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2009 Schedule

Keynote Speaker and President Bruininks
11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.

Sherwin Greenblatt, former president, Bose Corporation, former interim executive vice president of MIT, and currently director of the MIT Venture Mentoring Service. Throughout his career, Greenblatt has experienced first hand the importance of quality improvement.

President Robert H. Bruininks, recently named Executive of the Year by the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal, will address the Quality Fair which presents 35 project poster displays, sharing and celebrating innovative best ideas. 

Tools You Can Use

Posters: 9:45 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
More than 35 new project posters vying for $500 prizes.

TRACK A: Project Management

• 10 a.m. Project Management Fundamentals
• 1 p.m. Project Management Software
  Corrie Fiedler, Carlson School of Management

TRACK B: Data-Based Decision Making

• 10 a.m. Setting the Context
  Steven Rosenstone, Scholarly and Cultural Affairs
  Mike Berthelsen, Facilities Management
  Terry Bock, Academic Health Center
  
• 1 p.m.How to Use U of M Data
  Steve Gillard, College of Food, Agriculture, & Natural Resource Sciences
  Peter Radcliffe, Academic Health Center
  
• 2 p.m.Best Practices in Data-Based Management
  Sean Schuller, Facilities Management
  David Lee, Veterinary Medical Center
  Mary Keenan, UMD Academic Support Program

TRACK C: Resources for Process Improvement

• 10 a.m.– 1 p.m. (11 a.m. Presentation)
  Project & Change Management Collaborators
  Office of Service and Continuous Improvement
  Office of Planning
  Office of Human Resources