UMITA met with the several General Agencies. Thanks to GCFA, GGHEM, GBOD, and UMCOM for hosting us for an informative and productive week.
Schedule
Monday, September 8th 2014
| 1:00 PM | Board Lunch |
| 4:00 PM | Registration Begins at Embassy Suites |
| 5:30 PM | Meet in lobby to travel to Social Event |
| 5:40 PM & 6:00 PM | Shuttle leaves hotel |
| 6:00 PM | Dinner and Social Event (Laserquest!) |
| 7:00 PM | Early Shuttle leaves Laserquest |
| 9:00 PM & 9:20 PM | Shuttle leaves Laserquest |
Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at GCFA all day
| 8:00 AM | Breakfast (Included at Embassy) |
| 8:20 AM & 8:40 AM | Embassy Suites Shuttle to GCFA |
| 9:00 AM | Welcome to Umita 2014, announcements, overview (Chris) |
| 9:15ish AM | Moses’s Welcome to GCFA, Michael introduces the Executive Team – Each Executive Leader briefly explains which department they manage, etc. |
| 10:30 AM | Break |
| 10:45 AM | Shared Services will present, followed by Data Sync presentations |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch (GCFA, Catered) and Tour |
| 1:30 PM | Dale Owens, Bevan Major, and Derek Preston will speak on IT Department Updates |
| 2:30 PM | Laura Chambers, Data Sync Update |
| 3:00 PM | Break |
| 3:15 PM | Open Panel – Dale, Rick, Michael, Laura, Bari, Bridget, and Jodi will all be present for Q&A, etc. |
| 4:30PM | Break before dinner |
| 5:00PM & 5:20PM | Shuttle Leaves for Hotel |
| 5:30PM | Carpool/Caravan Leaves the Hotel for Opry |
| 6:00 PM | Dinner on your own/Grand Ole Opry Excursion |
Wednesday, September 10, 2014 At GBHEM All Day
| 7:00 AM | Breakfast (Included at Embassy) |
| 8:20 AM & 8:40 AM | Embassy Suites Shuttle to GBHEM |
| 9:00 AM | Ebridge Presentation (ap. 2 hrs) |
| 11:00 AM | Session 2 GBHEM, history, info, Services. (30 Mins) |
| 11:30AM | Board Elections |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch (BBQ-Catered and sponsored by GBHEM) |
| 1:15 PM | IT Roundtable (Chris/Ivan) |
| 2:15 PM | GBHEM OCAS Presentation |
| 3:00 PM | Break/ Visit Upper Room/Museum |
| 4:00 PM | Custom Code Project Life Cycle – A Model That Works |
| 5:20PM & 5:40PM | Return Shuttle to Embassy Suites |
| 6:00 PM | Small Group Dinner or Free night |
Thursday, September 11, 2014 UMCOM
| 7:00 AM | Breakfast (Included at Embassy) |
| 8:20AM & 8:40AM | Embassy Suites Shuttle to UMCOM |
| 9:00 AM | Welcome by Larry Hollon (if available) |
| 9:15 AM | Techshop / Webhosting & Training / Moodle Training |
| 10:30 AM | Break |
| 10:45 A.M. | Business Meeting/ Board Positions/Reports/Future Plans (Chris) |
| 11:00 A.M. | ICT4D: equipping churches around technology missions questions. |
| 12:00 P.M. | Lunch (Taco Bar-catered, UMCOM) |
| 12:45 P.M. | Start Tour (multiple groups) |
| 1:30 PM | New websites/platform, Exact Target email communications, Digital Asset Management |
| 2:20 PM | Refreshments |
| 2:40 PM | New Tech Implementation/Round Table/Q&A |
| 3:30 PM | Announcements |
| 3:45PM | Adjourn Umita Annual meeting |
| 4:20 PM & 4:40 PM | Return Shuttle to Embassy Suites |