Excellence in Tennessee Conference & Awards Banquet

Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 22-23
Franklin Marriott, Cool Springs

Event & Sessions
Packages and Registration

Awards Banquet
Event Brochure
Sponsors

Event & Sessions

Event Brochure

Successful innovation is more than a great idea. It’s creating new value via breakthrough changes in products or processes.

Does your organization have the tools to turn inspiration into meaningful change – change that improves products and creates new value for stakeholders? 

Learn how to nurture great ideas into sustainable results and launch your organization to the next level of success at the 2011 Excellence in Tennessee Conference, TNCPE’s biggest educational event of the year.

We're assembling local and national experts and leaders from world-class organizations who offer training on best practices and organizational improvement tools. It’s a terrific launching point if your organization wants to learn more about quality techniques.

Sessions

Keynotes
Pre-Conference Workshops
Breakout Sessions A
Breakout Sessions B
Breakout Sessions C
Breakout Sessions D

Speakers

Packages and Registration

Excellence Conference packages
Conference registration
Hotel reservations


A limited number of rooms at the conference rate are available until Jan. 31. The Marriott is also offering a government employee rate for the conference. Valid government id required.

What to expect

The 22nd will feature full-day, hands-on workshops. On the 23rd, take your pick of four concurrent sessions packed with informative and insightful presentations.

Keynote speakers from Baldrige and TNCPE Award-winning organizations will be sprinkled throughout the event.

Showcase your organization's dedication to Excellence with a conference sponsorship!

Excellence in Tennessee Awards Banquet



Wednesday, Feb. 23
Franklin Marriott Cool Springs

Banquet reception 5:30-6:30
Dinner & Awards: 6:30 - 9 p.m.


The Excellence in Tennessee Awards Banquet is a gala event where individuals and organizations are recognized for their achievements in the pursuit of organizational excellence.

Honorees
View a list of all 26 organizations that will be recoginized.

In addition, David McClaskey will recieve the 2011 Ned R. McWherter Leadership Award and TNCPE will present the 2011 Champion of Excellence Award.

Cost
Banquet seats are $95 if you register by February 7, $105 if you register from Feb 8-Feb 22.

Banquet Table Sponsorships are available for $1,200

If you plan to attend the conference, the banquet is included in the price of Packages A & B

Dress
Business Dress

Registration
Conference/banquet package descriptions and banquet registration are available online.

Accomodations
If you plan to stay at the Marriott the night of the banquet, you will have to reserve your rooms through the hotel. Call (888) 403-6772 or make online reservations.

A limited number of event-rate rooms are available with the reservation code PERPERA.

Questions?
Call (800) 453-6474

Showcase your organization's dedication to Excellence with a conference sponsorship!

2011 LINE-UP

Luncheon Keynote
Tuesday, Feb. 22
12:15 - 1:15 p.m.

Norman McRae
President/CEO
Caris Healthcare
2008 TNCPE Excellence
Award Winner

Morning Keynote
Wednesday Feb. 23
8-9:15 a.m.

Larry Potterfield
CEO and founder
Midway USA
2009 Baldrige National
Quality Award

Luncheon Keynote
Wednesday, Feb. 23
12:30-1:30 p.m.

Ken Schiller
President
K&N Management
2010 Baldrige National
Quality Awar
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Pre-Conference
Workshops

Tuesday, Feb. 22

Workshop 1
Achieving 8 Dimensions of Excellence
(8 a.m. - 5 p.m.)

Workshop 2
TNCPE Application Writing Workshop
(8 a.m. - 5 p.m.)

Workshop 3
Advanced Application
Writing Workshop
(8 a.m. - 5 p.m.)

Conference Breakout
Sesssions

Wednesday, Feb. 23

Breakout Sessions A
(9:30 - 10:30 a.m.)

Breakout Sessions B
(10:45 – 11:45 a.m.)

Breakout Sessions C
(1:45 - 2:45 p.m.)

Breakout Sessions D
(3:00 - 4:00 p.m.)

 

 

 

Sponsors

Contributing Sponsor

Aegis Sciences Corporation

Bristol Tennessee
E ssential Services

Mountain States
Health Alliance

Participating Sponsor

 

CIGNA Government
Services

Film House Maury Regional
Medical Center
 
   
   

Sponsor

Alternative Service
Concepts, LLC
Bob Paladino &
Associates, LLC
Caterpillar Financial
Services Corporation
EPB Pal's Sudden Service SESAC

 

   
   

Other

 
Budweiser of Clarksville, Cookeville, Chattanooga, Hopkinsville, Owensboro & Memphis TRICOR