Our annual 2005 Conference:
Tools of the Trade: Trends, Technology & Training

April 27-29, 2005
Francis Marion Hotel
Downtown Charleston , SC

SCACE is proud to announce that our annual conference to be held April 27-29, 2005 will be in the beautiful and historic city of Charleston, South Carolina. Our theme, "Tools of the Trade: Trends, Technology, and Training" will focus on the issues that companies and career service professionals are experiencing in their daily work as well as highlight some of the future job market trends. We are putting together a diverse list of topics to be presented. Attendees will have plenty of opportunities to network, share ideas, and in the end will walk away with a new tool kit of resources to help administer their job more successfully. There promises to be something for everyone.


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2005 Conference Program at a Glance

Wednesday, April 27, 2005

8:30am

Recreation: Golf, etc

10:00am - 5:00pm

Registration Open
Second floor, outside the Calhoun and Rutledge Rooms

10:00am - 5:00 pm

Exhibitors Open
Second floor, outside the Calhoun and Rutledge Rooms

1:00pm - 2:00pm

New Member Orientation

2:00pm - 2:15pm

Conference Opens: Overview of Conference, Introduction of Speakers
Calhoun Room

2:15pm - 3:00pm

Opening Keynote: Mayor Joe Riley
Calhoun Room

3:00pm- 3:15pm

Break

3:15pm - 4:00pm

General Session: ThinkTEC representative
Accelerating the Growth of High-Tech and Knowledge-Based Business in the Charleston Region
Pinckney Room

4:00pm - 4:15pm

Break

4:15pm - 5:00pm

Breakout Session 1: Tom Injaychock, Winthrop University
Career Development Facilitator Training (CDF)

  Breakout Session 2: Cherie Blackburn, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Legal Issues in Experiential Education

5:30pm - 6:30pm

President's Reception

7:00pm

Dinner on Your Own
Hospitality Room Open

8:00pm

Games and Fun

Thursday, April 28, 2005

8:00 am - 9:00 am

Registration Open
Second floor, outside the Calhoun and Rutledge Rooms

Breakfast
Pinckney Room

8:30am - 2:30am

Exhibitors Open

9:00am - 9:45am

General Session 2: Richard Davis, Pres. of the McClain Group in Charleston
The Future of Employee Selection Procedures
Pinckney Room

9:45am - 10:00am

Break

10:00am- 10:45am

Breakout 3: Angela Williams, School of Business , The Citadel
Hiring Trends: What Employers Want

 

Breakout 4: Dwight Bailey, South Carolina State University
Dual Role of Performance Manager & Mentor

11:00am - 11:45pm

Breakout 5: Allison Brown-Owens, ACPS & Dave Sargent, Clemson University
Electronic Portfolios: More than Assessment
  Breakout 6: John Clarkin, College of Charleston
Serving Future Entrepreneurs

12:00pm - 12:45pm

Lunch

12:45pm - 1:30pm

Luncheon Speaker: Ernie Passailaigue
SC Lottery and How It Works for SC
Pinckney Room

1:30pm - 1:45pm

Break

1:45pm - 2:30pm

Breakout Session 7: Whitley Boyd, Enterprise RAC & Kim Erwin, Clemson University
ShopTalk: What I Wish You Did.
  Breakout Session 8: Heather Reyes, University of South Carolina
Experiential and Career Opportunities for US Students Abroad

2:30pm - 3:15pm

Visit Exhibitors Booths

3:15pm - 5:00pm

Networking / Local Attractions

7:00pm - 9:00pm

Dinner
(Bowen's Island; Please meet in the hotel lobby at 6:30pm for shuttle.)

Friday, April 29, 2005

7:00am - 8:00am

Fun Run/Walking Tour

8:30am - 9:15am

Breakfast
Pinckney Room

9:15am - 10:15am

Closing Keynote: Janis Allen
You Can Make or Break My Day
Calhoun Room

10:15am - 11:30am

Business Meeting
Calhoun Room

11:30am

Conference Adjourns

12:00pm

Hotel Check-out

   

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Conference Planning Committee
Key Board Member Contacts:

Past-President
Brent Stewart The Citadel 843-953-1618
Brent.Stewart@citadel.edu

President
Bernice Bryant Westinghouse Savannah River Co. 803-725-8408 Bernice.Bryant@srs.gov

President-Elect/Conference Chair
Meredith Mims McTigue Clemson U-MBA 864-656-3747
mmims@clemson.edu

Vice President / Drive In Chair
Allison Brown Owens ACPS 803-641-2550
abowens@aiken.k12.sc.us

 
Conference Planning Committee Contacts:

Conference Chair:
Meredith Mims McTigue-Clemson MBA
mmims@clemson.edu

Programs:
*Allison Brown-Owens-ACPS abowens@aiken.k12.sc.us
Amber Morgan-Lander amorgan@lander.edu
Dwight Bailey-SCSU dbailey@scsu.edu

