United Council on Welfare Fraud
36th Annual Training Conference
Snowmass Village, Colorado
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36th Annual Training Conference Snowmass Village, Colorado |
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"Taking Program Integrity to a New Altitude" |
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Conference Agenda |
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Sunday, September 14th |
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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
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REGISTRATION |
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3:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
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Hospitality |
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Monday, September 15th |
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7:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
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REGISTRATION |
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8:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
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General Session |
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Opening Remarks |
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Luther Nicholes, UCOWF President |
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Conference Announcements |
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Julie Jacobson, CO |
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Program Announcements |
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Gene Bussell, SD |
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10:00 AM - 10:15 AM |
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BREAK |
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10:15 AM - 11:45 AM |
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General Session |
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Speaking of Adventure |
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Jim Davidson |
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11:45 AM - 1:15 PM |
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Lunch (On your own) |
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1:15 PM - 2:45 PM |
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General Session |
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It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood |
Gina Schreck | |||
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2:45 PM - 3:00 PM |
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BREAK |
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3:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
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General Session |
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Leading in Stressful Times |
Jedd Hafer | |||
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5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
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Hospitality |
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6:00 PM |
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Evening Event |
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"Snowmass A la Carte" |
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Tuesday, September 16th |
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7:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
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REGISTRATION |
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8:30 AM - 4:30 PM |
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State Fraud Directors Meeting |
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Workshop Tracks |
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Track 1 |
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Investigations |
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Track 2 |
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Investigations |
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Track 3 |
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Collections/Administration |
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Track 4 |
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General Interest |
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8:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
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Concurrent Workshops |
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Purdue Pharma (Part 1) |
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Track 2 |
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National Insurance Crime Bureau |
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Jim Gillen |
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Track 3 |
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Disqualification through Admin Hearings & Consent Agreements |
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Tom Ryan, NY Mark Wierzbicki, NY |
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Document Authentication (Part 1) |
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Rick Crays, CO |
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10:00- 10:15 AM |
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10:15 AM - 11:45 AM |
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Concurrent Workshops |
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Purdue Pharma (Part 2) | Ritch Wagner | ||
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Track 2 |
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Front End Detection |
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Maria Schollenberger, NY |
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Track 3 |
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Social Security Fraud |
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Danielle Buntin, CO |
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Document Authentication (Part 2) |
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Rick Crays, CO |
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11:45 AM - 1:15 PM |
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Hosted Lunch How to Successfully Investigate and Prosecute Welfare Fraud and Transient Organized Crime Families on a Budget of $5 a Day |
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Rick Damerville, HI |
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1:15 PM - 2:45 PM |
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Concurrent Workshops |
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Food Stamp Trafficking Investigations | Pamela Altieri, FL | ||
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Track 2 |
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Medical Assistance Fraud |
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Richard Finkelstein, NY |
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Track 3 |
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Investigator Safety |
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David Mowery, CO |
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Track 4 |
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Colorado Vital Records |
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Joel Wade, CO |
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2:45 PM - 3:00 PM |
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BREAK |
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3:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
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Concurrent Workshops |
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Working Tegether to Reduce Fraud |
Michael Kowalczyk, NY John Scott, NY Judy Gardner, NY | ||
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Track 2 |
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Consumer-Directed Assistant Care |
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Donna Steinfeldt |
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Track 3 |
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Federal Updates |
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Dan Wilusz, QC Chief, FSP Karen Knoll-Moran, ACF |
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Track 4 |
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LEAP - Internal Fraud |
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Matt Durkin, CO |
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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
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Regional Meetings |
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5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
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Hospitality |
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6:00 PM |
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Evening Event |
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"Pam Gillis Triathlon" |
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Wednesday, |
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7:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
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REGISTRATION |
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7:30 AM - 8:30 AM |
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Board of Directors Meeting |
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8:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
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Concurrent Workshops |
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Track 1 |
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Hate Groups (Part 1) |
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Joe Roy, Southern Poverty Law Center |
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Track 2 |
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Employee Fraud - A Case Study |
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Jack Heacock, FL |
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Track 3 |
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Internet as an Investigative Tool |
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Russ Fernandes, FL |
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Track 4 |
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Working with Investigators |
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Mark Magnuson, CO Jeff Bonadies, CO |
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10:00 AM- 10:15 AM |
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BREAK |
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10:15 AM - 11:45 AM |
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Concurrent Workshops |
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Track 1 |
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Hate Groups (Part 2) |
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Joe Roy, Southern Poverty Law Center |
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Track 2 |
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Investigator Ethics |
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Deborah Fry, NC |
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Track 3 |
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PARIS |
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Rachel Stewart, UT Mark Graboyes |
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Track 4 |
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EBT |
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TBD |
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11:45 AM - 1:15 PM |
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Lunch (On Your Own) |
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1:15 PM - 3:00 PM |
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CWFI Testing |
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1:15 PM - 2:45 PM |
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Concurrent Workshops |
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Track 1 |
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Meth Labs |
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Special Agent Supervisor Bob Ura, Department of Law Enforcement, FL |
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Track 2 |
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Financial Forensics |
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Steve Olsen, FBI |
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Track 3 |
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Presenting Cases to the DA |
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Rayna Jefferson, CO Mark Magnuson, CO |
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Track 4 |
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Food Stamps |
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Sue McGinn, CO |
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2:45 PM - 3:00 PM |
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BREAK |
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3:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
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Concurrent Workshops |
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Track 1 |
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Major Case Investigations |
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Randy Dodson, IA |
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Track 2 |
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TOPS |
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Susan Beard, FNS, USDA |
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Track 3 |
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Investigations - Canadian Style |
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Murray Macham, Canada |
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Track 4 |
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Colorado Works |
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Paula Lujan, CO |
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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
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Orientation for New Board Members |
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UCOWF and CWFC Awards Banquet |
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6:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
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Evening Reception with Cash Bar |
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7:00 PM - 8:30 PM |
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Banquet and Awards Presenatation |
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8:30 PM - 11:00 PM |
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Dancing Ralph Dinosaur and the Volcanoes |
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Thursday, September 18th |
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7:30 AM - 8:30 AM |
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Board of Directors Meeting |
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General Session |
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8:30 AM - 9:30 AM |
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The CWFI Program and the UCOWF Conference Site Selection Process |
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Allan Anderson, MN Jack Heacock, FL |
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9:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
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Web-Based Delivery of UCOWF Services |
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Jack Heacock, FL |
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10:00 AM - 10:15 AM |
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BREAK |
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10:15 AM - 11:45 AM |
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UCOWF and CWFC Business Meeting |
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Russ Fernandes, FL Paula Kingery, IA |