On November 19, La Roche AITP members: Kushtrim Kuqi, Divine Muhivuwomunda, Mohammed Al-Kuhlani and Shadi Radman, and Professor Leland M. McCauley left La Roche College heading  Pipestem, West Virginia to attend the AITP Region 18 Leadership Retreat. The event took place in November 19-21, 2004, at Pipestem Resort. The theme for 2004 region 18 retreat was “Reaching New Heights”, the focus was on the strategies to maximize technology, communication, and leadership skills
 

• Effective communication skills
• Leading strategic change
• Membership retention/recruitment
• AITP awards
• Securing home office networks
• Leading motivation, creativity, and successful negotiation
• Influential Leadership: Critical skills for IT leaders
   

• Chuck Musciano, Eliassen Group  
• Lance Kull , Volvo
• Chuck Stump, The Performance Group, Inc.
• Dr. Glen Ray, RayCom Learning
• Mike Daniels, Computer Associates
   

The seminars at this year retreat were in different formats: Keynote speeches, Roundtable discussions, networking with and also other interactive activates.

The schedule for the whole event was as the following:

Friday, November 19, 2004

7:00 - 8:00 pm Registration
8:00 - 11:00 pm Hospitality Suite

Sunday, November 21, 2004

8:00 - 9:00 am Breakfast
9:00 - 12:00 pm Region Directors Meeting

9:00 - 10:00 am Seminar

10:30 - 12:00 pm Nature Walk (meet in main lobby)

By Shadi Radman