NASDDDS 2003 Annual Meeting

2003 Annual Meeting
Hilton Alexandria Old Town
1767 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22314

November 12-14, 2003

Pathways to Excellence:
Achieving System-Wide Strategic Goals Together

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Meeting Theme
Learning Objectives
Program at a Glance
Program Highlights
Hotel Information
Transportation Information
Registration Information

Meeting Theme

Late last year the NASDDDS Board of Directors adopted a new Association strategic plan that is based on priority system change goals identified by the membership. The plan is framed around the following five strategic goals:

Strengthening Quality Assurance/Improvement Capabilities;
Building the Community Infrastructure to Under-gird a System of Individualized Supports;
Building Community Capacity to Support People with Multiple and Complex Needs;
Developing a Skilled Community Workforce; and
Developing Responsive Financial Systems and Strategies.

After discussing the plan with their colleagues in other states, Board members concluded that the Association's 2003 Annual Membership Meeting should offer member state agency officials a chance to explore the opportunities and challenges associated with addressing the principal goals of the Association's strategic plan.

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Learning Objectives

The Board has established the following overarching aims for this year's Annual Meeting program:

To offer state directors and other key state agency personnel a toolbox for achieving critical system change goals within their respective jurisdictions;

To provide an opportunity for state directors and other key state agency personnel to exchange information and experiences regarding pathways toward achieving their state's strategic goals; and

To explore successful strategies and models for addressing specific MR/DD service delivery system challenges, and identify critical factors influencing the feasibility of replicating such strategies/models in other service delivery settings.

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Program at a Glance

WEDNESDAY November 12	Registration	11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
	National Policy Forum (NASDDDS Members Only)	9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
	Directors' Forum & Business Meeting (NASDDDS Members Only)	1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
	LDDA Meeting	1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
	Welcome Reception	5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
THURSDAY November 13	Registration	8:00 AM - 3:15 PM
	Continental Breakfast	8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
	Welcome & Introduction	9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
	Plenary Speaker I: Nancy Thaler	9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
	Morning Break	10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
	Plenary Speaker II: David Pitonyak	10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
	Censoni Award Presentation	11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
	LUNCHEON	12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
	Breakout Sessions I	1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
	Afternoon Break	3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
	Breakout Sessions II	3:15 PM - 4:45 PM
	ADJOURN FOR THE DAY	4:45 PM
FRIDAY November 14	Registration	8:00 AM - 11:45M
	Continental Breakfast	8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
	Breakout Sessions III	9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
	Morning Break	10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
	Closing Plenary Session: Valerie Bradley, Facilitator	10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
	ADJOURN FOR THE MEETING	11:45 AM

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Program Highlights

Among the events that participants in the Association's upcoming Annual Meeting can look forward to are:

Day One: Wednesday, November 12

The National Policy Forum (Members Only). Participants will have a chance to interact with key federal decision-makers during a discussion of important, contemporary federal-state policy issues. Building on the highly successful 2002 National Policy Forum, this session will offer state directors and key members of their staffs a unique opportunity to learn about new and emerging federal policy initiatives and quiz federal officials on the impact of existing and proposed policy initiatives.

The Directors' Forum (Members Only). State directors and invited agency staff members will have a chance to review the Association activities in pursuit of the goals of NASDDDS' strategic plan and learn more about the Association's work in the federal policy arena. And, as always, the Directors' Forum will offer member state agency personnel an unparalleled opportunity to exchange information and viewpoints with their colleagues from other states.

Day Two: Thursday, November 13

Plenary Speakers. Nancy Thaler, former Deputy Secretary for Mental Retardation in Pennsylvania, Past President of the NASDDDS Board of Directors, and current director of technical assistance and quality improvement activities for the home and community-based services quality team of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group
In the meeting's opening plenary session, Ms. Thaler will weave together the major themes of the strategic plan and comment on the opportunities and challenges attendant to achieving these system change goals within the present public policy environment.

David Pitonyak, Ph.D., Imagine, Founder and Contributing Editor of The Community Journal, and President of the Commonwealth Coalition for Community

Following Ms. Thaler's remarks, Dr. Pitonyak will draw on his experience consulting on positive approaches to difficult behaviors to highlight the role that each of the major goals of the strategic plan plays in accomplishing one - supporting people with multiple and complex needs.

