2016 Garden State Employment and Training Annual Conference Call for Conference Presentations

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1 Mailing Address: 1111 Marlkress Road, Suite 101 Cherry Hill, NJ Jeffrey S. Swartz President (856) Jack Patten 1 st Vice President (973) jpatten@co.morris.nj.us Donna L. Buchanan Secretary (973) dbuchanan@co.morris.nj.us Rhonda Lowery Treasurer (609) ext rhonda.lowery@dol.state.nj.us Virgen Velez (609) vvelez@mercercounty.org Howard Weiss (973) howard.weiss@dol.state.nj.us Eileen Higgins (732) ext eileen.higgins@dol.state.nj.us Kelly West Immediate Past President (609) kwest@co.burlington.nj.us 2016 Garden State Employment and Training Annual Conference Call for Conference Presentations GSETA s 2016 Fall Conference, Making Connections to Inspire the Future of Workforce, will feature up to 25 seventy-five minute interactive workshops on September 14th, and 15th. The Association is interested in receiving proposals that will engage Conference attendees in learning about current best practices, explore practical workforce tools and solutions, and expand new content knowledge based on experience and research. We look forward to your submissions! CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS DUE 4:00 PM Friday, July 22, 2016 AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT GESTA will provide a projector, AV cart, screen, and Wi-Fi. Presenters must bring their own laptop, phone line, and video equipment. If you utilize a MAC computer, please bring appropriate cables. SESSION MATERIALS Presenter s workshop materials are due (via to patricia.leahey@dol.nj.gov) to the GESTA office by 4:00 p.m. August 31, Please note that unless otherwise noted workshop materials will be posted to the GSETA website after the Conference. Please bring 50 copies of any materials for your workshop. PRESENTER INFORMATION All presenters will be registered for the conference for the days of their presentations free of charge, participation on any other day will be at that day s registration rate. It is expected that Presenter s will pay for their own travel. BIO AND PICTURE: Presenter bios and photos will be provided in the conference materials. Please provide brief bio(s) and high quality JPEG picture to be included in the program. You can upload your photo at time of registration. The bio should be current and succinct. SAMPLE SPEAKER BIO: "John Doe is a senior web programmer at X with experience coding in five languages and a passion for usability and information-sharing." "John graduated with a B.Sc. in computer science in After graduation, John worked with Start-up Y to assist them design and launch their new corporate website. In 2008, John moved into a challenging role with Z Corporation, where he orchestrated the logistics of a major web redesign project and led the Designing for Usability task force. To provide leadership and promote quality and excellence for the advancement of New Jersey s Workforce Development System, its customers, and professionals.

2 Please provide your name, organization, address and phone number: Address: Address 2: City/Town: State: Zip: Mobile : What is the title of your session as it will appear in conference materials (15 words or less)? Please indicate how you would categorize your workshop/panel/presentation -select one: COLLABORATION: As WIOA rolls out, collaboration will be key to successful implementation. We are interested in programmatic models that have experience designing collaborative procedures such as outreach and intake, performance or indicators of success, resource alignment to best serve businesses and job seekers, business recruitment and services or staff development. SECTOR FOCUS: Initiatives or programs that deeply engage with employers for education, training and/or employment in an in-demand sector REGIONALISM: Promising practices that support a regional approach, aligning education and training strategies and services with regional economies rather than with county boarders YOUTH SERVICES: WIOA requires strategic programs to address the needs of a challenging population that can be difficult to identify and engage; share programs that demonstrate the ability to recruit, engage and retain youth, providing them the career and transitions skills necessary to become self-sufficient and independent adults. WORKFORCE BOARD DEVELOPMENT: Promising practices that demonstrate how to develop and engage board members and develop the ability to drive strategic action at State and Local levels EDUCATION & EMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES: Promising programmatic practices that focus on getting jobseekers, including those with significant barriers OTHER: Please describe.

3 Session Description (150 words or less) to be included in conference program. Please provide and engaging description of your session. For example, name of your program/issue, why it is important, what makes it unique or a promising practice and tangible ideas attendees will learn. LEARNING OUTCOMES (50 words or less) please share the three biggest takeaways attendee will gain from attending your session: What is the anticipated running time of the presentations? Will there be Q & A? Yes No What travel costs are you anticipating (train/flight/meals)? GSETA will provide lodging; for more specifics please contact Pat Leahey at patricia.leahey@dol.nj.gov Does this proposed presentation feature a commercially available product or service and/or representatives from a commercial vendor? If yes, sales pitches for products and services are inappropriate for workshop sessions and will not be considered or allowed. Yes No

4 LEAD PRESENTER/CONTACT PERSON: If the proposal is accepted, the contact person is responsible for communication conference information and workshop requirements to all presenters. Individual presenters will not be contacted. Mobile : ADDITIONAL PRESENTER: Mobile :

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