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| NUTRITION LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE |
DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP IN NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES &
PROMOTING EXCELLENCE IN NUTRITION RESEARCH |
The Dannon Institute created the Dannon Institute Nutrition Leadership Institute in 1998 to exemplify its commitment to the development of leadership in nutritional sciences and the promotion of excellence in research. The program is designed to equip outstanding nutritional scientists at an early stage of their careers with the leadership skills and broad perspective necessary to achieve their professional potential.
The Dannon Institute Nutrition Leadership Institute consists of an intensive five-day training program designed to provide participants with strategies for improving their ability to lead others in both their place of employment and in the field of nutrition. They will:
- learn to identify and reinforce the personal and professional attributes that are characteristic of successful leaders;
- be encouraged to set appropriate personal and professional goals;
- be provided with a network of peers and well-established professionals in the field of nutrition.
The program includes customized elements from FranklinCovey and the Center for Creative Leadership. It also includes participation by well-established professionals with careers in many aspects of nutrition.
The Dannon Institute will provide the following to participants of the Dannon Institute Nutrition Leadership Institute:
- Two day's travel per diem at the IRS per diem rate in effect at the time of the institute to cover transportation to and from their home to the nearest airport/train station, any associated parking costs at the airport, and all meals and snacks while in transit.
- Travel to the program site in Maryland by air or train (or reimbursement for driving mileage at IRS rate as of the time of the institute). Participant must agree to fly on the flights selected by the Dannon Institute on the dates/times designated. This may include an additional day's travel for participants traveling a distance or from areas where flights are limited. In such case, the Dannon Institute will provide an additional night's accommodations at a Washington, D.C., area airport hotel and one extra day's travel per diem to cover meals at the IRS per diem rate in effect at the time of the institute. This includes transportation from Washington, D.C., area airports/ train station to the program site and back.
- Single occupancy accommodations at Aspen Wye River Conference Center, located in Queenstown, Maryland, for five nights. All meals, beverages and snacks starting with dinner on the first evening and ending with lunch on the last day at Aspen Wye River Conference Center. Please note that no alcoholic beverages are to be brought into the Aspen Wye River Conference Center facility by the participants. The Aspen Wye River Conference Center is a non-smoking facility.
- All testing materials, books and training provided by FranklinCovey and the Center for Creative Leadership.
Participants are responsible for the following expenses related to their attending the Dannon Institute Nutrition Leadership Institute: All telephone calls made from and all internet connection charges issued by the Aspen Wye River Conference Center and any personal items purchased from the Aspen Wye River Conference Center.
The Dannon Institute expects to hold the next Nutrition Leadership Institute in 2011