Weekend IX:
Translating Knowledge into Action

DoubleTree Hotel Bay City-Riverfront
1 Wenonah Park Place
Bay City, MI 48708
989.891.6000
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Friday, October 16, 2009

5:00 p.m. Room Registration at Front Desk

6:00 p.m. Dinner & Alumni Discussion with Tom Owczarek
(Davidson Room !&2)

7:00 p.m. Campaign Simulation
(Delta College Planetarium - Computer Lab)

Designed by: William A. Sederburg, former President, Ferris State University

9:00 p.m. Hospitality Suite (Wenonah Suite)

Hosts: Brian Elder, Fred Maher, Bill Ivan

Saturday, October 17, 2009

7:30 a.m. Breakfast & Hotel Check-Out (Please check out before first session)

8:30 a.m. Perspectives on issues in Bay County and Saginaw County Regions
(Davidson Room 3&4)

Presenters: Brian Elder, Current MPLP Class, and Jimmy Greene, MPLP Class 2007

9:15 a.m. Fellows Survey
(Davidson Room 3&4)

Presenters: Gary Heidel, MPLP Alumni and MPLP Advisory Chair-Elect, and Tom Owczarek, Class Representative to MPLP Alumni Steering Committee

10:15 a.m. Break

10:30 a.m. Interest-Based Bargaining
(Davidson Room 3&4)

Presenter: John Beck, Associate Professor, MSU, School of Labor and Industrial Relations

12:15 p.m. Lunch

12:55 p.m. Leave Hotel and drive to Michigan Sugar Company, 2600 S. Euclid Ave., Bay City.

(Because of the limited parking spaces, we will need to carpool to Michigan Sugar. The company is about 10 minutes from the hotel.)

1:15 p.m. Michigan Agriculture

Location: Michigan Sugar Company
Presenter: James Byrum, President of Michigan Agri-Business Association

2:15 p.m. Tour of Michigan Sugar Company

Location: Michigan Sugar Company
Presenter: Ray VanDriessche, Director of Community and Government Relations, Michigan Sugar Company

3:30 p.m. Evaluation and Adjourn

Weekend X: November 13-14, 2009
Kellogg Center Hotel & Conference Center
Hagadorn Road
East Lansing, MI
517-432-4000