SASKATCHEWAN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS
70th Annual Convention and AGM
Alignment and Strategic Focus on the Future
Radisson Hotel, Saskatoon, SK
April 29th, 30th & May 1st 2015
Wednesday, April 29th
Suggested Dress: Business Casual
10:30 a.m.
Pre-informational Workshop – Introduction to Hoshin Strategic Planning Process (Voluntary for those
interested in attending).
11:30 a.m.
Registration Desk Opens – pick up name tags at registration desk
11:30 a.m.
Green Badge Luncheon & Orientation Session:
(New Members, Fraternal Delegates and Executive Board Only)
1:00 p.m.
Opening Welcome – Introductions – President Justin Arendt – Da Vinci Room
1:15 p.m.
Election Report – Bernie Girardin
1:30 p.m.
Keynote Address – Leah Goldstein – Da Vinci Room
2:45 p.m.
Plenary Session – SASBO Strategic Plan – Da Vinci Room
4:00 p.m.
Trade Show Opens Michelangelo ABC Room
8:00 p.m.
Trade Show Closes
Hospitality Rooms Open
Thursday, April 30th
Suggested Dress: Business Casual
8:00 a.m.
Breakfast
8:45 a.m.
Election Report – Bernie Girardin
9:00 a.m.
Information Session
#1 – Social Media Policy in the Workplace – Venice Room
#2 – SSBA Data Warehousing Project - Naples Room
#3 - Federated Co-op Alternate Service Delivery - Fuel
9:45 a.m.
Information Sessions
#1 – Social Media Policy in the Workplace - Venice Room
#2 – Patrick Bugler – An Educational Comparison - Director of Education
Treaty Six Educational Council Naples Room
#3 – IBM – BC Technology Strategic Planning Journey - Florence Room
10:30 a.m.
Plenary Session – PLT and Sector Plan Panel – Don Rempel, Liam Choo-Foo & Robert Bratvold
Michelangelo BC Room
12:00 p.m.
Past Presidents/Presidents’ Luncheon – Michelangelo BC Room
 Introduction of Past Presidents
 Introduction of New Members
 Greetings from Partners in Education
 Long Service Award Certificates
Thursday, April 29th cont’d…
1:30 p.m.
Functional Group Sessions
CFO Functional Group – Venice Room
Facilities Functional Group – Florence Room
HR/Payroll Functional Group – Picasso Room
Finance Functional Group – Naples Room
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Procurement group – Verona Room
Communications Functional Group – Giotto Room
Information Technology Functional Group – Shakespeare Room
Transportation – Rubens Room
Functional group meetings for each of our representative sector groups will provide members with the
opportunity to dialogue and discuss various topics specific to their own sector. In some cases
arrangements have been made to bring in presenters for the first part of these meetings.
3:15 p.m.
Plenary Session – Dialogue with the Ministry of Education
4:30 p.m.
Come and Go Social – sponsored by Powerland Computers and Microsoft – Michelangelo BC Room
5:00 p.m.
Representatives of Microsoft will make a ½ hour presentation
7:30 p.m.
Supper on your own
8:30 p.m.
Hospitality Rooms open
Friday, May1st
Suggested Dress: Business Casual
8:00 a.m.
Breakfast –Michelangelo BC Room
8:30 a.m.
Minister of Education Address – Hon Don Morgan
9:00 a.m.
SASBO Annual General Meeting & Elections
10:00 a.m.
Keynote Address - Dale McFee – Deputy Minister Corrections and Policing, Ministry of Justice
11:00 a.m.
Plenary Session - Saskatoon Community Mobilization HUB
12:30 noon
Lunch
1:00 p.m.
AGM resumes (if necessary)
3:00 p.m.
Adjournment