This document provides an agenda for the 2014 OCAA Spring Symposium & Vendor Fair taking place on April 24th at the Holiday Inn Select in Wilsonville, Oregon. The all-day event will include sessions on claims competency, biomechanics, time management, legislative updates, and career development. Presenters will discuss how the insurance industry is evolving with technological changes and how claims professionals can ensure their success and employability. The agenda allows for vendor exhibitions, networking breaks, and a plated lunch with legislative updates. Attendees can pre-register with payment to save $10 on registration fees.
This document discusses childhood obesity statistics in the United States. It states that between 16-33% of children and adolescents are obese, and obesity is difficult to treat. Unhealthy weight gain due to poor diet and lack of exercise causes over 300,000 deaths per year. Childhood obesity rates have more than doubled for some age groups over the past 30 years. Around 9 million children over age 6 are considered obese. The obesity epidemic affects all ages, races, and ethnic groups in the US.
The document provides information about a youth basketball tournament hosted by Physically Fit 4 Hoops at Redemption Lutheran Gym. The tournament will be held on August 25th from 9am to 3pm for ages 8 to 18 with no entry fee. Each team will play a minimum of two games and prizes will be awarded to the winners in each age bracket. People can sign up online or at the gym during specified dates and times in August. Contact information is provided for more information or to make donations to support children in the local area.
This document discusses childhood obesity statistics in the United States. It states that between 16-33% of children and adolescents are obese, and obesity is difficult to treat. Unhealthy weight gain due to poor diet and lack of exercise causes over 300,000 deaths per year. Childhood obesity rates have more than doubled for some age groups over the past 30 years. Around 9 million children over age 6 are considered obese. The obesity epidemic affects all ages, races, and ethnic groups in the US.
The document provides information about a youth basketball tournament hosted by Physically Fit 4 Hoops at Redemption Lutheran Gym. The tournament will be held on August 25th from 9am to 3pm for ages 8 to 18 with no entry fee. Each team will play a minimum of two games and prizes will be awarded to the winners in each age bracket. People can sign up online or at the gym during specified dates and times in August. Contact information is provided for more information or to make donations to support children in the local area.
The document outlines an agenda for a workshop on wellness and the agile workplace hosted by Oktra. The agenda includes speakers on wellness and sustainability, an interactive workshop, and a Q&A session. It then provides background information on Oktra and definitions of wellness, health, and an agile workplace. It discusses the importance of workplace design on wellness and productivity. Finally, it offers suggestions for how to create an agile workplace through technology, collaborative environments, and furniture solutions.
The document provides information for youth seeking summer employment, including tips for resumes, cover letters, interviews, and finding job opportunities. It discusses common summer jobs for youth, such as camp counselors, farm work, and casual labor jobs. The document also provides information about employment standards, health and safety, and local resources available for youth employment assistance.
This webinar discussed strategies for building employee engagement, especially during turbulent times. Three healthcare CEOs described their approaches, such as prioritizing strong leadership, effective communication, recognition programs, and investing in employees' professional development. They emphasized listening to employees, understanding their goals and passions to motivate them, and working to establish a sense of belonging, competence and purpose to inspire loyalty and engagement.
The 2010 WorkLife Expo will take place on October 7th from 7:30am to 4pm at the Ramada Plaza in Minneapolis. The full-day event will feature keynote speakers discussing challenges facing families and effective leadership. Breakout sessions will address topics like managing flexibility, integrating work-life balance into talent strategies, and future workplace trends. The expo aims to help businesses increase engagement and design robust work-life programs through networking and presentations.
This document provides information about the Raising HR to New Heights 2007 Human Resources & Benefits Update Conference taking place from June 10-15, 2007 in Denver, Colorado. The conference includes pre-conference HR workshops on June 10th, the main HR conference from June 11-13, and the Benefits Update Conference from June 13-15. The document outlines the schedule, sessions, speakers, and accommodations for the conference.
There are assumptions made about people in many categories but this presentation is for the 50+ or nearly 50 job seeker who may be subject to stereotypical views of the more experienced worker. Learn how to get past those views and demonstrate your value.
