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Preliminary Agenda

June 19 to June 22, 2008
Green Valley Ranch Resort & Casino
Henderson, Nevada

Subject to change. Attendance required at all events.
*Denotes rotation sessions repeated for assigned group breakouts and workshops.

Thursday, June 19, 2008
1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.   Registration
5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.   Opening Session — You Don't Need a Title to Be a Leader
Speaker: Mark Sanborn
6:45 p.m.-8:00 p.m.   Opening Reception


Friday, June 20, 2008
7:15 a.m.-8:00 a.m.   Breakfast and Morning Remarks
8:15 a.m.-10:15 a.m.   Morning Keynote Address — "Fierce Leadership"
Speaker: Susan Scott
10:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m.   Morning Session — "Generations: The Challenge of a Lifetime for Your Nonprofit"
Speaker: Peter C. Brinckerhoff
Noon-12:45 p.m.   Lunch
1:00 p.m.-2:15 p.m.*   Breakout Session A — "Conceptual Leadership: Making the Abstract Real"
Speaker: Professional Development Committee
2:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.*   Breakout Session B — "Bridging the Generation Gap"
Speaker: Peter C. Brinkerhoff
4:00 p.m.-5:15 p.m.*   Breakout Session C — "Volunteer Leadership & Governance"
Speaker: Mark Levin
5:30 p.m.   Dinner and Evening (On Your Own)

Saturday, June 21, 2008
7:15 a.m.-8:00 a.m.   Breakfast and Morning Remarks
8:15 a.m.-9:00 a.m.   Morning Keynote Address — "Appreciative Leadership"
Speaker: Gervase Bushe
9:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m.*   Workshop A — "Clear Leadership"
Speaker: Gervase Bushe
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.*   Workshop B — "Building Communities through Effective Communication"
Speaker: Pamela Jett-Aal
12:45 p.m.-1:45 p.m.   Lunch
2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.   Afternoon Session — "Coaching the Leaders"
Speaker: Cynthia D'Amour
3:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.   Private Reflective Journaling
6:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m.   Reception
7:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m.   Dinner

Sunday, June 22, 2008
8:00 a.m.–8:45 a.m.   Breakfast and Morning Remarks
9:00 a.m.–10:00 am.   Closing Address — "The Gift of Leadership"
Speaker: Mark Levin
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.   Wrap-up, Post-event Assignments and Evaluations