U.S. Office of Government Ethics
1201 New York Ave., NW
Suite 500
Washington, DC  20005-3917

 
                                             August 28, 2007                                                                        
                                             DT-07-031
 
 
MEMORANDUM
 
TO:        Designated Agency Ethics Officials
 
FROM:      Carolyn W. Chapman
           Associate Director for Education
 
SUBJECT:   Introduction to Conflicts of Interests: The Laws, Appearances, 
           and Prospective Employment Course Offered in Washington, DC 
           (FOR NEW ETHICS OFFICIALS)
           
 
            On September 26-27 2007, the U.S. Office of Government Ethics
will conduct a two day training course titled, "Introduction to Conflicts
of Interests: The Laws, Appearances, and Prospective Employment." The
training will take place at the Securities and Exchange Commission in
Washington, DC.  This course is intended for new ethics officials with up
to one year of experience. Please disseminate the attached training
announcement to your new ethics officials as soon as possible.

 
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                    U.S. Office of Government Ethics
                         FY 07 Ethics Courses

 
           Introduction to Conflicts of Interests: The Laws,
               Appearances, and Prospective Employment 

 
Course Description
 
One of the worst things that can happen to your ethics program is to have
your agency become headline news for ethics violations.  As an ethics
official, your job is to protect your agency’s reputation and credibility
with the American people.  This requires recognizing when employees have
conflicts of interest or even the appearance of conflicts.  Conflicts take
a variety of forms from violations of the conflict of interest laws to
violations of the impartiality and seeking employment rules in the
standards of conduct.

As new ethics officials, it is important that you be well grounded in how
to analyze conflicts.  This course welcomes you to the ethics community and
shows you how to analyze conflicts of interest and appearances.  Class
format includes lecture, discussion, hands-on exercises and a video.

Intended Audience
 
New Ethics Officials (up to 1-year of experience)
 
You Will Learn How To
 
-     Determine whether a § 208 conflict exists
-     Assess any impartiality issues
-     Analyze job-hunting conflicts
-     Suggest one or more remedies
 
 
 
Course Date
 
September 26-27, 2007            9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (each day)     
 
 
Course Location
 
      Securities and Exchange Commission
      100 F Street, NE
      Washington, DC  20549
      Room: Auditorium (L002)         
 

Registration Information
 
To register for one of the above courses, please visit the Training
Workshops and Seminars section of OGE’s website at www.usoge.gov and
complete the online Registration Form
(https://www.formrouter.net/education2@USOGE/coi_regform.pdf)

The registration deadline is five (5) days before the class date or until
each class is full, whichever occurs first.  E-mail confirmations are sent
to registrants prior to the course date.
 
For information regarding the registration process, please contact:
 
Gwen Cannon-Jenkins
Education Assistant
E-mail: gcannon@oge.gov
Phone: 202-482-9219
 
 
General OGE Course Information
 
For information about the OGE training courses, please contact:
 
Kaneisha Cunningham
Education Training Specialist
E-mail: ktcunnin@oge.gov
Phone: 202-482-9228