2015 PDI Fall Conference Agenda
September 23-25, 2015
Historic Park Inn, Mason City, IA
“Bring It Home: Harmonizing Growth & Talent”
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. - Golf Outing, Highland Park Golf Course, 944 17th Street NE, Mason City, IA Cost $50/golfer includes green fees, cart, box lunch and twobeverage tickets. This will be a modified shot gun start. Please provide your own transportation to/from the course.
Golf Chairs: Jim Gossett and Drew ConradQuestions, contact Jim Gossett (712) 830-0817 or Drew Conrad (319) 240-3351.
12:30 – 4:00 p.m. - Trap Shoot: Ventura Gun Club, 1488 255th Street HWY 18 West. Ventura, IA.Lunch will be served at 12:30 pm with shooting to start at 1 PM. Cost $75 includes 100 clay targets consisting of 50 16 yard targets, 25 handicap yardage targets, and 25 skeet targets, 100 shotgun shells (both 12 & 20 gauge will be provided and are included in the event fee), Shamrock Leather accessory, lunch, snacks and spectacular prizes. Participants must provide your own firearms, eye & ear protection, and transportation to/from the club.Host: Rick Allely (712) 392-9924.
3:00 – 6:00 p.m. – Early Registration / Exhibitor Set-Up– Skylight Room & Ballroom
2:00 – 4:00 p.m. – Educational Session: Innovation, Incubators, Industry
North Iowa Area Community College, 500 College Drive, Mason City, IA
Dr. Steve Schulz, North Iowa Area Community College, Mason City, IA; Tim Putnam, NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center, Mason City, IA, Representative Josh Byrnes, Murphy Manufacturing Tech Center. Please provide your own transportation to/from the college. Meet at the Pappajohn Center. Cost: $10
5:00 – 5:45 p.m. – New Member Orientation/First Time Attendee, Hosted by the PDI Board,Historic Park Inn, Mason City, IA – Blythe Room
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. – Welcome Reception, Music Man Square, 308 S. Pennsylvania Avenue, Mason City, IA. Not only will you get to meet and greet your PDI friends and colleagues, but members will have access to the 1912 River City Streetscape, Reunion Hall, Conservatory of ’05 and Meredith Willson’s Museum, Boyhood Home and Monument.MMS is within walking distance of the Historic Park Inn; parking is available in the Library Parking Lot, Mall Lot or Street Parking.
Thursday, September 24, 2015
7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Registration Desk Open/ Exhibits Open– Skylight Room & Ballroom
7:30 – 8:20 a.m. - Breakfast – PDI Committee Meetings– Ballroom
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.–General Session:Welcome and Opening Announcements – Ballroom
Speakers: The Honorable Eric Bookmeyer, Mayor of Mason City; A Representative from Clear Lake, IA and PDI President Jason Hutcheson, CEcD, Greater Burlington Partnership
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. - General Session: From Distracted to Productive: Finding Your Productivity and Focus in an Increasingly Interrupted World– Ballroom
Speaker: Randy Dean, Randall Dean Consulting & Training, LLC, Lansing, MI
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. - Networking Break– Ballroom
10:35 – 11:45 a.m. - General Session: Addressing the Talent Shortage – Ballroom
Speakers: Dave Maxheimer, Hagie Manufacturing, Clarion IA; Brad Baldwin, Medi Revv, Coralville, IA; Jennifer Andrade, IowaWorks, Mason City, IA; Moderator Kim Didier, Des Moines Area Community College, Ankeny, IA
12:00 – 1:15p.m. - Lunch & Annual Meeting
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.- Concurrent Sessions
Session 1A (Advanced): Finding an Extra Hour Every Day: Time Management Tips and Tricks for Busy Professionals– Ballroom
Speaker: Randy Dean, Randall Dean Consulting & Training, LLC, Lansing, MI
Session 1B (Introductory): Resources for New & Existing Businesses– North Iowa Corridor Offices across the street
Speakers: Lisa Shimkat, Iowa Small Business Development Center, Ames, IA; Dan Beenken, Advance Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA; Amy Kuhlers, IASource Link, Des Moines, IA; Moderator: Mark Reinig, CIRAS-ISU, Ames, IA
2:30 – 3:00 p.m. - Networking Break– Skylight Room
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.- Concurrent Sessions
Session 2A: (Advanced): The Battelle Study – How to Use the Data – Ballroom
Speaker: Kathryn Kunert, MidAmerican Energy, Des Moines, IA
Session 2B (Introductory): Show Me the Money – Enhancing & Maintaining Your Investor Base–North Iowa Corridor Offices across the street
Speakers: Maureen Elbert, Kossuth-Palo Alto Economic Development, Algona, IA; Kathy Evert, KJE Solutions Inc., Milford, IA; Andrew Jensen, Mahaska Community Development Group in Oskaloosa, IA;Moderator: LaDeneBowen, CEcD,UNI – Institute for Decision Making, Cedar Falls, IA,
4:15 – 5:15 p.m. - General Session: Best of Iowa Annual Report & Panel– Ballroom
Speakers: Moderator: Deb Calvert, MidAmerican Energy, Urbandale, IA; Shelly Blunck, Iowa Central Community College, Fort Dodge, IA;PDI Member Communities
5:15 – 6:00 p.m.- PDI Board Meeting– Blythe Room
6:00 - 8:30 p.m.- Reception, Surf Ballroom, Clear Lake, Iowa
Step onto the hardwood floors, surrounded by ocean-front murals and booths reminiscent of milk shakes and rock-and-roll. Look up into the clouds floating on the ceiling and realize that the sky is still the limit. You're indeed standing on the stage of American music . . .PDI Members will enjoy a complete diner menu and the music by Betty & the Gents. Meet in both hotel lobby areas; two pick-up times 5:30 and 6:15 pm
Friday, September 25, 2015
7:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Registration Desk Open– Skylight Room
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. - Breakfast/Golf & Trap Prizes/CommitteeAnnouncements–Ballroom
7:30 – 10:30 a.m.- Exhibits Open– Skylight Room & Ballroom
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.– General Session: IEDA Update– Ballroom
Speaker: Director Debi Durham, Iowa Economic Development Authority, Des Moines, IA
9:00 – 9:30 a.m. – General Session: Legislative Update–Ballroom
Speakers: PDI Legislative Committee Leaders Craig Patterson and Amy Campbell, Campbell/Patterson LLC, Johnston, IA
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. - Networking Break– Skylight Room
10:30 – 11:45 a.m.General Session: Success Strategies for Times of Change–Ballroom
Closing Speaker: Brenda Clark Hamilton, Fresh Coffee Professional Programs, Algona, IA
11:45 a.m.Door prizes & adjourn–Ballroom