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SCHEDULE OF APPEARANCES
This page is updated regularly
and reflects current information on Denise Bissonnette's
appearances throughout the United States and Canada. Listings
may not be entirely current and they are subject to change.
Please contact us directly to confirm information on any of the
events below - or on Denise's availability for specific dates.
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For information on booking Denise as a
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** NOTE ** "Open Registration" indicates
that the event is open for general registration. "Closed Event"
indicates that the event is for a pre-selected audience.
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2008 Schedule of Confirmed Appearances |
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January 2008 |
04
Santa Barbara, CA |
UC Santa Barbara
Full Day Seminar: Rekindle the Flame
Closed Event |
15
Washington State |
Western Washington University
Teleconference: Job Development with Small Employers |
24
Campbell River, BC |
North Island Employment
Foundations Society
Full Day Seminar: Beyond Traditional Job Development
Closed Event |
25
Campbell River, BC |
North Island Employment
Foundations Society
Full Day Seminar:
Top Twelve Employment Tools
Open Registration
Website
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February
2008 |
7, 8 & 9
Dartmouth, NS |
Opportunity Knocks
Rekindle the Flame Conference
Plenary Session: Wholehearted Journey
Plenary: Creating an Inclusive Workplace
Keynote: Workforce Diversity
Plenary: Top Twelve Employment Tools
Keynote: Rekindle the Flame
Open Registration Flyer
(PDF format) |
21
Fresno, CA |
CSU Fresno - Rehabilitation
Counseling Evaluation Center
Full Day Seminar: Beyond Traditional Job Development
Open Registration
Email Inquiries |
22
Fresno, CA |
CSU Fresno - Rehabilitation
Counseling Evaluation Center
Full Day Seminar: Rekindle the Flame
Open Registration
Email Inquiries |
26 & 27
Syracuse, NY |
NYATEP Youth
Academy
Keynote: Rekindle the Flame
Workshops:
Beyond Traditional Job Development, Cultivating the Spirit to
Work, Beyond Barriers to Passion & Possibility.
Open Registration
Website
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March 2008 |
10
San Bernardino, CA |
County of San Bernardino
Workforce Investment Board
Full Day Seminar: Beyond Traditional Job Development
Closed Event |
11
San Bernardino, CA |
County of San Bernardino
Workforce Investment Board
Full-Day Seminar: Top Twelve Employment Tools
Closed Event |
13
Indianapolis, IN |
INARF Conference
Full Day Seminar: Top Twelve Employment Tools
Open Registration
Website |
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April 2008 |
1
Dover, DE |
Delaware Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation
Full Day Seminar:
Top Twelve Employment Tools
Closed Event |
2
Dover, DE |
Delaware
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Full Day Seminar:
Fifteen Essentials for the Ultimate Employment Toolkit
Closed Event |
4
W. Palm Beach, FL |
Workforce Alliance
Full Day Seminar: Top Twelve Employment Tools
Closed Registration |
10
Winnipeg, MB |
Full Day Seminar: Work From The Inside Out: The
New Alchemy of Employee Engagement - an exciting new collaborative seminar with David Zinger.
Open Registration:
Website |
17 & 18
Bellaire, MI |
APSE Michigan Conference
Keynote: Cultivating the Spirit to Work
Workshops:
Beyond Traditional Job Development,
Developing Partnerships with Employers, Resolving Employers Concerns
about Hiring Persons with Disabilities.
Open Registration:
Website |
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May 2008 |
3
Winnipeg, MB |
SCE Lifeworks
Full Day Seminar: Rekindle the Flame
Closed Registration |
14
Los Angeles, CA |
LA County Department of Mental
Health
Full Day Seminar:
Fifteen Essentials for the Ultimate Employment Toolkit
Closed Event |
15
Los Angeles, CA |
LA County Multicultural Conference
Keynote: Celebrating
Gifts and Creating Inclusiveness
Workshop: Creating an Inclusive Workplace
Open Registration:
Website
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21
Philadelphia, PA |
Networks for Training and
Development
Full Day Seminar: Beyond Traditional Job Development
Open Registration
Website |
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June
2008 |
18
Winnipeg, MB |
Workplace Trainers Conference
Keynote: Creating an Inclusive Workplace
Keynote: Rekindle the Flame
Open Registration:
Website |
20
Suffern, NY |
Tomorrow's Workplace
Seminar: Career Connections - Networking Event
Closed Event
Website
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23 & 24
Bridgeport, CT |
State of Connecticut
Full Day Seminar: Top Twelve Employment Tools
Full Day Seminar: 15 Essentials for the Ultimate Employment
Toolkit
Contact:
Email
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July 2008 |
23
State College, PA |
PA Community on Transition
Conference
Keynote: Being the Change We Wish to See: The Extraordinary
Potential of Everyday Leadership
Workshop: Beyond Barriers to Passion and Possibility
Workshop: Beyond Traditional Job Development
Open Registration:
Website |
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August 2008 |
5
Arlington, VA |
RSA Project
Directors' Conference
Keynote & Workshop:
Inspiring Change:
Moving Beyond Barriers to Possibility
Open Registration:
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22
Dartmouth, NS |
CMHA National
Conference 2008
TBA
Open Registration:
Website |
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September
2008 |
8
Red Deer, AB |
Alberta Association for Supported
Employment
Full Day TBA |
9
Red Deer, AB |
TBA
Closed Event |
11
Salt Lake City, UT |
Choose to Work Conference
TBA |
23
Augusta, ME |
TBA |
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October
