The RLND 2007-2009 Class members met for the first time on Friday, October 12, 2007 at the Radisson Hotel in downtown Bismarck. Cindy Selstedt, Administrative Secretary for RLND, did a presentation on the RLND website and shared information on the participant login page on the website.

Mel Nelson, CEO and President of Executive Management Systems in Fargo, presented information on the DiSC personality profile. Every participant received their personal DiSC profile and a DiSC people-reading guide. Mel discussed what the four letters of the DiSC profile meant, what attributes were associated with each specific personality and explained what the different areas of the personal profile meant for the participants.

Connie and Dave Sprynczynatyk (Adjutant General for the North Dakota National Guard) hosted a RLND social at their home on Fraine Barracks on Friday night. The participants spent time learning about the historic Adjutant General's home and getting to know the other RLND participants better.

Participants started the second day of orientation with an Appreciative Inquiry (AI) interview. The participants paired up and interviewed each other using appreciative inquiry questions. The AI  questions asked about the participant's positive experiences, what they wished for in the future and to share a personal item that helped describe themselves. This process was insightful as the 18 RLND participants learned more about each other.

The video, Abilene Paradox, was shown and discussed. This video shared information on why we don't always speak up in a group setting. The video shared examples of how our self-talk sometimes deceives us in what we are thinking. A robust discussion followed with participants sharing their thoughts about why they sometimes take trips to Abilene.

RLND Director, Marie Hvidsten, reviewed expectations of RLND participants, seminar management team (SMT) expectations, and a code of ethics for RLND participants. The seminar concluded with the participants completing an evaluation of the two-day orientation seminar.