Agenda at a Glance
Sunday, January 20, 2008
2:30 PM- 5:30 PM Registration
6:00-7:00 PM

Conference Opening
General President Harold Schaitberger

 
7:00 PM-9:00 PM Reception

Monday, January 21, 2008     Martin Luther King Jr. Day

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Continental Breakfast
Late Registration Ongoing

8:30 AM -9:00 AM

Election Nominations

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

General Session

  • AFL-CIO Resolution 2
  • Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.

10:00 AM-10:15 AM

Break

10:15 AM-12:15 PM

Breakout Session 1

  • Recruiting for Diversity
  • Dimensions of Leadership
  • Towards a Fully Inclusive Union Contract: Using Your Contract to Protect Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Workers
  • Managing Risk in the High Risk World of the Fire Service
  • Diversity Leadership: Understanding Power and Privilege (4 hours)

12:15 PM-1:30 PM

Lunch on your own

1:30 PM-3:30 PM

Breakout Session 2

  • Advanced Dimensions of Leadership
  • Making it Work: Addressing Work/Family Issues
  • Challenging Racism
  • Establishing and Maintaining a Diverse Local
  • Diversity Leadership: Understanding Power and Privilege (4 hours)

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

Panel Discussion: From the Field: Assistance from Affinity Organizations

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

7:00 AM-9:00 AM

Human Relations Committee Elections

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Continental Breakfast

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

General Session
Bill Lucy, General Secretary Treasurer, AFSCME  and President, CBTU

Human Relations Update

  • History and mission of the HR Committee
  • Human Relations Online
  • Promotions Taskforce Update

Open Forum

10:00 AM-10:15 AM

Break

10:15 AM-12:15 PM

Breakout Session 3

  • Duty of Fair Representation
  • Sexism is Alive and Well in the Fire Service
  • Building Coalitions
  • Case Studies: Handling High Profile Human Relations Issues
  • Dashboard Diversity

12:15 PM-1:30 PM

Lunch on your own

1:30 PM-3:30 PM

Roundtables A&B
(based on location, assigned upon arrival)

  • Promotions
  • Personal Relations (Marriage and nepotism)
  • Canadian Issues
  • Religious Freedom/Tolerance
  • LGBT Issues
  • Work/Family Issues
  • Generational Conflict

(Choose the topic of your choice and join a discussion with an expert moderator.)

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

Panel Discussion: Diversifying the Fire Service: Recruitment, Selection and Promotions

5:00 PM-5:30 PM

Election Results Announcement

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

7:00 AM-9:00 AM

Run-Off Election (if needed)

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Continental Breakfast

9 AM-11 AM

Breakout Session 4

  • Increasing Membership Participation
  • Local Human Relations Committees (4 hours)
  • Bad Decisions are No Accident
  • Overview of Employment Law
  • Introduction to Political Action
11 AM-12:15 PM
Lunch on your own

12:30 PM-2:30 PM

Breakout Session 5

  • Advanced Duty of Fair Representation
  • Panel on CPAT
  • Local Human Relations Committees (4 hours)
  • Responding to Diverse Communities

or attend:

  • Roundtables C -
    Fair Share
    PR and Media for Human Relations
    Economic Impact of Human Relations
         2:45 PM-3:45 PM
General Session
Title VII Update