NEA Regional OMS
Conference
The OMS of the Future
Cairo, February 21-23,
2005
Four
Seasons Nile Plaza
Nile Conference Room (2nd Floor)
Agenda
Sunday, February 20, 2005 (President’s Day)
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7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
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Registration & Icebreaker Reception (cash bar)
@ The Four Seasons Nile Hotel
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Monday, February 21, 2005
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6:40 a.m.
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Late registration
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7:30 a.m.
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Meet in lobby of hotel to board buses
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7:40 a.m.
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Buses depart to the Embassy from front of hotel
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8:00-9:00 a.m.
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Breakfast hosted by Ambassador Welch
Ambassador’s Residence, U.S. Embassy
Welcoming remarks by Ambassador Welch
Group photo on the steps of the residence
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9:00–9:15 a.m.
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Conference opening and welcome
Embassy Auditorium
Anissa Hanson, Ambassador’s OMS
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9:15-10:15 a.m.
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Opening Address: The OMS of the
Future
Gary Pergl
Director HR/CDA
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10:15–10:30 a.m.
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Security Briefing
Doug Rosenstein,
Regional Security Officer
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10:30-11:15 a.m.
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Return to the hotel by bus from the Embassy’s North
Gate
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11:15-11:45 a.m.
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Coffee break
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11:45-12:45 p.m.
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EERs – It’s All About You
Pat Keegan, NEA/PDAS OMS
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12:45-1:45 p.m.
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Buffet Lunch at Zitouni Restaurant (3rd Floor)
Four Seasons Hotel
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1:45-2:45 p.m.
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Panel Discussion: Cultural Diversity: The Mosaic
of Life
by Cairo Senior LES Laila Shaker & Hady Sobeih
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2:45-3:15 p.m.
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Coffee break
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3:15-4:15 p.m.
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The Year in Review:
Following up on last year’s conference, OMT Director
Donna Stoffer and OMT instructor Jacalyn Stein will
discuss new training opportunities and initiatives.
OMS Coordinator Claudia Romeo will give an update
on current OMS issues.
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5:15-6:00 p.m.
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Break
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6:00 p.m.
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Board buses for Nile Cruise in Giza
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7:15 p.m.
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Nile Cruise departs. Buffet Dinner (cash bar)
on board The Pharaohs, Giza
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End of Evening
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Return to hotel by bus
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Tuesday, February 22, 2005
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8:30-9:30 a.m.
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e-Diplomacy and OMS Webpage. Tools of the
Future
by Theresa Tierney, Office Management Practice Expert
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9:30-10:30 a.m.
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Panel Discussion: JOs & Senior Officers:
What did we expect from each other in the past,
what should we expect from each other in the future?
by Michael Corbin, Minister-Counselor for Economic
and Political Affairs, David Galbraith, Ambassador’s Staff Assistant
, and Tiffany Murphy, Economics Officer.
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10:30-11:00 a.m.
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Break
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11:00-11:45
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Breakout Session: Part I
· Career Mobility: Mustang and FSP
By Shelia Moyer (Mustang) and Angie Chin (FSP)
Nile Conference Room
· SiprNet resources & Microsoft Certification
By Theresa Tierney
Corniche Conference Room
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11:45-12:30 pm
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Breakout Session: Part II
· OMSs from other Diplomatic Missions in Cairo: How does their system
work? What can we learn from them?
Anissa Hanson – Moderator
Nile Conference Room
· Bidding & Lobbying and Enhancing Skill Codes
By Claudia Romeo
Corniche Conference Room
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12:30-2:00 p.m.
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Buffet Lunch at Zitouni Restaurant (3rd Floor)
Four Seasons Hotel
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2:00-3:00 p.m.
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Ambassador David Welch
“Describe Your ‘A Team’ of Tomorrow”
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3:00-4:00 p.m.
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Coffee Break
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4:00 p.m.
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Vans to the Embassy depart for:
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4:30-5:30 p.m.
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Free Discussion
with Claudia Romeo, OMS Coordinator
Sherman Hall, Embassy
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5:30 -6:30 p.m.
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DVC with Washington (TBC)
Auditorium, Embassy
· Under Secretary for Political Affairs
Marc Grossman
“Update on Initiatives”
· NEA Assistant Secretary William Burns
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6:30 p.m.
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Vans depart for the DCM’s Residence from the Embassy’s
North Gate
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6:45 p.m.
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Buffet dinner hosted by DCM Gordon Gray
and Mrs.Connie Gray, DCMR Zamalek
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End of evening
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Shuttles return to hotel
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Wednesday, February 23, 2005
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8:00-9:30 a.m.
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OMS Roundtable Discussions
“ The Parking Lot”
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9:30-10:00 a.m.
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Coffee break
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10:00-11:30 a.m.
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Roundtable presentations and Closing
session-Lessons learned and evaluations
What will the OMS of the Future be?
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11:30 a.m.
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End of Conference
Board Buses for optional trip to Giza
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12:30 pm
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Optional No-host lunch at the Mena House cafeteria
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13:30 p.m.
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Optional Group Photo by the Pyramids
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Afternoon
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-Optional tour of the Pyramids and the
Sphinx
-Other sightseeing in Cairo as per individual arrangements.
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End Program
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** Conference events will all take place at Four Seasons Nile Plaza
Nile Conference Room (2nd Floor) unless otherwise noted.
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