General meeting information
37th RSA Wisconsin Annual Conference
"The Quest for Success"
May 17-19, 2006
Kalahari Resort Water Park & Convention Center
Wisconsin Dells, WI
Register before March 31st for the Early Bird Specials!
This year the RSA Wisconsin conference focuses on preparing owners of assisted living agencies for the increased demands of the industry, and provides ample opportunity for all staff to obtain the 15 ongoing training hours and topics that BQA will soon be requiring. We’ve restructured our breakout sessions into the following categories:
- Owner/Operator sessions
- Leadership sessions
- Client specific topics
- Standard precautions
- Medications
- Resident rights
- Prevention and reporting of abuse, neglect and misappropriation
- Fire safety and emergency procedures
David Pitonyak will be our opening Keynote Speaker on Wednesday, and closing our retreat on Friday will be Kathleen Paris. Two new speakers for RSA Wisconsin with great reputations for educating and motivating everyone in the Assisted Living industry. Some of the required training sessions will be repeated to allow every registrant the ability to attend the appropriate 15 training hours.
New this year we are holding a scavenger hunt over all three days of the conference. There will be daily prizes as well as the grand prize of an overnight stay at the Kalahari and $200 in spending money!
On Wednesday, May 17th, will not be having our regularly scheduled Boat Ride this year – instead, we have designed a special evening event for Owners of our member companies only. This Executives Only President/Sponsor Reception will be by special invite only, and the rest of the attendees will have a free/open evening in Wisconsin Dells.
We welcome Encore to our Conference this year as our Thursday evening entertainment. This professional theater company for people with disabilities will be performing a Murder Mystery Dinner for us during our awards presentation. You can read the complete description below.
As always…there will be plenty of door prizes and other raffle items, as well as RSA Wisconsin logo items for sale. If you register online this year you can purchase these at that time, and they will be waiting for you at the registration desk.
Don't forget to sign up for scholarships and nominate your co-workers for awards by downloading the forms now, or signing up online by clicking here. This year the awards will be given out during our Thursday evening event over dinner rather than during the busy day of breakout sessions over lunch.
Please join us in 2006 for our excellent educational programs, to obtain valuable information from our ever expanding vendor fair, and once again…enjoy Wisconsin Dells!
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Hotel information
Please make your reservations directly with
the Kalahari Resort: &
877-253-5466
1305 Kalahari Drive, Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
The Kalahari is located just off I-94 (exit #92)
and is in close proximity to many other area attractions
including the Ho-Chunk Casino.
Room cut-off: April 7, 2006
Please make your room reservations early–the hotel will fill up fast!
Room rates: 1-4 people $99 (Tues-Thurs)
1-4 people=$149 on Friday & $159 on Saturday
Waterpark passes will be in the room for every registered guest.
The Kalahari is offering a special weekend rate after the conference for Friday & Saturday.
If you want to bring your family and stay for the weekend…sign up early! |
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Schedule-at-a-glance
37th RSA Wisconsin Annual Conference
"The Quest for Success"
May 17-19, 2006
Kalahari Resort Water Park & Convention Center
Wisconsin Dells, WI
| Tuesday May 16, 2006 |
| 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm |
Board Meeting – Members Welcome! |
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| Wednesday May 17, 2006 |
| 8:00 am - 10:00 am |
Registration Open |
| 10:00 am |
Scavenger Hunt Begins!
Over the course of the entire conference attendees will have the chance to practice their sleuthing skills by tracking down the listed items they will receive upon check-in. All of these items will be somewhere in the Kalahari, some will be in the lobby, some in local areas of the property, and some will only be found by participating in the Conference events. Items will have point value, and some prizes will be awarded daily, and the grand prize of an overnight stay and $200 in spending money will be awarded after the final closing session. |
| 10:00 am |
Opening Comments, LuAnne Schroeder, Conference Chair |
| 10:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Opening Keynote Session, David Pitonyak (2.5 credit hours) |
| 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Box Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm |
Breakout Sessions (1.5 credit hours) |
| 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Refreshment Break – Prizes! |
| 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
Breakout Sessions (1.5 credit hours) |
| 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Exhibitor Set-up |
| 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Open/Free Evening for attendees to enjoy the Kalahari! |
| 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Executives Only President/Sponsor Reception
This session is attended by invite only.