As a worker within the community services, you have created a booklet entitled “How to Support Yourself Whilst Supporting Others”. This booklet is designed to help workers care for themselves, manage stress and fatigue and maximise the likelihood of working safely and sustainably.
Here are a few tips for having an effective international business meeting:
- Clarify the purpose and goals of the meeting upfront so all participants understand the agenda. Send the agenda in advance.
- Be aware of different cultural approaches to meetings. Some cultures prioritize relationship building while others get straight to business.
- Consider using icebreakers or warmups at the start to help people from various cultures feel comfortable.
- Provide context for what you expect from each participant so they know how to contribute.
- Be flexible with the schedule if needed to accommodate different communication or decision making styles.
- Choose a meeting location and set up that works for all cultural preferences when possible. Consider lighting, seating etc
The document is a registration form and schedule for a career conference being held by DMACC on October 29, 2008. It provides information on registration, a keynote speaker, three breakout session times and topics, and a closing session with prize drawings. Attendees can network with recruiters and earn punches on a card for entering a grand prize drawing by attending sessions and visiting with recruiters.
This newsletter from Taylor Performance Solutions provides tips for sales, service, leadership, training and job searching. It announces two upcoming events from the American Heart Association and American Society for Training and Development that focus on health, wellness and leadership skills. It also provides tips to avoid etiquette mistakes that could cost sales, such as arriving late or having a messy briefcase. Upcoming training workshops on career development and presentation skills are advertised.
The document discusses Wakefield Pork's Naspig program, which is a year-long competition between farms that uses a NASCAR-themed framework to motivate employees and improve production goals across seven key performance areas. Farms are assigned NASCAR drivers and pit crew members from the office who help track their weekly placings. The program aims to maintain employee motivation over a 40-week season divided into quarters by making each week a new race towards overall success.
The Secret Thing That Is Holding You Back In Your Nonprofit Career Bloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
Mazarine Treyz will talk about exactly how to build trust and make your fundraising office even more effective.
This document provides information about the LeadingAge Oregon Fall Leadership Conference taking place from October 14-16, 2015 at the Agate Beach Inn in Newport. The conference will feature breakout sessions on topics such as housing with services models, workforce challenges, emerging dementia care models, technology trends, and regulatory updates. A special board governance track and keynote presentation on intentional leadership are also included. Networking opportunities include a leadership academy reception, welcoming reception, and leadership luncheon.
The document provides information about upcoming events for the Minnesota chapter of AAHAM including a dragon boat festival fundraiser, recaps of the summer institute and fall conference, previews of the national conference and spring payer panel, and recognizes members who recently passed certification exams. It also shares photos from the summer institute and provides an introduction to a nationally recognized speaker.
The document provides information about upcoming events for the Minnesota chapter of AAHAM including a dragon boat festival fundraiser, recaps of the recent summer institute and fall conference, previews of the national conference and spring payer panel, and recognizes members who recently passed certification exams. It also shares photos from the summer institute and provides contact information for the upcoming fall conference in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
How do you solve the issue of 4 Generations in the Workplace? MBSN - Management by Sticky Notes! That was the approach taken by the Maryland Association of CPAs as they convened a Generational Symposium on June 25th in Ellicott City, MD.
Bringing almost 100 CPAs representing all four generations and an almost even mix of Millennials, Gen-Xers, and Boomers together. MACPA designed a format built on dialog and collaboration with a backgounder on the generational research, a multi-gen panel featuring MACPA leaders representing the generations, and a final session asking particpants to collaborate at tables to help us identify Bold Actions we can use to solve the generational gap (Management by Sticky Notes.
The energy and dialog was off the charts and some real progress was made using the wisdom pf the crowd. Bottom-line is leverage the strengths of every generation and don;t generalize but focus on the individuals.
This document is the 2011-2012 Pennsylvania Career Guide published by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry. It provides an introduction to the guide and highlights that it contains information to help students and job seekers make informed decisions about careers and educational requirements. Specifically, it notes the guide contains information about growing occupations, educational requirements, training opportunities, and salary information for jobs in Pennsylvania. It also emphasizes the industries of allied health and manufacturing, which feature in-demand careers.
