United States
Office of Government Ethics
1201 New York Avenue, NW., Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005-3917                                                                 




                                                              May 21, 2001
                                                              DO-01-020                





MEMORANDUM

TO:            Designated Agency Ethics Officials

FROM:          Amy L. Comstock
               Director


SUBJECT:       Annual Government Ethics Conference,

               September 11-13, 2001     



     The Office of Government Ethics (OGE) is pleased to announce
this year's Annual Government Ethics Conference, September 11-13,
2001 at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott Hotel, in Norfolk, Virginia. 

     The conference program is shaping up nicely thanks to all of
you who have submitted ideas and volunteered to coordinate or
participate in concurrent sessions.  Based on your suggestions, we
have a variety of speakers in mind for the plenary sessions.

     This year's concurrent session portion of the conference will
be organized into the following six different tracks:  Statutes and
Standards; Technology and Training; Financial Disclosure; Ethics
Program Administration; Matters Outside of OGE and Introductory
Level Sessions.  Within these tracks you will find sessions covering
the nuts and bolts of the ethics program, agency innovations in
training and program administration and topics that agency ethics
officials are generally responsible for but that OGE has no
jurisdiction over. 

     The attached conference Information Sheet provides all the
logistical information you will need to register and make your own
lodging reservations.  Conference registration deadline is July 13,
2001 and lodging reservations must be made by August 10, 2001.

     A preliminary conference outline is also attached.  A final
program schedule will be sent under separate cover.  Please note,
the official conference program begins with breakfast on Tuesday
morning, September 11.  We encourage you to arrive on Monday night,
September 10, however, no conference activities will be scheduled.

Attachments:   

Conference Information Sheet      (see DO-01-020A listed in 2001 DAEOGRAMS 
                                   section of this website)


Preliminary Conference Outline    (see DO-01-020B  listed in 2001 DAEOGRAMS
                                   section of this website)

Conference Registration Forms     (see DO-01-020C listed in 2001 DAEOGRAMS 
                                   section of this website)

Marriott Hotel Information        (see DO-01-020D listed in 2001 DAEOGRAMS 
                                   section of this website)