2017 Annual Conference

Hosted by Chaminade University of and University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

Monday, February 6 to Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikīkī Beach Resort Honolulu, Hawai‘i

Register Now e invite you to join us for the 2017 Annual If your job involves planning commencement or convocation NAACO Conference to collaborate, ceremonies, installations, inaugurations and other W innovate and rejuvenate alongside your high-profile events at your college or university, the commencement and convocation officer colleagues at Annual NAACO Conference is a tremendous resource the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort on the to support your professional endeavors and a fantastic white sand shores of Honolulu, Hawai‘i. networking opportunity to learn from the forward-thinkers and innovators in the field. This year’s conference will include a corporate showcase, a variety of networking opportunities to We look forward to seeing you you in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi collaborate; and innovative educational sessions to at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikīkī Beach Resort – help move your planning practices to a new level of February 6-8, 2017. performance. And what better place to rejuvenate than Teresa Fujino and Lori Furoyama Hawai‘i, a state grounded in a tradition of aloha and 2017 Conference Chairs wellness.

About NAACO Founded in 2001, NAACO is a professional association of commencement officers from colleges and universities. The association offers continuing education, professional development, networking and leadership opportunities to commencement and event professionals who are primarily from the and Canada. The organization provides a community structure for its members to exchange ideas, share traditions, explore new opportunities and connect with colleagues across North America. Membership is open to post-secondary institutions of higher learning. For membership information, please visit our website at www.naaco.org.

Registration Information and Fees Registration Type Regular Registration by January 6, 2017 Late Registration after January 6, 2017 NAACO Member $775.00 $825.00 Non-Member $975.00 $1,025.00 Alumni (retired) Member $350.00 $350.00 Alumni (retired) Non- $825.00 $825.00 Member Guest Ticket (Night Out) $125.00 ($50 children age 4-11 and $125.00 ($50 children age 4-11 and children children under 4 are free) under 4 are free)

The registration fee covers conference materials, attendance to all sessions, transportation to the University of Hawaiʻi, all conference meals, the Opening Night Reception and the Night Out event.

2017 NAACO Annual Conference Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikīkī Beach Resort Honolulu, Hawaiʻi First-Time NAACO Conference Attendees Mentor Program For those attendees who are new to NAACO or have not attended a previous conference, a mentor program is available to pair attendees with an established member of the association. Mentors will assist first-time participants with navigating the conference, facilitating introductions and providing the Hotel Accommodations opportunity to ask questions throughout the conference. The 2017 Conference will take place at the Hilton Conference participants interested in having a mentor or Hawaiian Village Waikīkī Beach Resort, located in serving as a mentor are encouraged to sign-up for the beautiful Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA. Attendees, please note program through the online conference registration form. that the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikīkī Beach Resort is First-time attendees will be contacted by their mentors on the island of O‘ahu. Please plan for your flight to arrive prior to the conference and are invited to the New to via Honolulu International Airport (HNL). NAACO Mentor Breakfast on the opening morning. Guestroom rate for NAACO Conference attendees is $230 Keynote Speakers per night USD, plus applicable taxes and fees. To make your hotel reservation online, click here. Reservations “Can We Find Peace in our Leaders, Communities, may also be made by calling 1-808-949-4321. To qualify for America, and the World? The Aloha Response” the conference rate, please reference the group NAACO. After the Dallas shootings a post on CNN was titled “Can Space is limited, so you are encouraged to make your anyone heal America?” In this presentation Pono Shim reservations early! will share the perspectives that were taught to him as a Please click here to access a hotel map and directions, child that might be considered a relevant opportunity to or visit the hotel’s website for additional location details. answer the question.

