2011 SUMMIT conference attendees’ list
KEYNOTE: 10 Ways To Improve Your Quality Improvement Efforts
Date: September 13, 2011
Time: 8:45am – 10:00am(Eastern)
Presenters: S. Tom Foster, Jr., Ph.D. Area Leader and Professor, Global Supply Gain Management Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University.
Summary: Many organizations struggle to keep momentum behind their quality and process improvement efforts. Capturing and maintaining management commitment to quality improvement is not easy but it is essential. Tom Foster will discuss 10 keys to keeping your quality improvement efforts focused on the right things that will help you to achieve strategic organization-wide impact..
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KEYNOTE: General Remarks
Date: September 13, 2011
Time: 1:30pm – 2:00pm(Eastern)
Special Guest: Lynnae Ruttledge, Commissioner Rehabilitation Services Administration
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KEYNOTE: The GPRA Modernization Act: Driving Performance and Execution through Data Driven Decision Making
Date: September 14, 2011
Time: 8:30am – 9:30am(Eastern)
Keynote: Jon Desenberg, Policy Director, The Performance Institute
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BREAK OUT SESSIONS
Data Visualization Tools for VR Planning and Managing
Date: September 13, 2001
Time: 11:00am – 12:15pm
Presenters: Susan Stoddard, Ph.d., InfoUse
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Project Management: The Key to Eliminating Maine’s Waiting List for VR Services
Date: September 14, 2011
Time: 11:15am – 12:30pm
Presenters: Betsy Hopkins, Director, ME Division of Vocational Rehabilitation; Karen Fraser, Director, Division of Quality Assurance, ME Department of Labor
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Establishing a Milestone Rate Payment System for Supported Employment Service Providers
Date: September 14, 2011
Time: 9:45am – 11:00am
Presenters: Thomas Guiffre, SVRC, NYS ACCES-VR; and David Vandergoot, Ph. D., Center for Essential Management Services
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Economic Impact of West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation Services on Consumers with Significant Disabilities: Realistic Return-on-Investment Models for State/Federal VR
Date September 13, 2001
Time: 11:00am – 12:15pm
Presenters: Deborah Lovely, Director, WVDRS; and Pisnu Bua-Lam, Senior Manager, WVDRS
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Assessment of VR Employee Climate to Drive Change
Date:September 13, 2011
Time: 3:00pm – 4:30pm
Presenters: Steven W. Collins, Ph.D., FLDVR
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and VR Program Needs Assessment: Locating Unserved and Underserved Areas and Clients
Date: September 14, 2011
Time: 11:15am – 12:30pm
Presenters: Todd Sink, Ph.D., Research Specialist II, WV Division of Rehabilitation Services; and Pisnu Bua-Lam, Senior Manager, WVDRS
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RSA 911 Data is a Gold Mine if You Have the Right Shovel!
Date: September 13, 2011
Time: 11:00am – 12:15pm
Presenters: Sukyeong Pi, Ph.D., Michigan State University; Virginia Thielsen, Ph.D., Michigan State University
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Burnt Toast: Who is Adjusting the Settings?
Date: September 14, 2011
Time: 11:15am – 12:30pm
Presenter: Brian Hickman, Support Services Coordinator, WYDVR
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System Integration: Aligning VR QA/PE, Planning and Managing
Date: September 13, 2011
Time: 3:00pm – 4:30pm
Presenters: Bob Burns, VR Consultant; John Halliday, Senior Policy Specialist, Institute for Community Inclusion; David Norman, Program Implementation Specialist, TXDRS; Susan Stoddard, Ph.D., President, InfoUse
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