2022 Annual Professional Development Symposium Agenda 

Sunday, February 6, 2022

​

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm          Registration Open

                                       Registration 1

​

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm          CCME Information Desk and Mobile App Assistance

                                       Registration 2

​

​

​

​

DAY 1 - Monday, February 7, 2022

​

7:00 am - 6:00 pm          Registration Open

                                       Registration 1 

​

7:00 am - 6:00 pm          CCME Information Desk and Mobile App Assistance 

                                       Registration 2

​

8:00 am - 5:00 pm          Services Meeting - Air Force (closed meeting)

                                       Conference Room 14

8:00 am - 5:00 pm          Services Meeting - Army (closed meeting)

                                       Conference Room 13

8:00 am - 5:00 pm          Services Meeting - Marine Corps (closed meeting)

                                       Conference Room 6

8:00 am - 5:00 pm          Services Meeting - Coast Guard (closed meeting)

                                       Conference Room 11

8:00 am - 5:00 pm          Services Meeting - Navy (closed meeting)

                                       Conference Room 5

 

8:00 am - 9:00 am          History of VolED

                                       Conference Room 1-2

​

9:00 am - 11:00 am        ACME 101/201 - ACME Updates, Best Practices and Challenges 

                                       Conference Room 16-17

​

9:00 am - 11:00 am        CCME 101: Newcomers' Orientation Workshop

                                       Conference Room 1-2 

​

11:00 am - 12:00 pm      NAIMES Roundtable Discussion: Defining "Quality" Post-secondary Education

                                       Conference Room 16-17

​

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm        Lunch On Your Own 

​

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm          Compliance Perspective from the Institutions - Key Learnings

                                       Conference Room 1-2

​

2:30 pm - 4:00 pm          TBD

​

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm          CCME Business Meeting (open to all members) 

                                                By-Law Voting Results 

                                                CCME Board Election - Vice President and Secretary 

                                                Strategic Plan 2020-2025 - How are we doing?

                                        Conference Room 1-2

​

4:30 pm- 5:30 pm           CCME Board Meeting (closed meeting)

​

5:30 pm - 6:00 pm          CCME Board Welcome and Introductions

                                       Grand Ballroom Foyer

​

6:00 pm - 8:30 pm          CCME President's Reception: Exhibit Hall Grand Opening (appetizers provided) 

                                       Grand Ballroom Salon I

​

​

​

DAY 2 - Tuesday, February 8, 2022

​

7:00 am - 6:00 pm          Registration Open 

                                       Registration 1

​

7:00 am - 6:00 pm          CCME Information Desk and Mobile App Assistance

                                       Registration 2

​

7:00 am - 4:00 pm          Exhibit Hall Open 

                                       Grand Ballroom Salon I

​

7:00 am - 7:30 am          CCME Board Meeting (closed meeting)

​

7:00 am - 7:45 am          Continental Breakfast - Exhibit Hall

                                       Grand Ballroom Salon I 

​

7:00 am - 9:00 am          Speaker Ready Room Open 

                                       Conference Room 18

​

8:00 am - 8:05 am          Opening Ceremony / Singing of National Anthem / Presentation of Colors

                                       Grand Ballroom Salon E

​

8:05 am - 8:15 am          Welcome - Esmeralda Silva, CCME President

                                       Grand Ballroom Salon E

​

8:15 am - 8:45 am          Welcome to Texas - Texas Military History 

                                       Grand Ballroom Salon E

​

8:45 am - 9:00 am          San Antonio Welcome - Scavenger Hunt 

                                       Grand Ballroom Salon E

​

9:00 am - 10:00 am        Opening Keynote Speaker (officially invited) Ramón "CZ" Colón-López

                                       Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

                                             Grand Ballroom Salon E

​

10:00 am - 10:30 am      Break - Exhibit Hall (snacks / coffee provided) 

                                       Grand Ballroom Salon I

​

10:30 am - 11:30 am       DOD Updates - Director of VolED

                                        Grand Ballroom Salon E

​

11:30 am - 1:00 pm         Scholarships' and Awards' Luncheon (lunch provided) 

                                        Grand Ballroom Salon E

​

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm           Veterans Administration (VA) Updates

