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Annual Conference

2007 ARRM Leadership Conference:
If We Ran the World ... What Would Services Look Like in 2012?

Ruttger's Bay Lake Lodge Sept. 26 to Sept. 28

Mark your calendar for ARRM's Fall Leadership Conference September 26th through the 28th, 2007. At this annual September event, more than 160 industry leaders get updated on major trends, challenges and opportunities facing providers.

This conference will once again be held at Ruttger's in Brainerd, and our sponsors this year are Associate members MRDD Solutions and Christensen Group. They will make short presentations on Wednesday and Thursday and be available throughout the conference. We thank them for their generous support of this important conference!

The Focus of This Year's Conference

If we could design a perfect world, what would it look like? With your advice at this conference ARRM will develop and advance a comprehensive package as we advocate for genuine redesign, rather than more patchwork.

At the conference we're bringing in a number of speakers leading to small group discussions on the final day to synthesize our vision for services within the new realities.

Agenda:

Wednesday, September 26th: The conference will kick-off at 1 p.m. on Wednesday Sept. 26th with Alex Bartolic, Director of the Disability Services Division at DHS. Then we'll hear from one of two technology companies to present at the conference, to give us information on new developments in utilizing technology in providing supports to people with disabilities and a look into the future. These presentations build off David Braddock's keynote a couple years ago. On Wednesday we'll hear from Rest Assured.

Thursday, September 27th: Thursday morning will include Ann Rhoades, who inspires people in the business world to accomplish the extraordinary and Rep. Paul Thissen (DFL-Mpls. and chair of the House Health and Human Services Committee). In the afternoon a panel of expert members and staff will update us on critical issues including NIMBY, Service Innovations, DHS "mandated" contract, rate structure options and developments and COLA implementation. After the panel, Healthsense, the second of our two technology companies, will present.

Friday, September 28th: Friday will be devoted to a legislative update and pulling together the best ideas from the best and brightest - that's you! The issues and ideas presented at the conference will come together on Friday with small groups and an open forum for industry leaders to shape our vision - if we ran the world.

Members will also react to 2008 work plan proposals and give the Board of Directors your advice on how ARRM can best support, represent and advocate for you as the Board develops the work plan. For those unable to get to committee meetings this is your best opportunity to give input to your trade association in the coming year.

Register today!