's of temp staffing Friday
10:30 - 12:00
Don De Camp Guaranteeing your success Thursday
2:00 - 3:30

BEST PRACTICES
Speaker Topic Title Date/Time
Aaron Green Offshore Recruiting - Benefits and Pitfalls Friday
2:00 - 3:30
Dave Knutson Retained Search - "Yes You Can" Thursday
2:00 - 3:30
Mike Gionta Big Biller secrets: How I took my desk from $300,000 to $2,100,000.00 Thursday
4:00 - 5:00
Cheryl Grimaldi From the front line Friday
10:30 - 12:00
Beth Schneider Do You the Client, take this recruiter... How to Get Clients to Say “I Do” Thursday
10:30 - 12:00

OWNER / MANAGER
Speaker Topic Title Date/Time
Barb Bruno Where is your next BIG BILLER? Friday
10:30 - 12:00
Tami Kyle Recruiting Donald Trum Style: An apprentice style approach to building your recruiting team Thursday
4:00 - 5:00
Colleen Francis In pursuit of more Thursday
2:00 - 3:30
Jeff Kaye Next level strategies for building a next level search firm Thursday
10:30 - 12:00
Margaret Graziano Choose Wisely! Friday
2:00 - 3:30

Friday : 4:00 - 5:30
ROUNDTABLES

Saturday : 9:00 - 10:30
SURPRISE, SURPRISE, SURPRISE




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