Raymond J. Ramirez is a veterinarian offering to speak at upcoming veterinary conferences. He graduated from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine in 1986. After working in emergency clinics, he bought his own practice in East Peoria, IL in 2007. His presentations provide strategies for practice ownership, staff retention, using Excel, and humor in veterinary medicine. He guarantees speaker evaluations will be satisfactory or the conference will get their money back.
Physically Fit 4 Hoops aims to encourage youth development through athletic and social programs that teach teamwork, fitness, and community values. The organization has engaged hundreds of metro Detroit children through basketball camps and promotes physical fitness to address childhood obesity. Since 2008, camps have incorporated nutritional education and Physically Fit 4 Hoops partners with ChooseMyPlate.gov to provide parents and campers literature on healthy dietary choices.
A basketball training camp for boys and girls ages 9-18 will be held on Saturdays and Sundays from June to August at the old Redemption Lutheran Gym in Detroit. The camp focuses on offensive and defensive skills, strength and conditioning, character building, and tournaments. Registration is $150 for ages 13-18 and $100 for ages 9-12, and guarantees 8 days of training.
The document outlines an agenda for a workshop on wellness and the agile workplace hosted by Oktra. The agenda includes speakers on wellness and sustainability, an interactive workshop, and a Q&A session. It then provides background information on Oktra and definitions of wellness, health, and an agile workplace. It discusses the importance of workplace design on wellness and productivity. Finally, it offers suggestions for how to create an agile workplace through technology, collaborative environments, and furniture solutions.
The document provides information for youth seeking summer employment, including tips for resumes, cover letters, interviews, and finding job opportunities. It discusses common summer jobs for youth, such as camp counselors, farm work, and casual labor jobs. The document also provides information about employment standards, health and safety, and local resources available for youth employment assistance.
This webinar discussed strategies for building employee engagement, especially during turbulent times. Three healthcare CEOs described their approaches, such as prioritizing strong leadership, effective communication, recognition programs, and investing in employees' professional development. They emphasized listening to employees, understanding their goals and passions to motivate them, and working to establish a sense of belonging, competence and purpose to inspire loyalty and engagement.
The 2010 WorkLife Expo will take place on October 7th from 7:30am to 4pm at the Ramada Plaza in Minneapolis. The full-day event will feature keynote speakers discussing challenges facing families and effective leadership. Breakout sessions will address topics like managing flexibility, integrating work-life balance into talent strategies, and future workplace trends. The expo aims to help businesses increase engagement and design robust work-life programs through networking and presentations.
This document provides information about the Raising HR to New Heights 2007 Human Resources & Benefits Update Conference taking place from June 10-15, 2007 in Denver, Colorado. The conference includes pre-conference HR workshops on June 10th, the main HR conference from June 11-13, and the Benefits Update Conference from June 13-15. The document outlines the schedule, sessions, speakers, and accommodations for the conference.
There are assumptions made about people in many categories but this presentation is for the 50+ or nearly 50 job seeker who may be subject to stereotypical views of the more experienced worker. Learn how to get past those views and demonstrate your value.
As a worker within the community services, you have created a booklet entitled “How to Support Yourself Whilst Supporting Others”. This booklet is designed to help workers care for themselves, manage stress and fatigue and maximise the likelihood of working safely and sustainably.
Here are a few tips for having an effective international business meeting:
- Clarify the purpose and goals of the meeting upfront so all participants understand the agenda. Send the agenda in advance.
- Be aware of different cultural approaches to meetings. Some cultures prioritize relationship building while others get straight to business.
- Consider using icebreakers or warmups at the start to help people from various cultures feel comfortable.
- Provide context for what you expect from each participant so they know how to contribute.
- Be flexible with the schedule if needed to accommodate different communication or decision making styles.
- Choose a meeting location and set up that works for all cultural preferences when possible. Consider lighting, seating etc
The document is a registration form and schedule for a career conference being held by DMACC on October 29, 2008. It provides information on registration, a keynote speaker, three breakout session times and topics, and a closing session with prize drawings. Attendees can network with recruiters and earn punches on a card for entering a grand prize drawing by attending sessions and visiting with recruiters.
