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Program Details

Note - We have applied with Worldwide ERC to receive CRP/GMS credits and are awaiting final approval. It is expected that attendees will have the opportunity to earn up to five (5) credits for attending the entire conference. Forms will be provided.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010
9:00 a.m.  –  5:00 p.m.  –  Registration table open
10:00 a.m.  –  11:30 a.m.  –  Tradeshow open
10:30 a.m.  –  11:00 a.m.  –  Meet & Greet for GLRC Conference First Time Attendees (room TBA)
11:30 a.m.  –  1:00 p.m.  –  Welcome, Networking Luncheon, Announcements & Sponsorship Recognition. Keynote presentation by Peggy Smith, Worldwide ERC® Chief Executive Officer.
1:15 p.m.  –  2:45 p.m.  –  "Government Relocation Best Practices". Panel presentation by Pam Silvis-Zelasko, CRP, Deputy Director – Government Policy, GSA Office of Governmentwide Policy, Washington, DC; Diana Bonnell, Director, ARC Travel Services, Bureau of Public Debt, Parkersburg, WV; Thomas Higgins, Vice President – Government Sales, SIRVA Relocation, LLC, Washington, DC.
2:45 p.m.  –  3:15 p.m.  –  Refreshing break and networking in tradeshow area
3:15 p.m.  –  4:45 p.m.  –  Session 1: “International Relocation Issues”. Panel presentation by Matthew Phillips, JD, Cohen & Grigsby, P.C., Pittsburgh, PA.; Neil B. Krupp, CMC, Vice President HR Consulting & Global Compensation Services, The MI Group, Buffalo Grove, IL
Session 2: "Appraisal Update". Presentation by Brad Charnas, SRA, SCRP, former President of Worldwide ERC, President, Charnas Appraisal, Rocky River, OH.
4:45 p.m.  –  5:00 p.m.  –  Wrap up
5:30 p.m.  –  ???  –  Depart for networking, dinner and comedy show at Pickwick & Frolic (short walk from hotel, transportation available if needed). Enjoy an ethnic dinner with food stations from Little Italy, Slavic Village, Asian Quarter, Arabic, Greek and Lake Erie Regional. Try one, some or all! Our comedian is Ohio’s own Dan Grueter! Click here for more details on Dan. He’s funny!
         
         
Thursday, September 30, 2010
7:30 a.m.  –  8:30 a.m.  –  Buffet breakfast at leisure (room TBA)
7:30 a.m.  –  9:00 a.m.  –  Registration table open
8:30 a.m.  –  8:45 a.m.  –  Morning announcements
9:00 a.m.  –  10:30 a.m.  –  Session 1: "Preparing for an IRS Audit – The Lion at the Gate!" Panel presentation by Craig E. Anderson, CPA, CRP, GMS, President, C.E. Anderson & Company, Rolling Meadows, IL; Jeffrey Margolis, JD, Vice President – Legal Services Relocation, SIRVA Relocation, LLC, Independence, OH.
Session 2: "Risk Management Tools". Presentation by Patrick Moore, JD, President, Hayden Moore Associates, Beachwood, OH.
Session 3: “Green Initiatives”. Presentation by Kevin Rich, SCRP, CMC, former President of Worldwide ERC, Vice President, Global Business, New World Van Lines, Inc., Boston, MA.
10:30 a.m.  –  11:00 a.m.  –  Refreshing break and networking in tradeshow area
11:00 a.m.  –  12:30 p.m.  –  “Fun Times are Relative”. Corporate panel presentation by Terry B. Davis, SCRP, GMS, Associate Director, Center for Mobility Services, Ernst & Young, Cleveland, OH; Tim Milligan, CRP, Manager, Relocation, Macy’s, Inc, Cincinnati, OH.
12:30 p.m.  –  2:00 p.m.  –  Closing luncheon with presentation by Wendy Komac titled, “The Elevator to Success is Out of Order...Use Steps".
2:00 p.m.  –  2:15 p.m.  –  Final wrap up, introduction of Relocation Council of Central Ohio, next year’s Great Lakes’ host
2:15 p.m.  –  2:45 p.m.  –  Tradeshow open with prize giveaway (must be present to win)