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Page Date June 10, 2004

WIFLE
CONFERENCE AGENDA

 

 

       

1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

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Conference Registration - Regency Foyer

Open Recruitment by Federal Agencies (Open to the Public)

2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Silent Auction - Preview
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Grand Opening: Reception for Exhibitors & Attendees

Communication and Leadership

7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration Regency Foyer
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Columbia Ballroom
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Silent Auction Regency Ballroom Foyer
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Opening Ceremony Communications:  The Key to Effective Leadership
 

 

Keynote Speaker
Karen P. Tandy, Administrator
Drug Enforcement Administration
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Plenary Session Women in Leadership Positions: Using Effective Communication Skills for Success
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Plenary Session

 An International Woman Leader speaks on the Importance of Gender Balancing in Government
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Buffet Lunch Served  
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Plenary Session Remarks from a Heroine and a Former Prisoner of War 
Presentation of WIFLE Leadership Award
Shoshana Johnson, 
Spec., U.S. Army (Retired)
1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Break  
1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Workshops Law Enforcement, Communities and Communications

Communication Trust: How You Can Build Communication and Trust in Your Agency

Risk Communications: Dealing with the Media in a Crisis Situation
3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Repeat Workshops
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. WIFLE Executive Board Meet & Greet Hour

 

Communications and Investigations

8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Columbia Ballroom
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Silent Auction Regency Ballroom Foyer
     
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Plenary Session Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the Inspector General Act: How Inspectors General Have Evolved
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon Plenary Session Agency Directors Communicating Change
12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Workshops Working in Teams - Critical Communications

Deception: Are You Telling the Truth?

Lead Case Agents Discuss Their Successes
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Repeat Workshops
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. WIFLE Awards Ceremony and Banquet  
 Regency Ballroom
Keynote Speaker: 
 Janet Hale, Under Secretary for Management
Department of Homeland Security
David Brant, Director of the U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), Outstanding Advocate Speech

                                                               

 You and Your Federal Career

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Silent Auction Regency Ballroom Foyer
     
     
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.    Plenary Session The Value Women Bring to Non-Traditional Occupations
10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Plenary Session Establishing Relationships with Local Police to Combat Crime
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch (on your own)  
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Workshops Retirement: It's Not Too Early to Plan (CSRS and FERS versions)

Being Non-Sworn in a Sworn World

Employment Issues (Two-part Workshop)
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Repeat Workshops

Friday, June 25, 2004
 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. WIFLE Annual Business Meeting 
                                     Open to WIFLE Members only






A Partial Listing of Invited Distinguished Guest Speakers:

 Karen P. Tandy, Administrator, DEA
Janet Hale, Under Secretary for Management, DHS
Nancy J. Jardini, Chief, IRS/CID
Connie Patrick, Director, FLETC
Carol DiBattiste, Chief of Staff, TSA
Carl J. Truscott, Director, ATF
Thomas D. Quinn, Director, Federal Air Marshal Service
David C. Williams, Inspector General, U.S. Postal Service
Nikki Tinsley, Inspector General, EPA
Richard J. Griffin, Inspector General, VA
Dr. Martha Burk, Chair, National Council of Women’s Organizations
Tammy Flanagan, National Institute of Transition Planning
Dr. Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika, Ambassador, Republic of Zambia 


 

 

  • Time & Convenience is the meeting planning company for the WIFLE 2004 Conference.  For questions or help with problems concerning attendance registration, vendor and exhibitor registration, or hotel registration, please contact Christa Baumgardner at Time & Convenience.  

    Christa Baumgardner
    WIFLE 2004 Conference
    P.O. Box 1480
    Edgewater, MD 21037-7480
    Telephone: 866-399-4353 Or 866-39WIFLE
    Facsimile: (410)-798-9556
    eMail: cbaumgardner@timeandconvenience.com
    Office hours are:
    Monday - Thursday 8:30am to 4:00pm
    Friday 9am to 4:00pm

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