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The Workforce ATM
Winter Policy Forum 2004


National Association of State Workforce Agencies

2004 Winter Policy Forum





Forum Highlights




Wednesday, March 17, 2004


BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETING

WELCOME TO WASHINGTON RECEPTION



Thursday, March 18, 2004


PLENARY SESSION


THE ECONOMY AND THE FEDERAL BUDGET
Alice M. Rivlin, Ph.D., Economist, Senior Fellow in the Economic Studies program at The Brookings Institution, Visiting Professor at the Public Policy Institute of Georgetown University, and Founding Director of the Congressional Budget Office (1975-1983).

"Restoring Fiscal Sanity: How to Balance the Budget"


WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT (WIA) REAUTHORIZATION: HOUSE, SENATE, and STATE BOARD CHAIRS' PERSPECTIVES
Moderator: Jeffrey Wells, Executive Director, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment

Panelists: Stephanie Milburn, Professional Staff Member, Majority Staff House Education and the Workforce Committee

Jane Oates, Minority Staff, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee

Gwyn Harvey, Chair, National Association of State Workforce Board Chairs


HIGH GROWTH JOB TRAINING: A DEMAND-DRIVEN VISION [Presentation]
Moderator: Fernando "Butch" Lecuona, III, Commissioner of Labor, Nebraska Department of Labor

Panelists: Gardner Carrick, Public Information Officer, Employment and Training Administration

Rich Hobbie, Executive Director, NASWA

Stephanie Powers, Chief Executive Officer, National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB)

Rick Maher, Maher & Maher


WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT REAUTHORIZATION: THE ADMINISTRATION'S VIEWS
Maria Flynn, Acting Administrator, OPDER

Mike Horrigan, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Occupational Statistics & Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics [Presentation]


INTEGRATED SERVICE RESPONSE FOR DISLOCATED WORKERS (TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE AND NATIONAL EMERGENCY GRANTS)
Moderator: Barbara Griffin, Deputy Director for Program Support, Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation

Panelists: Doug Small, NEG Lead, ETA

Myra Beatty, Workforce Policy Associate, North Carolina Commission on Workforce Development

Dolores Esser, Commissioner, Virginia Employment Commission [Presentation]

Patrick Baker, Manager, State Dislocated Worker and Trade Programs, Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation [Presentation]


UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE REFORM AND THE BUDGET
Moderator: Jon Brock, Executive Director, Oklahoma Employment Security Commission

Panelists: Cheryl Atkinson, Administrator, Office of Workforce Security, U.S. Department of Labor [Presentation]

Jeffrey Wells, Executive Director, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment

Tom Whitaker, Deputy Chairman for Administration, North Carolina Employment Security Commission

Birgit Baker, Administrator, Employment Security Division, Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation

Jim Ellenberger, Deputy Commissioner, Virginia Employment Commission [Presentation]

Dave Plawecki, Deputy Director, Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth


A CAPITOL RECEPTION



Friday, March 19, 2004



CONGRESSIONAL PANEL ON THE FEDERAL BUDGET AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM
Moderator: Roger Madsen, Director, Idaho Department of Labor

Panelists: Ron Haskins, Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution and
former Majority Staff Director of the Subcommittee on Human Resources, House Committee on Ways and Means [Presentation]

Christi Sadoti, Analyst, Human Resources Cost Estimate Unit, Congressional Budget Office [Presentation]

Wendell Primus, Minority Staff Director, Congressional Joint Economic Committee [Presentation]

Mary Gardner Clagett, Deputy Director for Policy, Workforce Development Program, NCEE


THE DEMAND-DRIVEN WORKFORCE SYSTEM
Honorable Emily Stover DeRocco, Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor


WHAT IS NEXT? A DISCUSSION WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Moderator: Catherine Leapheart, President of NASWA and Executive Director, Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations

Panelists: The Executive/Legislative Committee:

Fernando "Butch" Lecuona, III, President-Elect of NASWA, and Commissioner of Labor, Nebraska Department of Labor

Jon Brock, Past President of NASWA, and Executive Director, Oklahoma Employment Security Commission

Jeffrey Wells, Treasurer of NASWA, and Executive Director, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment

Roger Madsen, Secretary of NASWA, and Director, Idaho Department of Labor



2004 Winter Policy Forum Sponsors


Accenture Logo

Washington Sponsor Level


CIBER, Inc. Logo

Washington Sponsor Level


UNISYS Corporation Logo

Lincoln Sponsor Level



2004 Winter Policy Forum Exhibitors/Vendors

EPOS Corporation Logo On Point Technology, Inc. Logo Focus on Ability Logo Workforce Innovations 2004


CIBER, Inc. Logo Fall Communications, Inc. Logo Pearson Logo Raindance Communications Logo


NASWA - Workforce ATM Logo



Levels of Sponsorship for 2004 Winter Policy Forum

Washington sponsorship:
  • Live announcement
  • Participation in "Two Minute Drill" during Opening Plenary
  • Complimentary listing and description in Registrant packet
  • Participant List
  • Logo & URL on www.WorkforceATM.org
  • Banner/Signage at sponsored event
  • One full conference registration
  • Name-badge as Washington sponsor
Jefferson sponsorship:
  • Participation in "Two Minute Drill" during Opening Plenary
  • Complimentary listing in Registrant packet
  • Participant List
  • Logo & URL on www.WorkforceATM.org
  • Banner/Signage at sponsored event
  • One full conference registration
  • Name-badge as Jefferson sponsor
Lincoln sponsorship:
  • Complimentary listing in Registrant packet
  • Participant List
  • Logo & URL on www.WorkforceATM.org
  • Banner/Signage at sponsored event
  • One full conference registration
  • Name-badge as Lincoln sponsor


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