This newsletter from Taylor Performance Solutions provides tips for sales, service, leadership, training and job searching. It announces two upcoming events from the American Heart Association and American Society for Training and Development that focus on health, wellness and leadership skills. It also provides tips to avoid etiquette mistakes that could cost sales, such as arriving late or having a messy briefcase. Upcoming training workshops on career development and presentation skills are advertised.
The document discusses Wakefield Pork's Naspig program, which is a year-long competition between farms that uses a NASCAR-themed framework to motivate employees and improve production goals across seven key performance areas. Farms are assigned NASCAR drivers and pit crew members from the office who help track their weekly placings. The program aims to maintain employee motivation over a 40-week season divided into quarters by making each week a new race towards overall success.
The Secret Thing That Is Holding You Back In Your Nonprofit Career Bloomerang
https://bloomerang.co/resources/webinars/
Mazarine Treyz will talk about exactly how to build trust and make your fundraising office even more effective.
This document provides information about the LeadingAge Oregon Fall Leadership Conference taking place from October 14-16, 2015 at the Agate Beach Inn in Newport. The conference will feature breakout sessions on topics such as housing with services models, workforce challenges, emerging dementia care models, technology trends, and regulatory updates. A special board governance track and keynote presentation on intentional leadership are also included. Networking opportunities include a leadership academy reception, welcoming reception, and leadership luncheon.
The document provides information about upcoming events for the Minnesota chapter of AAHAM including a dragon boat festival fundraiser, recaps of the summer institute and fall conference, previews of the national conference and spring payer panel, and recognizes members who recently passed certification exams. It also shares photos from the summer institute and provides an introduction to a nationally recognized speaker.
The document provides information about upcoming events for the Minnesota chapter of AAHAM including a dragon boat festival fundraiser, recaps of the recent summer institute and fall conference, previews of the national conference and spring payer panel, and recognizes members who recently passed certification exams. It also shares photos from the summer institute and provides contact information for the upcoming fall conference in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
How do you solve the issue of 4 Generations in the Workplace? MBSN - Management by Sticky Notes! That was the approach taken by the Maryland Association of CPAs as they convened a Generational Symposium on June 25th in Ellicott City, MD.
Bringing almost 100 CPAs representing all four generations and an almost even mix of Millennials, Gen-Xers, and Boomers together. MACPA designed a format built on dialog and collaboration with a backgounder on the generational research, a multi-gen panel featuring MACPA leaders representing the generations, and a final session asking particpants to collaborate at tables to help us identify Bold Actions we can use to solve the generational gap (Management by Sticky Notes.
The energy and dialog was off the charts and some real progress was made using the wisdom pf the crowd. Bottom-line is leverage the strengths of every generation and don;t generalize but focus on the individuals.
This document is the 2011-2012 Pennsylvania Career Guide published by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry. It provides an introduction to the guide and highlights that it contains information to help students and job seekers make informed decisions about careers and educational requirements. Specifically, it notes the guide contains information about growing occupations, educational requirements, training opportunities, and salary information for jobs in Pennsylvania. It also emphasizes the industries of allied health and manufacturing, which feature in-demand careers.
Raymond J. Ramirez is a veterinarian offering to speak at upcoming veterinary conferences. He graduated from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine in 1986. After working in emergency clinics, he bought his own practice in East Peoria, IL in 2007. His presentations provide strategies for practice ownership, staff retention, using Excel, and humor in veterinary medicine. He guarantees speaker evaluations will be satisfactory or the conference will get their money back.
Physically Fit 4 Hoops aims to encourage youth development through athletic and social programs that teach teamwork, fitness, and community values. The organization has engaged hundreds of metro Detroit children through basketball camps and promotes physical fitness to address childhood obesity. Since 2008, camps have incorporated nutritional education and Physically Fit 4 Hoops partners with ChooseMyPlate.gov to provide parents and campers literature on healthy dietary choices.
