From No-Tech to High-Tech:
Building an IT Career Ladder System for Rochester
November 6, 2001
Four Points Sheraton
120 East Main Street, Rochester, NY
Sponsored by:
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Science Linkages in the Community

AGENDA

8:00 – 8:15	Breakfast and Registration
8:15 – 8:20	Welcome Jemeul Johnson, Science Linkages in the Community Sabrina Su, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
8:20 – 9:20	Employer Needs and the Workforce Development System Bob Cohen, Senior Vice President at the Information Technology Association of America, will present the results of When Can You Start?, a study of employers’ IT workforce needs. Presentation Mike Nuccitelli, Chair of the Monroe County/Rochester Workforce Investment Board and President & CEO of Parlec, Inc., will give an overview of the existing workforce development system in Rochester and the implementation of the Workforce Investment Act. Presentation
9:20 – 9:30	Break
9:30 – 11:30	Roundtable Discussion: Building an IT Career Ladder System for Rochester Moderator: Richard Petitte, Senior Consultant, Idea Connections Lessons from Four California Communities (15 min) Julian Alssid, Director, Workforce Strategy Center Presentation Roundtable discussion (45 min) Quintin Bullock, Executive Dean, Damon City Campus, Monroe Community College Juli Klie, Board Member, Digital Rochester Clayton Osborne, VP, Diversity & Workforce Development, Bausch & Lomb Donna Phillips, Director of Workforce Development, Rochester City School District Julio Vazquez, CEO, Ibero-American Action League Open discussion (60 min)
11:30 – 11:45	Next Steps: the Working Group