Conference Agenda

The program for the 2013 conference is finally here! Content was specifically selected and placed to offer value for members from a wide range of specialties and to focus on building writing skills.

Tuesday, September 17

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Board Meeting

Wednesday, September 18

8:00 am - 12:00 pm	Preconference Workshops
11:30 am - 5:30 pm	Registration
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm	First Timers' Session
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm	Opening General Session
	Rich Feller, PhD, President, The National  Career Development Association
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Breakout Sessions I
	Writing for the Non-Management Crowd  Kathy Keshemberg, NCRW    Resumes for Leaders & Volunteer  Leaders  Elizabeth Harper
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm	Reception

Thursday, September 19

7:45 am - 4:30 pm	Registration
8:00 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast & Networking
8:30 am - 9:30 am	General Session II
	Great Candidate, Great Resume, But No  Job Offers  Susan Whitcomb
9:45 am - 10:45 am	General Session III
	Brand Yourself Online®      Kirsten Vernon
10:45 am - 11:15 am	Speed Networking
11:30 am - 12:30 pm	Breakout Sessions II
	Challenges of the Military Client  Greg Bridgeman, NCRW    Effective Career Marketing Tools for  Multicultural Clients  Pat Kendall, NCRW and Murray Mann    Setting YOUR Course: Business Myths  You Don't Have to Embrace to Succeed  Melanie Lenci, CPRW, CEIP and Ruth  Pankratz, MBA, CPRW
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch with Your Region
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm	Breakout Sessions III
	Outside the Norm: Creating Effective  Federal Resumes  Nancy H. Segal, CFRW    Bios & LinkedIn Profiles . . . Even Without  the Resume!  Charlotte Weeks, CCMC, NCRW, CPRW  Low-Tech Solutions to Make Your  Business Life Easier  Robert Bronstein, MBA
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm	Breakout Sessions IV
	International Resumes  Myriam-Rose Kohn, CPRW, ICJTC, CCMC,  CCM, CPBS, CJSS, G3, Accredited Translator    Guess Who? Helping Millennials Establish  Their Brand  Gala Jackson, M.Ed.  Selling Products & Services through  Partners: Licensing & Distribution  Jason Alba
5:30 pm	Boat Tour (Optional)

Friday, September 20

8:15 am - 4:45 pm	Registration
8:30 am - 9:00 am	Breakfast & Networking
9:00 am - 10:00 am	General Session IV
	Powerful Questions & Techniques to  Move from Being Stuck to Kick-Butt  Heather Wieshlow, MCD, CPPM, JCTC, CTC
10:15 am - 11:15 am	Breakout Sessions V
	Word Economy in Cover Letters  Conne Reece, PhD, CPRW  SEO for Your Business? How Google is  Changing Everything  Avery J. Cohen, Principal, Metrist Partners
11:30 am - 12:30 pm	General Session V
	HR / Recruiter Panel
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Awards Lunch
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm	Breakout Sessions VI
	Solving Tough Resume Problems with  Strategic Formatting  Michelle Swanson, NCRW, CPRW  Virtual Resumes with WordPress  Chuck Stratton, MBA, CFP
3:15 pm - 4:45 pm	Closing General Session
	Social Media for the Masses: The Right  Mix for Success!    Laura Labovich and Miriam Salpeter

As we secure the last few speakers and have the program descriptions proofread, we will be updating the site. Check back for more information!