2011 U. S. Coast Guard ESO Symposium

   Educating & Supporting Opportunities for Our Workforce

Tuesday, August 9-11, 2011

Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center

Norman, Oklahoma

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       Monday, August 8

TRAVEL DAY

Tuesday, August 9
Wednesday, August 10
Thursday. August 11
 

see 1600 hrs.

0800

Exhibitors Move In

Opening Welcome-

LCDR Kevin McCormack,

CO Coast Guard Institute

0800

Nuggets-

LCDR Kevin McCormack,

CO Coast Guard Institute

0800   

Nuggets-

LCDR Kevin McCormack,

CO Coast Guard Institute

0815

Coast Guard Institute 101-

LCDR Kevin McCormack

0815

College Fair- Opportunity for the ESO Teams to meet with visiting industry partners.

0815 College Fair
0900 Keynote-Carolyn Baker,

Chief, Department of Defense Continuing Education Program

0915

Concurrent Sessions

Wednesday will consist of a Coast Guard Institute ESO Orientation course convening for the new ESOs and topical sessions for the advanced ESO

0930

Keynote- Candice Rice, Defense Activities for Non Traditional Education Services (DANTES)

1000 Break
1015

Seth Kamen,

Service Members Opportunity Colleges

1015
Break 1015 Lisa Reed- Coast Guard Foundation
1030

Concurrent Sessions

1030 Exhibitors begin to move out
1045 Jose Velazquez, Education Services Specialist, Personnel Services Command
  1100 Break
1115

Linda Frank, President, Council of College and Military Educators

1115 RFMC Presentation
1115
1130

Education Fair Luncheon in Ed Hall

(Buffett provided by Embassy Suites in College Fair room)

1145

Lunch on Site-

Guest Speaker

Dr. Vince Orza, President and CEO KSBI

1145
1200 Lunch on your own
1300 Reidus Stokes, Montgomery G.I.  Bill, Personal Services Command
1300
Concurrent Sessions 1300

9/11 Flag Presentation

1315

BMCM Frank Welch

Former MCPOCG 2002-2006

1330 Steve Fraijo, PSSU San Pedro, Education Advisory Council This is a new initiative that consists of full time and collateral duty ESOs as well as CDAs and students
1345   1345

Presentation of Awards   

There are three awards;

  • the full time ESO of the Year,
  • the collateral duty ESO of the Year, and
  • the Vander Putten Inspirational Student of the Year. 

There has traditionally been at least one honorable mention in each category.

1400

E-Testing with

Richard Stawicki

1400
Break 1400 ESO Symposium Concludes
1415
Concurrent Sessions
1430

College Fair opens to the public

ESO Teams Visit College Fair

   
1500 Coast Guard Institute Change of Command
1515 Break  

1600–

1900

Registration

1600 Concurrent Sessions  
1615 Presentations End
        1630 College Fair
1700

Embassy Suites Reception

Meet & Greet during the “Managers Reception” on the first floor

1700

Secure for the day. 

ESO or schools may continue, should they wish.

Embassy Suites Reception

Meet & Greet during the “Managers Reception” on the first floor

  1730

Secure for the day.

Embassy Suites Reception

Meet & Greet during the “Managers Reception” on the first floor

1800 Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum field trip – Sponsored by Ashford University