Conference
Information  |
| Date |
April 29th, 2004 |
| Location |
Mountaineer Conference Center, 2120 Harper Road, Beckley,
West Virginia, Phone: (304)252-5100 Fax: (304)252-3135,
Exit 44 off Interstate 77/64 |
| Registration Fee |
$35 by April 25; $45 after April 25 or walk-in |
| Contacts: |
Program - Jeff Herholdt, (304) 558-0350 or JHerholdt@wvdo.org
Logistics - Tracy Novak, (304) 293-3749 x. 5421 or
Tracy.Novak@mail.wvu.edu |
| Lodging: |
A block of non-smoking rooms has been reserved at the Country
Inn & Suites, $55 plus tax, (304) 252-5100. Mention “NRCCE”
for the rate. A credit card will guarantee your room. The
Country Inn & Suites-Beckley, 2120 Harper Road, Beckley,
WV 25801, is located west of Interstate 77/64 at Exit 44. |
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Program
Committee
Richard A. Bajura, WVU National
Research Center for Coal & Energy
Jeff Herholdt, West Virginia Development Office
Energy Efficiency Programs
Chris Hamilton, West Virginia Coal Association
David Lieving, West Virginia Development Office
Governor’s Workforce Investment Division
Fred Tucker, United Mine Workers of America
Trina Karolchik Wafle, WVU National Research Center
for Coal & Energy
AGENDA
| April 29th, 2004 |
| 8:00 |
Registration |
| 9:00 |
Welcome & Overview
Richard
A. Bajura, WVU National Research Center for
Coal & Energy
John F. Herholdt, Jr.,
West Virginia Development Office Energy Efficiency Programs
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| 9:20 |
Governor’s Energy Task Force Energy
Roadmap
Patrick Esposito, Sr., Augusta Systems and
Chair of the Governor’s Energy Task Force |
| 9:40 |
Keynote on The Coal Industry
2004
Ken G. Woodring, Executive Vice President,
Arch Coal
with introduction by Chris Hamilton,
Vice-President, West Virginia Coal Association |
| 10:10 |
Break |
| 10:30 |
Focus on Coal Workforce Development
Introduction by Jeff Herholdt
WORKFORCE West Virginia System Overview
David Lieving, Director
Governor’s Workforce Investment Division
West Virginia Development Office
Utilizing Peer Counselor Concept for Coal
Industry Workforce
Jerry Massie, Peer Counselor/Grant Specialist
UMWA Career Center
My Personal Experience with the Workforce
System
Kenneth Dickens, Esq.
West Virginia Board of Coal Mine Health & Safety
Predicting Future Labor Force Needs for the
Coal Industry
D. Anne Cavalier, Vice-President Institutional
Advancement
West Virginia University Institute of Technology
WVU Mining Extension's Workforce Development
Role in the Coal Industry
Jim Dean, Director
WVU Extension & Outreach |
| 12:30 |
Lunch |
| 1:15 |
Luncheon Speaker
The Honorable Robert Kiss, Speaker of the West
Virginia House of Delegates
with introduction by Bill Raney, President,
West Virginia Coal Association |
| 1:45 |
Open Forum (Table discussions
and reports)
Introduction by Richard A. Bajura |
| 2:45 |
Evaluations and Closing Remarks
Trina Wafle, WVU NRCCE
Chris Hamilton, West Virginia Coal
Association |
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