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"Global Trends, Local
Impacts"
2008 NAPC Annual
Conference
May 7-9, 2008 - Clearwater Beach, Florida
A sea-change is underway. It
is bringing major shifts in
demographics, economics, migration patterns, and much more.
At this conference we will:
- examine some of these major trends
- explore how to think and plan effectively within this new
context
- exchange ideas about implications for our communities
"Big picture" trends...and specific
real-life best practices for community action
Conference program (full details)
One-page conference brochure
Register Online
Make Hotel Reservations
Conference Schedule, Topics, Speakers
President's Message
Save the Date Flyer
Introducing the
2008 Conference:
Global Trends, Local Impact
"Big
picture" trends, and specific real-life best practices for
community
action
A
sea-change is underway, bringing major shifts in demographics,
economics, migration patterns, and much more.
At this conference we will:
- Examine
some of these major trends and what they mean for our changing
world and our work
- Focus in-depth on community planning implications of two key
trends, immigrant populations and the aging of the population
- Explore how to think and plan effectively within this new
context, and mobilize community awareness and action
- Exchange ideas about implications for our communities, with
many examples and tools
Other conference topics will include developing disaster plans
for councils and communities ...community strategies for meeting
basic needs, gang prevention, linking people with employment,
accessing public benefits, and more...engaging multiple sectors
for community progress... understanding generational issues
affecting workforce management and succession planning...
successful social marketing campaigns...announcing a new online
social network on community indicators...NAPC's work as part of
a new national initiative sponsored by The Conference Board...
and more.
Enjoy a
festive poolside opening reception (Wednesday, May 7), then two
full days of exciting sessions and networking opportunities
(Thursday and Friday, May 8 and 9, ending Friday afternoon).
Participants
will have opportunities to:
…learn
what works, from leading practitioners
…develop valuable new relationships and exchange ideas,
experiences, resources, and tools
…learn more about NAPC…enjoy social and networking
activities...get acquainted and have fun
…experience one of America’s most beautiful beaches
This will be
NAPC's first "beach getaway" conference, at the Sheraton Sand
Key Resort on Florida's famous Clearwater Beach…
http://www.sheratonsandkey.com/index.php. (It will
also be the first NAPC conference without weekend sessions, in
the hope that people can stay over afterward for well-deserved
relaxation and fun.)
Register online. Early registration deadline (lowest
fees): April 9
Join NAPC and attend at the “member” rate:
Membership
Form
As a means
of exchanging information about members’ and related groups’
successful initiatives and latest publications, the Resource
Fair has long been a conference highlight. Conference
participants may bring materials for the resource tables, which
everyone may visit throughout the conference.
After the
conference, visit NAPC online –
www.communityplanning.org
– to view and download some of the conference materials and
speaker presentations, and enjoy scenes from the conference on
our online photo album.
NAPC President Ben
Warner writes: “Today we face a world that is rapidly
changing. The first Baby Boomer received her first Social
Security check this month. Global trends are reshaping what
problems we face, how we face them, and who faces them. Today
we need to come together as an Association of people and
organizations who care deeply about our communities and are
engaged in planning for the future well-being of the people we
serve. We need to understand the global economic, demographic,
technological, and other trends that affect our local
communities. We need to know how to address these trends in
ways that make life better for all in our communities. So join
us May 7-9, 2008, in Clearwater Beach, Florida, for NAPC’s
“Global Trends, Local Impacts” conference.”
Please register today…spread the word to your colleagues... and
we’ll see you in Florida May 7-9!
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2008
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE, TOPICS, & SPEAKERS
All
conference events will be at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort.
Please visit
this schedule often for latest additions and details.
-Wednesday,
May 7-
12:30-3:00
p.m. – NAPC Board of Directors Meeting
3:30-5:00
p.m. – Conference Registration Opens
4:00-5:00
p.m. – Pre-Conference Welcome/Orientation Session for New
Members and First-Time Attendees
5:00-7:00
p.m. – The Conference Opens with a Poolside Reception
Welcome from conference chair Browning Spence, Deputy Director,
Juvenile Welfare Board, and
Kenneth Welch, Pinellas County Commissioner and JWB Board member
(Pinellas Park, FL)
Dinner on
your own
Opportunities will be organized to go to dinner with other
attendees at some of the resort’s fine restaurants
-Thursday,
May 8-
Setting the stage: the big picture; key trends and issues
7:15-9:00 a.m. – Conference Registration; Resource Fair Opens
Have breakfast, place materials on the resource tables, join a
Roundtable discussion
8:00-9:00
a.m. – Continental Breakfast and Breakfast Roundtables
Join a small-group discussion on one of these topics, led by
NAPC members:
Public
benefits are an
important component of an effective human service system. Learn
how one community trains service providers to assist and
advocate for their clients on accessing funds they're entitled
to, to support them toward self-sufficiency. Presented by
Candace King, Executive Director, DuPage Federation on Human
Service Reform (Villa Park, Illinois).
