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2012 Texas Workforce Conference Presentations, November 28-30
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Wednesday, November 28 Pre-Conference Sessions
Understanding Monitoring Findings and the Audit Resolution Process:
W. Boone Fields, Chris Nelson, Luis Salas-Tull
Board Member: Catalyst of Change
Paul N. Jones, J. D. Hogan
Wednesday, November 28 Workshop Sessions 3:15 – 4:30 p.m.
Social Media 101: From Job Seeker to Business Owner
Shama Hyder Kabani
The Changing Face of the Texas Labor Market
Rich Froeschle
Building Productive Relationships for Change
Tamara Atkinson, Mike Midgley, Alan Miller
Meeting the Challenge of Change: Preventing and Stopping Fraud, Waste and Abuse
Reagan Miller, John Moore, Bradford E. Ward, Vicki Ruhmann, Julia Buenrostro
Employment Outcomes and Best Practices from the Accelerate TEXAS Initiative
Anson Green, Carrie Tupa, Dr. Gloria Cross Mwase
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Thursday, November 29 Keynote Address 8:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Pathways to Prosperity: Developing More Effective Strategies for Preparing Young Americans for the 21st Century – Keynote Address
William "Bill" C. Symonds
Thursday, November 29 Workshop Sessions 10:30 – 11:45 a.m.
How Do We Get Out of This Economic Mess? (Super Session)
Martin Oliver Hutchinson, Tom Pauken
Case Managing More Workforce Investment Act Training Customers with Fewer Staff and a Reduced Budget
Greg Newton
From Engagement to Employment
Rita Gauthier, Craig Work, Dr. Cheryl Groves
Making Public/Private Partnerships Successful
Mary Batch, Joel Gray, Linda Leto Head, Steven "Steve" C. Heath
Monitoring Processes and the Practical Use of Data Mining in Monitoring
Chris Nelson, Dwight Lawler, W. Boone Fields, Luis Salas-Tull
Thursday, November 29 Workshop Sessions 2:00 – 3:15 p.m.
Aligning College Curriculum with Common Skills Language
Michael Bettersworth, Rich Froeschle, Marc Anderberg
Smart Service: Establishing Customer-Defined Service Excellence
Jason Young
Texas Cybersecurity, Education, and Economic Development (TCEEDC)
David A. Abarca, Dr. Ernest L. McDuffie, Dr. Carolyn Wilson Green, Gene Bowman
Promoting Regional Development and Collaboration to Sustain Growth
Dr. John Adams Jr., Lizzy de la Garza, Andrew Nelson, Jim E. Perschbach, Kelly Sadler
Career Ready Workforce Certification: Soft Skills – A "Life-Changing" Experience
Ken Trevino, Dr. Arturo Almendarez, Norma J. Ochoa, Geno Vargas
Creating a Workplace Culture of Access – A Roadmap to Creating a Culture of Inclusion in Your Workplace
Louis "Lou" E. Orslene, Julie Ballinger, Janice Ferguson
Thursday, November 29 Workshop Sessions 3:45 – 5:00 p.m.
How to Convert More Job Referrals into Hires
Greg Newton
How to Do More with Less – and Even Better than Before!
Laurie Bouillion Larrea, Linda K. Davis
The Challenge of Improving Literacy in Texas
Lester Meriwether, Joanie Rethlake, David O. Russell
WorkInTexas.com and US.jobs: A Partnership That Works
Heather Hoffman, Charlie Terrell, Scott Eychner
Skills Development Fund and Self-Sufficiency Fund
Reagan Miller, Luis Macias, Doug Ridge
Friday, November 30, 2012
Friday, November 30, Workshop Sessions 8:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Engaging Employers: Achieving Performance through Quality Service
Greg Newton
College Credit for Heroes: Final Report
Dr. William "Bill" Raffetto, Dr. Lula Pelayo, John Hunt, Apurva Naik
Eagle Ford Shale: An Economic Driver for South Texas
Charlie Moke, John T. Blaylock, Dr. Federico Zaragoza, Manuel Ugues, Jason Vaden
- Strategy for Protecting Personally Identifiable Information (PII),
- Board Data Security PII Questionnaire,
- Internal Control Questionnaire,
- Privacy Manual for Safeguarding Sensitive Personally Identifiable Information,
- A Simple Risk Matrix
Laurie Bouillion Larrea, David K. Setzer, John Moore, Lona Chastain
Friday, November 30 Closing and Keynote Address 10:00 – 11:45 a.m.
Achieving Success in Texas and Across the Country through Innovation and Strong Partnerships—Keynote
Jane Oates