Pono Shim, President and Travel CEO Oʻahu Economic NAACO has arranged for discounted flights from Development Board several airlines for your convenience. The discounts are Pono serves as Chairman of dependent on originating location. See below for details: the Hawaiʻi Public Housing Air Canada - 5-12% discount - Use code: F6YJECU1 Authority Board of Directors and was 1 of 5 Living Organ Delta Airlines - 2-10% discount - Use code: NMNNZ Donors appointed to the United Airlines - 5-10% discount - You may book Organ Procurement Transplant online at www.united.com and enter your Offer Code Network/United Network for Organ Sharing: Living Donor ZX53760948 in the Offer Code box when searching for Committee where he works on national policies affecting your flights. If booking through a travel professional or Living Organ Donors. Other boards of directorships United Meetings at 800-426-1122, please give them the or tasks force include the Friends of ʻIolani Palace, following information: Hawaiʻi Public Charter School Network, University of Hawaiʻi West Oʻahu Council of Advisors, Economic Agreement Code: 760948 Development Alliance of Hawaiʻi, Hawaiʻi Clean Energy Z Code: ZX53 Initiative Advisory Board, Hawaiʻi Green Growth Steering Committee, and he is the manager for the Community

2017 NAACO Annual Conference Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikīkī Beach Resort Honolulu, Hawaiʻi Development Entity, Punawai ʻO Puʻuhonua. He was also Professor of International Policy and Special Assistant on the Selection Committee for the appointment of the to the Chief International Officer at Kennesaw State Federal Magistrate Judge for 2015. University. His career also includes service as the Executive Director of The Protocol School of Washington In 2012, Pono successfully led the efforts of Punawai and Chief of Protocol and Director of International Affairs ʻO Puʻuhonua’s New Market Tax Credit Application and for the State of Georgia, the latter of which he started and was awarded a $40 Million allocation for Economic operated for two successive administrations. Development in Low Income Communities for Hawaiʻi. “Blended Learning for Boys: One Personal Story” - Everything You Always Wanted to Know about The presentation takes you on the journey of a “Kauaʻi Protocol… but Were Afraid to Ask… Because You boy” who struggled as a student in grade school and high Thought It Was a Stupid Question… or Simply school, travelled the world as a teenage pop idol, earned Because You Thought You Were Doing It Right and a doctorate degree in education, and finally became the Were Scared to Learn You Had Been Wrong All leader of Hawaiʻi’s oldest Catholic school. His unlikely Along - Taught with extraordinary humor and customized journey helped him to create the blended learning model based on the organization and location, this keynote currently used at the brand new elementary school he presentation compiles a decade’s worth of observations started to help boys reach their highest potential in school – and mistakes – in basic, everyday, useful protocol and and become lifelong learners. distills the lessons into nuggets of knowledge appropriate for any audience: precedence, titles and forms of address, Glenn Medeiros, Ed.D., Head seating, flags, gifts, events, and cross-cultural literacy. of St. Louis School

Chris Young, Founder and Glenn Medeiros was born Principal Associate, CYA and raised on the island of Global Strategies, LLC Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi. He attended Koloa Elementary School and Chris Young is a sought- graduated from Kauaʻi High after keynote speaker and School in 1988. Two years trainer, featured presenter, prior, Glenn won the state championship of the Brown and subject-matter expert in Bags to Stardom talent contest, leading to his recording leadership and organizational of the song, “Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love for You” dynamics, international protocol, cross-cultural literacy, that became a domestic and international hit. In 1990, negotiations, and global business etiquette. He is Glenn released his only number one song in the United Founder and Principal Associate of CYA Global Strategies States called, “She Ain’t Worth it” featuring LLC, whose clients include Fortune 500 companies; major as its producer, writer and rapper. By 1992, Glenn sold universities; national, state, and municipal governments; over seven million records around the world. chambers of commerce and economic development agencies; professional associations; and global sporting In 1994 at the age of 24, Glenn made the decision to events. work towards his childhood dream of being an educator. He attended community college while performing at night By day, he serves as the Executive Director of CIFAL in Waikīkī showrooms. During that time, Glenn attained Atlanta, an arm of the United Nations’ Institute for a BA in History/Humanities from the UH-West Oʻahu Training and Research (UNITAR), and is a Fellow with and a MA in Elementary Education from the University UNITAR. The center focuses on capacity building for local of Phoenix. After teaching both at elementary and high governments and civil society leaders, with programmatic school levels for about 10 years, Glenn became a Vice emphases on economic and infrastructure development, Principal at for another four years. good governance, water, and disaster preparation and After receiving his doctorate in Educational Leadership recovery. from the University of Southern California in 2014, Glenn Mr. Young also holds an appointment as an Assistant became a professor at Chaminade University in the

