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2009 & 2010

July 2009    August 2009    September 2009    October 2009    November 2009    December 2009

January 2010    February 2010    March 2010    April 2010    May 2010    June 2010

The Staff Development Bulletin
features notifications of local, state, regional, national, and international
conferences, seminars, workshops, trainings, and meetings

All information is tentative and subject to change

 

July 2009

Date: Wednesday, July 1

Event: Records Retention and Destruction
Sponsored by: Fred Pryor Seminars
Location: Taunton, MA
Fee: $199.00

Registration deadline: June 17
For more information, visit: www.pryor.com

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Date: Tuesday, July 21

Event: How to Supervise People
Sponsored by: Fred Pryor Seminars
Location: Pittsfield, MA
Fee: $99.00

Registration deadline: July 7
For more information, visit: www.pryor.com

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Date: Thursday, July 23

Event: Managing Multiple Priorities, Projects, and Deadlines
Sponsored by: Fred Pryor Seminars
Location: Worcester, MA
Fee: $79.00

Registration deadline: July 9
For more information, visit: www.pryor.com

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Date: Tuesday, July 28

Event: Human Resources for Anyone with Newly-Assigned HR Responsibilities
Sponsored by: CareerTrack
Location: Woburn, MA
Fee: $149.00

Registration deadline: July 14
For more information, visit: www.careertrack.com

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Date: Friday, July 31

Event: Mistake-Free Grammar & Proofreading
Sponsored by: Fred Pryor Seminars
Location: Springfield, MA
Fee: $149.00

Registration deadline: July 17
For more information, visit: www.pryor.com

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August 2009

Date: Wednesday, August 5

Event: Summer 2009 Professional Development Seminar Series: "Presenting Data Visually with Excel Charts"
Sponsored by: Colleges of Worcester Consortium Human Resources Training Committee
Location: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA
Fee: None - Contact QCC Human Resources for Registration Form

Registration deadline: July 28
For more information, please contact Laurie Comeau in Human Resources at 508-854-4355 or lauriec@qcc.mass.edu

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Dates: Sunday, August 9 - Friday, August 14

Event: The 21st Annual Hawaii National Great Teachers Seminar
Sponsored by: University of Hawaii Leeward Community College
Location: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Fee: $995.00

Registration deadline: May 8
For more information, visit: http://www.GreatTeacher.hawaii.edu

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Dates: Monday, August 10 & Tuesday, August 11

Event: Discovering the Secrets of Microsoft Access
Sponsored by: CompuMaster
Location: Hilton Garden Inn, 35 Major Taylor Boulevard, Worcester, MA
Fee: $399.00

Registration deadline: July 27
For more information, visit: www.compumaster.net

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Date: Thursday, August 13

Event: Sales & Use Tax 2009 Workshop
Sponsored by: Fred Pryor Seminars
Location: Worcester, MA
Fee: $195.00

Registration deadline: July 30
For more information, visit: www.pryor.com

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Date: Tuesday, August 18

Event: Dealing with Difficult People
Sponsored by: CareerTrack
Location: Worcester, MA
Fee: $149.00

Registration deadline: August 4
For more information, visit: www.careertrack.com

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Date: Friday, August 28

Event: The Massachusetts Conference for Women
Sponsored by: SkillPath Seminars
Location: Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, 10 Lincoln Square, Worcester, MA
Fee: $149.00

Registration deadline: August 14
For more information, visit: www.skillpath.com

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September 2009

Date: Wednesday, September 2

Event: The Essentials of HR Law 2009
Sponsored by: Fred Pryor Seminars
Location: Worcester, MA
Fee: $179.00

Registration deadline: August 19
For more information, visit: www.pryor.com

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Date: Tuesday, September 15

Event: How to Deal with Unacceptable Employee Behavior
Sponsored by: Fred Pryor Seminars
Location: Woburn, MA
Fee: $149.00

Registration deadline: September 1
For more information, visit: www.pryor.com

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Date: Wednesday, September 23

Event: Essential Skills for the First-Time Manager or Supervisor
Sponsored by: CareerTrack
Location: Residence Inn, 503 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA
Fee: $179.00

Registration deadline: September 9
For more information, visit: www.careertrack.com

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Date: Friday, September 25

Event: The Indispensable Assistant
Sponsored by: SkillPath Seminars
Location: Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, 10 Lincoln Square, Worcester, MA
Fee: $149.00

Registration deadline: September 11
For more information, visit: www.skillpath.com

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October 2009

Dates: Tuesday, October 6 - Friday, October 9

Event: The Annual Adult Higher Education Alliance (AHEA) Conference
Sponsored by: Adult Higher Education Alliance
Location: National-Louis University, 122 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL
Fee: $340.00

