PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Time 
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Session Title
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Speaker(s) | Track |
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Tuesday, August 6
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| 8:30am - 12:00pm | **CANCELED** ATY1 | EEO Mock Hearing * ***CANCELLED*** |
Donald J. Names Dwight Lewis Gary Gilbert Patricia Reddy-Parkinson |
Attorney-Legal |
| 8:30am - 12:00pm | **Cancelled** ADR1 | Successfully Resolve Complex, Sensitive Workplace Disputes ***CANCELLED*** |
Merritt Weinstein Michael Wolf |
Alternative Dispute Resolution |
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Wednesday, August 7
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| 9:45am - 11:15am | **Cancelled** ATY4 | EEO Case Law Update ***CANCELLED*** |
Donald J. Names |
Attorney-Legal |
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Tuesday, August 6
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| 1:30pm - 5:00pm | **Cancelled** EEO3 | The New Science of Change: Creating a Culture of Equity Through Network Thinking ***CANCELLED*** |
J. Bruce Stewart |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
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Wednesday, August 7
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| 3:30pm - 5:00pm | **Cancelled** HR3-R | Navigating the Hybrid Workforce: Strategies for Building Respectful and Collaborative Teams [REPEAT] ***CANCELLED*** |
Sharon Halstead Renee Trotter |
Human Resources |
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Tuesday, August 6
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| 1:30pm - 5:00pm | ADR2 | Mediation: Successfully Navigating Intercultural Waters |
Delia Johnson Denise McKenney |
Alternative Dispute Resolution |
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Wednesday, August 7
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| 9:45am - 11:15am | ADR3 | Speak Up and Speak Out: How To Promote Healthy, Inclusive Conversations |
Emily Gregory |
Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| 1:45pm - 3:15pm | ADR4 | Advanced Mediation: Take Your Skills to the Next Level |
Denise McKenney Jennifer Ortiz Prather |
Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| 3:30pm - 5:00pm | ADR5 | "Sorry" Doesn''t Have to Be the Hardest Word: A New Look at the Use of Apologies for Workplace Conflict Resolution |
Julie Todd |
Alternative Dispute Resolution |
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Thursday, August 8
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| 10:00am - 11:30am | ADR6 | Bullies at Work |
Myla Hite Judy Cortez |
Alternative Dispute Resolution |
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Friday, August 9
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| 9:45am - 11:15am | ADR6-R | Bullies at Work [REPEAT] |
Judy Cortez Myla Hite |
Alternative Dispute Resolution |
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Thursday, August 8
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| 1:00pm - 2:30pm | ADR7 | The Emotionally Intelligent Mediator: Mediating Through Bias |
Bryan Champion |
Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| 3:00pm - 4:30pm | ADR8 | The Emotionally Intelligent Mediator: How Psychological Safety Creates a Safe Space |
Bryan Champion |
Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| 1:00pm - 2:30pm | ATY10 | Remedies Before the EEOC From A to Z |
Deryn Sumner Gary Gilbert |
Attorney-Legal |
| 3:00pm - 4:30pm | ATY11 | Understanding Messy Mixed Case Complaints |
Stephanie Herrera Alexis Tsotakos |
Attorney-Legal |
| 3:00pm - 4:30pm | ATY12 | Potential Remedies in WPA Appeals |
Jeffrey Gauger Jeremiah Cassidy Emilee Collier Rachel Venier |
Attorney-Legal |
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Friday, August 9
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| 9:45am - 11:45am | ATY13 | Legal Ethics Training |
Maxanne (Maxie) Witkin Jeff Rosenblum |
Attorney-Legal |
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Tuesday, August 6
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| 1:30pm - 5:00pm | ATY2 | MSPB Mock Hearing |
Silvia de la Cruz Cathy Harris Thomas Lanphear Laura Albornoz J. Alick Henderson Gregory Prophet Christopher Sprague Tammie Philbrick Sherry Linville Joel Alexander |
Attorney-Legal |
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Wednesday, August 7
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| 9:45am - 11:15am | ATY3 | MSPB and Federal Circuit Case Law Update |
Jeremiah Cassidy Jeffrey Gauger |
Attorney-Legal |
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Thursday, August 8
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| 1:00pm - 2:30pm | ATY4 | EEO Case Law Update |
Donald J. Names |
Attorney-Legal |
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Wednesday, August 7
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| 1:45pm - 3:15pm | ATY5 | FLRA Case Law Update |
David Eddy Kurt Rumsfeld |
Attorney-Legal |
| 1:45pm - 3:15pm | ATY6 | Practitioners Guide to Settling Complex Litigation and Ironclad Settlement Agreements |
J. Douglas Whitaker |
Attorney-Legal |