A basketball training camp for boys and girls ages 9-18 will be held on Saturdays and Sundays from June to August at the old Redemption Lutheran Gym in Detroit. The camp focuses on offensive and defensive skills, strength and conditioning, character building, and tournaments. Registration is $150 for ages 13-18 and $100 for ages 9-12, and guarantees 8 days of training.
Physically Fit 4 Hoops provides local children with personal training, conditioning, basketball clinics, and camps through its relationship with Franklin Athletic Club. The organization uses an 8000 Series Shooting Machine that can push out 1800 shots in an hour to help children develop quick release and muscle memory to become better shooters. Interested parties can contact Laura Barrick or Coach Shawn Fair for registration information.
The document announces regional meetings in April for CRDN leadership training. Shawn Fair, the new Director of Training, will introduce two sessions: "Vision Training" and "Boss-to-Coach." Vision Training will provide tools to develop a consistent vision to guide business growth. Boss-to-Coach will teach how to transition from being a boss to being a coach through accountability, discipline, motivation and vision. The meetings will be held in Schaumburg, Illinois and Dallas, Texas.
The document advertises a time management presentation by Shawn Fair, Director of Training at CRDN, at the Oregon Casualty Adjusters Association's 37th Annual Spring Symposium. Mr. Fair will introduce claims professionals to the value of time and how to master it to achieve greatness. Previous attendees found Mr. Fair to be captivating, warm, and sold the audience on himself before his presentation began.
1. 7:00am Registration
— Vendor Trade Fair Opens
8:00am Welcome & Introductions
— Erica McDaniel
OCAA President, Liberty Mutual
— Trevor Arnold
Symposium Chair, McLarens
8:15-9:00am Claims Competency for the New Millennium
An introduction to the afternoon sessions and an invitation for questions and comments
We’re already a decade and a half into the new millennium, and our industry is evolving more dramatically in 15
years than it has in the previous 150 years. That’s the good news. The better news is that the next 15 years will
accelerate this evolution of our claims profession to a level that surpasses our current imagination; and the key
to our ongoing success as a claims professional is to ride this trajectory to wherever it takes us. This meta-topic
will be broken down into four bite-sized sub-categories that are designed to stimulate a candid, genuine dialogue
between panelists, presenters, and attendees about what it means to be a truly competent claims professional in
a world that’s still being reimagined, reinvented, and reengineered every moment of every day.
9:00-10:00am Biomechanical Mysteries
— Bradley Probst, ARCCA Inc.
Dr. Bradley Probst of ARCCA is a long-standing favorite at OCAA Symposiums because of his entertaining wit,
unparalleled intelligence, and shamelessly graphic illustrations of blood, gore, and mangled bodies…all intended
to make you a more knowledgeable claims professional. This year’s presentation is so provocative that Brad
won’t reveal the specifics in advance of the symposium, but he promises to provide useful information that you
will take back to work with you.
10:00-10:30am Networking Break
10:30-11:30am Time Mastery: From Misery to Magnificence
—Shawn Fair, CRDN Corporate Trainer
Shawn Fair, CRDN’s dynamic productivity guru, has agreed to repeat his award-winning presentation to OCAA
(after a trial run at the PSAA Symposium in March; and Shawn promises to integrate the feedback he gets from
the PSAA attendees to tailor his topic specifically for claims professionals. Remember, the key to success isn’t
managing your time, it’s mastering your time. During this presentation, Shawn Fair is going to introduce you to
some friends that he says are ruining your life (…and explain why every one of them is a male):
• Mr. LOK (Lack of Knowledge) is content with the status quo. He has no interested in improving, no interest in
doing his job better, no learning new materials, all he cares about is maintaining his current status. But what
he doesn’t understand is his life, business and relationships are constantly getting worse because the industry
is constantly changing.
• Mr. LOA (Lack of Accountability) does what he wants to do, when he wants to do it, and how he wants to do it.
He does not have a measuring stick that helps him to gauge his progress nor does he care.
• Mr. LOC (Lack of Commitment) never does what he says he will do. He has his own agenda and displays
selfish like qualities.
• Mr. SMJ (Social Media Junkie) uses social media 5-7 hours a day, sure he is doing some work but being
online totally consumes him, causing his days to be unproductive.