Registration deadline: August 6
For more information, visit: www.ahea.org/conference/annual.htm

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Date: Friday, October 9

Event: Fostering Student Success: Critical Collaborations between Academic Affairs and Student Affairs on Campus
Sponsored by: Colleges of Worcester Consortium
Location: College of the Holy Cross, 1 College Street, Worcester, MA
Fee: $40.00

Registration deadline: September 25
For more information, visit: www.cowc.org/news-events/features/conference-address-student-success

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Date: Thursday, October 15

Event: Team-Building, Mentoring, and Coaching Skills for Managers & Supervisors
Sponsored by: Fred Pryor Seminars
Location: Residence Inn, 503 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA
Fee: $149.00

Registration deadline: October 1
For more information, visit:
www.pryor.com

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Date: Thursday, October 22

Event: Universal Design Software to Achieve Educational Success
Sponsored by: University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability
Location: Holiday Inn, 172 North Main Street, Concord, NH
Fee: $75.00

Registration deadline: October 8
For more information, visit: www.iod.unh.edu/events.html#atseries1

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Dates: Thursday, October 22 & Friday, October 23

Event: The 17th Annual Successful Teaching Conference (For Faculty by Faculty)
Sponsored by: Institute for Community College Development, et. al
Location: Corning Radisson Hotel, 125 Denison Parkway East, Corning, NY
Fee: $95.00

Registration deadline: September 24
For more information, visit: www.iccd.cornell.edu/iccd/glp/map/organizationalIntegrity/SuccessfulTeachingConference2009.html

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Date: Friday, October 23

Event: Massachusetts Women in Public Higher Education (MWPHE) Fall 2009 Conference
Sponsored by: Massachusetts Women in Public Higher Education
Location: Devens Commons Center, 31 Andrews Parkway, Devens, MA
Fee: $50.00

Registration deadline: October 9
For more information, visit: www.mwphe.org

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Dates: Sunday, October 25 - Tuesday, October 27

Event: The 2009 Assessment Institute
Sponsored by: Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis
Location: The Westin Indianapolis, 50 South Capitol Avenue, Indianapolis, IN
Fee: $275.00

Registration deadline: October 2
For more information, visit: www.planning.iupui.edu/institute

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Dates: Tuesday, October 27 & Wednesday, October 28

Event: How to Communicate with Tact and Professionalism
Sponsored by: CareerTrack
Location: Residence Inn, 503 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA
Fee: $299.00

Registration deadline: October 13
For more information, visit: www.careertrack.com

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Date: Wednesday, October 28

Event: The Kaleidoscope of History: John Brown after Fifteen Decades
Sponsored by: Mass Humanities
Location: American Antiquarian Society, 185 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA
Fee: Free

Registration deadline: October 14
For more information, visit: www.americanantiquarian.org/publicpro.htm#johnbrown

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Date: Friday, October 30

Event: Managing Emotions Under Pressure
Sponsored by: CareerTrack
Location: Woburn, MA
Fee: $99.00

Registration deadline: October 16
For more information, visit: www.careertrack.com

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November 2009

Dates: Monday, November 2 & Tuesday, November 3

Event: Microsoft® Excel® 2003 (Day I: Excel Basics & Day II: Beyond the Basics)
Sponsored by: Fred Pryor Seminars
Location: Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, 10 Lincoln Square, Worcester, MA
Fee: $128.00

Registration deadline: October 19
For more information, visit: www.careertrack.com

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Date: Tuesday, November 3

Event: Defending John Brown: An Evening with Henry David Thoreau
Sponsored by: Mass Humanities
Location: Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester, MA
Fee: Free

Registration deadline: October 20
For more information, visit:
www.americanantiquarian.org/publicpro.htm#johnbrown

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Date: Thursday, November 5

Event: The Ultimate Supervisor
Sponsored by: CareerTrack
Location: Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, 10 Lincoln Square, Worcester, MA
Fee: $149.00

Registration deadline: October 22
For more information, visit: www.careertrack.com

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Date: Friday, November 6

Event: How to Design Eye-Catching Brochures, Newsletters, Ads, and Reports
Sponsored by: CareerTrack
Location: Woburn, MA
Fee: $149.00

Registration deadline: October 23
For more information, visit: www.careertrack.com

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Date: Friday, November 6

Event: New England Education Assessment Network (NEEAN) Fall 2009 Forum
Sponsored by: New England Education Assessment Network
Location: College of the Holy Cross, 1 College Street, Worcester, MA
Fee: $145.00

