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Training Calendar • Events Calendar

Training Calendar 2012

January, February, March, April, May, June, July,

August, September, October, November, December

January
Jan 9	Workforce Partner Training (Three Rivers Development District Conference Room--Pontotoc, MS)
Jan 11-13	Deaf Program Staff Quarterly Training (MDRS Gluckstadt Office--Madison, MS)
Jan 13	"Tactile: What's In A Name?" Training (MS School for the Blind and MS School for the Deaf--Jackson, MS)
Jan 13-15	Southeast Family Deafblind Transition Institute "Access the Dream" 2012 Conference (MS School for the Blind and MS School for the Deaf--Jackson, MS)
Jan 17	Professional Development Training (Jackson, MS)
Jan 17	LEADRS Class of 2012 Initial Meeting (MDRS State Office--Madison, MS)
Jan 18-20	LEADRS Retreat and Graduation (Duncan Gray Center--Canton, MS)
Jan 19	RESNA ATP Prep Course (Gulfport, MS)
Jan 24	Regional Training Team "Train the Trainers" (MDRS Beasley Office--Jackson, MS)
Jan 24-27	ATIA Conference and Exhibition (Orlando, FL)
Jan 26	Employment First Summit, sponsored by MS APSE (Eagle Ridge Conference Center--Raymond, MS)
Jan 26-27	LEADRS MBTI Class (MDES Training Facility--Canton, MS)
Jan 31	Leadership III Making Leadership Real: Application and Results (Hilton--Jackson, MS)
February
Feb 1-2	Customized Employment Workshop (MDRS Gluckstadt Office--Madison, MS)
Feb 2	How to Manage Conflict and Confrontation (Old Capitol Inn--Jackson, MS)
Feb 2	Regional Training Team VR District Managers Training (MDRS Beasley Office--Jackson, MS)
Feb 7-9	New Evaluator Training (TBD)
Feb 9-11	4th Annual Mississippi Addictions Conference (Hilton--Jackson, MS)
Feb 10	Delivering Effective Culturally Competent Services and Outreach - VR District 6 (Pearl, MS)
Feb 15-17	NCWC/NISH South Region Training Conference (Mobile, AL)
Feb 17	MDE/MDRS Secondary Transition Collaborative Training (Old Capitol Inn--Jackson, MS)
Feb 21-24	AACE Training for New VR/VRB Employees (MDRS State Office--Madison, MS)
Feb 21-24	Smart Work Ethics - Train the Trainer (MDRS Beasley Office--Jackson, MS)
Feb 22-25	New Facility Manager Training (MDES Training Facility--Canton, MS)
Feb 23	Writing a Grant Proposal: The Essentials (Gulfport-Knight Nonprofit Center--Gulfport, MS)
Feb 23	Delivering Effective Culturally Competent Services and Outreach - VR District 6 (Pearl, MS)
Feb 28	Life After LEADRS (Jackson, MS)
Feb 29-Mar 1	OSDP Programmatic Training - Districts 1 & 2 (Oxford, MS)
March
Mar 2	CARF Training (Addie McBryde Rehabilitation Center--Jackson, MS)
Mar 5-6	ASCP Elective Classes: Writing Advantage; Overview of Government; Cultural Diversity (MSPB State Office--Jackson, MS)
Mar 6-7	OSDP Programmatic Training - District 3 (Greenwood, MS)
Mar 8-9	OSDP Programmatic Training - Districts 5 & 6 (Madison, MS)
Mar 12-13	SQL Querying -Levels 1 & 2 (ITS)
Mar 15	Continuing Legal Education: Medicaid Update 2012 (Jackson Convention Complex--Jackson, MS)
Mar 18-20	NRA Governmental Affairs Summit (Hilton--Alexandria, VA)
Mar 20-23	AACE Training for New VR/VRB Employees (MDRS State Office--Madison, MS)
Mar 21-23	Legal Toolbox for VR/VRB District Managers (TBD)
Mar 21-23	New Facility Manager's Training, Part 2 (MDES Training Facility--Canton, MS)
Mar 22-23	OSDP Programmatic Training - Districts 9 & 10 (Hattiesburg, MS)
Mar 27-28	OSDP Programmatic Training - Districts 4 & 7 (Starkville, MS)
Mar 28-30	Legal Toolbox for VR/VRB Facility Managers (TBD)
Mar 30-31	OSDP Programmatic Training - District 8 (Madison, MS)
April
