Thursday, September 6, 2007
ARKANSAS PREPARED CONFERENCE AGENDA

7:30 AM-8:30AM	Registration / Breakfast / Meet with Solution Partners	North Ballroom Foyer
8:30 AM-8:45AM	Welcome / Expectations for the Day	Ballroom A
8:45 AM-9:05 AM	Governor Mike Beebe	Ballroom A
9:05 AM–9:30 AM	Solutions for Preparedness, Chris Hackett, Vice President, Public Sector Programs,  Sprint Nextel Corporation	Ballroom A
9:30 AM–10:00 AM	Chief Charles Werner	Ballroom A
10:00 AM–10:25 AM	Break / Move to Breakout Sessions	North Ballroom Foyer
10:35 AM–12:15 PM	Breakout Sessions: •         State, Local  & Federal  Government , Public Safety •         Education •         Healthcare •         Utilities           •         Enterprise	Miller Izard Fulton Caraway 1 Caraway 2
12:30 PM–1:30 PM	Luncheon Keynote Speaker Public/Private Partnerships James Lee Witt, CEO James Lee Witt Associates and Former FEMA Director	Ballroom B & C
1:30 PM-3:00 PM	Meet With Solution Partners	North Ballroom Foyer

GRANT FUNDING WORKSHOP AGENDA

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM	Local Speaker	Ballroom A
2:15 PM – 4:00 PM	State & Local / Healthcare Track Mike Paddock, Grants Office LLC - Grant Funding Opportunities Overview      - How to search for government & private sector        grant funding opportunities      - The importance technical specifications of federal         grant funding process      - Putting your grant application together	Fulton
2:15 PM – 4:00 PM	Education Track John Hurlimann, Consultant      - E-Rate Opportunities      - No Child Left Behind programs for child data         collection & safe school programs      - Private Foundations / Corporate Giving      - Putting your application together	Izard
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM	Break	North Ballroom Foyer
4:15 PM – 5:00 PM	Everyone meets back in General Session for guided interactive session      - Give participants the opportunity to practice writing        goals, objectives and develop models for future use.  Also        discuss general proposal requirements that funders are        looking for & how to access opportunities to ensure that        they are a good fit      - Customer best practices discussion      - Q & A	Ballroom A