The 2011 Border Management Summit

January 25, 2011

8:30 Conference Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 Keynote Address: The Changing World of Immigration and Border Control
The US has always been concerned with securing our nation’s borders and implementing sound immigration legislation.  Today, Immigration and Border Control Managers have access to 600 million dollars for the improvement of their programs, higher new officers, and incorporate new technology into their efforts.  In this keynote, you will learn how to create a unified effort with other immigration and border control organizations to address your common goal with the aid of the Administration’s new bill.  
•    Address how the recent funding approval will shape the immigration and border control industry
•    Determine ways to utilize new technology into your efforts   
•    Examine past information sharing efforts and how to expand this effort safely

10:00 Develop Priority Initiatives Based on the New funding Available for Border and Immigration
•    Discuss the new funding that will be available for border and immigration organizations
•    Examine the possibilities of obtaining more funding for your program initiatives
•    Plan how to prioritize the use of your new resources  

11:00 Break and Refreshments

11:15 Evaluate Information Sharing Efforts within Border Protection and Immigration Focused Agencies
•    Establish which counterpart agencies can serve as valuable partner in sharing information
•    Examine processes for planning, management, and evaluation
•    Reinforce information sharing efforts with concrete positive examples

12:15 Lunch Break

1:00 Design a Strategic Plan with Measurable Results for Immigration and Border Initiatives
•    Understand how to build a well-devised strategic plan
•    Encourage use of your strategic plan by all organizations you work with
•    Learn how to improve your organization through the measurements produced by your strategic plan

2:00 Break and Refreshments

2:15 Develop Performance Measurement Approaches that Deliver Reliable Data and Information
•    Discover how to implement performance measurement approaches into your immigration and border management organization
•    Determine good practices to navigate through and use the data collected
•    Discuss how to improve your immigration organization with the received data

3:30 Discover how to Engage Border Control and Immigration Units to Better Align with Organizational Objectives  
•    Identify your organization’s long and short term border control goals
•    Work with your border units to create a unified set of organizational goals
•    Design an innovate reward system for operating units who follow your immigration objectives

4:30 Day One Adjourns

January 26, 2011

8:30 Continental Breakfast

9:00 Keynote Address: Understand the latest Technologies that will Improve the Immigration and Border Control Process  
In this keynote, you will learn about the wide range of technology available to immigration and border control organizations.  There are many existing options, and new technology is being developed everyday.  Determine how to choose the right technology for your organization that will both aid you in your mission and be useful for many years to come.  
•    Summarize the available technology to immigration and border control organizations
•    Discuss your organization’s most pressing technological needs
•    Use technology that will not immediately become outdated

10:00 Manage and Improve Your IT Assets to Protect Your Sensitive Shared Information
•    Learn the crucial steps to take to protect you sensitive information
•    Uncover industry resources that can help you and your team meet and exceed target deadlines and goals
•    Discover how to work with other the organizations to protect your data

11:00 Break and Refreshments

11:15 Align Your Employee Resources and Skill Set Levels to Address New Immigration Challenges
•    Compile a skills and competencies inventory from your existing workforce to determine strengths and weaknesses in skill level
•    Propose how to improve your weakest areas to better address US Customs and Border Protection obstacles
•    Learn how to engage your new hires during the early stages of training

12:15 Lunch Break

1:00 Initiate Support from Your Local Community to Positively Impact Border Control Programs
•    Determine what resources are available within local communities to aid border security efforts
•    Measure the effectiveness of your community support programs
•    Learn how to engage community leaders in the immigration dialogue

2:00 Break and Refreshments

2:15 Examine the Media and its Effect on the Public’s Opinion of Immigration
•    Reveal how the media is shaping the public’s opinion on immigration and border control
•    Discover how to work with the media to positively impact your border initiatives
•    Realize how the media will affect your organization’s efforts

3:15 The Future of Immigration and Border Control: A Look at Where Policies and Laws are Headed
•    Establish the public’s influence over the future of immigration and border control
•    Analyze the direction of future immigration legislation
•    Discuss the administration’s next steps in immigration laws and border controls

4:15 Adjourn   

January 27, 2011

8:30 Workshop Registration and Light Breakfast

Post-Conference Workshops are practical, supplementary application sessions which incorporate and review tools, techniques and methods presented during the event. Participants will obtain a further understanding of how to use newly acquired tools and cutting-edge strategies. Through group exercises and scenario-based learning, you’ll walk away with the expertise and resources needed for immediate and practical application. Enrollment space is limited, so register today to reserve your place.  

9:00 Workshop: Strategic Planning and Border Control Management
In this session, you will establish how to make a clear strategic plan that will result in the desired goals for your organization.  By creating a well-devised plan, you will be able to increase your effectiveness in immigration and border control by using your resources to their full potential.  You will develop a framework for your organization and generate precise steps to face the challenges that will arise in this field.  
•    Explore the uses and purpose for a strategic plan for immigration and border control
•    Learn how to create and implement a well-devised strategic plan
•    Determine day to day use of your plan

12:00 Conference Adjourns