COMITT at IBEX 2008

9:00 - 9:30	Opening Registration (Main Floor) Coffee & Social Hour (Hall C, Second Floor)
9:30 - 10:30	Welcome Steve Kitchin, chair of Marine Industry Training and Education Council (MITEC) will welcome attendees. Council members will provide an update on current projects, including: Industry-wide Labor Needs Assessment Survey - Ed Sherman (ABYC) Skills Analysis - Jack Horner (MSDCO) Career Ladder Project - Stacey Palmer (Maine Marine Trades Association) & Rich Difede (Gold Coast Yachts) Website & Social Network - Barbara Jean Walsh (ProBoat E-Training) COMITT 2008 Report - Barbara Jean Walsh (ProBoat E-Training)
10:30 - 12:00	Workshops / Follow-up on COMITT 2008 Discussions Attendees will have a choice of three workshops, each one based on one of these topics, identified at COMITT 2008: Availability of New Workers (Education, External Awareness, and Recruiting) - Speakers: Barry Acker (The Landing School), Stacey Palmer (Maine Marine Trades Association), Ed Lofgren (3A Marine Services). Moderator: Ann Avary (Skagit Valley College) Worker Competence (In-House Training, Standards, and Internal Awareness) - Speakers: Ed Sherman (ABCY); Bart van den Bosch (Rulefinder). Moderator: Tom Marhevko (NMMA) Employee Retention (Leadership and Leadership Development, Organization Design and Development) - Speaker: Valerie Ziebron (Yamaha Marine University). Moderator: James Mills (Yamaha Marine Group)
12:00 to 1:30	Lunch (Served on site)
1:30 to 4:30	Seminars and Workshops New Workers 1:30 to 3:00 - Facilitating Troubleshooting through the Use of Technology. Speakers: Sean Prendergast (NCMARTEC), Tim Quigley (MarineWright). Moderator: Roger Hellyar-Brook (The Landing School) 3:00 to 4:30 - New Workers: How will we find and attract them? Speakers: Thad Foote (Shake-a-Leg Foundation);Ed Sherman (ABYC); Steve Kitchin (NEIT). Moderator: Ed Lofgren (3A Marine Services) Worker Competence 1:30 to 3:00 - In-house Training. Speakers: Valerie Ziebron, Yamaha Marine University); Greg McLaughlin (Revenge Advanced Composites). Moderator: James Mills (Yamaha Marine Group) 3:00 to 4:30 - Training the Trainer. Speakers: Audrey Boucher (Massasoit); Chris Bannister (NEIT). Moderator: Greg Eck (Yanmar Marine USA) Retention 1:30 to 4:30 - "Team Building" Workshop. Facilitator: David Veech (Institute for Lean Systems) Moderator: Pam Lendzion (Marine Tec Management Company)
4:30 to 5:30	Closing

Please note:

To sign up for COMITT, click here to go to the IBEX registration page. After you have indicated that you are a "qualified" member of the industry, select the option marked "Exhibit Hall and Individual Pre-Conference Workshops, Seminars and Exhibitor Workshops Selection. (Fees may apply based on selections)" and then select Pre-Conference PC3.

For more information, send an email to comitt2008@gmail.com.

COMITT attendees will have free admittance to the IBEX trade show floor, which will open on Monday, October 6, at 10:00 a.m., and run until Wednesday, October 8, at 4:00. Attendees must, however, register with IBEX for additional seminars, including the six topics being produced by MITEC.

We would like to thank our co-sponsors for the 2008 COMITT! For more information on sponsoring future COMITT events, send an email to COMITT2008@gmail.com.