2011 NCDTSEA Conference Schedule
North Raleigh Hilton/Midtown
April 7 – 9, 2011

 NCDTSEA Golf Tournament – Hedingham Golf Course – Thursday, April 7 @ 9am

Early Bird Sessions – Thursday April 7, 2011

2:30 – 3:50 NCDTSEA Board Meeting
Board Room

3:00 – 5:00 Conference Pre-Registration
Pre-function area

4:00 – 5:30pm Early Bird Session - Part 1
Grand Ballroom 1 & 2
Erika Woodard, WCPSS Instructional Technology
Topic:  Integrating New Technology into Driver Education

6:30 – 9:30 BBQ outing – Heather Hills, Garner
Bus will leave Hilton at 6:00

Entertainment – Carolina Road
Sponsored by:  Jordan Driving School - Raleigh

Early Bird Sessions – Friday April 8, 2011

8:00 - 1:00pm Conference Registration
Pre-function area

8:00 – 9:15am Early Bird Session – Part 2
Grand Ballroom 1 & 2
Dr. Mark Horowitz – Moorshire Group Managing Director
Topic:  “But my walkman still works!” - Changing how we develop safe drivers

9:30 – 10:45 Early Bird Session – Part 3
Grand Ballroom 1 & 2
Dr, Mark Horowitz – Moorshire Group Managing Director
Topic:  Using 21st century “attitude approaches” to create safe drivers

11:00 – 12:30 LEA Coordinator’s Luncheon
Dogwood

1:00 – 1:05 Opening General Conference Session –
Grand Ballroom 1, 2, & 3

Presentation of Colors and Pledge of Allegiance
Sanderson Air Force JROTC Color Guard

Welcome to Raleigh
Bobby Guthrie, WCPSS Sr. Administrator - Athletics/Driver Education

Welcome to Conference
Connie Sessoms, Jr. – NCDTSEA president

Exhibitor Introductions/Conference Orientation
Charles Lee – NCDTSEA 2nd Vice President

1:30 – 2:15pm
Speaker – Paula Collins, NCDPI
Topic – DPI Curriculum Standards

2:15 – 3:00pm
Speaker – Connie Sessoms, Jr., ADTSEA President-Elect
Topic –   Effect of National Standards on DE in NC

Break, Exhibits, 50/50 & Door Prizes
3:00 – 3:15pm
Sponsored by…….

3:15 – 4:00pm
Speaker –   Arthur Godwin, UNC HRSC
Topic –   Distracted Driving Research

4:00 – 4:45pm
Speaker –   Cliff Braam, NCDOT
Topic –   Using DOT real-time data

4:45 – 5:45pm
Exhibits, 50/50 & Door Prizes
Free Time

41st Annual Banquet (Banquet doors will open at 6:00pm)
Grand Ballroom 4 & 5

Speaker  
Dr. June Atkinson
North Carolina State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Meet & Greet
Pre-function area
9:00 – 10:00

Saturday April 9, 2011

7:00 – 8:15am Buffet Breakfast

General Sessions – Grand Ballroom 1, 2 & 3

8:30 – 9:15am
Speaker – Karl Logan, Karlog Driver Safety Consultants              
Topic – Improving communication within NCDTSEA

9:15 – 10:00am
Speaker - Dwight Green, NCSHP TSI
Topic: - Safe Driving Program

10:00 – 10:15am
Break, Exhibits, 50/50 & Door Prizes

10:15 – 11:00am
Speaker – Vivian Wells, Wakefield HS
Topic – Think First

11:00 – 11:30am
Speaker – Dr. Joe Shrader, ECU
Topic – Facts to “school” legislators

41st Annual Awards Luncheon
12:30 – 2:30pm
Grand Ballroom 4 & 5

Speaker
Tamara McLaughlin, Donate Life
Special Guests – Emmitt & Charlotte Ray – Parents of Jason Ray (Ray of Hope)

Presentation of Awards
Business Session
2:30 – 4:00pm
Business Meeting Agenda