Thursday, November 20, 2008

1:00 to 7:00p.m.

Registration for Early Arrivals

Friday, November 21, 2008

8:00a.m. - 6:00p.m.

Registration

8:30a.m. - Noon Pre-Conference Workshops

(S1) Marketing Clinic - Catalog, Brochure and Mail Plan Critique

Phil Graf, ProEd Corp. & InfoLists Inc.

(S2) Technology Demystified: Are you as wired as your students?

Jon Horn, Emory University

(S3) Negotiating for Success: Strategies and Tactics

Vincent S. Daniels, Nova Southeastern University

1:30p.m. - 2:45p.m.

(S4) First-Time Registrant Jumpstart

Anne Higgins, University of New Brunswick
Jan Allen, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

3:00p.m. - 4:00p.m.

Welcome and Opening Session Jump-start the Conference Experience!

Vickie Maris, Purdue University
Charles (Pete) Peterson, University of Connecticut
Terry Margolis, Wayne State University

4:00p.m. - 4:15p.m.

Break

4:15p.m. - 5:45p.m.

Keynote Session

(K1) Sustainable Leadership: Harnessing the Multi-generational Workforce

Cynthia Scott, Ph.D., ChangeworksGlobal

6:00p.m. - 7:00p.m.

Cocktail Reception

7:00p.m. - 10:00p.m.

Dinner and Entertainment

Saturday, November 22, 2008
8:00a.m. - 9:30a.m.

Keynote (K2) When Push Comes to Shove: Adult Learning Research and the Effectiveness of Executive Education

Marijke Kehrhahn, Ph.D., University of Connecticut

9:30a.m. - 9:45a.m.

Break

9:45a.m. - 11:15a.m.

Concurrent Sessions

(1A) Finance and Budgeting: "Understanding Your Numbers Won't Hurt, Really"

Mark A. Gould, Northeastern University

(1B) Taking it National: Expanding Your Open Registration Programs from Coast to Coast

Paul Juniper, Queen's University

(1C) Consultative Selling

Charles (Pete) Peterson, University of Connecticut

(1D) Online Collaborative Learning and Marketing Using Wikis and Blogs

Vickie Maris, Purdue University

11:15a.m. - 11:30p.m.

Break

11:30a.m. - 1:00p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

(2A) The ROI Impact of Instructor Development

Gary Cruze, Emory University

Jennifer John, Emory University

(2B) Growing and Sustaining Your Organization Using Advisory Boards

Panel Moderator - Amy Lane, Kent State University

Panelists:

Anne Higgins, University of New Brunswick
John E. Park, Penn State University
Cindy Schisler, Wright State University

(2C) Building Your Business with Branding

Naimah Allen-Ratliff, Wayne State University

(2D) Best Practices in Website Design

Jon M. Horn, Emory University

(2E) Contemporary Process Improvement Tools for Reducing Costs and Improving Quality

Daniel McLaughlin, University of St. Thomas

1:00p.m. - 2:00p.m.

Lunch

2:00p.m. - 6:00p.m.

Optional Activities and Networking

6:00p.m. - 7:00p.m.

Cocktails and Tee Shirt Swap

7:00p.m. - 10:00p.m.

Dinner and Entertainment

Sunday, November, 23, 2008

8:45am - 10:00a.m.

Keynote

(K3) Multi-Modal Executive Learning - Learning Across the Globe

Raymond Smith, University of South Carolina

10:00am - 10:15a.m.

Break

10:15a.m. - 11:45a.m.

Concurrent Sessions

(3A) "The Good, the Bad, and the 'You Have to Be Kidding':
Hiring and Retaining the Best Faculty and Instructors"

Mark Gould, Northeastern University

(3B) More Than Training: How to Tap into Your Organization's
Assets to Offer Clients Service Beyond Training to Build a Complete Development Offering

Audra H. Taylor, Wayne State University

(3C) Survival Is Not Enough: What Other Business School Centers
Are Finding (or counting on) for Their Paths to Growth and Success

Facilitator - Paul J. Slaggert, University of Notre Dame

(3D) Podcasts, Vodcasts and other Social Media in
Professional Education

John Dolan, Penn State University

Noon - 1:15p.m.

Lunch

1:15p.m 2:45p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

(4A) 90 Ideas in 90 Minutes!

Susan Davis, The Ohio State University
Bill Morrissey, memorial University of Newfoundland

(4B) Motivation is Out….Engagement is In

Jan Allen, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

(4C) Proposal Critique

Charles (Pete) Peterson, University of Connecticut

(4D) Applying "Good to Great" Concepts in
Executive and Management Development Organizations

John E. Park, Penn State University

(4E) The Architecture of Building Online Programs: Adapting
Non-degree Programs to the Online Environment

Jody van de Sande, Drexel University
Carol Walton, Drexel University

2:45p.m. - 3:00p.m.

Break

3:00p.m. - 4:30p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

(5A) Case Study on Management and Executive Development

Daniel McLaughlin, University of St. Thomas

(5B) Best Practices in Email Marketing

Jon M. Horn, Emory University

(5C) Exceptional Customer Service Wins the Game

Cathy Dellas, Cal State San Marcos

Kristin Mullaney, Northeastern University

Joyce Sparks, University of Texas at Austin

(5D) Creating and Cultivating the Spirit of Celebration at Work…in Life

Theres Stiefer, University of Arkansas

4:30p.m. - 6:00p.m.

Optional Activities and Networking

6:00p.m. - 7:00p.m.

Cocktails

7:00p.m. - 10:00p.m.

Dinner and Entertainment

Monday, November 24, 2008
8:30a.m. - 10:00a.m.

Keynote

(K4) Breakthroughs by Design

Rajan Kamath, Ph.D., Artesiaa Consulting Group

10:00a.m. - 10:15a.m.

Break

10:15a.m. - 11:45a.m.

Closing

(6A) Coloring Outside the Lines

Barry Bales, University of Texas at Austin
Joyce Sparks, University of Texas at Austin