DCL-08-20, OCSE's 18th National Child Support Enforcement Training Conference

DCL-08-20

DATE: May 14, 2008

ATTACHMENTS:Hotel Fact Sheet(Adobe PDF, 255KB)
Tentative Agenda
Registration Form (Adobe PDF, 113KB)

TO: STATE AND TRIBAL IV-D DIRECTORS

RE: OCSE's 18th National Child Support Enforcement Training Conference

Dear Colleague:

I would like to invite you to the Office of Child Support Enforcement's (OCSE's) 18th National Child Support Enforcement Training Conference to be held at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, DC on August 25-27, 2008. The theme for this year's conference is Beyond the Bench: Partnering for Excellence in Child Support through the Courts, Fatherhood, and Employment Initiatives, continuing our commitment to provide the best training for child support professionals and our partners by offering workshops and plenaries that enhance our ability to better serve the families and children of America.

Tentative Agenda

This conference is designed for all State, Local, Tribal, and Federal child support professionals and our partners, in particular judges, who work with us in serving families. As the attached tentative agenda indicates, the conference will offer a wide variety of workshops on many subjects important to the child support enforcement community. This year we are including a special emphasis on working better with the courts, fatherhood and employment programs. We will highlight a variety of successful, exciting court related and other initiatives from across the country that can make a difference in your program and community. Dress is business casual throughout the conference.

Conference Registration

The conference registration fee is $225. For State, Local, and Tribal IV-D program participants, this fee is eligible for Federal Financial Participation (FFP) reimbursement. Participants may register for the conference electronically (preferred method) or by using the enclosed registration form, which should be faxed to (301) 652-5935 or mailed to Westover Consultants, Inc. at the address below. Participants registering through fax or mail will receive a written confirmation within four business days of receipt.

To register on our secure web site, go to the OCSE homepage at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse and click on the "18th National CSE Training Conference" icon. Registration information and instructions will appear. Participants registering online will receive a confirmation electronically.

Hotel Registration and Confirmation

Information about the Grand Hyatt Washington hotel can be found at the hotel's web site, http://grandwashington.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp.

The cut-off date for the hotel conference room rate is July 28, 2008, after which we cannot guarantee the room rate. We encourage you to register early. The lodging conference rate for a single is $154 and a double is $179 (plus 14.5% tax) per night. The hotel telephone number is (202) 582-1234. Be sure to mention that you are with the National Child Support Enforcement Training Conference.

We would appreciate your informing your staff about this event. If you have any questions or need additional registration or hotel information, please contact:

Sandra Thompson
Westover Consultants, Inc.
4340 East-West Highway
Suite 900
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
(301) 657-5832 - Office
(301) 652-5935 - Fax
sthompson@westover.com

Shirley Hawkins-Poon
HHS/ACF/OCSE
(202) 401-4716 - Office
(202) 205-4315 - Fax
Shirley.Hawkinspoon@acf.hhs.gov

I am looking forward to seeing you at the conference.

Sincerely,

Margot Bean
Commissioner
Office of Child Support Enforcement

Enclosures: Registration Form, Tentative Agenda, and Hotel Fact Sheet

Cc: Regional Program Managers
Regional Training Liaisons
CSE State Training Liaisons
National CSE Training Work Group
International Work Group