Social
marketing
as a tool for raising community awareness of social and health
issues, and linking people with services. Brief case studies of
several successful local campaigns focused on child and family
health. Presented by Jan Figart, M.S., R.N., Associate
Director, Community Service Council of Greater Tulsa (Tulsa,
OK).
Disaster
preparedness
for your organization and your community: introduction to
specific models and new tools developed in Florida. Presented
by Mark Buchbinder, Executive Director, Alliance for Human
Services (Miami, FL) and a representative of the
Pinellas Disaster Recovery Leadership Team
(Pinellas, FL).
9:15-9:45
a.m. – Welcome and Introductions
Welcome from NAPC President Ben Warner (Jacksonville, Florida).
Participant self-introductions / networking
9:45-11:10
a.m. – Morning Keynote Session: Global Trends…Our
Rapidly-Changing World
Keynote
speaker: Harold Hodgkinson, Ph.D.
Dr.
Hodgkinson is a widely known lecturer and analyst of
demographics and educational issues. His professional
activities include writing, lecturing, and producing demographic
reports for states, cities, businesses, and nonprofits. He has
served as Director of the National Institute of Education. He
has consulted with over 600 colleges and universities and
numerous public and private schools and school systems, state
and federal agencies, and corporations.
11:15-Noon –
The Perfect Storm—understanding
major converging forces, big challenges, and implications for
our local communities and for our work in community planning.
Presented by Phil Dessauer, M.A., Executive Director, and Jan
Figart, M.S., R.N., Associate Director, Community Service
Council of Greater Tulsa (Tulsa, OK).
Noon –
Buffet Lunch and NAPC’s First Annual Judith Rothbaum Award
Celebration…recognizing
excellence in the social indicators field. In memory of
Judith Rothbaum, and with support from the United Way of Central
Oklahoma, NAPC has created this special award. It will be
presented for the first time, at this luncheon. Please join
us.
1:30-3:30
p.m. – A major trend, in focus: Immigration
A series of presentations from different communities about how
they are addressing the diverse needs of migrant populations
from many countries and many cultures; overview, case examples,
policy implications.
Overview: Heide
Castaneda,
Ph.D. Department of Anthropology, University of South
Florida. Areas of expertise include migrant
and refugee health, transnational labor migration, health
policy and non-governmental organizations, and the work of
community non-profit organizations serving migrant
populations.
Panel Members:
Maria Edmunds, chair of the Hispanic Leadership Council
(Clearwater, FL), retired Associate Provost of Tarpon Springs
Campus of St. Petersburg College. Focus: the
community's response to major migration to Clearwater from
Hildago, Mexico.
Korey Darling, LMSW, Senior
Planner, and Rachel Coff, MSSW, Planner, Research and
Planning Division, Travis County Health and Human Services &
Veterans Service
(Austin, TX). From data to
action. Community-driven primary research to create a
profile of challenges and opportunities facing immigrants, was followed by the
commitment to steward this assessment and its findings into
community action through the new Immigrant Services Network of
Austin.
Gepsie Metellus, Director
of Santia (Haitian Neighborhood Center) (Miami, FL) will talk
about her experiences working with Miami's Haitian community.
Candace King, Executive
Director, Federation on Human Services Reform (Villa Park, IL)
will discuss policy implications for local organizations.
3:45-5:45
p.m. – A major trend, in focus:
The Aging of the Baby
Boomers, and implications for Nonprofit Organizations
What kinds of staff and volunteer opportunities does this
unprecedented trend present…and what promising new roles can our
community planning organizations play? Included will be latest
information from The Conference Board’s Research Working Group
on Managing an Aging Workforce, where NAPC is represented by
Martha Blaine, MBA, Executive Director of the Community Council
of Greater Dallas (Dallas, TX)
Dinner on your own
Opportunities will be organized to go to dinner with other
attendees at the resort or your choice of local restaurants.
Those interested in social indicators are invited to a dinner
and discussion hosted by the United Way of Central Oklahoma;
please contact Ed
Pulido for reservations.
-Friday,
May 9-
Tools for action: how to develop a framework for
responding to change... engage, mobilize and communicate to the
community...and track key indicators
8:00-8:50
a.m. – Breakfast Buffet and Breakfast Roundtables; Resource
Fair
Concurrent
topical small group sessions:
Disaster
preparedness
for your organization, and for your community. Key questions,
how-to’s, useful planning tools, and lessons learned; the
valuable roles a planning council can play as a community plans
for and responds to emergencies. Presented by Martha Blaine,
MBA, Executive Director, Community Council (Dallas, TX).
