Midwest District Conference
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Join your Midwest colleagues and friends for our district conference happening October 3-5, 2012. Your registration fee of $100 includes two dinners and one luncheon in beautiful meeting spaces at The Garrison Conference Center in Fort Harrison State Park.

MIDWEST DISTRICT CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

October 3-5, 2012 (Deadline to register: September 28, 2012)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3

2:30-4:00 PM      Check-in and Registration

4:30-5:45 PM      Track 1 Seminars

6:00-8:30 PM      Opening General Session/Banquet – Dr. Jim Fain, President, Rod and Staff Ministries

8:30-10:00 PM    Dessert Social and Vendor booths open

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4

9:00-10:15 AM   Track 2 Seminars

10:30-11:30 AM District Meeting

11:30-1:00 PM   Lunch and vendor booths open

1:15-2:30 PM     Roundtable Discussion Groups

3:00-4:15 PM     Track 3 Seminars

6:00-8:30 PM     General Session – Dr. Charles Ware, President, Crossroads Bible College

8:30-10:00 PM   Dessert and Vendor booths open

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5

9:00-10:15AM   Final General Session – Aaron Story, Lead Pastor, Indianapolis Metropolitan Church

10:30-12:00PM Tours of Wheeler Mission Ministries

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION GROUPS

• Children’s Programs
• Development and Events
• Executive Directors
• Facilities
• Food Services
• Human Resources and Administration
• Men’s Programs
• Thrift Store Operations
• Volunteer Coordination
• Women’s Programs

SEMINARS AND SPEAKERS (Titles to be finalized)

• Properly Handling Blood Borne Pathogens in Your Mission – Barry Glazer, Housekeeping Director, Wheeler Mission Ministries (Information about bedbugs will be included.)
• Working within Your City's Continuum of Care – Michael Hurst, former Program Manager with the Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention (CHIP)
• Tuberculosis and Your Mission – Monica Heltz, RN, MPH, TB Program Manager, Marion County Health Department
• How to Prepare Nutritionally Balanced Meals to Your Clients...on a Tight Budget – Sam Brown, Head Training Chef, Second Helpings
• The Importance of Individual Certification for Your Mission Staff – Craig Andler, President, Indiana Counselors Association on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (ICAADA)
• How to Facilitate Ongoing Mentoring Programs for Graduates from Your Men's and Women's Programs – Eldon Kibbey, President, Christian Businessmen's Connection
• Trauma-Informed Care – Colleen Gore, MSW, Director, Center for Women and Children, Wheeler Mission Ministries
• Working with Mental Health Agencies in Your Mission – Brian Paul, Adult and Child
• The Evolution of Direct Marketing – Randy Brewer, President/CEO, Brewer Direct, Inc. (A look at how direct mail and print media, marketing, and fundraising is changing with the growth of digital and broadcast media)
• Live Out Loud – Brent Hafele, President, NewDay Nonprofit Solutions (How to effectively use public relations strategies to promote your mission)
  
  

HOTEL INFORMATION 

(Less than 5 miles from The Garrison Conference Center)

AmericInn
9780 North by NE Blvd.
Fishers, IN 46037
317.578.9000
website: www.americinn.com 
email: Indyne.in@americinn.com 

Ask for the “LOCALBIZ” rate when calling and receive a $72 rate per night.

Accommodations:
·      King size beds or (2) Queen beds
·      Free Hot Home-style Breakfast
·      Newly renovated guest rooms
·      Free WiFi
·      24 hour coffee bar

Drury Inn
8180 Shadeland Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46250
317.849.8900
website: www.druryhotels.com 

Rate: $89.99 per night.

Accommodations:
·      (2) Queen beds
·      Free Hot Breakfast
·      Free WiFi
·      24 hour Fitness Center

Extended Stay Suites
7940 North Shadeland Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46250
317.596.1288
website: www.extendedstayamerica.com 

Rate: $79.99 per night.

Accommodations:
·      (2) Queen beds
·      Free WiFi
·      In-room full kitchen

Online registration is now closed. You may make changes, cancellations, or new registrations onsite at the conference.