Local Arrangements/Entertainment:
* Boyce Cox-CofC coxb@cofc.edu
Linda Robinson-CofC robinsonl@cofc.edu
Jane Locke-MUSC lockejb@musc.edu
Jennifer Wells-Citadel jennifer.wells@citadel.edu

Recreation:
* Laura Foster-Winthrop fosterl@winthrop.edu

Hospitality Suite:
* Dave Sargent-Clemson dsargen@clemson.edu

Exhibitors:
* Susan Gasque-Greenville Tech susan.gasque@gvltec.edu

Sponsors:
* Deb Herman (Upstate Area)-Clemson dherman@clemson.edu
Ashley Segal -York Tech ASegal@yorktech.com
Joseph Thomas Jr. -SCSU zs_jthomas@scsu.edu

Door Prizes:
* Corey Feraldi-USCA coreyf@usca.edu
Sherry Mack-SCSU smgladden@scsu.edu
Mollie Fout-Coastal mfout@coastal.edu

Registration:
* Jane Locke-MUSC lockejb@musc.edu
Caroline Taylor-USCcarolinet@usca.edu

Program Brochure:
* Allison Brown-Owens-ACPS abowens@aiken.k12.sc.us
Hart Hayden-Midlands Tech haydenh@midlandstech.edu

Introductions:
* Ruby Brown-Herring-Converse Ruby.Brown-Herring@Converse.edu
Frances Szablewski-Aiken Tech szablewski@atc.edu

Gifts:
* Kim Erwin-Clemson CAFLS kerwn@clemson.edu

Awards:
* Dwight Bailey-SCSU dbailey@scsu.edu
Kim Erwin-Clemson CAFLS kerwn@clemson.edu

AV Equipment:
* Dave Sargent-Clemson dsargen@clemson.edu

New Member Orientation:
* Heather Reyes-USC heatherb@gwm.sc.edu
Donnie Brown-Tindall donniebrown@tindallcorp.com

 
* Indicates Chair of this committee.


Tindall has gone Platinum with their donation of $1250.00! Thank you for your support, Tindall!

Milliken & Co. is now a Platinum Supporter having donated $1000.00 to our annual conference!
Thank you, Milliken!

Thank you, Michelin, for becoming a Gold Sponsor with your $500.00 donation!

Duke Power has donated $500.00 to become a gold level sponsor!
Thank you, Duke!


Clemson University Michelin Career Center gave $500, making it a Gold Supporter!
Thank you, Clemson!

Thank you, Enterprise for becoming a Gold sponsor by donating $500.00!

UPS has become a silver Supporter with their donation of $200! Thank you, UPS!

South Carolina State University is now a Silver Supporter with their donation of $200.00! Thank you, SC State!

BE A SPONSOR

The SCACE Conference Planning Committee invites your organization to sponsor our upcoming 2005 Conference.

Please click here to read a letter from our Sponsorship Committee (MS Word format).

In order to assist in the conference planning, please return the Sponsorship Form, available at the link below, along with your donation, by February 1, 2005 to the following address:

David Sargent
Clemson University
Michelin® Career Center
Clemson , SC 29634-4007
864.656.3175

* Make checks payable to: SCACE

2005 Sponsorship Form

Levels of Sponsorship

PLATINUM - ($1000.00) recognition by putting your logo (college or employer) on the SCACE website, on all marketing material, give you the option to exhibit your products or services at the conference for one person to be in attendance, and give one conference registration fee.

GOLD - ($500.00 ) recognition by putting your logo (college or employer) on the SCACE website, on all marketing material, and give one conference registration fee.

SILVER - ($200.00) recognition by putting your logo (college or employer) on the SCACE website, and on all marketing material.

 

BE AN EXHIBITOR

We are offering you the opportunity to reach our members with your latest technology, personal or professional development programs, and best practices.

Please click here to read a letter from our Exhibitor Committee (MS Word format).

In order to assist in the conference planning, please return the Sponsorship Form, available at the link below, along with your donation, byApril 4, 2005 to the following address:

Susan B. Gasque
SCACE 2005 Exhibitors Committee
Greenville Technical College
PO Box 5616
Greenville , SC 29609-5616
Phone: 864.250.8105
Fax: 864.250.8502
Email: susan.gasque@gvltec.edu

2005 Exhibitor Application & Contract

 

Make a Donation

As most of you know, one of the great parts of the conference is all the wonderful door prizes that are handed out each year. To continue this tradition, we are asking our members to donate any items that can be handed out at this year's event.

Please click here to read a letter from our Door Prize Committee (MS Word format).

In order to assist in the conference planning, please send door prize donations to the following address:

Corey Feraldi
Director, Career Services Office
University of South Carolina Aiken
471 University Parkway
Aiken , SC 29801
803.641.3280
coreyf@usca.edu

 
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