Meet & Greet Activity Get in order of birth dates (not the year!) Introduce yourself to the person in front of you and behind you! –Name, company, location –Why you came to the Summit –What you hope to walk away with on Wednesday

Pre-Summit Workshop Last year’s theme: Roadmap To Success

Opening General Session Opening Keynote Address: Ruth Shaw, Duke Energy CEWD Accomplishments In the Headlights: Member Best Practices –Constellation Energy: Workforce Development Team –Great River Energy: Internships

General Session Fill ‘er Up: Funding Sources for Energy Companies and Their Partners Interactive Self-Assessment Activity Marketing Owner’s Manual: Branding Energy Careers Going on a Roadtrip: The State-by- State Report Card on Educational Effectiveness

Short-cut Workshops Grant Writing Post-secondary Program Evaluation Branding Starting a State-level Energy Consortium FIRST Robotics SkillsUSA

Day 2: General Session Re-engineering: Partnerships for Industry, Education & Workforce Member Best Practices –EEI, Online Diagnostic and Tutorials for Math Remediation –KidzOnline: Get Into Energy Landing Pages –Kansas City Power & Light: Pre-Apprentice Program

Right-of-Way Roundtables These roundtables provided those with similar interests the opportunity to get together to discuss their successes and help address one another’s challenges. Topics included education partnerships, funding, recruitment strategies

Closing General Session FIRST Robotics Showcase Summit Wrap-up

2008 Summit Theme Building Energy Workforce Communities –As an association –As an industry –With our local communities

Types of Sessions General Sessions (speakers, panels, best practices) Workshops (choose two of six breakouts) Networking Opportunities: breakfast each morning, breaks, receptions, getting together for dinner (if you have an appetite!)

We want you to walk away with: A better understanding of CEWD’s products and services available to you Enthusiasm about our mission A sense of community as an association and an industry Practical new ideas A network of contacts

Questions? Have a great conference!