2009 NACE Annual Conference Schedule
(Subject to Change)
Many sessions approved for professional development credits
| Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Networking Day |
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| 8:00 a.m. - noon | Preconference Workshops (additional fee) |
| 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. | Preconference Workshops (additional fee) |
| Community Service Project | |
| 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. | Opening General Session
Join us for a mesmerizing conference kickoff event! You never know who might show up! |
| 7:00 p.m. | Welcome events
Watch for details on special events to help you network with your colleagues on this opening evening! |
| Wednesday, June 10, 2009 |
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| 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. | Keynote Address: Franz Johansson, author of The Medici Effect, speaks on The Medici Effect: Groundbreaking Innovation at the Intersection of Disciplines and Cultures. Join him in the bookstore afterward at a special book signing session. |
| 10:00 a.m. | Exhibit Hall Opens |
| 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions |
| 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch in the Exhibit Hall |
| 1:00 - 4:15 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions |
| 4:15 - 5:30 p.m. | Industry Group Forums/Café Conversations Join us for revised Forums! Network and discuss the issues and hot topics by industry at Industry Group Forums. Want to be a bit less formal? Try a café conversation! Café conversations are impromptu meetings with topics selected and led that day by an attendee. |
| 5 - 7 p.m. | Retro Cocktail Reception in the Exhibit Hall
Bring your camera to the Retro Cocktail party in Las Vegas!
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| Thursday, June 11, 2009 | |
| 6:30 - 7:30 a.m. | Exercise! |
| 7:00 - 8:15 a.m. | Concurrent Sessions |
| 8:30 - 9:45 a.m. | Keynote Address: The Fuel to Power Performance: Leadership, Diversity, and Innovation, with Julie Gilbert, senior vice-president, retail training and leadership development at Best BuyVP, Retail Training and Leadership Development, Best Buy. |
| 10:00 a.m. | Exhibit Hall Opens |
| 10:15 a.m. - 12:00 noon | Concurrent sessions |
| 11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. | Lunch in Exhibit Hall |
| 2:00 p.m. | Exhibit Hall Closes |
| 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions |
| 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. | Communities Forums These new Forums will be divided by community of interest—join your colleagues in lively conversation to end your day! |
| 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. | After-hours Event
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| Friday,June 12, 2009 | |
| 8:00 - 9:15 a.m. | Concurrent Sessions |
| 9:30 - 10:45 a.m. | Closing Keynote: Mike Wesch, digital ethnographer and assistant professor of cultural anthropology at Kansas State University, speaks on Harnessing the Social Media Revolution. |
| 10:45 - 11:00 a.m. | Conference Close |
| Saturday, June 13, 2009 Tentative Community Service Project |
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