2017 NAACO Annual Conference Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikīkī Beach Resort Honolulu, Hawaiʻi School of Education. Finally, in 2015, Glenn accepted Conference Highlights the position of Head of School at in The NAACO Certificate Program Hawaiʻi, where he has been responsible for bringing back elementary school grade levels to Saint Louis School by NAACO’s Education Committee is pleased to announce introducing a blended learning model crafted specifically the official start of the NAACO Certificate Program at this for boys in Hawaiʻi’s oldest Catholic school and only all- year’s conference. The NAACO Certificate Program is boys school still remaining. designed to be a new tool for professional development among ceremony officers. Those new to the field will have the opportunity to cover a wide range of basics and return to their campuses with information to advance both their ceremonies and their professional standing. More experienced ceremony officers will enjoy the emphasis on special topics and more in-depth presentations on event issues offered in the second year of programming (starting in 2018).

The Certificate Program curriculum includes: a selection of sessions offered each year during the annual conference; previously recorded conference sessions Educational Sessions: available to registered certificate students online; a study • Facilitating Culturally Responsive Ceremonies guide and workbook (included in the cost of the program); and regional meeting sessions. Each year of enrollment • Bridging the Gap: Campus Partners & Convocation in the program costs $125, with an expected program • No More Paper Tickets! Improving the Guest duration of two calendar years. The program may be Experience Through e-Ticketing started at any time during the calendar year. Knowing the • Communicating to your Graduates and Guests: How to budgetary constraints that education institutions are under, Make your Life Easier on the Day of Commencement students are not required to finish the certificate program • Commencing through Transition: Research Based in consecutive years. Each student’s progress and Strategies for Change Management curriculum completion record will be tracked by NAACO • Picking Up and Moving On: Tips on Commencement Headquarters. Each student will receive a certificate Venue Changes of completion for their records (and to demonstrate • Collaboration: An Essential Component of a Successful quantifiable progress to their supervisors) when they finish Event ** the curriculum for Year One and Year Two respectively.

• Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Present! More details can be found on the NAACO website. • How Safe is Your Ceremony? ** Corporate Showcase • How to Get Your Volunteers Working for You? ** The Corporate Showcase features companies from across • Volunteers – the Unsung Heroes the United States and Canada that provide invaluable • Implementing an Accessible Seating Plan ** resources and services for those who plan and coordinate • Creating a Grad App – It’s a SNAP! ** commencement and convocation ceremonies. The • Universal Access: Enhancing the Commencement Showcase will highlight products such as regalia, class Experience for All rings, announcements and other print materials, banners, • How We Harmonized the Millennial Experience with maces and medallions and related items. In addition, Age-Old University Traditions companies that provide services such as photography, • How to Host the Royals on your Campus and Survive! web design and custom staging will be represented. The Corporate Showcase provides a unique opportunity for • Making the Best with What You Have: Transforming Your conference attendees to visit with industry specialists in a Gymnasium/Arena into a Commencement Ceremony relaxed and intimate setting. ** denotes Track 1 Certificate Program session

2017 NAACO Annual Conference Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikīkī Beach Resort Honolulu, Hawaiʻi Opening Night Reception NAACO Cares - NAACO Conference E Komo Mai (Welcome) to the beautiful Aloha State! Charity Get ready to learn a few useful Hawaiian words and Since 2004, the NAACO Conference Committee has phrases. The Hawaiian language (ʻOlelo Hawaiʻi), along selected a local charity and asked attendees to make with English, are recognized as the official languages of contributions to that organization. Designating a “NAACO the state of Hawaiʻi. Each Corporate Showcase sponsor Cares” charity is a way for us to demonstrate appreciation represents a commonly used Hawaiian word. When you for our host city and to honor the work of the charity. figure out the matching Hawaiian word, each sponsor will give you a flower to transform your conference lanyard into a lei. Complete your dictionary while building your lei. Show your finished lei to the registration desk no later than Wednesday, February 8th at 9 a.m. to be eligible for the grand prize, a voucher to be used toward expenses for the 2018 NAACO Annual Conference. Pomaikaʻi (Good luck)!

