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Please join
us for this exciting two-day conference that will give you essential
information and training on how to effectively lead and manage. This
conference will provide unique content that is packed with powerful
success strategies and tactics for improving your leadership skills.
The conference will encourage you to examine and evaluate your
current leadership practices, launch new initiatives, and share
ideas. It’s the role of a leader to help drive and direct the
accomplishments within your county. The agenda provides a diverse
mix of keynote and seminar presentations that will give you tools
you can immediately use when you return home.
 ISAC
University Handout (PDF)
Who Should Attend
Everyone, but more
specifically: supervisors and all department heads, county leaders
and anyone those interested in discovering leadership practices and
learning how to create successful results in county government.
This
conference is a great networking opportunity for county officials
from various backgrounds to come together and learn from one
another.
Conference Registration
Registration
is Closed. At-the-Door registrations will be accepted.
The registration fee for the 2012
ISAC
University
is only $175. Your registration includes all meals, refreshment
breaks and an agenda full of dynamic speakers.
Registration opens at 8:30 am on
Wednesday, November 30, 2011. Please register by 4:30 pm on
Wednesday, January 11, 2012.
Space is limited at this great
conference, so register today!
Location
West Des Moines
Marriott
1250 Jordan Creek Parkway
(Off of Interstate 80 West at Jordan Creek Parkway)
West Des Moines,
Iowa 50266
For directions, please
click here.
Hotel Reservation Information
Please call
800.228.9290 to make your hotel reservation. To receive the
conference rate of $92/night (plus applicable taxes), you must
identify yourself with the ISAC University group block. All
reservations must be received by Wednesday, January 4, 2012 and must
be guaranteed with a major credit card. After this date, rooms are
only available subject to availability and the most available rate.
Check-in is at 3:00 pm and check-out is at 12:00 pm.
The West Des
Moines Marriott provides complimentary on-site parking and wireless
high speed Internet in every room, as well as a smoke-free
environment. The hotel features a fitness center, indoor pool and
whirlpool. The hotel also has an on-site restaurant, CK’s
Steakhouse, and lounge.
Additional Hotel Rooms
There is an overflow block available at the
Hampton Inn West Des Moines, which is conveniently located near the
conference site at 7060 Lake Drive,
West Des Moines, IA 50266. To receive the
"ISAC" rate of $89/night (plus applicable taxes), please call
515.223.4700 to make your reservation. All reservations must
be received by Saturday, January 7, 2012 and must be guaranteed with a major credit card.
After this date, rooms are only available subject to availability
and the most available rate. Check-in is at 3:00 pm
and check-out is at 12:00 pm.
The Hampton Inn West Des Moines
provides complimentary on-site parking, wireless high speed Internet
in every room, On the House™ hot breakfast daily from 6:00 am -
10:00 am and complimentary evening social offered Monday-Thursday.
The hotel features a fitness center, enhanced indoor pool area and
whirlpool.
Conference Agenda
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Registration
12:45 pm - 1:00 pm
Welcome Remarks
·
Bill Peterson,
ISAC Executive Director
·
Wayne Walter, ISAC President
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Opening Keynote: “Loading Your
Backpack for a Lifetime Journey”
·
Rich Zvosec, “Coach Z”,
Big Ten Television Network Analyst and
Former
College
Basketball Coach
2:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Refreshment Break
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Seminar: “Art of Introductions”
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Callista Gould, Culture and Manners Institute
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Seminar: “Finding
Good Employees – The Needle in the Haystack Conundrum”
·
Katie Roth, PorticoHR Owner
4:45 pm – 5:30 pm
Break
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Dinner and Keynote: “My Family’s Story: Courage, Passion and
Overcoming the Odds”
·
Aaron Thomas,
Aplington-Parkersburg
High School
Athletic Director and Coach
Thursday, January 19, 2012
7:30 am - 8:00 am
Morning Refreshments
8:00 am - 9:30 am
Opening Keynote: “Committed to the Core”
·
Charlie Wittmack,
Internationally Renowned Explorer
9:30 am - 9:45 am
Break
9:45 am - 11:15 am
Seminar: “Your Social Media
Toolbox”
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Nathan Wright, Lava Row Founder
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Seminar: "The Relational Side of
Leadership"
·
Dennis Dornick, Employee and
Family Resources, Inc.
12:15 pm - 2:15 pm
Lunch and Closing Keynote:
“Importance and Value of Outstanding Customer Service”
·
Fred Greiner, Fareway Stores, Inc. President/CEO
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Closing Remarks
·
Bill Peterson,
ISAC Executive Director
·
Wayne Walter, ISAC President
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