All-day Pre-conference Intensive: "A Vision for the Future of Senior Centers"
Sunday, March 15th 9-6pm

Join NISC as we lead this national conversation and explore the future of senior centers. We'll look at the national trends, imagine the possibilities and construct a picture of a sustainable, valuable and vibrant senior center built for tomorrow's customers. Your conversations and ideas will be cataloged on our website and shared with senior centers nationally.

Welcome:

• Carol Hunt
  Chair, NISC

Opening Speaker 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

• Colin Milner
  CEO International Council on Active Aging.

Mr. Milner discusses trends in active aging & his vision of senior centers in the future.

Panel Discussion 10:00 a.m. - 11 a.m.

• Bob Pitman, moderator
  Past Chair, NISC
• James Firman
  President, NCOA
• Martha Roherty
  Executive Director, NASUA
• Jaci Allen
  Director, Pharmacy Marketing, CVS/pharmacy

The panel will react to Colin Milner's views and talk about how senior centers fit into their organizations, now and in the future.

Break  - 11a.m. - 11:30a.m.

Panel Challenge  11 :30a.m. - 12 :30 p.m.

• Nancy Luttropp
  President, OPS Consulting

Ms. Luttropp will challenge a panel of senior center professionals on the reality of what senior centers need to be and how to get there.

Designing your Senior Center for Today's and Tomorrow's Customers - 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

• Manoj Pardasani, PhD, LCSW, ACSW
  Associate Professor
  Fordham University - Graduate School of Social Service

Dr. Pardasani will lead a roundtable discussion in which participants will visualize what their senior center could look like as they work towards a national vision statement, a strategic goal and action steps related to the goal.

Technology 3:40 p.m. 4:25 p.m.

• Gary Moulton
  Product Manager, Microsoft Corporation

Explore the areas of technology that Microsoft is currently employing and hear their ideas for the future.

Image and Marketing   4:30 p.m.- 5:15 p.m.

• Jill Jackson-Ledford
  Vice President, Health Promotion, NCOA

• Elizabeth Bernat
  Executive Director, Lowcountry Senior Center, Charleston, SC

Next Steps 5:20 p.m. - 6 p.m.

• Jill Jackson-Ledford
• Bob Pitman
• Manoj Pardasani

We will review the next steps for the group including two follow-up webinars.

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