The 2017 Annual Conference Committee has selected the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation Scholarship Fund as its charity. The Fund awards scholarships to underserved college students in the state of Hawai‘i, increasing the opportunity for them to engage in meaningful learning experiences that might have otherwise been unavailable in the current fiscal environment.

Resources and Prizes Needed! The Conference Committee seeks the help of all Night Out attendees in providing giveaway items and prizes for the Enjoy a unique feast of music, color, food and dance Opening Night Reception. Donations from your school at the Waikīkī Starlight Lū‘au. Waikīkī’s only outdoor make the perfect prize and are a way for you to showcase lū‘au features extravagant lei greetings, hulu kahiko your institution. Attendees are encouraged to bring two performers, acrobatic fire dancers and authentic Hawaiian to three items each with a retail value of $10 or more. dining in a memorable setting beneath the starlit Mid- In addition, there will be an opportunity to share your Pacific skies. Discover Hawaiʻi’s diverse array of culinary ceremony programs, publications, invitations and other influences. Enjoy exotic flavors featuring kalua pig, ocean marketing materials at our conference resource table. fresh island fish or grilled huli huli chicken with sweet You are welcome to bring these items with you to the potatoes and Hawaiian fried rice. conference and drop them off at the registration desk upon arrival. Please refer to the NAACO website for Try your luck at the pineapple toss, compete in the conch more information on how to ship items in advance. shell blowing contest or join the group hula lesson.

2017 NAACO Annual Conference Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikīkī Beach Resort Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 10:15 am - 11:00 am Ignite Sessions 11:00 am - 11:30 am Buses depart to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa 11:30 am – 11:45 am Group Photo at the Queen Lili‘uokalani Center on the UH Campus 11:45 am - 12:00 pm Break 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Working Lunch and NAACO Business Meeting 1:15 pm - 1:30 pm Break 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm General Session with Glenn Medeiros CONFERENCE SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE 2:45 pm - 3:30 pm Buses depart to the Hilton Hawaiian Village Pre-Conference - Sunday, February 5, 2017 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Free Time 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm Registration and Information 5:00 pm Doors Open to Waikīkī Starlight Center Open Lū‘au Conference Day 1 - Monday, February 6, 2017 6:15 pm Dinner served 7:30 am – 8:00 pm 7:00 pm Main show begins 7:00 am - 6:00 pm Registration and Information Conference Day 3 - Wednesday, February 8, 2017 Center Open 7:30 am – 3:30 pm 7:30 am - 8:00 pm Corporate Showcase 7:00 am - 3:30 pm Registration and Information 7:30 am - 8:30 am New to NAACO/Mentor Breakfast Center Open 7:30 am - 8:30 am Breakfast for All Other Attendees 7:30 am - 10:30 am Corporate Showcase 9:00 am - 9:45 am Procession and President’s 7:30 am - 8:45 am Breakfast and Hot Topics Café Welcome - Sheelagh Atkinson, 8:45 am - 9:00 am Break (Corporate Showcase) NAACO President 9:00 am - 10:15 am Educational Sessions 9:45 am - 11:00 am General Session - Pono Shim 10:15 am - 10:30 am Break (Corporate Showcase) 11:00 am - 11:15 am Break (Corporate Showcase) 10:30 am - 11:30 am General Session 11:15 am - 12:15 pm Educational Sessions 11:30 am - 11:45 am Break 12:15 pm - 1:45 pm Lunch and Speed Dating 11:45 am - 1:00 pm Lunch Sessions 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Repeat Educational Sessions 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm Educational Sessions 2:15 PM - 2:30 pm Break 2:45 pm - 3:00 pm Break (Corporate Showcase) 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Closing Remarks 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm Educational Sessions 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Free Time 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Opening Night Reception featuring Hawaiian 101 8:00 pm Dinner on your own Conference Day 2 - Tuesday, February 7, 2017 7:30 am – 9:00 pm 7:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration and Information Center Open 7:30 am - 3:00 pm Corporate Showcase 7:30 am - 8:45 am Breakfast and Hot Topics Café 9:00 am - 10:15 am General Session with Chris Young

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