Debt Management Services’ annual debt collection conference will focus on the Federal Government’s debt collection tools and how an agency should apply all appropriate debt collection actions.
This conference is meant to reach a broad-based Federal audience working in the Federal debt collection field. The conference is FREE of charge to participants.
The agenda, which can be viewed online on Wednesday, April 9th, includes:
Round-table discussion of current processing and future enhancements related to FedDebt profiles, reports, 1099Cs and TOP referrals;
Debt Common Client/Security, Economic Stimulus Payments, Collections; and Additional Payments;
An overview of legislative proposals that may impact the collection of delinquent debt owed to Federal agencies; and
The 2007 Private Collection Agency (PCA) Contract, Third PCA Referral Initiative, Closeout of 2001 PCA Contract, National Directory of New Hires; and Administrative Wage Garnishment (AWG).
Interested program staff, technical staff, and legal counsel should attend this conference.
Day Two will include the following workshop break-out sessions:
Debt Collection 101;
Treasury Report on Receivables and Debt Collection Activities;
AWG;
FedDebt Financial's: the big picture on adjustments to debt balances - what is affected;
On-line demonstration of the FedDebt Management Reports
How to improve your 1099-C reporting process;
Discussion of file transmission errors, dispute processing and debt supporting documents; and
Live demonstration of the Debt Common Client.
Please Note: Due to our efforts to eliminate paper; conference hand-out materials will only be made available on-line. Please print and bring all copies with you to the conference. The material will be available for print on May 13, 2008. Also, the break-out sessions on Day Two will be repeated throughout the day, if a session is FULL; please try to attend another session.
Hotel parking is available in the hotel’s underground parking garage. The self parking rate is $19.00 per day. The valet parking rate is $25.00 per day. For room reservations, please call 1 (800) 228-9290 or (703) 920-3230. Hotel room reservations must be made by Monday, April 21, 2008. When reserving a hotel room, please mention that you are attending the Department of the Treasury Conference.
Registration for the conference can be completed via the Internet at www.fms.treas.gov/debt/training_DMS2008AnnualConf.html. Please register by May 2, 2008. Space is limited and it is imperative that you keep us informed of any change in your attendance plans. Due to the high volume of interest in this conference, notice of cancellation is mandatory. If you cancel within three days of the date of the event, it may affect your ability to register for future conferences and workshops. For questions, or should you have any special needs (e.g., sign language interpreting), please contact Stephanie Anderson by phone at (202) 874-8580 or e-mail at Stephanie.Anderson@fms.treas.gov or Denise Hammond at (202) 874-7005 or e-mail at Denise.Hammond@fms.treas.gov.
You may register to attend the conference and/or workshop sessions, on-line using the form below: