2009 Conference Draft Program

							                                                                   2009 NOPHNRCSE 16th Annual Training Conference

                                                                   Legend:

                   Together,                                       Track 1           Leadership

                   Helping People                                  Track 2           Technical
                                                                   Track 3           Program Delivery and Community
                   Help the Land                                                     Outreach




                                           External Training August 3rd - 6th

                                           NEDC Effective Facilitator (3 days)

                                       NEDC Supervising for Excellence (3.5 days)

                                     NEDC Civil Rights in Program Delivery (2.5 days)

                                        Energy in Agriculture Workshop (2.5 days)

                                                  HEPM Training (1 day)


    Tuesday, August 4th
8:00 am – 5:00 pm                                                     Registration

8:00 am – 9:00 am                                                Opening Ceremonies

                                                            Introduction/Opening Speech
                                                                Presentation of Colors
                                                                  National Anthem
                                                                     Invocation
                                        Honorable Dr. Joe Leonard, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (Invited)
                                                               NRCS Chief, Dave White
                                                 Pennsylvania State Conservationist, Craig Derickson
                                                        NOPHNRCSE President, Luis Hernandez

9:00 am – 9:45 am                                              NRCS Leadership Update
                                                             Deputy Chief for Management
                                                              Deputy Chief for Programs

9:45 am – 10:00 am                                                        Break

10:00 am – 11:00 am                                           NRCS Leadership Update
                                                      Deputy Chief for Science and Technology
                          Exhibits




                                                Deputy Chief for Soil Survey and Resources Assessment
                                                Deputy Chief for Strategic Planning and Accountability
                                                               Deputy Chief for Budget


11:00 am – 12:00 pm                                                    Energy
                                                       Dr. Steve Running, Nobel Prize Recipient

12:10 pm – 1:35 pm                                         Ray T. Margo Awards Luncheon


1:45 pm – 2:15 pm                                     Field Office Business Tool Reformulation
                                       Lane Price, Leader, National Conservation Delivery Streamlining Initiative

2:15 pm – 2:45 pm                                                IDEA – Business Tool
                                                      Kristie McKinley, Resource Specialist, NHQ
2:45 pm – 3:15 pm                                   NASS – Overview of the Ag Census
                                                    Kevin Pautler, Demographer, NASS

3:15 pm – 3:30 pm                                                  Break

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm                                            “A Class Apart”
                                                  Febe Ortiz, Management Analyst, NHQ

4:30 pm – 5:15 pm      Exhibits                            Hispanics in NRCS
                                     Jacqueline Padron, National Hispanic Emphasis Program Manager

                                                    USDA Hispanic Employment Plan
                                                  Febe Ortiz, Management Analyst, NHQ

                                                Recruiting, Retaining, Advancing Careers
                                                            (Speaker INVITED)

5:15 pm – 5:45 pm                                Discussion on Hispanic Issues (Optional)
                                                  Febe Ortiz, Management Analyst, NHQ

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm                                     Scholarship Night and Auction



    Wednesday, August 5th
8:00 am – 5:00 pm                                            Registration

7:00 am – 8:30 am                            NRCS Leadership and Network Breakfast

8:30 am – 9:55 am                                           “A Day In The Life”
                                                  Sylvia Gillen, State Conservationist UT
                                                        Russell Castro, Biologist, TX
                                                  Gregorio Cruz, Program Manager, NHQ
                       Exhibits




10:00 am -11:30 am
                                                             Speed Mentoring
                                                             NRCS Leadership


11:30 am – 11:45 am                                          Prepare for Tours

11:45 am - Return                                           Conservation Tours
                                                              New Jersey Tour
                                                               Delaware Tour
                                                             Pennsylvania Tour

    Thursday, August 6th
8:00 am – 5:00 pm                                            Registration

8:00 am – 8:20 am                 Intelligent Leadership: Leading Culture Change with the Brain in Mind
                                                             Dr. Sherry Yellin

8:20 am – 9:05 am                         Managing an Organization Human Systems for Growth
                                                     Bernadine Karunaratne, Gallup

9:00 am – 9:15 am                                 Kansas 2010, 1st Annual Conference
                                                   NOPBNRCSE President, Kalven Trice
                       Exhibits




                                                  NOPHNRCSE President, Luis Hernandez
                                                      APIO President, Ken Matsutani
                                             Joseph E. Hairston, Director, Civil Rights Division
9:15 am – 9:45 am                                          Results of the Hispanic Employee Survey
                                                        Frank Clearfield, Social Science Team Leader, TX

9:45 am – 9:55 am                                                            Break

9:55 am – 10:15 am                                                NRCS Mentoring Initiative
                                                              Mark Bushman, Writer-Editor, NHQ

10:15 am -10:35 am                                               NRCS Recruitment Strategy
                                                          Edwin Martinez, District Conservationist, MI

10:35 am – 11:05 am                                              Human Resources Update
                      Exhibits



                                  Eloris Speight, Human Capital Officer and Acting Director, Human Resources Management
                                                                        Division, NHQ


11:05 am – 11:25 am                                               Outreach and the Farm Bill
                                                       Larry Holmes, Branch Chief - Outreach Branch, NHQ

11:25 am – 11:45 am                                               Program Contracting – 512
                                                                Leah Ricke, CSP Specialist, NHQ

11:45 am -12:15 pm                                               Energy and Climate Change
                                                              Chuck Zelek, Senior Economist, NHQ

12:15 pm – 1:15 pm                                                    Lunch on your Own

1:15 pm – 4:45 pm                                            Workshop Session (need to pick one)

1:15 pm – 2:00 pm                                                                    Chesapeake Bay
                                                           IDEA – Business Tool      Initiative            Benefits of
                                 Leadership and the
                                                           Kristie McKinley,         Robert McAfee,        Mentoring
                                 Brain
                                                           Resource Specialist,      Chesapeake Bay        Mark Bushman,
                                 Dr. Sherry Yellin
                                                           NHQ                       Watershed Mgmt.       Writer – Editor, NHQ
                                                                                     Spec., NHQ

2:10pm – 2:55 pm                                                                     Chesapeake Bay
                                                           IDEA – Business Tool      Initiative            Benefits of
                                 Leadership and the
                                                           Kristie McKinley,         Robert McAfee,        Mentoring
                                 Brain
                                                           Resource Specialist,      Chesapeake Bay        Mark Bushman,
                                 Dr. Sherry Yellin
                                                           NHQ                       Waterhsed Mgmt.       Writer – Editor, NHQ
                                                                                     Spec., NHQ

3:05 pm – 3:50 pm                                                                    Technical Paper 2
                                                                                     Ground Monitoring
                                                                                                           GPS trends with 3rd
                                                           Technical Paper 1         on Local Drainage
                                 Distance Learning                                                         Generation GPS for
                                                           No Farm No Food           Mary Sanchez,
                                 Karl Hipple, Acting                                                       NRCS
                                                           Jose Pagan, District      District
                                 Director NSSC, NHQ                                                        Gary Hallbauer,
                                                           Conservationist, GA       Conservationist,
                                                                                                           GIS/GPS Analyst, TX
                                                                                     NM


4:00 pm – 4:45 pm                                                                    Technical Paper 4
                                                           Technical Paper 3         Conservation with
                                                                                                           GPS trends with 3rd
                                                           Use of Mobile             Multicultural
                                 Distance Learning                                                         Generation GPS for
                                                           Technology in the         Producers
                                 Karl Hipple, Acting                                                       NRCS
                                                           Field                     Richard Kacir,
                                 Director NSSC, NHQ                                                        Gary Hallbauer,
                                                           Edwin Muniz, Soil         District
                                                                                                           GIS/GPS Analyst, TX
                                                           Scientist, NJ             Conservationist, HI


6:00 pm – 9:00 pm                                                    President’s Banquet

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