This private reception is for agency executives to meet with sponsors, vendors and affiliate members of RSA Wisconsin and learn more about the benefits and services available to them. Participants will leave with a binder containing valuable information on contacting these resources. |
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| Thursday - May 18, 2006 |
| 7:30 am - 4:00 pm |
Exhibits Open |
| 7:30 am - 10:00 am |
Registration Open |
| 7:30 am - 8:15 am |
Breakfast & Time to View Exhibits |
| 8:00 am - 9:30 am |
Breakout Sessions (1.5 credit hours) |
| 9:30 am - 10:00 am |
Refreshment Break & Time to View Exhibits – Prizes! |
| 10:00 am - 11:30 am |
Breakout Sessions (1.5 credit hours) |
| 11:30 am - 12:45 pm |
Lunch & Annual Meeting |
| 12:45 pm - 2:15 pm |
Breakout Sessions (1.5 credit hours) |
| 2:15 pm - 2:45 pm |
Refreshment Break & Time to View Exhibits – Prizes! |
| 2:45 pm - 4:15 pm |
Breakout Sessions (1.5 credit hours) |
| 4:15 pm - 5:00 pm |
Meet in Exhibit Room for Booth and Raffle Prizes! |
| 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Free Time & Exhibit Tear-Down |
| 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Awards Dinner and Encore Performance Theater
Join your fellow attendees for an interactive Murder Mystery dinner:
“Encore, Encore”
– The Blood and Guts of a Theatre Company!
Did you ever wonder what goes on backstage? In this particular performance, there will be no green room and no backstage. On the evening of May 18, you will be immersed in our theatre company. (You have no idea how scary this can be!) WARNING!!! For those who have not spent time with a theatre troupe before you should know:
It may not be pretty...
It may not be safe...
the best that can be hoped for,
is that you come out of this experience alive!!! |
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| Friday - May 19, 2006 |
| 7:30 am - 8:00 am |
Breakfast |
| 8:00 am - 9:30 am |
Breakout Sessions (1.5 credit hours) |
| 9:30 am - 10:00 am |
Refreshment Break – Prizes! |
| 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Closing Keynote Session, Kathleen Paris (2 credit hours) |
| 12:00 pm |
Closing Remarks, LuAnne Schroeder, Conference Chair – Prizes! |
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Keynote speakers
Opening Keynote Session
Wednesday, May 17th, 2006
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
David Pitonyak
Imagine
www.dimagine.com
One day the world will be a perfect place...
...strategies for the meantime!
Many of us dream about a perfect service system that fulfills all of its promises - a service system full of hope and green lights and creativity. Many of us dream about living our lives with good health and integrity - lives where we really do have the time for the people we love and the activities that matter most. One day the world will be perfect...but what do we do in the meantime? - A workshop about living with intention in an imperfect world.
Closing Keynote Session
Friday, May 19th, 2006
10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Kathleen Paris
Consultant, Distinguished, Emeritus
Office of Quality Improvement, UW-Madison
Really Practical Tools for Making Changes Quickly
Of all the quality improvement tools and approaches, only a handful are used most frequently. You will be happy to know that the most-used tools are also the simplest ones. In this session, Kathleen A. Paris, PhD, Consultant, Distinguished, Emeritus from the Office of Quality Improvement at the University of Wisconsin Madison will share the “favorites”, and introduce us to Accelerated Improvement, a way to improve any process quickly--in two meetings! Think about a process in your work setting that is “causing you pain”, and start improving it at this session.
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Breakout sessions
Special Events/Activities
Scavenger Hunt
“The Quest”
Over the course of the entire conference attendees will have the chance to practice their sleuthing skills by tracking down the listed items they will receive upon check-in.
All of these items will be somewhere in the Kalahari…some will be in the lobby…some in local areas of the property…and some will only be found by participating in the Conference events.
Items will have point value, and some prizes will be awarded daily, and the grand prize will be awarded after the final closing session, and will be an overnight stay at the Kalahari and $200 in spending money!!!
Executives Only President/Sponsor Reception
By invitation only
All attendees will have an open evening to enjoy the Kalahari Resort and Wisconsin Dells. The Owners and high executives of each member company will be invited to join RSA Wisconsin President, Tom Nowak, and this years’ Conference Vendors, Sponsors and Affiliate members for a networking reception.
Encore! Murder Mystery Dinner
“Encore, Encore”
– The Blood and Guts of a Theatre Company!
Thursday, May 18th from 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Join your fellow attendees for an interactive Murder Mystery dinner:
Did you ever wonder what goes on backstage? In this particular performance, there will be no green room and no backstage. On the evening of May 18, you will be immersed in our theatre company. (You have no idea how scary this can be!)
WARNING!!! For those who have not spent time with a theatre troupe before you should know:
It may not be pretty…
It may not be safe…
the best that can be hoped for,
is that you come out of this experience alive!!!
Please note: there will not be a Boat Ride in 2006.
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