Tuesday, June 8, 2021

8:00am - 5:00pm

Registration

9:00am - 12:00pm

Pre-Conference Training Sessions

Virtual OneStop Training (Part 1 of 2)

Best Practices for Using LMI in Virtual OneStop (Part 1 of 2)

12:00pm - 1:30pm

LUNCH ON YOUR OWN

1:30pm - 3:30pm

Pre-Conference Training Sessions

Virtual Onestop training (part 2 of 2)

Best Practices for using lmi in virtual onestop (part 2 of 2)

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

7:30AM - 9:00AM

Registration and Complimentary Breakfast

9:00am - 9:30am

General Session

Conference Opening

9:30am-10:00am

General Session

Geographic Solutions Update: A Year in Review

10:00am - 10:15am

Refreshment Break

10:15am-11:45am

General Session

Trends in Workforce Development Panel Discussion

12:00am - 1:00pm

Complimentary Lunch

1:15pm - 2:45pm

General Session

The Next Steps for the Geographic Solutions Product Line

2:45pm - 3:00pm

Refreshment Break

3:00pm - 3:45pm

General Session

The State of Recruitment Advertising and What's Next

3:45pm - 4:00pm

Break

4:00pm - 4:45pm

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Data-Driven to Succeed: A Missouri Case Study of Performance Management Strategy and Data Analytics for WIOA Success

Find Your Next Career Kiosk

Policy Chat with Ron Painter

Virtual OneStop Updates for Eligible Training Providers

The Latest on the Geographic Solutions Unemployment System

Assisting Individuals with Disabilities with the Vocational Rehabilitation Module

5:30pm - 8:00pm

Welcome Reception (Wyndham Grand Pool Deck)

Thursday, June 10, 2021

6:30am - 7:00am

Walk the beach (Optional)

7:30am - 8:30am

Complimentary Breakfast

8:30am - 10:00am

General Session

Keynote address

10:00am - 10:15am

Refreshment Break

10:15am - 11:00am

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

SkillUp Virtual Career Services

VOSGreeter: Know Your American Job Center Visitors' Who, Why, When and Where

How to Improve Retention in Career Pathways and Apprenticeship Programs

Eligible Training Providers: Performance Requirements and Data Validation Tools

Introducing Essential Free Learning for Job Seekers/Becoming a Professional Workforce Publisher

Fraud Investigations, Overpayments, and Collections in GUS

11:15am - 12:00pm

Break

11:15am - 12:00pm

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Expanding Business Customers and Relationships

Help Desk Management: Support Customers in Real Time via Live Chat

Essential Elements of Successful Reentry Programs

PIRL Reporting Assistant: Sharing Data with Local Staff and Data Element Validation Sampling

Introducing the Next Version of Virtual LMI

Enhancing the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Process

12:00pm - 1:30pm

Client Recognition Luncheon

1:45pm - 2:30pm

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Good Humans and Robots vs. Bad Humans and Robots

Quickly Finding the Right Job: Changing the Process of Searching for a Job

Efficient Case Management Tools (Part One)

U.S. Employer Database Review and Update

Supporting Individuals in Their Quest to Reduce Reliance on SNAP Benefits

A Modernized Approach to Unemployment Insurance Tax

2:30pm - 2:45pm

Break

2:45pm - 3:30pm

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Helping Individuals Achieve Self-Sufficiency with the TANF Module

Improving Employer Outreach with the CRM Module

Efficient Case Management Tools (Part Two)

ADA and Section 508: Making Your Online Services Accessible to All Users

Virtual Career Center: Powerful Career Pathway Tools to Drive Student Success (Part One)

Developing Strategic Alliances with State Workforce Agencies through OFCCP Compliance

3:30pm - 3:45pm

Refreshment Break

3:45pm - 4:30pm

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Workforce ITSC: Tools and Resources for WIOA Partners

Tracking Local Programs with the Agency Defined Programs Module

Supporting Trade Workers with the Trade Adjustment Assistance Module

Designing the Next Workforce System

Virtual Career Center: Leveraging Your Employer Network and State Labor Market Data to Drive Student Success (Part Two)

Virtual OneStop Reentry Employment Opportunities: Helping Offenders Find Employment After Release

WID Geeks Unite

6:00pm - 9:00pm

President's Reception (casa marina - clearwater beach)

Friday, June 11, 2021

7:30am - 8:30am

Complimentary Breakfast

8:30am - 9:15am

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Preparing Individuals for Success in the Workforce with the Adult Education Module

Simplifying the Employer Tax Credit Management Process with the WOTC Module

OFCC-Related Job Imports

Data Warehouse and Analytics: Empowering Staff to Effectively Use Data to Drive Business Decisions

Single Sign-On: An Integrated and Identity Access Solution

Federal Reporting and Validation Processes: GUS Functionality for Producing Consistent UI Required Reports

9:15am - 9:30am

BREAK

9:30am - 10:15am

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Enhancements to the Mobile Job Search Application

Event Management: Promoting Events and Tracking Services in Virtual OneStop

How Does Your State Compare to the Nation? An Exploration of WIOA Performance Among Virtual OneStop States

Measuring Campaign Success with Google Analytics

The Latest in Data Collection and Aggregation

State Information Data Exchange System (SIDES) Integration within GUS

10:15am - 10:30am

REFRESHMENT BREAK

10:30am - 11:45am

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Enhancement Voting for Virtual OneStop

Roundtable Discussion on the Future of Virtual LMI

Roundtable Discussion on the Future of GUS and REX

11:45am - 12:00pm

General Session

Closing Remarks

12:00pm - 5:00pm

Meet with Geographic Solutions Staff (By Appointment Only)