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Vermont Council for Quality
2007 Fall Quality Conference
November 1, 2007

Stoweflake Mountain Resort & Spa
Stowe, Vermont

AGENDA

8:30-9:00
Networking - Registration - Exhibits

9:00-10:00
Welcome Remarks
Mark Alpert, President
National Council for Performance Excellence

Guest Speaker
Jeffrey Lucas, Deputy Director
Baldrige National Quality Program

10:00-11:30 - Morning Workshops

Workshop 1
“Who Defines Quality, Your Customers or Your Boss?”
Baldrige National Quality Program

Workshop 2
"How the Sheepdog Shears the Sheep: Driving Change When You're Not the Shepherd"
Vermont Association for Hospitals and Health Systems

Workshop 3
“RRHS’ Journey Toward Excellence from an HR Perspective”
Rutland Regional Health Services

11:30-1:00 - Lunch
Guest Speaker: Governor Jim Douglas
Speaker: Rutland Regional Medical Center
Speaker: William Milnes, President
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont

1:00-2:30 - Afternoon Workshops

Workshop 4
"Getting Started: The First Steps in Building the Pathway to Excellence - Implementation of the Baldrige Criteria in the US Army Installation Management Command"
National Council for Performance Excellence and
Booz Allen Hamilton

Workshop 5
"Translating Great Ideas Into Everyday Practice"
Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care and Tupelo Group

Workshop 6
“Building a Culture of Excellence”
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont

2:30-3:00 - Networking and Break

3:00-4:30 - Keynote Address
Richard Norling, President and CEO
Premier, Inc.

Download the Individual Registration form (pdf) or for more value, become a Table Sponsor (pdf)

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