[Colorado-talk] Career and College Seminar Agenda

[Dan Burke]

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Here's the tentative agenda posted below - come one, come all!


Colorado Center for the Blind


presents


MAKING CONNECTIONS THAT WORK FOR YOU
Career and College Seminar



Friday, March 10, 2017
9:00 am to 3:00 pm

At the Colorado Center for the Blind
2233 West Shepperd Avenue
Littleton, Colorado 80120


Lunch will be provided.  To reserve your lunch, please RSVP no later
than March 6th to Monique Melton at mmelton at cocenter.org or
303-778-1130 extension 221.


Don’t miss the keynote address:
“Trends in Employment – The Future Has Arrived”
presented by Alexandra Hall.

In January 2016 Alexandra Hall was appointed to the Senior Executive
Service of the State of Colorado as Director of the Division of Labor
Standards and Statistics. As Division Director, Alex oversees
administration of Colorado’s wage and hour and workplace conditions
laws, Labor Peace Act, and the state’s contribution to the U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics economic series on Colorado labor markets. She
also serves as the chief economist of the Colorado Department of Labor
and Employment, a role she has held since May 2002.



Exhibitors and Presenters


AECOM-Engineering, Design, Construction, Management
Jeff Douglas, Recruiter


Arapahoe Community College
Amanda Johnson, Accommodations Specialist, Access Center


Arapahoe Douglas Workforce Center


Blind Institute of Technology
Michael Hess, Owner


Blindness Technology Training
Paul Sandoval, Owner


Colorado Association of Blind Students
Anna Givens, President


Colorado Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Laverne Dell, Supervisor, Blind and Low Vision Services Unit


Colorado Division of Vocational Rehabilitation-Business Enterprise Program
Dan Whalen, Manager, Blind and Low Vision Services Unit


Comcast
Aurora Warner, Recruiting Business Partner


Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Patricia McMahon, Outreach and Education Coordinator
Exhibitors and Presenters (continued)


Inverness Hotel and Conference Center
Erin Wilkerson, Director of Destination Services and Emily Friedhoff,
People Services Manager


KNFB Reading Technologies


Learning Ally
Michael Turner, Regional Director of Community Development


Newsline


School of Piano Technology for the Blind
Don Mitchell, Director of Instruction


Sprint
Kelly Egan, Customer Relations Manager, Blind/Low Vision Outreach


Team EEI
Brenda Mosby


University of Colorado at Denver
Glenda Nash-Buscarello, Coordinator, Disability Resources and Services


Verizon Wireless





MAKING CONNECTIONS THAT WORK FOR YOU
Career and College Seminar
Agenda
9:00 am	Registration

10:00 am	Welcome:  Diane McGeorge, Chair of the Board of Directors,
Colorado Center for the Blind

10:10 am 	Keynote address: “Trends in Employment – The Future Has Arrived”,
Alexandra Hall, Director of the Division of Labor Standards and
Statistics, Senior Executive Service of the State of Colorado

11:00 am	Lunch and exhibits

1:00 pm	Breakout sessions (1-2 pm)
1.	Getting started; working with the Colorado Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation.
2.	The Business Enterprise Program; what does it take to be a success?
3.	Working for the federal government; how to apply and obtain the job.
4.	Using workforce centers along with online resources and social
media to find your job.
5.	Competing in college on a level playing field.
6.	Effective networking; handling meetings and large groups of people and more.

2:00 pm	Breakout sessions (2-3 pm)
1.	How about a career in piano tuning?
2.	What exactly is an IPE and how do I choose my vocational goal and
get the services I need?  Colorado Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation.
3.	The application process; how to get into the college or university
of your choice.
4.	Effective networking; handling meetings and large groups of people and more.
5.	Getting your job through the interview process-discussion and practice.
6.	Using workforce centers along with online resources and social
media to find your job.