Agenda

Please check back for a draft agenda. We are accepting workshop proposals until February 3, 2012. Please visit our Call for Presenters page to download instructions and details.

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Pre-Conference Sessions (times vary)

9:00 – 11:30

Developing Powerful Grant Proposals

Angela Richardson, The Grantsmanship Center, Los Angeles

This workshop uses The Grantsmanship Center’s proven Listen & Discuss, Do & Review approach to target the key elements that make proposals competitive. The workshop focuses on articulating and documenting problems, specifying measurable outcomes, and identifying logical methods. We’ll also examine how all the pieces of a proposal fit together and explore common proposal weaknesses.

9:00 – 11:30

California Workforce Services Network Meeting

Art O’Neal, Business Project Manager, CWSN, and Section Manager,

Workforce Services Branch, Employment Development Department

Deane Toler, Geographic Solutions

Hear the latest update from the transition to the California Workforce Services Network. Bring your MIS staff!

9:00 – 11:30

Lean Office Improvement Processes

Frank Marquez and Diahna Leon Saeed Madjidi,

California Manufacturing Technology Consulting

This preconference session will provide an overview of lean thinking, introduce key lean concepts and outline their application to office processes. Developed by Toyota in the early 1970s, lean principles are also used in offices for improving efficiency and reducing costs. Lean office is an operational strategy and methodology oriented toward achieving maximum efficiency and the shortest possible cycle time by eliminating non-value added activities (waste). Lean Office improvements can lead to efficiencies throughout an organization. As office processes are improved positive impacts in other key organization performance areas are gained.

OFFICIAL CONFERENCE OPENING

1:00 – 2:30 pm Morning Plenary

3:00 – 4:00 pm Sessions

4:15 – 5:15 pm Sessions

5:30 – 7:00 pm Welcoming Reception

Thursday, April 5, 2012

7:30 – 8:30 Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 10:00 Morning Plenary

10:30 – 11:30 Sessions

11:45 – 1:00 Lunch

1:15 – 2:15 Sessions

2:45 – 3:45 Sessions

4:00 – 5:30 Afternoon Plenary

Friday, April 6, 2012

7:30 – 8:20 Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 9:10 Morning Plenary

9:15 – 10:15 Sessions

10:30 – Noon Closing Plenary

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