| 3:30pm - 5:00pm | ATY7 | Mastering the Adverse Action Process: Best Strategies in Working With the Proposing and Deciding Officials |
Robert Erbe Richard Vitaris |
Attorney-Legal |
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Thursday, August 8
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| 10:00am - 11:30am | ATY8 | Help! I Have a Settlement Conference With an EEOC AJ or Mediator! |
Stephanie Herrera Shanon Levin |
Attorney-Legal |
| 10:00am - 11:30am | ATY9 | MSPB Practices and Procedures |
Sherry Linville Silvia de la Cruz Thomas Lanphear |
Attorney-Legal |
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Tuesday, August 6
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| 1:30pm - 5:00pm | CF1 | Supercharge Your cyberFEDS® Searches |
Kelly Whiting Ryan Benetz Christine Bulger |
cyberFEDS Users Group |
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Thursday, August 8
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| 3:00pm - 4:30pm | CF2 | Making the Most of the cyberFEDS® Reasonable Accommodation Resources |
Allison Uehling Kelly Whiting Ryan Benetz |
cyberFEDS Users Group |
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Wednesday, August 7
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| 1:45pm - 3:15pm | CF3 | DIY: Building Your cyberFEDS® Toolbox |
Kelly Whiting Ryan Benetz |
cyberFEDS Users Group |
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Friday, August 9
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| 9:45am - 11:15am | CF3-R | DIY: Building Your cyberFEDS® Toolbox [REPEAT] |
Kelly Whiting Ryan Benetz |
cyberFEDS Users Group |
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Wednesday, August 7
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| 9:45am - 11:15am | CF4 | Using cyberFEDS® to Help Managers with Disciplinary Actions |
Seth Supran Richard Vitaris |
cyberFEDS Users Group |
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Thursday, August 8
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| 10:00am - 11:30am | CF5 | ABCs of Searching on cyberFEDS® |
Kelly Whiting Ryan Benetz |
cyberFEDS Users Group |
| 12:30pm - 4:30pm | CLE Open | ||
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Friday, August 9
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| 7:30am - 12:15pm | CLE Open | ||
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Tuesday, August 6
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| 8:30am - 12:00pm | EEO1 | Using Benchmarking Data Effectively for Better MD-715 Barrier Analysis |
Meltina Bynum |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
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Wednesday, August 7
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| 3:30pm - 5:00pm | EEO10 | From Relationships to Allies: Forming Strategic Partnerships to Advance Employee Complaint and DEIA Programs |
Lynda Glover Maxie Hamilton |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
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Thursday, August 8
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| 3:00pm - 4:30pm | EEO10-R | From Relationships to Allies: Forming Strategic Partnerships to Advance Employee Complaint and DEIA Programs [REPEAT] |
Maxie Hamilton Lynda Glover |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
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Wednesday, August 7
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| 3:30pm - 5:00pm | EEO11 | Post-COVID Reasonable Accommodation Requests: Responding Effectively |
Oshia Banks Shanon Levin |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
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Thursday, August 8
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| 3:00pm - 4:30pm | EEO11-R | Post-COVID Reasonable Accommodation Requests: Responding Effectively [REPEAT] |
Oshia Banks Shanon Levin |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
| 10:00am - 11:30am | EEO12 | Accommodating Disabilities and Pregnancy: Developments Your Agency Needs to Know |
Deryn Sumner Gary Gilbert |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
| 10:00am - 11:30am | EEO13 | Discriminatory Harassment: Where Agencies Go Wrong and What They Can Do About It |
Debra D'Agostino Ricardo Pitts-Wiley |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
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Wednesday, August 7
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| 9:45am - 11:15am | EEO14 | Virtuous EEO Leadership: Mining Your Values to Take Your Career to the Next Level |
Anthony Archeval |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
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Thursday, August 8
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| 1:00pm - 2:30pm | EEO15 | Building a Better Civil Rights/EEO/DEIA Office: Best Practices From the Front Lines |
Jo Linda Johnson Veronica Venture |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
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Friday, August 9
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| 9:45am - 11:15am | EEO17 | Improving Anti-Harassment Programs: Best Practices and New Guidance |
Marqui Willoughby Donald J. Names |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
| 9:45am - 11:15am | EEO18 | Unmasking and Conquering Microaggressions in the Workplace |
