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Connections Conference
May 14-16, 2008
Gallery One Hotel
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Wednesday, May 14^th
4:00 – 6:00 PM	Registration
6:00 – 8:30 PM	Opening Dinner Dinner Served (6:00-6:45) President David Armstrong – Welcome to Broward/Ft. Lauderdale (6:45-6:50) Chancellor Will Holcombe – Welcome to Conference (6:50-6:55) SBOE Member Donna Callaway (6:55-7:10) Chancellor Will Holcombe – Introduction of Keynote Speaker (7:10-7:15) Dr. Bob McCabe – Keynote speech (7:15-8:15)
Thursday, May 15^th
7:00 – 8:00 AM	Continental Breakfast
7:00 – 8:00 AM	Registration
8:00 – 9:00 AM	Plenary Session I– Mark David Milliron
9:00 – 9:15 AM	Break
9:15 – 10:10 AM	Concurrent Session I
10:10 – 10:30 AM	Participant Discussion Session I
10:30 – 10:45 AM	Break
10:45 – 11:40 PM	Concurrent Session II
11:40 – 12:00 PM	Participant Discussion Session II
12:00 – 1:30 PM	Lunch Lunch Served (12:00 – 12:45) Commissioner Eric Smith (tentative) – Speak/Introduce LG (12:45-1:00) Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp – Distinguished Speaker (1:00-1:15) Q&A regarding Education (tentative) - Smith & Kottkamp (1:15-1:30)
1:45 – 2:40 PM	Concurrent Session III
2:40 – 3:00 PM	Participant Discussion Session III
Dinner On Your Own
Friday, May 16^th
7:00 – 8:00 AM	Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 9:00 AM	Plenary Session II
9:00 – 9:15 AM	Break
9:15 – 11:00 AM	Facilitated Work Sessions
11:00 – 11:15 AM	Break and Hotel Check out
11:15 – 12:00 PM	Next Steps, Closing Remarks

A boxed lunch is provided at the end of the conference for your convenience. Lunches are located in the Ballroom Foyer.

This is a tentative agenda. Times and sessions are subject to change.



Achieving the Dream (Florida) • Achieving Dream (National) Broward Community College • Hillsborough Community College Tallahassee Community College • Valencia Community College