1. STEM Workforce Development Summit20, 2009 | Washington, DC
August 19 – 2009
Optional Post-Conference Workshop August 21, 2009
STEM Workforce
Development Summit 2009
Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics
Invest Resources in STEM Workforce Training to Develop Skills and Support this High-Growth Industry
Educate Youth to Improve the Pipeline into STEM Fields Engage Minority Groups in STEM-Related Learning
Introduce STEM professions in early education to build a Increase employment opportunities for women and other
gateway to careers underrepresented groups to grow your workforce
Build and Sustain Demand-Driven Workforce Develop 21st Century Skill Competencies, Training, and
Development Partnerships Career Ladders
Integrate workforce, higher education, and Establish a framework for advancing competencies in
private organizations to cultivate workforce skills STEM workers through training opportunities
and talent development
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2. STEM Workforce Development Summit 2009
Who Day One: August 19, 2009
Should Attend: 8:30
Conference Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00
• HR Directors for Keynote Address
Aerospace, Healthcare, The Effects of a New Administration and Today’s Economy on the
STEM Workforce
Biotech Agencies and
Organizations Today’s workforce and the needs of STEM industries have changed. Now, more than ever,
an understanding of principles and the problem-solving skills developed by courses in STEM
are necessary for most jobs. Learn how the new Administration is putting an increased focus
• State and Local
on STEM education and training, and what it means for workforce development programs
Workforce Agencies and organizations.
• Examine the latest policies that will take effect during the Obama Administration
• Community Colleges • Maintain productivity in a tough economy with proven strategies for combating
economic roadblocks
• Directors of Workforce
• Discover new trends in the STEM workforce
Planning
• Workforce System Youth
10:30
Program Developers Break and Refreshments
• One-Stop Administrators 10:45
and Operational Staff Panel: Successfully Align Workforce Development and Higher Education
• Discuss techniques to increase performance in math and science courses
• Job Corps Center • Identify strategies for encouraging students to continue STEM studies through two and four-
Directors year programs
• Understand the significance of skill development to strengthen the workforce pipeline
• Directors of
Organizational 12:00
Development and Career Lunch Break
Administration
1:00
• Workforce Investment
Attract Underrepresented Groups to the STEM Workforce
Program Managers and
• Develop STEM opportunities that will attract women to the field
Coordinators • Identify incentives for youth and STEM employees to compete with non-STEM careers
• Effectively market STEM professions to underrepresented groups to increase their
• Vocational-Technical awareness and involvement in the workforce
Schools
Dr. Lisa Frehill
Executive Director
• Regional Business Liaisons Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology
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3. STEM Workforce Development Summit 2009
Top 5 Day One, Continued: August 19, 2009
Reasons to Attend:
2:00
Break and Refreshments
1. Identify best practices 2:15
for training and Recruit and Retain Talent through eLearning Opportunities
retaining talent in STEM • Use eLearning to grow interest in young professionals
industries • Identify web-based, workforce development resources
• Invest and develop a digital curriculum to engage K-12 students and young adults
2. Improve career
awareness among the
3:15
youth pipeline
Attract and Retain the Aging Workforce through Workplace Training
3. Create web-based • Use continued education programs to find Boomers interested in new career paths
• Identify and provide valuable incentives to keep talent at your company
opportunities for
• Offer and develop specialized skills to retain employees and allow them to advance
workforce development their careers
4. Find a solution to
the aging workforce 4:15
Day One Adjourns
dilemma
5. Understand the
“According to one recent estimate, while only about five
importance of
percent of the US workforce is employed in STEM fields,
Community-Based
initiatives the STEM workforce accounts for more than fifty percent of
the nation’s sustained economic growth.”
Eleanor Babco
Author, Skills for the Innovation Economy: What the 21st Century Workforce Needs and How to Provide It
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4. STEM Workforce Development Summit 2009
Day Two: August 20, 2009
8:30 1:00
Continental Breakfast
Create Demand-Driven Partnerships
• Identify resources within your community to build mutually
9:00
beneficial partnerships
Keynote Address
• Create networks to bring together people within the STEM industry
Develop Skilled Talent through Community-Based
to learn more about their experiences
Workforce Solutions
• Coordinate with other organizations to reach out to young
One of the strongest workforce development support systems for people and develop interest through workshops, competitions,
any organization is its surrounding community. Through community and presentations
collaboration, education and workforce systems, youth are provided
Dr. Gibson ‘Sunny’ Morris
resources and guidance to transition into STEM careers. Capitalize
Executive Director
on community-based training program solutions to enhance learning.
