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South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce DVOP/LVER Back to Basics Conference

Pawleys Plantation

Pawleys Island, South Carolina June 27 – 29, 2012

AGENDA

Wednesday, June 27, 2012 (Day 1)

Morning – Afternoon 10:00 am – 11:30 am Registration (Grand Foyer Conference Center) Box Lunch Issued 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Team Building/Networking 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Personal Hygiene 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Dinner (Saw Grass Room Restaurant)

Thursday, June 28, 2012 (Day 2) Morning 6:00 am – 7:45 am Breakfast

(Saw Grass Room Restaurant) (All general sessions will be held in Rossdhu Ballroom) 8:00 am – 8:15 am Opening Ceremony Eugene Speed Director, Veterans’ Services Presentation of Colors Socastee High School JROTC Pledge of Allegiance Eugene F. Speed Director, Veterans’ Services

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Invocation Clarke L. McGriff Project Manager, E & T Introductions Eugene F. Speed Director, Veterans’ Services 8:15 am – 9:00 am Welcome and Opening Abraham J. Turner Remarks Executive Director Howard Metcalfe State Director Department of Veterans Affairs 9:00 am – 10:00 am VETS Updates Thomas G. Fisher State Director VETS 10:10 am – 10:15 am Break 10:15 am – 12:00 pm SCWOS Christopher Turner Performance and Reporting SCDEW Afternoon 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch (Saw Grass Room Restaurant) 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Case Management: Stanley Johnson/Rhonda Waite Overcoming Barriers to Georgia Department of Labor Employment (Trident/Upper Savannah), (Waverly, Section C) Marketing Veterans to Rebecca Hammonds/Derrick Marcus Employers (Midlands/Pee Dee) Georgia Department of Labor (Waverly, Section B) Military Resume Joel Alexis/Robert Elliott Evaluation and Critique Georgia Department of Labor (Lower Savannah/Upstate/ Lowcountry/Waccamaw) (Waverly, Section A) Interviewing Boot Camp Katina Raines/Shannon Jackson

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(Greenville/Santee Lynches/ Georgia Department of Labor Work Link/Catawba) (Rossdhu) 3:00 pm – 3:15 pm Break 3:15 pm – 5:00 pm Case Management: Stanley Johnson/Rhonda Waite Overcoming Barriers to Georgia Department of Labor Employment (Greenville/Santee Lynches/ Work Link/Catawba) (Waverly, Section C) Marketing Veterans to Rebecca Hammonds/Derrick Marcus Employers (Trident/Upper Georgia Department of Labor Savannah), (Waverly, Section B) Military Resume Joel Alexis/Robert Elliott Evaluation and Critique Georgia Department of Labor (Midlands/Pee Dee) (Waverly, Section A) Interviewing Boot Camp Katina Raines/Shannon Jackson (Lower Savannah/Upstate/ Georgia Department of Labor Lowcountry/Waccamaw) (Rossdhu) \ Evening 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Dinner MG Antonio M. Taguba (Saw Grass Room Restaurant) Keynote Speaker

Friday, June 28, 2012 (Day 3)

Morning – Afternoon 6:00 am – 7:30 am Breakfast (Saw Grass Room Restaurant) 8:00 am – 9:55 am Case Management: Stanley Johnson/Rhonda Waite Overcoming Barriers to Georgia Department of Labor Employment (Lower Savannah/Upstate/ Lowcountry/Waccamaw) (Waverly, Section C)

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Marketing Veterans to Rebecca Hammonds/Derrick Marcus Employers Georgia Department of Labor (Greenville/Santee Lynches/ Work Link/Catawba) (Waverly, Section B) Military Resume Joel Alexis/Robert Elliott Evaluation and Critique Georgia Department of Labor (Trident/Upper Savannah) (Waverly, Section A) Interviewing Boot Camp Katina Raines/Shannon Jackson (Midlands/Pee Dee) Georgia Department of Labor (Rossdhu) 9:55 am – 10:10 am Break 10:10 am – 11:50 am Case Management: Stanley Johnson/Rhonda Waite Overcoming Barriers to Georgia Department of Labor Employment (Midlands/Pee Dee) (Waverly, Section C) Marketing Veterans to Rebecca Hammonds/Derrick Marcus Employers Georgia Department of Labor (Lower Savannah/Upstate/ Lowcountry/Waccamaw) (Waverly, Section B) Military Resume Joel Alexis/Robert Elliott Evaluation and Critique Georgia Department of Labor (Greenville/Santee Lynches/ Work Link/Catawba) (Waverly, Section A) Interviewing Boot Camp Katina Raines/Shannon Jackson (Trident/Upper Savannah) Georgia Department of Labor (Rossdhu) 11:50 am – 12:00 pm Summation/ Eugene F. Speed Closing Remarks Director Veterans’ Services (Rossdhu)