Preview of 2012 Conference Schedule

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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Registration: 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Continental Breakfast: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

General Session: 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

• Navigating Through the Uncertainty

Breakout Sessions: 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

• Leading Within: Life Skills for Getting Exceptional Results at Work
• Necessity of Joint Action in a Volatile Political Environment
• Exploring Value Based Health Care
• Best Practices in Safety and Health Training
• Business Considerations in Entering New Markets
• Service and Retrofit Opportunities for Commercial HVAC Contractors

Breakout Sessions: 11:00 a.m. – Noon

• Opening the Energy Efficiency Pipeline; What It Means to You
• Amazing Success Stories
• Changing Face of Leadership
• Trust Fund Best Practices: Dealing with Delinquencies
• Making the Grade: What Trustees Need to Understand about JATC Accreditation
• Fire Life Safety

Lunch: Noon – 1:00 p.m.

Breakout Sessions: 1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

• Interest Based Bargaining – It’s Not Just for Contracts
• The Reality of Being a Business Manager, Chapter Exec, and Contractor
• The Multiemployer World on Capitol Hill:  Legislative Goals and Challenges
• How to breeze through a DOL Audit Unscathed
• Career Opportunities for Apprentices: Endless Possibilities and the Potential for a Lifetime of Rewards

Friday, March 9, 2012

Continental Breakfast: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

General Session: 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

• Notice & Imagination

Regional Breakout Sessions: 10:00 a.m. – Noon

• Regional Breakouts

Lunch: Noon – 1:00 p.m.

Industry Breakout Sessions: 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

• Industry Breakouts

Reception, Dinner and Apprentice Competition Awards: 5:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

• Entertainment – Mosaic

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Continental Breakfast: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

General Session: 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m

• Now is the Time to Act