April 26, 1994
DO-94-021
MEMORANDUM
TO: Designated Agency Ethics Officials
FROM: Stephen D. Potts
Director
SUBJECT: 1994 Annual Government Ethics Conference,
September 11-13, 1994
The U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) is pleased to
announce this year's Annual Government Ethics Conference at the
Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor in Baltimore, MD, September 11-13,
1994.
The conference theme will be "Ethics: A Leadership Challenge."
As in the past, the conference will consist of presentations,
panels, and working sessions. This year's program will include a
4-hour training session for new ethics officials. Administrative
enforcement actions, fund-raising, effective training tools, and
collective bargaining issues are just a sample of the panel topics
to be featured at the conference.
NOMINATING CONFERENCE REGISTRANTS:
To ensure executive branch-wide representation at the
conference, each Designated Agency Ethics Official (DAEO) is
invited to nominate conference registrants by completing the
attached OGE registration form. The number of registrants you may
nominate depends on your agency size:
Agency size Number of Registrants
1,000 or less employees 1
1,001 - 25,000 employees 5
25,000 or more employees 10
Should you desire, you may specify two additional nominees in
priority order by name to attend the conference. Space permitting,
these nominees may be contacted to attend the conference.
Conference registration packets are attached; they include:
hotel brochure, preliminary conference program, and OGE conference
registration form. Please mail your registration form identifying
your agency's nominee(s) along with your method of payment (SF-182,
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DD Form 1556, purchase order, personal check) as soon as possible
to reach OGE NOT LATER THAN FRIDAY, July 1, 1994 to:
Sheila A. Powers
Conference and Training Coordinator
U.S. Office of Government Ethics
1201 New York Avenue, NW. - Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005-3917
Phone: 202-523-5757, ext. 1104
Please be advised that OGE will adhere to the July 1, 1994
deadline and will handle registration on a first-come, first-serve
basis. Please notify your registrant(s) that they have been
selected to attend the conference and furnish them with the
attached registration packet of information, so that they may begin
obtaining necessary approvals, and submitting training and travel
forms to their appropriate offices.
CONFERENCE FEE:
This year's conference registration fee is $235 per attendee.
This fee includes conference fee, materials, and meals.
NOTE: This year's conference fee does NOT include
lodging at the Baltimore Marriott.
LODGING:
Please make your hotel reservations directly with the
Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor by calling 410-962-0202 and
providing your Government credit card (per diem rate is $78/night).
Also, please be sure to identify yourself as being affiliated with
the Ethics Conference.
NOTE: The hotel will NOT honor the tax exemption rate
unless a Government credit card or Government purchase
order is used for payment.
The Marriott will mail confirmations of hotel reservations
directly to registrants. Hotel registration for the conference
will be accepted on a first-come basis only. If necessary,
overflow lodging will be provided by the Holiday Inn Inner Harbor
(across Eutaw Street from the Marriott).
Lodging registrations must be made by Friday, August 5, 1994.
After that date, rooms will be released and there will be no
lodging guarantee.
CANCELLATIONS/REFUNDS:
OGE does not have the ability to return conference fees once
they have been submitted; therefore, OGE will NOT accept
cancellations and under no circumstances provide refunds. If for
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any reason your conference attendee cannot attend, you may send a
substitute by notifying Sheila Powers, as soon as possible.
TRANSPORTATION:
The Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor is located at 110 South
Eutaw Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 (directly across from Camden
Yards) and is easily accessible by:
* Baltimore Washington Parkway
* I-95
* Marc train to Camden Yards
* BWI Airport ($13 round-trip shuttle service to hotel)
PARKING:
Parking is available at the hotel's enclosed parking lot for
a fee of $8 per day with in/out privileges. The parking lot is
owned by the city of Baltimore and, therefore, the fee is not
negotiable with the hotel.
EARLY REGISTRATION/WELCOME RECEPTION:
Early registration for the conference will begin at 4:00 p.m.
on Sunday, September 11, followed by a Welcome Reception at 6:00
p.m. for all conference participants.
DRESS:
Dress for the entire conference is CASUAL (sports clothes, no
tie required).
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| SUMMARY OF 1994 CONFERENCE DEADLINES: |
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| July 1 Conference registration forms and payment |
| due to OGE |
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| August 5 Cutoff date for lodging registration with |
| Baltimore Marriott |
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| September 11-13 Annual Government Ethics Conference at |
| the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor |
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Thank you for your assistance, and we look forward to seeing
you and/or your nominee(s) at the conference in September!
Attachments
Hotel Brochure (Not included in TEBBS)
Preliminary Conference Program
OGE Registration Form
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Attachment
PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE PROGRAM
4/26/94
SUNDAY, September 11, 1994
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4:00 - 7:00 EARLY REGISTRATION
6:00 - 8:00 WELCOME RECEPTION
MONDAY, September 12, 1994
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8:00 - 9:30 LATE REGISTRATION/CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
9:30 - 10:30 WELCOME/KEYNOTE SPEAKER
10:45 - 12:15 PANELS | INTRODUCTORY TRAINING SESSION
12:30 - 1:30 OPEN DISCUSSION LUNCH
1:30 - 3:00 SPECIAL INTEREST WORKSHOPS | INTRODUCTORY TRAINING (con't.)
3:15 - 4:45 PANELS
5:00 - 7:00 DIRECTOR'S RECEPTION
TUESDAY, September 13, 1994
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8:00 - 9:15 IDEAS AND ISSUES BREAKFAST / or SPEAKER
9:30 - 10:30 PLENARY SESSION
10:45 - 12:15 PANELS
12:30 - 1:45 LUNCH (Media Speaker)
2:00 - 3:15 SOCRATIC DISCUSSION
3:30 - 4:00 WRAP-UP, CLOSING REMARKS & EVALUATIONS
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Attachment
OGE Conference Registration Form
1994 Annual Ethics Conference
Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor
September 11-13, 1994
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| ELIGIBILITY FOR REGISTRATION: Only those individual(s) |
| nominated by the Designated Agency Ethics Official (DAEO) are |
| eligible to attend the 1994 Ethics Conference. |
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Name of Registrant: ____________________________________________
(PLEASE TYPE/PRINT)
Name for Nametag: ____________________________________________
Title: _____________________________________________
Department/Agency: _____________________________________________
Office Address: ______________________________________________
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Office Phone No.: _____-____-____ Office FAX No.:____-___-_____
COMMENTS: Please list any special requirements for: hearing,
sight, physical, dietary:
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PAYMENT: Please mark method of payment and attach to this form:
____ SF-182
____ DD-1556
____ Personal Check
____ Purchase Order
OGE CONTACT: Sheila A. Powers, Conference Coordinator
202-523-5757, ext. 1104
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| AGENCY APPROVAL: |
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| DAEO's Signature: __________________________________________ |
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| DAEO's Agency: _____________________________________________ |
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| DAEO's Phone Number: _______________________________________ |
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