Veronica Venture Roslyn Brown |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
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Tuesday, August 6
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| 8:30am - 5:00pm | EEO2 | Putting Your Best Foot Forward: EEO Counselor and Investigator Refresher Training |
Allison Uehling Roslyn Brown Lynda Glover |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
| 1:30pm - 3:00pm | EEO4 | Telework, Leave, and Reassignment: Addressing Complex Accommodations Confidently |
Laura Tronge Kendra Duckworth Shock |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
| 3:30pm - 5:00pm | EEO5 | Ask the Expert: Hot Topics in Disability Program Management |
Kendra Duckworth Shock Laura Tronge |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
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Wednesday, August 7
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| 9:45am - 11:15am | EEO6 | Common Mistakes in EEO Investigations That Lead to Sanctions -- And How to Avoid Them |
Alexis Tsotakos Stephanie Herrera |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
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Thursday, August 8
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| 1:00pm - 2:30pm | EEO7 | Faith and the Federal Employee: The Inclusivity of Workplace Religious Rights |
John Sim Anthony Archeval |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
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Wednesday, August 7
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| 1:45pm - 3:15pm | EEO8 | No Crystal Stair: A Dialogue to Identify Workplace Inequities and Ways to Overcome Them |
Roslyn Brown |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
| 1:45pm - 3:15pm | EEO9 | Psssttt! Your Responsibilities Extend Beyond Employees: External Civil Rights for EEO Practitioners |
Jo Linda Johnson |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
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Tuesday, August 6
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| 8:30am - 12:00pm | HR1 | FMLA: Key Points for Effective Leave Management |
Barbara Haga |
Human Resources |
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Thursday, August 8
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| 3:00pm - 4:30pm | HR10 | HRO: Developing Your Leadership Compass |
Jeff Rosenblum |
Human Resources |
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Friday, August 9
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| 9:45am - 11:15am | HR11 | Managing Sick Leave Trouble Spots |
Barbara Haga |
Human Resources |
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Tuesday, August 6
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| 8:30am - 12:00pm | HR2 | Retirement: Understanding FERS and Social Security |
John Grobe |
Human Resources |
| 1:30pm - 3:00pm | HR3 | Navigating the Hybrid Workforce: Strategies for Building Respectful and Collaborative Teams |
Sharon Halstead Renee Trotter |
Human Resources |
| 3:30pm - 5:00pm | HR4 | How HR Officials Can Collaborate With OSC to Resolve PPP Cases: A Fresh Perspective on Informal Corrective Actions |
Anne Gullick |
Human Resources |
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Wednesday, August 7
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| 9:45am - 11:15am | HR5 | Be an HR Superhero: Learn How to Rescue Managers From Common Hiring-Related Prohibited Personnel Practices |
Anne Gullick |
Human Resources |
| 1:45pm - 3:15pm | HR6 | Writing Performance Standards |
Barbara Haga |
Human Resources |
| 3:30pm - 5:00pm | HR7 | TSP: All the Changes You Need to Know |
John Grobe |
Human Resources |
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Thursday, August 8
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| 10:00am - 11:30am | HR8 | Excessive Absence: When Employees Are Not Where They Are Supposed to Be |
Barbara Haga |
Human Resources |
| 1:00pm - 2:30pm | HR9 | The 2024 Election Season: What Every Federal Employee Needs to Know About the Hatch Act |
Eric Johnson |
Human Resources |
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Wednesday, August 7
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| 8:30am - 9:30am | Keynote | Igniting FDR! Making the Most of Your Federal Career Journey |
Donald J. Names Dwight Lewis Emily Gregory Jo Linda Johnson |
Keynote |
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Tuesday, August 6
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| 8:30am - 12:00pm | LR/ER1 | The Tricks of the Trade: Drafting Effective Proposal and Decision Letters |
J. Alick Henderson Tammie Philbrick Robert Erbe |
Labor Relations and Employee Relations |
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Thursday, August 8
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| 3:00pm - 4:30pm | LR/ER10 | Defending or Attacking an Adverse Action Before the MSPB: Part ll |
Christopher Sprague Robert Erbe Gregory Prophet J. Douglas Whitaker |
Labor Relations and Employee Relations |
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Friday, August 9
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| 9:45am - 11:15am | LR/ER11 | Think You Are an Adverse Action Expert? Let''s Find Out! |
Tammie Philbrick Robert Erbe Debra D'Agostino |