                                        Grand Ballroom Salon E

​

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm           Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (officially invited)

                                        James Rodriguez, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy 

                                        Grand Ballroom Salon E

​

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm           Break - Exhibit Hall (snacks / coffee provided) 

                                        Grand Ballroom Salon I

​

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm           National Association of State Approving Agencies - Dr. Joseph Wescott, Risk-Based Survey Pilot Updates 

                                        Grand Ballroom Salon E

​

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm           TBD

​

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm           Dr. Adam Saenz: Proof that nontraditional routes through college are valid and meaningful! - CMU                                                        Sponsored Event

                                        Conference Room 1-2

​

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm           CCME Board Reception (closed) 

​

​

​

DAY 3 - Wednesday, February 9, 2022

​

7:00 am - 5:00 pm          Registration Open

                                       Registration 1

​

7:00 am - 5:00 pm          CCME Information Desk and Mobile App Assistance 

                                       Registration 2

​

7:00 am - 7:30 am          CCME Board Meeting (closed meeting)

​

7:00 am - 5:00 pm          Speaker Ready Room Open

                                       Conference Room 18 

​

7:00 am - 7:45 am          Continental Breakfast - Exhibit Hall

                                       Grand Ballroom Salon I 

​

8:00 am - 9:00 am          Concurrent Session #1 

                                       Conference Rooms - See Concurrent Session Schedule (coming soon)

​

9:15 am - 10:15 am        Concurrent Session #2 

                                       Conference Rooms - See Concurrent Session Schedule (coming soon)

 

10:15 am - 10:45 am      Break - Exhibit Hall (snacks / coffee provided)

                                       Grand Ballroom Salon I  

​

10:45 am - 11:45 am       Concurrent Session #3

                                        Conference Rooms - See Concurrent Session Schedule (coming soon)

​

11:45 am - 1:00 pm         Lunch - On Your Own 

​

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm          Concurrent Session #4

                                       Conference Rooms - See Concurrent Session Schedule (coming soon)

​

2:15 pm - 3:15 pm          Concurrent Session #5 

                                             Conference Rooms - See Concurrent Session Schedule (coming soon)

​

3:15 pm - 3:30 pm          Break (snacks / coffee provided) 

                                       Grand Ballroom Foyer

​

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm          Concurrent Session #6 

                                       Conference Rooms - See Concurrent Session Schedule (coming soon)

​

4:00 pm - 8:00 pm          Exhibit Hall Breakdown

                                       Grand Ballroom Salon I  

​

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm          BOOTS ON THE RIVER - CCME Networking Reception (appetizers provided) 

                                       Best Cowboy Boot Competition - Gals and Pals

                                       Marriott Riverwalk Oak Terrace (889 E Market St. - Across from Marriott Rivercenter)

​

 

 

 

DAY 4 - Thursday, February 10, 2022

​

7:00 am - 12:00 pm         Registration - Final 

                                        Registration 1

​

7:00 am - 12:00 pm         CCME Information Desk and Mobile App Assistance 

                                        Registration 2

​

7:00 am - 7:45 am           Continental Breakfast

                                        Grand Ballroom Foyer

​

7:00 am - 12:00 pm         Speaker Ready Room Open 

                                        Conference Room 18

​

7:00 am - 7:30 am           CCME Board Meeting (closed)

​

8:00 am - 9:00 am           Department of Education Updates

                                        Grand Ballroom Salon E

​

9:00 am - 10:00 am         Keynote Speaker - TBD

                                        Grand Ballroom Salon E

​

10:00 am - 10:15 am       Break (snacks / coffee provided) 

                                        Grand Ballroom Foyer

​

10:15 am - 11:15 am        Service Chiefs Updates 

                                         Grand Ballroom Salon E

​

11:15 am - 12:30 pm        Lunch - On Your Own 

​

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm          Student Panel

                                         Grand Ballroom Salon E 

​

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm            President's Panel

                                         Grand Ballroom Salon E

​

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm            CCME President's Awards

                                         Grand Ballroom Salon E

​

3:30 pm - 3:45 pm            Closing Remarks / Adjournment - Outgoing CCME President 

                                         Grand Ballroom Salon E

​

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm            NAIMES' Meeting (closed meeting) 

                                         Conference Room 20-21