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ANNUAL MEETING
June 27-28, 2008
| SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
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Friday, June 27
| 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Registration
Great Hall Foyer
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| 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch & State of the State Panel
Moderator Glenda Hood
Great Hall 4
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| 1:30 - 1:45 p.m.
Break
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| 1:45 - 3:00 p.m.
“Sunshine in the Dark – Florida in Film”
Susan Fernandez
& Bob Ingalls
Great Hall 5 & 6
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| 3:00 - 3:15 p.m.
Break
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| 3:15 - 4:30 p.m.
Business Meeting
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| 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Free Time
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| 6:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Diplomat Kids Night Out
Kids Club
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| 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Reception
Great Hall Foyer
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| 7:30 - 10:00 p.m.
"Tropical Dreams" Dinner
Great Hall 4 & Veranda
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Saturday, June 28
| 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 am
Registration
Great Hall Foyer
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| 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Breakfast
Great Hall 5 & 6
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| 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
“Think Big”
Dr. Benjamin Carson
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| 10:30 - 10:45 a.m.
Break
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| 10:45 - 12:00 noon
Leadership Keynote
Rebecca Ryan
Great Hall 4
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| 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm
Private Lunch with Rebecca Ryan
Great Hall 4
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| 12:00 noon - 6:30 p.m.
Optional Activities
Sushi Class
Fishing Tournament
Everglades Adventure
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Book Your Hotel Room Now!
To make your reservation call 1-888-627-9057
and be sure to mention that you are a Connect Florida
member to receive our discounted rate.
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Hello Connect Florida Members!!
The Annual Meeting is just around the corner…hope you've reserved your room and registered for the meeting!
There's a great program lined up: Insight from Leadership Florida members serving in statewide office, an inspirational world renowned neurosurgeon, Entrepreneur of the Year and expert on the next generation of leadership…plus the installation of the new Connect Florida Board… What more could you ask for???
Just a great time with your Connect Florida and Leadership Florida friends. Bring your dates, your family, or come by yourself - just don't miss it!
For full details and registration form go to www.connectflorida.org immediately and sign up. Call 888-627-9057 to book your hotel room. You'll be sorry if you don't, and so will a lot of other people.
Call Sara Bennett toll free at 1-877-352-5323, or e-mail her at sbennett@leadershipflorida.org if you have any questions. I'm counting on seeing you at the Westin Diplomat Resort, June 27-28.
Sincerely,
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Lori Kifer
Communications Chair
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| Sunshine in the Dark: Florida in the Movies
Friday Afternoon Session
The images of Florida, Floridians, and tourists that have appeared in major studio and independent films have helped shape opinions of the state and its people. We will highlight the central plots, environmental settings, and characters in movies with Florida themes using film clips, stills, and publicity posters - showing how depictions of Florida have changed in 300 plus films.
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| Think Big: Pediatric Neurosurgeon Ben CarsonSaturday Morning Keynote Benjamin S. Carson had a childhood dream of becoming a physician. But growing up in a single parent home, and being challenged by dire poverty, poor grades as an elementary school student, a horrible temper, and low self-esteem appeared to preclude the realization of that dream, until his mother, with only a third-grade education, challenged her sons to strive for excellence. Young Ben persevered, and today is a full professor of neurosurgery, oncology, plastic surgery, and pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, where he has directed pediatric neurosurgery for a quarter of a century.
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| Leadership: Rebecca Ryan
Closing Keynote
Rebecca Ryan is one of Next Generation Consulting's 2EO's, with responsibilities for Sales, Marketing and Positioning. Many of you probably first learned about NGC when you saw Rebecca riffing onstage about the trends and realities of a next generation workforce. Rebecca was named Entrepreneur of the Year by the U.S. Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship and Communicator of the Year by Women in Communication. Her new book Live First Work Second is now available. Rebecca's passion is teaching today's leaders how to engage tomorrow's.
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