Labor Relations and Employee Relations |
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Tuesday, August 6
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| 1:30pm - 5:00pm | LR/ER2 | Mock Arbitration Hearing on Post-Pandemic Issues |
Sean Hurley Donald Rider |
Labor Relations and Employee Relations |
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Wednesday, August 7
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| 9:45am - 11:15am | LR/ER3 | Understanding Human Dynamics in Collective Bargaining |
Dan Sims |
Labor Relations and Employee Relations |
| 1:45pm - 3:15pm | LR/ER4 | Transform Employee Relations Service Delivery for a High-Demand Workplace |
Geralda Larkins |
Labor Relations and Employee Relations |
| 3:30pm - 5:00pm | LR/ER5 | Handling PIPs and Performance Cases |
Julie Gold Alexis Tsotakos |
Labor Relations and Employee Relations |
| 3:30pm - 5:00pm | LR/ER6 | "Hey, That’s Not in the Contract!": Understanding and Handling Past Practices |
Sean Hurley |
Labor Relations and Employee Relations |
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Thursday, August 8
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| 10:00am - 11:30am | LR/ER7 | Management Rights – and Obligations! – in Negotiations and Arbitration |
David Eddy Anna Molpus Kurt Rumsfeld |
Labor Relations and Employee Relations |
| 1:00pm - 2:30pm | LR/ER8 | Defending or Attacking an Adverse Action Before the MSPB: Part l |
Christopher Sprague Robert Erbe Gregory Prophet J. Douglas Whitaker |
Labor Relations and Employee Relations |
| 1:00pm - 2:30pm | LR/ER9 | Blast From the Past: Understanding Your CBA Language |
Dan Sims |
Labor Relations and Employee Relations |
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Tuesday, August 6
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| 10:00am - 10:30am | Networking Break | ||
| 3:00pm - 3:30pm | Networking Break | ||
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Thursday, August 8
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| 9:30am - 10:00am | Networking Break | ||
| 2:30pm - 3:00pm | Networking Break | ||
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Tuesday, August 6
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| 7:30am - 8:30am | Networking Breakfast | ||
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Wednesday, August 7
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| 7:30am - 8:30am | Networking Breakfast | ||
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Thursday, August 8
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| 7:30am - 8:30am | Networking Breakfast | ||
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Friday, August 9
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| 7:30am - 8:30am | Networking Breakfast | ||
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Thursday, August 8
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| 11:30am - 1:00pm | Networking Luncheon | ||
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Wednesday, August 7
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| 9:30am - 9:45am | Refreshment Break | ||
| 11:15am - 11:30am | Refreshment Break | ||
| 3:15pm - 3:30pm | Refreshment Break | ||
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Friday, August 9
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| 9:30am - 9:45am | Refreshment Break | ||
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Monday, August 5
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| 2:00pm - 5:00pm | Registration Open | ||
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Tuesday, August 6
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| 7:00am - 5:00pm | Registration Open | ||
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Wednesday, August 7
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| 7:30am - 4:15pm | Registration Open | ||
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Thursday, August 8
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| 7:30am - 4:30pm | Registration Open | ||
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Friday, August 9
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| 7:30am - 12:30pm | Registration Open | ||
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Wednesday, August 7
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| 11:30am - 12:30pm | TH1 | A Conversation With MSPB |
Debra L. Roth Cathy Harris |
Town Hall Conversations |
| 11:30am - 12:30pm | TH2 | A Conversation With FMCS |
Jennifer Disotell Javier Ramirez |
Town Hall Conversations |
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Thursday, August 8
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| 8:30am - 9:30am | TH3 | A Conversation With FLRA |
Susan Tsui Grundmann Colleen Kiko |
Town Hall Conversations |
| 8:30am - 9:30am | TH4 | A Conversation With Special Counsel |
Debra L. Roth Hampton Dellinger |
Town Hall Conversations |
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Friday, August 9
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| 8:30am - 9:30am | TH5 | A Conversation With OPM |
Tim Curry Kimberly Holden |
Town Hall Conversations |
| 8:30am - 9:30am | TH6 | A Conversation With EEOC |
Elizabeth Fox-Solomon Gul Chaudhry |
Town Hall Conversations |
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