Monday, may 23 7:00 a.m.
Registration Opens (Bonnet Creek Ballroom Foyer North)
7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Goodwill Breakfast (Floridian Ballroom B - C)
8:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
I Was Just Awarded My First AbilityOne Contract…Now What? (Floridian Ballroom B - C)
8:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Financial Leadership Forum (Bonnet Creek XI - XII)
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Business Development Focus Group on Training Needs (Floridian H - I)
12:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
NCWC Annual Meeting (Floridian A- C)
2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Opening Session (Bonnet Creek Ballroom)
4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
CRPs Connecting: Big Ideas Exchange (Floridian Ballroom)
6:30 p.m.
Dinner on your own
2 0 1 1 Co n f e r e n cE S e ss i o n s
Federal participants recommended sessions
Sessions with international focus and speakers
CRPS new to NISH and the AbilityOne Program recommended sessions
tuesday, may 24 TRACKS
AbilityOne (Bonnet Creek I - III)
AbilityOne Business Development (Bonnet Creek IV - VI)
CRP Business Strategy (Floridian A - C)
7:00 a.m.
Registration Opens
7:00 – 8:45 a.m. Breakfasts
Welcome to AbilityOne for Newcomers (Floridian G - I) NCWC (Flordian J - L) General Breakfast (Foyer between Bonnet Creek and Floridian Ballrooms) Workability International (Orange)
9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Inside Edition with DoD and Committee Members
10:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Break
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Assessing Readiness for Employment
High Reliability Organizations, Part 1
Public Policy Update from Around the World
Quality Tools Showcase: What Should You Know About ISO 9001?, Part 1
Business Development Update, Part 1
Business Growth: A Success Story from Down Under
Taking the Second Step: Actions and Reactions to Support our AbilityOne Partners
High Reliability Organizations, Part 2
Overview of the 112th Congress - Maximizing Grassroots Advocacy
Quality Tools Showcase: Remove waste with Lean, Part 2
Regional Lunches: South (Floridian K - L), Pacific West (Floridian J), and North Central (Floridian H - I)
3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
NISH Strategy Execution Update
4:30 - 4:45 p.m.
Break
4:45 – 6:00 p.m. Roundtables
Legal Issues Update
Quality (Bonnet Creek XII)
Customer Portal - Agency Info, Project Tracking, and QER Training
Department of Labor Update: How Do
Break
Government Affairs (Bonnet Creek X - XI)
Growing Business by Leveraging Your Capabilities and Capacity
1:30 – 2:45 p.m.
2:45 – 3:00 p.m.
Leadership (Floridian D - F)
Funding, Budgets, & Market Pricing for New Opportunities
12:15 – 1:30 p.m.
You Measure Up? Committee Meeting (12:30 - 2:30 p.m.)
Operations for Services & Products (Bonnet Creek VII - IX)
General Lunch (Foyer between Bonnet Creek and Floridian Ballrooms) Current Environment of the DLA Clothing and Textiles Procurement
What Makes a High Quality Environment for People with Disabilities
Building a Self Advocacy Group
Creative Collaborations and Partnerships
The Value of Line of Business Certifications
Building Your Business Development Toolkit
Business Growth Strategies, Part 2
Legal Aspects for Products & Services
Risk Management Approaches to Enhance CRP Effectiveness
Establishing a Speaker’s Bureau of People with Disabilities
Managing the Customer Experience
Meet the Business Development Team
Strategic Partnering: USAF Air Combat Command Installations and Mission Support
Army Manufacturing & Development
Meet the Voices: Speaker Bureau Success Stories
CRP Management Focus Group on the AbilityOne Employee Satisfaction Survey
AbilityOne Business Development (Bonnet Creek IV - VI)
CRP Business Strategy (Floridian A - C)
Operations for Services & Products (Bonnet Creek VII - IX)
Workforce Development (Bonnet Creek X - XI)
Federal (Bonnet Creek XII)
Key Initiatives of NISH’s Institute for Economic Empowerment, Part 1
Doing Business with the AbilityOne Program
Business Development Update, Part 2
Business Growth Strategies, Part 1
Mergers, Acquisitions & Planned Expansion
Wednesday, may 25 TRACKS
AbilityOne (Bonnet Creek I - III)
7:00 a.m.
Registration Opens
7:00 – 7:45 a.m. Breakfasts
Products Breakfast: Some Days You Eat the Bear...How to Ensure Organizational Resilience (Flordiain J - L) General Breakfast (Foyer between Bonnet Creek and Floridiain Ballrooms)
8:00 – 9:15 a.m. 8:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Leadership (Floridian D - F)
Workability International (Orange)
Workability International: Employment Model Showcase (Floridian H - I)
Best Practices in Nonprofit Management
Acquisition Keynote: Procurement & Small Business Leaders’ Panel
9:00 – 10:30 a.m. 10:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Break
11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Committee for Purchase CEO Forums Update
12:15 – 1:30 p.m.
Regional Lunches: East (Floridian K - L), South Central (Floridian H - I), and Northwest (Floridian J)
1:30 – 2:45 p.m.
NISH B1 Process
2:45 – 3:00 p.m.
Break
3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Sources Sought Best Practices
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Award Winner Reception – By Invitation Only (Bonnet Creek XII)
6:00 – 6:45 p.m.
Awards Banquet Reception/Cash Bar (Bonnet Creek Ballroom Foyer West)
7:00 – 9:30 p.m.
Awards Banquet (Bonnet Creek Ballroom)
Contact Center Services Update
Managing Relationships with Contracting Partners
NISH Support to the DLA Land and Maritime Mission
Social Enterprise Strategies: Implications for CRPs
General Lunch (Foyer between Bonnet Creek and Floridian Ballrooms)
Prime Contractor Program Overview
Smart Business Growth, Part 1
What Customers Want: Lessons from CRPs and Federal Customers
Social Return on Investment
Key Initiatives of NISH’s Institute for Economic Empowerment, Part 2
Trends in Procurement, Part 1
Total Facilities Management Program Update and CRP Panel Discussion
Smart Business Growth for CRPs, Part 2
Product Processing and Packaging: An Exciting New Market for AbilityOne!
Sustaining Social Impact
What's New in Assistive Technology
Trends in Procurement, Part 2