2011 SVA National Conference VIP, Sponsor, & Exhibitor Webpage
This webpage is for VIPs, Sponsors, & Exhibitors only.
Everyone else please CLICK HERE.
FOR EXHIBITORS ONLY:
If you or your company/organization intends to have a table top exhibit at the Career Fair on Friday, December 9, 2011 please register both by completing the "VIP & Sponsor Registration" above and the "Exhibitor Registration" below. All exhibitors must complete both forms to reserve a space.
-----Day 1: Thursday, December 8, 2011-----
Place: Amazon A Ballroom/Dress: Casual
4:00-7:00pm Arrival & Registration
Attendees may check in during this time and recieve their conference materials.
7:00-8:30pm Casual Networking
This will be an informal mixer to congegrate with your fellow student veterans.
-----Day 2: Friday, December 9, 2011-----
Place: Amazon A Ballroom/Dress: Business
9:00-9:10am Introduction and Welcome
Caleb Cage, Executive Director, Nevada Office of Veterans Services
9:10-9:45am Opening Remarks
Hon. Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
9:45-10:00am Guest Speaker
Kevin Schmiegel, Vice President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
10:00-12:00pm Hiring Managers Panel
Tim Carson, Diversity Manager, Rockwell Collins
Duane Hardesty, Outreach Ambassador, Operation IMPACT
Shelley Anderson, Veteran Services Representative-West, U.S. Office of Personnel Management
G. Benjamin Wills, J.D., Member, Southern Nevada Human Resources Association, Director of Human Resources, Roseman University of Health Sciences
Jim McMahon, Director of Talent Acquistion & Military Outreach, Travelers
Lisa Rosser, Author & CEO, The Value Of a Veteran™ (Panel Facilitator)
12:00-1:00pm Lunch
1:00-6:00pm Career Fair
SVA, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Recruit Military are bringing employers from across many different sectors together that want to hire veterans. Attendees are encouraged to bring multiple copies of their resume and employers are asked to bring national and local internship and job opportunities.
*1:00-2:00pm* *Faculty & Advisor Roundtable Discussion*
Meg Krause, Associate Director, Military Programs, American Council on Education
Room: Amazon E & F.
-----Day 3: Saturday, December 10, 2011-----
Place: Amazon A Ballroom/Dress: Business
9:00-10:30am Veterans in Corporate America Panel
Sean Washington, Diversity Programs, Google
Robert Goodson, Principal, Booz Allen Hamilton
James Rodriguez, Warrior Transition Program Director, BAE Systems
10:30-12:00pm Speaker Series
Todd Bowers, Relationship Manager, Military & Veterans Affairs, Global Philanthropy, JP Morgan Chase
Rodrigo Garcia, Chairman, Board of Directors, Student Veterans of America
12:00-1:30pm Lunch
On Your Own
1:30-2:30pm Veteran Education Benefits
Keith Wilson, Director, Education Service, Department of Veterans Affairs
2:30-3:00pm SVA Organizational Structure
Presented by: SVA Leadership
3:00-4:00pm SVA National Leadership Council Candidate Statements
*SVA Chapter Members Only*
4:00-6:00pm Break
Attendees are free to occupy this time as they see fit. The poll will be open until 5:00p for chapter delegates to cast their NLC votes.
6:00-8:00pm Banquet
Keynote Address: Col. David W. Sutherland, U.S. Army, Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs for Warrior and Family Support
FOR EXHIBITORS ONLY:
If you or your company/organization intends to have a table top exhibit at the Career Fair on Friday, December 9, 2011 please register both by completing the "VIP & Sponsor Registration" above and the "Exhibitor Registration" below. All exhibitors must complete both forms to reserve a space.