Censoni Awards. During the opening plenary, the recipients of the 2003 Censoni Awards for excellence in public service will be announced and recognized for their accomplishments.

Days Two & Three: Thursday, November 13 & Friday, November 14

Program Sessions. The opening plenary will be followed by a series of breakout sessions where successful strategies for addressing particular system change goals - ranging from stabilizing the community direct support workforce and improving the quality of community supports, to building a more resilient, person-centered service delivery infrastructure - will be explored.
The meeting will conclude with a wrap-up session facilitated by Valerie Bradley, President of the Human Services Research Institute, Vice President of the American Association on Mental Retardation, and former Chair, President's Committee on Mental Retardation. Ms. Bradley will lead participants through a dialogue in which short- term and longer-range implementation strategies for each strategic goal will be identified and discussed. Questions to be explored include: What steps can individual states take to initiate and complete related system improvement initiatives? What can NASDDDS do to support such efforts by member state agencies? What can the federal government do to facilitate state-level efforts to initiate and complete key system improvement initiatives?

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Hotel Information

The staff has reserved a block of rooms at the Hilton Alexandria Old Town. The special sleeping room rate for meeting participants is $119 a night, excluding local taxes. To make reservations, call the Hilton Alexandria Old Town at 703-837-0440 or 1-800-HILTONS. Be sure to mention that you are with the NASDDDS 2003 Annual Meeting so that you receive the special, reduced room rate. The cut-off date for reservations at the discounted meeting rate is Friday, October 17, 2003.

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Transportation Information

Driving Directions (from Hilton Web site)

From the North (New York/Baltimore): Take I-95 South across the Woodrow Wilson Bridge to US-1 North. Turn left onto King Street and the hotel will be on the right side.

From the South (Richmond): Take I-95 North and veer off onto the Capital Beltway (495 North/95 North towards Baltimore). Continue on I-95 North and Exit at 2B (Telegraph Road). Stay to the right and exit onto 236 East (Alexandria Downtown). Stay straight to go onto Telegraph Road. Stay straight to go onto Duke Street. Turn a slight left onto Callahan Drive. Turn right onto King Street and hotel will be on the left side.

From the East: Take US-50 West, to the Capital Beltway. Go across the Woodrow Wilson Bridge to Exit 1 (US-1 North). Turn left onto King Street and the hotel will be on the right side.

From the West: Take I-66 East to the Capital Beltway. Stay on I-95 North to Exit 2B (Telegraph Road). Stay to the right and exit onto 236 East (Alexandria Downtown). Stay straight to go onto Telegraph Road. Stay straight to go onto Duke Street. Turn a slight left onto Callahan Drive. Turn right onto King Street and the hotel will be on the left side.

Local Airports (from Hilton Web site)

Reagan National Airport
Distance from hotel: 4 miles
Drive time: 15 minutes
Directions: Straight to Abingdon Dr. Left onto VA-233. Turn right; unnamed road becomes Airport Exit. Turn right onto terminals. Stay straight to George Washington Parkway. Right onto North Washington St. Right on King Street. Hotel will be on the right.

Getting to and from the Airport - Subway/Rail: typical minimum charge is $1.50; Taxi: typical minimum charge is $10.00.

Dulles International
Distance from hotel: 30 miles
Drive time: 40 minutes
Directions: Take Dulles Airport Access Rd. to VA-267 East. Straight to Capital Beltway. Take Exit 2B (Telegraph Road). Stay right and exit onto 236 East. Straight onto Telegraph. Straight onto Duke Street. Left on Callahan. Right on King Street. Hotel on left.
Getting to and from the Airport - Taxi: typical minimum charge is $30.00.

Baltimore Washington International
Distance from hotel: 38 miles
Drive time: 50 minutes
Directions: Take I-195 West. Stay straight to go onto MD-295 South. Take I-295 South to the Capital Beltway. Go across the Woodrow Wilson Bridge to exit 1 (US-1 North). Turn left onto King Street. The hotel will be on the right side.
Getting to and from the Airport: Taxi, typical minimum charge is $50.00.

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Registration Information

The registration fee is $250 for state directors, state agency program staff, and local developmental disability authority managers and $350 for all other registrants.

If you are unable to access the appropriate registration form or if you need additional information, please contact the NASDDDS staff at
703-683-4202.

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