• Mr. P (Procrastinator) is constantly pushing work to the side. He never finishes anything causing major back
log, poor work quality, missed deadlines and friction with this employees or employer.
• Mr. LOD (Lack of Dedication) does his work but doesn’t care how it’s done, he believes in being satisfactory.
This causes him to revisit assignments, redo assignments which ultimately waste his time and everyone
else's.
• Mr. PWE (Poor Work Ethic) starts his entire task list but rarely completes any of them without receiving
assistance from other workers whose performance is effected due to his lack of drive.
• Mr. LOR (Lack of Responsibility) doesn’t care about anything or anybody. This person goes through life
without a care in the world wasting valuable time with no purpose.
11:30-12:30pm Lunch Break with Legislative Update by Smith Freed & Eberhard
Choice of Chicken, Fish or Vegetarian—Please mark your selection when registering
New Format
for this years
Agenda!
Oregon
Casualty
Adjusters
Association
About the OCAA Annual Spring Symposium & Vendor Fair
The 2014 OCAA Spring Symposium is designed to provide Claim Professionals with information
that will broaden their knowledge base and help improve claim handling skills. This year we are
changing the format to be an all day general session with no breakout sessions. As always, topics
are presented by knowledgeable and talented speakers. A plated lunch is provided and the overall
agenda allows for ample time to network with industry vendors and other claim professionals.
April 24, 2014 OCAA Spring Symposium & Vendor Fair
Holiday Inn Select — Wilsonville
2. Pay with a check or credit card
Here’s how to pay:
Pay online with credit card and use the RSVP form to submit your
name, contact information, and lunch selection.
www.oregoncasualtyadjusters.org
OR
Mail this application with check payable to:
OCAA, PO Box 87, Dexter, OR 97431
April 24, 2014 Spring Symposium
Pre-Registration
Questions?
Barb Tyler, Coordinator 541/937-2611 or npassist@msn.com • Trevor Arnold, Chair trevor.arnold@mclarens.com
For Vendor opportunities visit our website at www.oregoncasualtyadjusters.org
12:30-1:30pm Claims Competencies for the New Millennium Part 1
— Technological Transformations
“May you live in interesting times” is both a blessing and a curse. These are interesting times as technology
transforms commerce, culture, and career considerations. What does this mean to us? How does it affect our
work and future?
— Claims Career Development
Change happens. What we do for a living may not necessarily be who we are as a person, but one can affect
the other… and vice versa. How do we control our career, navigate our future, and ensure our employability?
What questions should we be asking?
1:30-2:00pm Networking Break
2:00-3:00pm Claims Competencies for the New Millennium Part 2
— Self-Sufficiency and Resilience
There’s no glory in burning out. The insurance industry has been doing exponentially more with exponentially
less for the past many decades, so you're either buried or you're worried because you're NOT buried. There is
light at the end of the tunnel... we'll help you make sure it's not a train.
— Claims: Business, Profession, and/or Job
At the end of the day, claims is a business with a commitment to profitability. Some people approach claims
as a professional calling, while others work their claims as a job- nothing more, nothing less. Whether you're
in the business of claims, a claims professional, or gainfully employed you owe it to yourself to attend to new
developments in claims.
3:00-3:30pm Raffles & Announcements
Holiday Inn Select
25425 SW 95th Ave
Wilsonville, Oregon
(Exit 286 off I-5) • 503/682-2211
Register Early
to SAVE $10
Register Earlyto SAVE $10
Registration includes Lunch, Snacks, and Symposium Workbook
_____ $40 Member Registration ($50 at the door) _____ $50 Non-Member Registration ($60 at the door)
Check your membership status at www.oregoncasualtyadjusters.org
_____ FREE Retired OCAA Past President (Complimentary registration)
Registration fees are transferable. Registration fees are nonrefundable after April 18, 2014.
If registration form & payment cannot be submitted prior to April 18, please plan to register at the door.
. . . Please print legibly . . .
Name Company
Claims Discipline: Property Casualty Auto Workers Comp Other
Lunch Choice: Chicken Fish Vegetarian
Address City, State, Zip
Phone Email
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