| Monday |
April 21st |
| 1:00 - 3:00 PM |
|
ACME Executive Board Meeting |
| 3:00 - 5:00 PM |
|
ACME Business Meeting
[General Business, Elections, & Bylaws Amendments] |
|
5:00 - 7:00 PM |
|
Past Presidents' Reception ** |
| |
| Tuesday |
April 22nd |
| 7:00 - 8:00 |
|
Continental breakfast,
networking, on-site Registration |
| 8:00 - 8:15 |
|
Welcome, Introductions,
Opening Remarks, and Administrative Announcements - Debbie Wiggins, President, Florida ACME |
| 8:15 - 9:00 |
|
Gary Woods, Director,
Educational Opportunities, OSD |
| 9:00 - 9:15 |
|
NCCM Jose Valazquez - Career
Counselor Liasion for Navy Voluntary Education |
| 9:15 - 9:45 |
|
IIeen Rogers - Director of
Education, Dept. of the ARMY - Update |
| 9:45 - 10:00 |
Break with refreshments (included in registration fee) |
| 10:00 - 10:45 |
|
Vernon Taylor - Head of
Lifelong Learning, USMC - Update |
| 10:45 - 11:15 |
|
Cliff Russ - Marine for Life
Program |
| 11:15 - 12:00 |
|
Ann Hunter, Navy Service
Chief - Update |
| 12:00 - 1:15 |
Lunch**
(included in registration fee) |
| 1:15 - 2:00 |
|
Richard Gouin - Veterans
Administration, Overview and Current Legislation |
| 2:15 - 2:30 |
|
Sam Ferguson - Florida
Department of Education - Update |
| 2:30 - 3:45 |
Break with refreshments (included in registration fee) |
|
2:45 - 3:15 |
|
Jim Landerkin,
President-Elect - NAIMES Update |
|
3:15 - 4:00 |
|
Susan Huggins, Profile of the
Adult Learner, American Council on Education |
|
|
Wednesday |
April 23rd |
| 7:00 - 8:00 |
|
Continental breakfast,
Networking, On-site Registration |
|
8:00 - 8:45 |
|
Bruce Brunson, Director,
Military Community & Family Policy, OSD |
|
8:45 - 9:30 |
|
Sharon Beaudoin, DANTES, ACME
Liaison |
| 9:30 - 9:45 |
Break with refreshments (included in registration fee) |
| 9:45 - 10:30 |
|
Adam Silva - Wounded Warrior
Program |
| 10:30 - 11:15 |
|
DeAnna DeVos - Vocational
Rehabilitation, Overview of the Process |
| 11:15 - 12:00 |
|
Greg Osborne - Testimony of
Military Education |
| 12:00 - 1:15 |
Lunch** (included in registration fee) |
| 1:15 - 1:45 |
|
Pam Northrup - University of
West Florida, Quality & Online Learning |
| 1:45 - 2:30 |
|
Dr. Margaret Cotroneo - SOC Coast,
Developing Effective Outreach Programs to Military Students |
| 2:30 - 2:45 |
Break with refreshments (included in registration fee) |
|
2:45 - 4:00 |
|
Education Issues Panel -
J.J. Jones, Moderator |
| 4:00 - 4:15 |
|
Introduction of new officers
& Closing Remarks - Debbie Wiggins |