2010 NACUMS Conference
July 11-14
Tentative Agenda – Sessions and Times Subject to Change
Saturday, July 10
6:30 am Golf – UNM Golf Course
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Pre-registration
Sunday, July 11
8:00 am - 4:00 pm Registration
9:30 am – 10:00 am New Member Orientation
10:00 – 10:45 am College and University Mail Center Management Issues
Thom Roylance and Richard Boudrero
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Welcome Remarks and Vendor Introductions
12:00 pm - 5:30 pm Lunch / Exhibit Hall Open
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm Concurrent Sessions
Software Knowledge for the Non ITer
Bruce Little and Ashley Dewitt, SC Logic
A Healthier “U”
Kathy Waters, Madison Area Technical College
2:15 pm – 2:45 pm Break - Exhibit Hall
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm Concurrent Sessions
Consolidating and Marketing Mail Center Operations
Kathy Battin, University of Iowa
Contract Update
Dennis Kelly, Headquarters, USPS
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Beverages and Hors D’oeuvres - Exhibit Hall
Monday, July 12
7:00 am - 2:00 pm Registration
7:30 am – 3:45 pm Exhibit Hall Open
8:15 am – 8:30 am Area Welcome – David Harris, Executive V. P. of Administration
University of New Mexico
8:30 am - 9:30 am NACUMS Membership Meeting
9:30 am – 10:00 am Break – Exhibit Area
10:00 am – 11:00 am Top 10 Best Practices of Mail Center Staff
Elizabeth Lombard, Pitney Bowes
11:00 am – 11:15 am Break - Exhibit Hall
11:15 am – 12:15 pm Concurrent Sessions
Identity Theft – A Postal Inspector’s View
Frank Mulholland, New Mexico Securities
Benchmarking: Justifying Your Existence
Ed Talley, Arizona State University
12:15 – 12:30 pm Break - Exhibit Hall
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Break - Exhibit Hall
2:00 - 3:15 pm Maximize Your Mailstream by Mailing Smarter – Top Strategies
Elizabeth Lombard, National Postal Carrier Manager, Pitney Bowes
3:15 pm – 3:45 pm Break - Final Opportunity to Visit Exhibits & Prize Drawings
3:45 pm – 4:45 pm Civility in the Workplace – Creating a Great Place to Work
Leah Boetger, University of New Mexico Human Resources Employment and Organizational Development
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm Awards Banquet
Reception & Cocktails Begin at 5:30 pm
Dinner Begins at 6:00 pm
Tuesday, July 13
8:30am - 9:30 am Concurrent Sessions
Move Update Makes Good Business Sense
Elizabeth Lombard, national Postal Carrier Manager, Pitney Bowes
Bringing an Ivy League Mail Center Out of the Dark Ages
Karen Hautaniemi, Dartmouth University
9:30 am – 9:45 am Break
9:45 am -11:15 am Lean Leadership: Developing a Culture of Continuous
Improvement
Dwight Davis, Associate Vice President for Auxiliary Service, Utah State University
11:15 am – 11:30 am Break/T-Shirt Exchange
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Lunch
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Concurrent Sessions
Postal Explorer/Business Customer Gateway
Mike Flores, USPS Speaker
Building Your Team to Avoid Outsourcing
Peggy Smith, Washington University in St. Louis
1:30 pm – 1:45 pm Break
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm How to have Effective Coaching Discussions
Leah Boetger, University of New Mexico Human Resources Employment and Organizational Development
2:45 – 3:00 pm Break
3:00 – 4:00 PM Concurrent Sessions
Strategies in Preparing Requests for Proposals
Thom Roylance, Brigham Young University
Utilization of Student Employees & Student Mail Forwarding
Dee Cohick, Dickinson College and Barry Gauthier, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
Wednesday, July 14
8:15 am – 9:45 am Roundtable Discussions:
- Future of University Postal Contract Stations – Richard Boudrero
- Profiling the Mail Center’s Role in the Future and Mail Center Manager’s Viability, Kathy Waters, Madison Technical Area College
- Uniqueness of USDA Cooperative Extension Services – Official Businessand Penalty Mail, Robert Trumbull, University of Wyoming
- Professional Certification Opportunities in Mail, Print and Design, Peggy Smith, Washington University
- Student Interviewing and evaluation resources, Jean Good and Ronnie Farris
9:45 am – 10:00 am Break
10:00 am – 11:00 am Concurrent Sessions
Disaster Preparedness
Local Red Cross Speaker
Adjusting Mail Delivery Systems During Turbulent Times of Staff and Budget Reductions
John Carper, Pepperdine University
11:00 am – 11:15 pm Break
11:15 am – 12:15 pm The New College and University Mail Center – A Look at the Future and Space Planning
Lea Holt, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm Lunch
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm Tour University of New Mexico