This year's program will include pre-PDI sessions, six general sessions, and service day breakout sessions. It will also include a mix of DoDFM certification mini-courses that provide direct credit towards DoD FM certification, as well as other workshops and educational opportunities on Thursday and Friday.
Program Schedule Overview
All events take place at the Colorado Convention Center unless otherwise noted.
| Monday, May 28 |
|
| 0800-1700 |
Optional Pre-PDI sessions |
| Tuesday, May 29 |
|
| 0900-1800 |
Registration Open |
| 0900-1530 |
Optional Various Special Events |
| 0800-1700 |
Optional Pre-PDI sessions |
| Wednesday, May 30 (Service Day) |
| 0700-0745 |
Breakfast |
| 0700-1700 |
Registration Open |
| 0745-0800 |
Transit to General Session |
| 0800-0915 |
PDI General Session |
| 0915-0930 |
Break / Transit |
| 0930-1030 |
Service Day 1st Session |
| 1030-1100 |
Break / Exhibit Hall |
| 1100-1200 |
Service Day 2nd Session |
| 1200-1345 |
Lunch / PDI General Session |
| 1345-1400 |
Break / Transit |
| 1400-1515 |
Service Day 3rd Session |
| 1515-1545 |
Break / Exhibit Hall |
| 1545-1700 |
Service Day 4th Session |
| 1700-1830 |
|
| 1830-2030 |
Welcome Dinner |
| Thursday, May 31 |
|
| 0700-0745 |
Breakfast |
| 0745-0800 |
Transit to General Session |
| 0800-0900 |
PDI General Session |
| 0900-0915 |
Break / Transit |
| 0915-1030 |
1st Session |
| 1030-1045 |
Break / Exhibit Hall |
| 1045-1200 |
2nd session |
| 1200-1345 |
Lunch / PDI General Session |
| 1345-1400 |
Break / Transit |
| 1400-1515 |
3rd Session |
| 1515-1545 |
Break / Exhibit Hall |
| 1545-1700 |
4th Session |
| Friday, June 1 |
|
| 0700-0745 |
Breakfast |
| 0745-0800 |
Transit to General Session |
| 0800-0900 |
PDI General Session |
| 0900-0915 |
Break / Transit |
| 0915-1030 |
1st Session |
| 1030-1045 |
Break |
| 1045-1200 |
2nd Session |
| 1200-1345 |
Lunch / PDI General Session |
| 1345-1400 |
Break / Transit |
| 1400-1515 |
3rd Session |
| 1515-1545 |
Break |
| 1545-1700 |
4th Session |
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General Session Speakers
- Wednesday Morning: Honorable David Norquist, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer, Department of Defense
- Wednesday Lunch: Jeffrey E. Mittman, Master Sergeant (Ret), United States Army
- Thursday Morning: Mr. Mark Zinder - Speaker, Economic Forecaster, Writer, & Consultant - “What Happens Next"
- Friday Morning: Mr. Edward Gardiner, Assistant Deputy Commandant (Resources), Programs and Resources Department Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
- Friday Lunch: Colonel JV Venable, USAF Retired, A Former Commander and Demonstration Leader of the USAF Thunderbirds, "Leadership and Trust"
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Service Day Information
May 30 is Service Day at PDI 2018, a day set aside for each service to break in to sessions that are specific to that service or agency. Breakout descriptions and agendas are shown on each page below, with more details coming soon. To update or select your breakout session selection if you are already registered, log in in to the
registration update site. You will need your registration number from your confirmation email and the email address you used to register.
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NASBA Statement
ASMC is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have the final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN 37219-2417,
www.nasba.org.
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