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Preliminary Agenda
All Events will be held at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown.
Agenda subject to change.
Monday, June 4
| 9:00am - 6:00pm |
Registration |
| 9:00am - 5:00pm |
Federal Agency Meetings |
| 2:00pm - 3:15pm |
Understanding the Big Picture:
GSA's Travel Policies and Programs
(Repeated Session)
Presenter: Lois Mandell, Director, Travel Policy Program, Office of Governmentwide Policy, GSA |
| 3:30pm - 4:45pm |
Rules You Can Use: Ethics and Policy
(Repeated Session)
Presenter: Kelly Friends, Supervisory Senior Assistant General Counsel for Non-Acquisition Programs, GSA, Office of General Counsel |
| 6:00pm - 7:00pm |
Opening Reception |
Tuesday, June 5
| 7:00am - 5:30pm |
Registration |
| 8:00am - 9:00am |
Welcome Breakfast and General Session
Tim Burke, Director, Office of Travel & Transportation Services, Federal Acquisition Service, U.S. General Services Administration; |
| 9:15am - 10:30am |
Concurrent Education Sessions:
Understanding the Big Picture:
GSA's Travel Policies and Programs
(Repeated Session)
Presenter: Lois Mandell, Director, Travel Policy Program, Office of Governmentwide Policy, GSA
Per Diem Rate Setting Process
(CONUS and OCONUS)
Presenter: Jill Denning, CONUS Per Diem Program Lead, GSA
Relocation Policy (FTR Ch. 302)
(Repeated Session)
Presenters: Pamela Silvis Zelasko, Relocation Policy Analyst, GSA; Rick Miller, Travel and Relocation Policy Analyst, GSA, OGP
Travel Policy Data Collection Systems/Reporting Requirements: SFTR, PCTR, TRIP, and
GSA's Travel MIS
Repeated Session
Presenters: Cheryl McClain, Program Analyst, GSA; Leif Waller, Program Analyst, TravelMIS
Travel Management 101 - Keys to Success (GBTA)
Presenter: Will Tate, Senior Vice President, Management Alternatives, Inc. |
| 10:45am – 12:00pm |
Concurrent Education Sessions
FedRooms 201
Presenter: Rick Freda, Lodging Program Lead, Center for Travel Management, FAS
Agency Responsibilities in FTR
Presenter: Rick Miller, Travel and Relocation Policy Analyst, GSA, OGP
GSA Relocation Policy, Program and Contracting Update
Presenters: Julie Blanford, Specialist, Employee Relocation Resource Center, GSA, FAS; Pamela Silvis Zelasko, Relocation Policy Analyst, GSA; Jason Holloway, Director, Transportation Acquisition Support Division, GSA
SmartPay2® Program
(Repeated Session)
Presenter: Perry Hampton, Director, Utilization Analysis Division, Office of Charge Card Management
Rules You Can Use: Ethics and Policy
(Repeated session)
Presenter: Kelly Friends, Supervisory Senior Assistant General Counsel for Non-Acquisition Programs, GSA, Office of General Counsel
Managing Your Agency's Travel Spend: Using GSA Travel MIS |
| 12:15pm – 1:45pm |
Airline Panel
Moderator: Peter Greenberg, Travel Editor, CBS News |
| 2:00pm - 5:00pm |
Exposition Open |
| 5:30pm - 6:30pm |
Reception |
Wednesday, June 6
| 7:00am – 5:00pm |
Registration |
| 8:00am – 9:30am |
Joint Breakfast and General Session featuring a Wharton Professor |
| 9:45am - 12:45pm |
Exposition Open |
| 1:00pm - 2:15pm |
General Session Luncheon - Practically Radical CEO Panel
Featured Speaker: Bill Taylor, Cofounder, Fast Company Magazine |
| 2:30pm - 3:45pm |
Concurrent Education Sessions
GSA E-Gov Travel - ETS2 Update
Presenter: Frank Robinson, Acting Director, Center for Travel Management, GSA
Travel Policy Data Collection Systems/Reporting Requirements: SFTR, PCTR, TRIP, and
GSA's Travel MIS
(Repeated Session)
Presenters: Cheryl McClain, Program Analyst, GSA; Leif Waller, Program Analyst, TravelMIS
Agency Panel: Best Practices for Stretching Relocation Budget Dollars |
| 4:00pm - 5:15pm |
Concurrent Education Sessions
Per Diem Rate Setting Process
(CONUS and OCONUS)
(Repeated Session)
Presenters: Jill Denning, CONUS Per Diem Program Lead, GSA
Hot Topics in Travel: Policy and Beyond
(Repeated Session)
Presenter: Lois Mandell, Director, Travel Policy Program, Office of Governmentwide Policy, GSA
Relocation Policy and Program Benchmarking Session
Presenters: Julie Blanford, Specialist, Employee Relocation Resource Center, GSA, FAS;
Pamela Silvis Zelasko, Relocation Policy Analyst, GSA; Rick Miller, Travel and Relocation Policy Analyst, GSA, OGP
Travel Management 201 – Keys to Success
Presenter: Will Tate, Senior Vice President, Management Alternatives, Inc.
GSA Conference Planner Toolkit: Planning Meetings on a Budget
Rick Freda, Lodging Program Lead, Center for Travel Management, FAS; Leif Waller, Program Analyst, TravelMIS |
Thursday, June 7
| 7:30am - 12:30pm |
Registration |
| 8:00am - 9:30am |
Concurrent Education Sessions
Executive Orders and Other Recent Travel Related Requirements and How the GSA Travel MIS and OGP Tool Can Help
(Repeated Session)
Presenter: Lee Gregory, Program Analyst, Travel Policy Division, GSA
Long Term Lodging
Presenter: Rick Freda, Lodging Program Lead, Center for Travel Management, FAS
Proven Strategies to Trim Relocation Budgets
Presenter: Julie Blanford, Industry Specialist, Employee Relocation Resource Center, GSA FAS
Risk Realities: Ensuring Traveler Safety
Presenter: Bruce McIndoe, President, iJET a 3i-MIND Company
SmartPay2® Program
(Repeated Session)
Presenter: Perry Hampton, Director, Utilization Analysis Division, Office of Charge Card Management
Fly America Act / Open Skies Agreement
Presenters: Cheryl McClain, Program Analyst, GSA; Rick Miller, Travel and Relocation Policy Analyst, GSA, OGP
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| 9:45am - 11:00am |
Concurrent Education Sessions
Ask the Experts
Presenters: Rick Miller, Travel and Relocation Policy Analyst, GSA, OGP; Jill Denning, CONUS Per Diem Program Lead, GSA; Cy Greenidge, Program Analyst, GSA; Ed Davis, Program Analyst, GSA
Executive Orders and Other Recent Travel Related Requirements and How the GSA Travel MIS and OGP Tool Can Help
(Repeated Session)
Presenters: Lee Gregory, Program Analyst, Travel Policy Division, GSA; Leif Waller, Program Analyst, TravelMIS
Relocation Supplier Panel: Illustrations in Best-in-Class and Cautionary Tales
The 5 Best Kept Secrets of the
City Pair Program (CPP)
Presenter: Gene Lee, Director of City Pair Program; GSA Office Travel and Transportation Services
Big Picture Thinking -
Corporate Social Responsibility
Presented by the GBTA Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
Top 10 List: Things You Can Do to Control Your Agency's Travel Expenses
Presenter: Karen VanBuskirk, Senior Travel Management Analyst, GSA |
| 11:15am - 12:00pm |
Closing General Session: GSA Awards
Janet Dobbs, Director, Office of Government-wide Policy, Travel Transportation and Asset Management |
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