First Draft Agenda Overview
U.S. Department of Labor/Veterans’ Employment and Training Service
2006 Competitive Grantees Training Conference
Agenda as of July 28, 2006
Double Tree Hotel Informational Booths will be set-up
3203 Quebec Street and participants are encouraged to
Denver, Colorado stop by and visit during the week.
Phone: (303) 321-3333
“Successfully Transitioning Veterans into the Workforce”
Sunday, July 30, 2006
4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Early Registration (Main Lobby)
5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Dinner (Crystal 2 & 3)
Monday, July 31, 2006
6:00 – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast (Crystal 2 & 3)
8:00a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Registration (Main Lobby)
8:30 – 11:30 a.m. USDOL – VETS CGEC Staff Only - Dry Run (Room # 327)
11:30 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch (Crystal 2 & 3)
Plenary Session – Grand Ballrooms 1, 2, & 3
Conference Host: Kristine McLaughlin, Competitive Grants Lead
USDOL VETS National Office
1:00 - 1:15 p.m. -Posting of the Colors by 460th Space Wing, Buckley Air Base, CO
-National Anthem sung by Cynthia Morrison, USDOL-VETS NO
-Pledge of Allegiance
1:15 – 1:30 p.m. Welcome – Vaune Shelbourn, Director,
National Veterans Training Institute
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Welcome – Charles “Chick” Ciccolella,
Assistant Secretary USDOL VETS
2:00 – 2:15 p.m. Pete Dougherty, Director of Homeless Programs,
Department of Veterans Affairs
2:15 – 2:30 p.m. John Driscoll, Vice-President of Operations & Programs, National Coalition for Homeless Veterans
2:30 – 2:45 p.m. Mark Johnston, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs, Department of Housing and Urban Development
2:45 – 3:00 p.m. Break
Monday, July 31st - Con’t:
3:00 – 4:55 p.m. Grantee Best Practices:
· Operation Stand Down – Nashville, TN
· Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (VETLAW)
· Community Solutions for Clackamas County
· Still Rockin’ in the Bayou”- Todd Doctor, Quad Area Action Community Action Agency, Hammond, LA
4:55 – 5:00 p.m. Evaluation Forms, Random Drawing for Prizes, and Closing Remarks
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Dinner (Grand Ballroom 1 & 2 & 3)
Tuesday, August 1, 2006
6:00 – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast (Crystal 2 & 3)
Plenary Session – Grand Ballrooms 1, 2, & 3
8:00 – 8:10 a.m. Opening Remarks
8:10 – 8:30 a.m. Jeff Quarles, Clinical Manager, Homeless Providers Grant / Per Diem
Program - Department of Veterans Affairs
8:30 – 8:50a.m. Anne Weekley, Veterans Benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs
8:50 – 9:00a.m. Break
9:00 a.m.- Noon Grand 4 - Job Coaching the Offender Population (Part 1 of 2)
[NVTI – 60 participants max & pre-registration req’d - same as last year)]
9:00 -10:30 a.m. 3 Training Breakout Sessions (Participants Choice)
ü Grand 1– Grantee and DVOP/LVER Roles and Responsibilities
ü Grand 2– Common Measures Implementation
ü Grand 3– Mental Illness 101
10:30 – 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 – Noon Plenary Session – Grand Ballrooms 1, 2, & 3
Bryant Monroe, Project Manager, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Office of Economic Adjustment –
“Base Re-Use Process (and potential resources)”(power point)
Noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch (Crystal 2 & 3)
1:30 – 4:30 p.m. Grand 4 – Job Coaching the Offender Population (Part 2 of 2)
1:30 – 3:00p.m. 3 Training Breakout Sessions – (Participants Choice):
ü Grand 1 – Grantee and DVOP/LVER Roles and Responsibilities
ü Grand 2 – Common Measures Implementation
ü Grand 3 – Mental Illness 101
3:00 – 3:15 p.m. Break
Tuesday, August 1, 2006 – Continued:
Plenary Session – Grand Ballrooms 1, 2, & 3