ADWIRED Academy
• Identify community resources and experts that provide training and
advisement to future STEM professionals
2:00
• Discover and participate in community outreach initiatives Break and Refreshments
• Help enhance achievement potential in students to encourage
continued interest in STEM fields 2:15
Enhance Development Through Apprenticeships and Entre-
Dr. Gibson ‘Sunny’ Morris
preneurial Experiences
Executive Director
• Create programs that incorporate teaching, practical learning,
ADWIRED Academy
and work experience
• Define takeaways necessary for a successful learning experience
• Develop programs that foster learning, development, and a strong
10:00
desire to continue through the STEM pipeline
Break and Refreshments
3:15
10:15
Invest in a Skilled Clean Technologies Workforce
Harness 21st Century Skills in Current and
Future Employees • Understand how the new Administration’s job training programs
for clean technology will support the STEM workforce
• Promote alternative learning models that enhance critical thinking,
• Incorporate green technologies to advance and improve current
problem solving, and communication
workforce procedures
• Support skill development with interactive approaches that require
• Learn to allocate financial resources to strengthen research and
online collaboration
innovation within STEM
• Establish a framework for defining competencies in STEM workers
4:15
Conference Adjourns
12:00
Lunch Break
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5. STEM Workforce Development Summit 2009
Day Three: August 21, 2009
Post-Conference workshops are practical, supplementary application sessions which
incorporate and review tools, techniques and methods presented during the event.
Participants will obtain a further understanding of how to use newly acquire tools and
cutting-edge strategies to design and implement a successful recruitment marketing plan
for biotechnology. Through group exercises and scenario-based learning, you’ll walk
away with the expertise and resources needed for immediate and practical application.
“The time is now for Enrollment space is limited, so register today to reserve your place.
coordinated efforts to
8:30
seed innovative new Workshop Registration and Continental Breakfast
ideas, incubate the 9:00
Grant Programs for STEM Development
most promising of these
With the Obama Administration in place and a new Recovery Act passed, funding for STEM
initiatives, and scale education and improvement is now available. This funding is essential for strengthening
grade school programs that promote STEM studies and better prepare students to enter those
demonstrable successful fields. It also ensures that current professionals within the field have the resources to stimulate
innovation and improvement. This workshop will help you understand the grants manage-
programs to strengthen ment process, identify the traditional and non-traditional funding available, and receive the
funding that’s essential to staying current within the STEM workforce.
the STEM pipeline.” • Understand the vital characteristics of successful grant programs
• Determine appropriate funding sources such as Federal, State and Local
US Department of Labor
government entities
• Isolate success factors that are universally applicable to get your requests noticed
• Understand the role of budgeting in the application process
12:00
Workshop Adjourns
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6. STEM Workforce Development Summit 2009
Bring this Program to Your Organization
Sponsorship
Opportunities One of the more popular vehicles for accessing the Institute’s educational offerings is the
delivery of on-site trainings and management facilitations. Bringing a training or facilitation
in-house gives you the opportunity to customize a program that addresses your exact chal-
lenges and provides a more personal learning experience, while virtually eliminating travel
expenses. Whether you require training for your department or for an organizationwide
initiative, the advanced learning methods employed by The Performance Institute will create
an intimate training atmosphere that maximizes knowledge transfer to enhance the talent
As a conference and training
within your organization.
provider, The Performance Institute
is an expert in bringing together
leaders to share and discuss best Customization
practices and innovations. We
We realize that not all obstacles can be overcome by applying an “off-the-shelf solution”.
connect decision-makers with
While many training providers will offer you some variation of their standard training, The
respected solution providers.
