Annual Conference
Join us in the heart of this green, walkable city and plug in to Portland’s thriving creative culture and love for all things local. DePaul Industries will be our host. Our official conference program will begin with a networking reception at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, the 25th, and end with lunch on Friday, the 27th. We expect to arrange pre-conference clinics on Wednesday beginning at 1:00 pm, and a post-conference winery tour Friday afternoon. For budget planning purposes, our anticipated member conference registration fee is $200 and the room rate will be $161 plus tax ($184 per night inclusive). Stay tuned for more details. Annual Conference Program Archive 2012 Annual Conference, October 24-26, St. Petersburg, Florida 2011 Annual Conference, November 9-11, Tucson, Arizona 2010 Annual Conference, October 27-29, New Orleans, Louisiana 2009 Annual Conference, November 4-6 in Minneapolis, Minnesota 2008 Annual Conference, October 22-24, Austin, Texas 2007 Annual Conference, October 17-19, Chicago, Illinois First Jobs Academy Panel Presentation, June 2009 Learn more about this summer jobs staffing initiative for youth in care. The panel features Academy director Rob Franciose, Brian Lyght from The Annie E. Casey Foundation and Kim St. Pierre, business mentor liaison at Hannaford Brothers, a regional supermarket chain and First Jobs’ anchor business member. Click here to download. 2008 Regional Meetups In April and May, the Alliance organized one-day gatherings to bring together alternative staffing practitioners in the northeastern and midwest regions of the US and Texas. In all, 15 organizations participated, providing managers an excellent opportunity for peer networking and information exchange about their respective staffing operations, successes and challenges. Click here to download a summary of the notes from these sessions.
Save the dates! 2013 Annual Conference, September 25-27, Portland Oregon