April 2	MDE/MDRS Collaborative Training Accessing Secondary Transition Services Through IDEA and WIA (Oxford Civic Center--Oxford, MS)
April 16-19	SWE Training (MDRS Beasley Office--Jackson, MS)
April 17	Train the Trainer Seminar (Cabot Lodge Millsaps Hotel--Jackson, MS)
April 19	Managing Emotions Under Pressure (Old Capital Inn--Jackson, MS)
April 20-21	Transition Retreat (Eagle Ridge Conference Center--Raymond, MS)
April 20-23	MCB Conference (Regency Hotel--Jackson, MS)
April 21-27	CSAVR Spring Conference (Bethesda Hyatt Regency Hotel--Bethesda, Maryland)
April 22-26	CARF 101 and 202 (Raleigh, NC)
April 24	Rehabilitation Leadership and Management Program (Auburn University--Auburn, AL)
April 24-27	AACE Training for New VR/VRB Employees (MDRS State Office--Madison, MS)
April 25-27	Legal Toolbox for OSS Managers (TBD)
April 28	Classing Up Your Classifiers (Gulfport, MS)
May
May 3	MAER Spring Conference (Four Points Sheraton--Biloxi, MS)
May 3	Region 2 CARF Training (Elizabeth Jones Library--Grenada, MS)
May 5	CPM Elective Class--Advanced Writing (MSPB State Office--Jackson, MS)
May 6-9	SERNRA Annual Training Conference (Safety Harbor Resort and Spa--Safety Harbor, FL)
May 7-11	HKNC Fellowship Internship (Pittsburg, PA)
May 14-17	Smart Work Ethics - Train the Trainer (MDRS Beasley Office--Jackson, MS)
May 21-24	SWE Training (Hattiesburg)
May 21-25	Basic Supervisory Class (MSPB State Office--Jackson, MS)
May 22-25	AACE Training for New VR/VRB Employees (MDRS State Office--Madison, MS)
May 23-25	Legal Toolbox for OSDP Managers (TBD)
May 25	Region III& IV CARF Training (Hattiesburg, MS)
May 30 - June 1	LEADRS 2nd Retreat (Courtyard by Marriott--Gulfport, MS)
May 31 - June 1	National Leadership Autism Conference: Autism Through the Lifespan (Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center--Silver Springs, MD)
June
June 6-8	VRB Semi-Annual Training (Reservoir Pointe--Ridgeland, MS)
June 11-14	SWE Training (Tupelo, MS)
June 13-15	Legal Toolbox for DDS Managers (TBD)
June 19-20	Supported Employment Staff Quarterly Training (MDRS Beasley Office--Jackson, MS)
June 19-22	AACE Training for New VR/VRB Employees (MDRS State Office--Madison, MS)
June 21-22	Mississippi disABILITY MegaConference (Marriott Jackson--Jackson, MS)
June 22	Region I CARF Training (Hilton Garden Inn--Tupelo, MS)
June 25-29	APSE National Conference (Arlington, VA)
July
July 10-12	Statewide Transportation Coordination Summitt (Jackson Convention Complex--Jackson, MS)
July 24-27	AACE Training for New VR/VRB Employees (MDRS State Office--Madison, MS)
August
Aug 2-5	RID Region II Conference (The Marina--Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
Aug 15-17	LEADRS 3rd Retreat (Hilton Garden Inn--Starkville, MS)
Aug 21-24	AACE Training for New VR/VRB Employees (MDRS State Office--Madison, MS)
Aug 21-26	NRA Annual Training Conference (Hyatt McCormick Place--Chicago, IL)
September
Sept 19-21	RAM Annual Training Conference (Harrah's Resort and Casino--Tunica, MS)
Sept 30-Oct 3	SETA Conference (Beau Rivage Hotel and Casino--Biloxi, MS)
October
Oct 3-5	MAPA Conference (TBD)
Oct 16-19	SERID Conference (Chattanooga, TN)
Oct 23-26	AACE Training for New VR/VRB Employees (MDRS State Office--Madison, MS)
November
Nov 14-16	LEADRS 4th Retreat and Graduation (Eagel Ridge Conference Center--Raymond, MS)
Nov 25-28	AACE Training for New VR/VRB Employees (MDRS State Office--Madison, MS)
December
Dec 18-21	AACE Training for New VR/VRB Employees (MDRS State Office--Madison, MS)

For more information on an activity or event contact Mary Hudgens at 601-853-5318 or email mhudgens@mdrs.ms.gov.

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