Registration deadline: October 23
For more information, visit: www.neean.org/activities/index.html

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Date: Friday, November 6

Event: Warriors for Freedom: John Brown and Henry David Thoreau
Sponsored by: Mass Humanities
Location: American Antiquarian Society, 185 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA
Fee: Free

Registration deadline: October 23
For more information, visit:
www.americanantiquarian.org/publicpro.htm#johnbrown

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Date: Saturday, November 7

Event: New England Sociological Association (NESA) Fall 2009 Conference
Sponsored by: New England Sociological Association
Location: Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
Fee: $45.00

Registration deadline: October 31
For more information, visit: www.nesaonline.org/conferences/fall-2009-conference/

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Date: Monday, November 9

Event: Assertive Communication Skills for Women
Sponsored by: SkillPath Seminars
Location: Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, 10 Lincoln Square, Worcester, MA
Fee: $99.00

Registration deadline: October 26
For more information, visit: www.skillpath.com

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Date: Monday, November 9

Event: Technology Tools for Student Access and Success
Sponsored by: University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability
Location: Holiday Inn, 172 North Main Street, Concord, NH
Fee: $75.00

Registration deadline: October 26
For more information, visit: www.iod.unh.edu/events.html#atseries2

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Date: Friday, November 13

Event: New England Faculty Development Consortium (NEFDC) Fall 2009 Conference
Sponsored by: New England Faculty Development Consortium
Location: DCU Center, 50 Foster Street, Worcester, MA
Fee: $95.00

Registration deadline: October 16
For more information, visit: www.nefdc.org/proposals.htm

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Dates: Friday, November 13 & Saturday, November 14

Event: New England Region of the American Conference for Irish Studies (NE ACIS) 2009 Meeting
Sponsored by: New England Region of the American Conference for Irish Studies
Location: Massachusetts Maritime Academy, 101 Academy Drive, Buzzards Bay, MA
Fee: $95.00

Registration deadline: October 13
For more information, visit: www.maritime.edu/pdf/irishconf.pdf

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Dates: Tuesday, November 17 & Wednesday, November 18

Event: Fundamentals of Successful Project Management
Sponsored by: SkillPath Seminars
Location: Hilton Garden Inn, 35 Major Taylor Boulevard, Worcester, MA
Fee: $399.00

Registration deadline: November 3
For more information, visit: www.skillpath.com

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Date: Wednesday, November 18

Event: How to Deliver Exceptional Customer Service
Sponsored by: Fred Pryor Seminars
Location: Woburn, MA
Fee: $179.00

Registration deadline: November 4
For more information, visit: www.pryor.com

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Dates: Thursday, November 19 - Sunday, November 22

Event: The 29th International Lilly Conference on College Teaching
Sponsored by: Miami University
Location: Miami University, Oxford, OH
Fee: $395.00

Registration deadline: October 1
For more information, visit: www.units.muohio.edu/lillycon/

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December 2009

Dates: Wednesday, December 2 - Sunday, December 6

Event: The 108th American Anthropological Association (AAA) Annual Meeting
Presented by: The American Anthropological Association
Location: Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Philadelphia, PA
Fee: $206.00 (members); $361.00 (non-members)

Registration deadline: April 1
For more information, visit: http://www.aaanet.org/meetings/

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Date: Tuesday, December 8

Event: Getting the Most From Microsoft Excel
Sponsored by: CompuMaster
Location: Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, 10 Lincoln Square, Worcester, MA
Fee: $149.00

Registration deadline: November 24
For more information, visit: www.compumaster.net

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Date: Wednesday, December 16

Event: Mistake-Free Grammar & Proofreading
Sponsored by: CareerTrack
Location: Hilton Garden Inn, 35 Major Taylor Boulevard, Worcester, MA
Fee: $149.00

Registration deadline: December 2
For more information, visit: www.careertrack.com

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Date: Friday, December 18

Event: How to Become a Better Communicator
Sponsored by: SkillPath Seminars
Location: Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, 10 Lincoln Square, Worcester, MA
Fee: $149.00

Registration deadline: December 4
For more information, visit: www.skillpath.com

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January 2010

Information To Be Announced

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February 2010

Information To Be Announced

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March 2010

Information To Be Announced

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April 2010

Information To Be Announced

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May 2010

Information To Be Announced

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June 2010

Information To Be Announced

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For further information on conferences, seminars, and skills training workshops,
or to request travel, conference brochures, and/or registration materials,
please contact Erica Merrill in the Center for Academic Excellence/Staff Development Office
at 508-854-4229, or email
emerrill@qcc.mass.edu, or stop by room 114 Ahlfors Hall.

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