NEW!
As a follow-up to this session,
NAPC will sponsor a series of two conference calls where Ms.
Blaine will provide additional information and resources,
and participants can exchange ideas and learn from one
another's experiences in this area. All interested
staff from any NAPC member organization may participate, at
no cost except for their own long distance charges.
Please register by May 16th:
NAPC@communityplanning.org ... provide the name of your
organization and the names, roles, and email addresses of those who will be on
the call.
Thur. May 22
1:00 p.m. CST
“Is Your Council Prepared: What to Include in Your Business
Continuity Plan”
Wed. May 28 1:00 p.m. CST
“The Role of a Planning Council in Disaster Response: Doing
What Councils Do Best”
Community
engagement for gang prevention—a
successful Florida initiative. Presented by Christine Epps,
Executive Director, Executive Roundtable (St. Lucie County, FL).
Rapid
Employment Model (REM)—a
new program providing short-term occupational skills and job
placement is boosting employment and earnings for people who
have been recently released from incarceration or are receiving
public benefits; special focus on the importance of evaluation
in developing and strengthening community investment
strategies. Presented by
Lawrence Lyman, Planning Manager,
Research & Planning Division, Travis County Health and Human
Services & Veterans Service
(Austin, TX).
9:00-10:15
a.m.
Morning Keynote: Community Engagement--How to Lead and
Manage Change for Your Community, Without Being Overwhelmed—community
engagement/mobilization are essential strategies for
understanding our changing world and providing leadership to our
communities for preparing for a very different future. Why this
matters…and how to do it effectively. Presented by Tommy
Darwin, Ph.D., Director of Professional Development and
Community Engagement, Office of Graduate Studies, The University
of Texas (Austin, TX).
10:30-11:45
a.m. Prof. Darwin will facilitate an interactive
discussion on developing concrete ideas for our own communities.
Noon-1:15
p.m. Luncheon—NAPC
Annual Meeting
(All conference attendees are encouraged to attend.)
President’s message…the year’s highlights…committee
updates…member recognition…election of 2008-09 leadership.
1:30-2:45 p.m. Afternoon Panel: Social Indicators--how
social indicators can be used to identify trends, pinpoint
needs, engage citizens and stakeholders, make funding and policy
decisions, and track impacts of those decisions. Panelists include several of NAPC's leading experts working
in communities across the country.
Ben Warner, JCCI
(Jacksonville, FL) - moderator; Trenia Cox, M.A., Community Planning
Manager, Juvenile Welfare Board (Pinellas County, FL); Katrina
Middleton, VP, Information, Research and Planning, Community
Services Planning Council (Sacramento, CA); Ed Pulido, Vice
President, Community Development & Research, United Way of
Central Oklahoma (Oklahoma City, OK) and NAPC Indicators
Committee Chair; and David Swain, indicators guru/consultant
(Jacksonville, FL).
2:50-3:30
p.m.
Dialogue.
What have we
learned? What does all this mean for our work? How will we
apply this for progress “back home”? Where to go from here?
3:30-3:45
p.m.
Thank you, evaluation, and farewell…brief conference wrap-up and
thank you's…collect evaluation forms and draw for the door
prize. Pick up all remaining Resource Fair materials.
4:00-7:00
p.m. – Post-Conference NAPC Board of Directors Meeting
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Hotel:
Sheraton Sand Key Beach Resort
Clearwater
Beach, Florida
1160 Gulf
Boulevard - Clearwater Beach, FL 33767-2799
Hotel information, photos, local weather forecast:
http://www.sheratonsandkey.com/index.php
Room rate
for the conference:
$170 per night for single or double occupancy. Conference
attendees may come before or stay after the conference at this
discounted conference rate for three days before and three days
after the conference if space is available.
Making hotel reservations:
To get the group rate, call 727-595-1611 and identify yourself
as part of the "NAPC Conference Group."
Make hotel
reservations by April 7
to be assured of an available room at the conference rate.
Later registrations will be accepted only if space is available
and may not be at the discounted conference rate.
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Visitor information about the many area
attractions:
www.floridasbeach.com
Closest airports?
Tampa International is the main airport serving the bay area.
There is also a second, smaller airport,
St. Petersburg-Clearwater International,
located in Pinellas County. It is home to a few discount
airlines with limited flights.
Ground transportation to the resort?
There are several shuttle services operating between the Tampa
airport and the resort. The Sheraton recommends the
Super Shuttle. From the airport it costs $24 one way, takes 45
minutes to an hour once boarded, and makes frequent trips to the
resort. Super Shuttle is available at the airport's ground
transportation locations. For more information:
http://www.supershuttle.com/.
Other options include rental cars, cabs (approx. $60 one way),
and Towne Car service ($60).
What to wear?
This is NAPC's first time to hold the conference at a beach
resort. Everyone can leave business suits at home this year and
dress casually!
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Registering for the Conference
Register
online:
http://www.peopleware.net/index.cfm?siteID=457&eventDisp=NAPC08
This year’s conference host, the Juvenile Welfare Board (JWB), is
generously contributing conference registration services to
NAPC.
Please note that your credit card statement for the
conference fee will say JWB rather than NAPC.
(The
registration software requires that registrants include a
birth date. NAPC will not save or use this
information; please enter any dates you wish...accuracy is
not required, there just has to be a number in that space.)
If you have
questions or problems related to the registration process,
please contact Kathy Helmuth at JWB,
727-547-5681,
khelmuth@jwbpinellas.org
Conference attendees may wish to invite spouses or other
guests. Guest tickets are available for conference meal
functions at $25 per person per meal. Please purchase these online in
advance when registering for the conference.
Conference fees do not include lodging. Please make your
hotel reservations directly with the hotel
by April 7:
727-595-1611...see above.
Conference
registration fee includes:
All conference sessions and materials; the opening reception
(cash bar); continental breakfast on Thursday, breakfast buffet
on Friday, and buffet lunches on Thursday
and Friday; and the opportunity to disseminate your materials at
the Resource Fair.
Conference
fees and deadlines:
The
2008 conference "early bird" registration fees
by April 9
are:
FULL
CONFERENCE
$395
for non-members
$325 for members
$275 for each additional person from the same member
organization
$200 student rate
SINGLE DAY
RATE
$125
for students
$195 for everyone else
After April
9, additional registrations will be accepted on a
space-available basis at a higher cost.
Not a member?
Join NAPC and come to the conference at the discounted Member
rate.
Membership Form
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CONFERENCE SPONSOR:
The National
Association of Planning Councils (NAPC)
NAPC is a private non-profit organization which promotes quality
community planning and supports its members as they provide
leadership for community-based human services and health
planning and action. Planning councils bring people together to
identify needs and work toward solutions, mobilizing community
involvement, developing and coordinating services, advocating
for informed decisions by funders and policy makers, and linking
people with community resources.
Interested
organizations and individuals are invited to join NAPC.
Become a member, and save on registration.
Membership
Form
LOCAL HOST:
Juvenile Welfare
Board – Children’s Services Council of Pinellas
NAPC greatly
appreciates the support of the Juvenile Welfare Board, local
host for NAPC’s 2008 conference. JWB
supports the healthy development of all children and their
families in Pinellas County through advocacy, research,
planning, training, communications, coordinating of resources
and funding.
Online:
http://www.jwbpinellas.org/
Gay Lancaster is Executive Director. Browning Spence, Ph.D., Deputy Director, is Chairman of this
year’s conference committee. Special thanks to Kathy Helmuth,
M.Ed., Training Director,
and the JWB team for managing online registration.
Planning Committee:
Conference Chair:
H. Browning Spence…NAPC Secretary; Deputy Director, Juvenile
Welfare Board of Pinellas County (Pinellas Park, Florida)
Conference Committee Members:
Tonya Andreacchio...Children's Services Council (St. Lucie
County, FL)
Martha Blaine…NAPC Treasurer; Community Council of Greater
Dallas (Dallas, TX)
Mark Buchbinder...Alliance for Human Services (Miami, FL)
Phil Dessauer...NAPC Board Member; Community Council of Greater
Tulsa (Tulsa, OK)
Nancy Findeisen…NAPC Board Member, Community Services
Planning Council (Sacramento, CA)
Carrie Garnett...NAPC Board Member; One Voice for Volusia
(Daytona Beach, FL)
Kathy Helmuth…Juvenile Welfare Board - Children's Services
Council of Pinellas (Pinellas Park, FL)
Pam Kestner-Chappelear...NAPC Past President; Council of
Community Services (Roanoke, VA)
Candace King…NAPC Board Member; DuPage Federation on Human
Service Reform (Villa Park, IL)
Suzanne Puryear...NAPC Board Member; The Planning Council
(Norfolk, VA)
Ben Warner…NAPC President; Deputy Director, Jacksonville
Community Council, Inc. (JCCI) (Jacksonville, FL)
Staff:
Sharon Clark...Administrator, National Association of Planning
Councils (Dallas, Texas)
For more information:
E-mail --
conference@communityplanning.org
We’re looking forward to seeing you at the conference!
Information and photos from
past
conferences:
2007, 2006,
2005,
2004,
2003,
2002,
2001,
2000,
1999,
1998
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