3:15 – 4:45 p.m. USDOL–VETS Program Overview
· Patrick Hecker DVOP/LVER Program Lead
· Cynthia Morrison, Veterans Employment and Training Program Specialist
· Kristine McLaughlin, Competitive Grants Lead All from USDOL,VETS National Office
4:45 – 5:00 p.m. Evaluation Forms, Random Drawing for Prizes, and Closing remarks
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Dinner (Crystal 2 & 3)
Wednesday, August 2, 2006
6:00 – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast (Crystal 2 & 3)
Plenary Session – Grand Ballroom 1, 2, & 3
8:00 – 8:15a.m. Opening Remarks
8:15 – 8:45a.m. Susan Parker, Director, Policy & Research - USDOL,
Office of Disability and Employment Policy
8:45 – 9:15 a.m. Patrick Loeber, Disability Program Navigators Program
9:15 – 9:45 a.m. Rhett Butler, Assistant Director, USDOL, Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives
9:45 – 10:00 a.m. Break
10:00 – 11:30 a.m. 4 Training Breakout Sessions (Participants Choice)
ü Grand 1 – Customized Employment
ü Grand 2 - Grantee and DVOP/LVER Roles and Responsibilities
ü Grand 3 – Common Measures Implementation
ü Room # 327– VOPAR Reporting (Internet & power point req’d)
11:30 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch (Crystal 2 & 3)
1:0 0 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 4 Training Breakout Sessions (Participants Choice)
ü Grand 1 – Customized Employment
ü Grand 2 - Grantee and DVOP/LVER Roles and Responsibilities
ü Grand 3 – Common Measures Implementation
ü Room # 327 – VOPAR Reporting (Internet & power point req’d)
2:30 – 2:45 p.m. Break
Plenary Session – Grand Ballrooms 1, 2, 3
2:45 – 3:45 p.m. Tim Landis, Compensated Work Therapy and
DAVE Corporation – Department of Veterans’ Affairs
3:45 – 4:50 p.m. Dr. Jonathan Hartiens and Dr. Michael McCarty, Department of Veterans Affairs, Center for Addiction Treatment at Martinsburg, WVA
4:50 – 5:00 p.m. Evaluation Forms, Random Drawing for Prizes, and Closing remarks
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Dinner (Crystal 2 & 3)
Thursday, August 3, 2006
6:00 – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast (Crystal 2 & 3)
Plenary Session – Grand Ballroom 1, 2, & 3
8:00 – 8:05 a.m. Opening Remarks
8:05 – 9:15 a.m. Alex Krivitskiy and Darryl McDaniel, USDOL – ETA “Grants.Gov and E-Grants” (Internet & power point)
9:15 – 9:45 a.m. Gene Contee, Grant Accountant, USDOL, Office of Financial Management Services, “HHS/PMS draw downs”
9:45 – 10:00 a.m. Break
10:00 - Noon 4 Breakout Sessions for Review of Grantee Planned Goals and General and Special Grant Provisions and Best Practices Open Discussion:
ü Grand 1 - HVRP Grantees East of the Mississippi River
(w/Alice Jones, USDOL-VETS New York)
ü Grand 2 - HVRP Grantees West of the Mississippi River
(w/Paul Hinkhouse, USDOL-VETS Virginia)
ü Grand 3 – All VWIP Grantees
(w/Tony Smithhart, USDOL-VETS Iowa)
ü Grand 4 – All IVTP Grantees
(w/Stan Seidel, USODL-VETS Maryland)
Noon - 1:30 p.m. Lunch (Crystal 2 & 3)
1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Continued: 4 Breakout Sessions for Review of Planned Goals and General and Special Grant Provisions and Best Practices Open Discussion:
ü Grand 1 - HVRP Grantees East of the Mississippi River
ü Grand 2 - HVRP Grantees West of the Mississippi River
ü Grand 3 – All VWIP Grantees
ü Grand 4 – All IVTP Grantees
3:00 – 3:15 p.m. Break
3:15 – 3:50 p.m. Plenary Session – Grand Ballrooms 1, 2, & 3
On-Site Monitoring/Technical Assistance Visits
· Tony Smithhart, USDOL-VETS Competitive Grants Expert Cluster Lead and Director for Iowa
3:50 – 4:00 Evaluation Forms, Random Drawing for Prizes, and Closing Remarks
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Dinner (Grand Ballroom 1, 2, & 3)
Thank you for participating and have a safe trip home.
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