2008 |
6 & 7
Virginia Beach, VA |
VA Collaborations Conference
TBA |
8
Elkhart Lake, WI |
APSE Wisconsin Conference
TBA |
23
GA |
TBA |
24
IL |
TBA |
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November
2008 |
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December 2008 |
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2007 Schedule of Confirmed Appearances |
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January 2007 |
15 & 16
Oklahoma City, OK |
Art of Creating Opportunity - Parts I and II
Top Employment Tools
Central OK
Workforce Investment Board |
17 & 18
Oklahoma City, OK |
Art of Creating Opportunity - Parts I and II
Top Employment Tools
Central OK
Workforce Investment Board |
25
Troy, MI |
Art of Creating Opportunity -
Part II
12 New Employment Tools
Oakland
Schools Special Education |
30
Hamilton, ON |
Beyond Traditional Job Development
Ontario
Disability Support Program |
31
Hamilton, ON |
Cultivating the Spirit to Work
Ontario
Disability Support Program |
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February
2007 |
1
Hamilton, ON |
30 Ways to Shine as a New Employee
Ontario
Disability Support Program |
6
Milton, ON |
Beyond Traditional Job Development
Ontario
Disability Support Program
Closed Event |
7
Milton, ON |
30 Ways to Shine as a New Employee
Ontario
Disability Support Program
Closed Event |
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March 2007 |
5
Frankenmuth, MI |
Art of Creating Opportunity - Part I
Top Twelve Employment Tools
Michigan Transition Conference - Pre-Conference Event
Open Registration
Website |
7
Thunder Bay, ON |
Rekindle the Flame
Closed event |
13
Winnipeg, MB |
Art of Creating Opportunity -
Part II
12 New Employment Tools
Opportunities for Employment
Open Registration
Email for Info |
15
Indianapolis, IN |
Beyond Traditional Job Development (Workshop)
30 Ways to Shine as a New Employee (Workshop)
2007 INARF Annual Conference
Open Registration
Website |
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April 2007 |
11
Lansing, MI |
Art of Creating Opportunity - Part II
12 New Employment Tools
Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth
Open Registration
Website |
18
Lancaster, PA
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Being True to Your Dreams (Students)
The Art of Creating Opportunity (Teachers)
Beyond Barriers to Passion and Possibility (Parents)
School District of Lancaster
Closed Event |
20
Thunder Bay |
Job Development Consultation
Closed event |
24
Providence, RI |
Keynote:
Rekindle the Flame
Workshop: TBA
Partnerships to Employment Conference
Open Registration
Website |
25
Providence, RI |
Top 12
Employment Tools
Partnerships to Employment Conference
Open Registration
Website |
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May 2007 |
3
Los Angles, CA |
Details TBA
Conference Keynote |
8 & 9
Olympia, WA |
Beyond Traditional Job Development
Thurston County Social Services |
10
Olympia, WA |
Consultation with Administrators
Thurston County Social Services
Closed Event |
22
Reno, NV |
The Art of Creating Opportunity
(Keynote)
From Apathy to Action (Workshop)
Beyond Barriers to Passion and Possibility (Workshop)
National Association of Workforce Development Professionals - Annual
Conference
Open Registration
Website |
30
Halifax, NS |
Keynote: Beyond Barriers to Passion & Possibility
Charting the Course Conference
Nova Scotia Career Development Association
Open Registration
Website |
31
Halifax, NS |
1/2 Day Seminar: Tools for Moving Beyond Barriers to
Passion and Possibility
Charting the Course Conference
Nova Scotia Career Development Association
Open Registration
Website |
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June
2007 |
6
St. Cloud, MN |
State TANF Conference
MN Dpt. of Employment and Economic Development |
14
Indianapolis, IN |
Rekindle the Flame
Closed Event |
15
Indianapolis, IN |
Rekindle the Flame
Closed Event |
19
Hudson, NY |
Details TBA
Employment Summit |
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July 2007 |
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August 2007 |
14
Penn State, PA |
TIU Unified In-service
Day
Closed Event |
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September
2007 |
5
Hartford, CT |
The Dream of Diversity
Bureau of
Rehabilitation Services
Open Registration, See:
Website |
6
Hartford, CT |
Rekindle the Flame
Bureau of
Rehabilitation Services
Closed Event |
18
Fort McDowell, AZ |
Arizona
State Transition Conference 2007 |
20 & 21
San Antonio, TX |
Beyond Traditional Job Development
Closed Event |
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October
2007 |
2 - 4
Newmarket, ON |
Beyond Traditional Job Development
Closed Event |
10
Cincinnati, OH |
30 Ways to Shine as a New Employee
Ohio Rehabilitation Conference |
15
Winnipeg, MB |
Cultivating the Spirit to Work
Conference |
17
Boise, ID |
Workshop: Cultivating the Spirit to Work
Workshop: Developing partnerships w. Employers
Keynote: Celebrating Gifts: Being True to Diversity
Idaho Partnerships Conference
Website |
25
Springfield, IL |
Illinois Workforce Development Conference
Website
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November
2007 |
7
Bath, ME |
Top 12
Employment Tools
Closed Event |
8
Bath, ME |
Beyond Traditional Job Development
Closed Event |
27
Berkeley, CA |
Beyond Traditional Job Development
Diversity World event - Open Registration
Website |
28
Berkeley, CA |
30 Ways to Shine as a New Employee
Diversity World event - Open Registration
Website |
29
Berkeley, CA |
Rekindle the Flame
Diversity World event - Open Registration
Website |
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December 2007
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4
Sacramento, CA |
30 Ways to Shine as a New Employee
Closed Event
Sacramento Works |
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