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THE DATE
CONFERENCE – MARCH 19
- 20, 2009
ALBANY, NEW YORK
Holiday Inn, Turf – Wolf Road
(Please Note New Location from last
year’s conference)
TOPICS TO INCLUDE:
1.
Online Instruction in WBL and Sponge Workshop for
Thursday Afternoon
2. Networking
Dinner for Thursday Evening March 19, 2009 from 6 – 9.
3. Zone
Area Meetings and Introductions to other Coordinators.
4. Human
Resources Representatives from the NYS SHRM Association.
5. New
York State Department of Labor, WIB (Workforce Investment Board).
6. NYCOSH
– New York Committee on Occupations Safety and Health.
7. Presentations
on CEIP, Co-Op, and GEWEP will be provided from current coordinators
at both the traditional high school and BOCES
centers.
OUTSTANDING COORDINATOR OF THE YEAR AND NEW COORDINATOR OF THE YEAR
At this year’s
conference WECA will honor an outstanding coordinator and new
coordinator of the year. Think about nominating a coordinator in your
zone to be recognized at our conference for one of these two awards.
Applications for both these awards will come with the registration
information the first week of January and be available on our website.
FRIEND OF WORK BASED LEARNING
At this year’s
conference WECA will be honoring a business or organization for their
contributions to helping WBL. Think about nominating an organization
or business in your area that has given significant contributions to
our organization across New York State. Information regarding the
award will be available on the website and in our mailing in January.
Further information
regarding the conference will be forthcoming the first week of January
2009. WECA is planning a full day and a half of activities on March 19
and 20, 2009.
Watch the WECA
webpage,
www.nysweca.org for further information and registration
information.
Hotel Accommodations
WECA has reserved a
block of rooms at the
Holiday Inn, Turf – Wolf Road under New York State WECA, you can contact
the hotel at 518-458-7264, and rooms are available for $105 per night. |