Performance Institute’s subject matter experts will work with you and your team to examine
your programs and determine your exact areas of need. The identification of real life ex-
The Institute offers four different
amples will create a learning atmosphere that resonates with participants while at the same
pre-designed sponsorship packages:
time providing immediate return on your training investment. Using interactive exercises that
employ actual projects or scenarios from your organization, instructors can address specific
• Event Co-Sponsor challenges and align the curriculum of each session to your objectives. While the majority of
on-site trainings are focused on smaller groups, The Performance Institute also has the ability to
• Session Sponsor accommodate organizational-wide training initiatives. Utilizing multiple instructors, The Institute
has the capacity to deliver courses to groups of up to 300 participants per day.
• Luncheon Sponsor
Areas of Expertise
• Exhibit Booth Sponsor On-site delivery of single courses, certification programs and entire packages of specialized
courses are available in the following areas:
• Strategic Planning
For more information on sponsorships
• Performance Measurement
or to get started, contact
• Project Management
Jessica Ward at 703-894-0481 ext. 215
or Ward@PerformanceWeb.org • Lean Six Sigma
• Workforce Management
• Performance-Based Budgeting
• Performance-Based Contracting
• Performance Reporting
• Program Evaluation
• Administrative Management
• Leadership and Change
For more information about in-house training options available to you, please contact Jennifer
Mueller at 703-894-0481 ext. 217 or email her at Mueller@PerformanceWeb.org.
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7. STEM Workforce Development Summit 2009
Logistics & Registration REGISTRATION
1. ONLINE at www.PerformanceWeb.org/STEM
2. VIA FAX to 703-894-0482
VENUE & HOTEL
3. VIA PHONE to 703-894-0481
STEM Workforce Development Summit will be held at the Performance Institute’s
Training Center in Arlington, VA, just one block east of the Courthouse stop on the 4. VIA MAIL to 1515 N. Courthouse Road, Sixth Floor
Orange Line of the DC Metro. A public parking garage is located inside of the building
Arlington, VA 22201
for $10/day. Continental breakfast, refreshments and lunch will be provided for
delegates on each day.
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703-894-0481 Delegate Information
A limited number of rooms have been reserved at the Arlington Rosslyn Courtyard by
Marriott at the prevailing rate of $165.00 until July 19, 2009. Please call the hotel directly
Name Title
and reference code “STEM” when making reservations to get the discounted rate. The hotel
is conveniently located three blocks from the Rosslyn Metro station. Please ask the hotel
about a complimentary shuttle that is also available for your convenience.
Office Organization
Arlington Rosslyn Courtyard by Marriott
1533 Clarendon Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: 703-528-2222 Address
Phone: 1-800-321-2211
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TUITION
The tuition rate for attending the STEM Workforce Development Summit 2009 is
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as follows:
Early Bird Regular Rate
Conference $699 $799 Email
Post-Conference Workshop $299 $399
* For the Early Bird Rate, Register by June 10, 2009. Payment Information
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For more information on group discounts for STEM Workforce Development Summit
2009 please contact Dave Yerks at 858-866-9381 or email him at
Yerks@ManagementWeb.org.
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For live events: The Performance Institute will provide a full refund less $399 administration fee for cancellations four
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weeks before the event. If cancellation occurs within two weeks prior to conference start date, no refund will be
issued. Registrants who fail to attend and do not cancel prior to the event will be charged the entire registration fee.
For webinars: The Performance Institute will provide a full refund less $50 administrative fee for cancellations four
weeks before the event. If cancellation occurs within two weeks prior to conference start date, no refund will be issued.
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registrations. Please note that the cancellation is not final until you receive a written confirmation.
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Payment must be secured prior to the conference. If payment is not received by the conference start date, a method of
payment must be presented at the time of registration in order to guarantee your participation at the event.
Quality Assurance Discounts
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possible. If after completing the course you feel there is some way we can improve, please write your comments on any discount.
the evaluation form provided upon your arrival. Should you feel dissatisfied with your learning experience and wish to • Any discounts offered whether by The Performance Institute (including team discounts) must also require payment at
request a credit or refund, please submit it in writing no later than 10 business days after the end of the training to: the time of registration.
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• Discounts cannot be applied retroactively
Note: As speakers are confirmed six months before the event, some speaker changes or topic changes may occur in the
program. The Performance Institute is not responsible for speaker changes, but will work to ensure a comparable speaker
is located to participate in the program.
If for any reason The Performance Institute decides to cancel this conference, The Performance Institute accepts no
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Management training and policy since the 2000 administration transition. As part of
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