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20th Annual May Training Program

The 20th annual May Training Program will be held at the Arlington [Texas] Convention Center from 8:00am to 4:00pm on Tuesday, May 13th and Wednesday, May 14, 1997. The two-day training program consists of 13 professional speakers who will present 20 different workshops on a wide variety of topics such as motivation, organizational improvement, successful writing, sexual harrassment, communication strategies, career advancement, and many more. Some workshop titles include:

• How to Manage Projects, Priorities, and Deadlines;
  
• Communicate With Clarity, Confidence, andCreditability;
  
• Technology Never Stands Still.. Neither Should Your Career;
  
• Leapfrogging Roadblocks to Organizational Harmony;
  

Conference costs are $45 per day. Complete conference details are available at http://r6ser1.r06.epa.gov:8000/dfwfeb/calfwp.htm. The registration deadline is April 11,1997. For questions, please call Cheryl Moore, FWPC President, at 817-847-3898.

Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) Seminar

This two-day seminar scheduled for May 1 and 2 at OPM [in Washington, DC], is designed to help Employee Assistance Program counselors and other mental health professionals in developing and managing a CISD team. The seminar prepares participants to provide a variety of crisis services for distressed employees after a traumatic event occurs at work. For more information call Sheila Rozier at (202) 606-1269.

Third Annual Performance Management Conference

May 13-14, 1997, in McLean, VA, at the McLean Hilton Hotel. This conference is designed to provide practical, cutting-edge information on a wide variety of topics related to performance appraisals and awards. To receive a brochure, call (202) 606-2720, or fax a request to (202) 606-2395. For additional conference information, call Digna Carballosa at (202) 606-1778 or E-Mail dmcarbal@opm.gov.

The following news summaries are from OPM AM, the daily newsletter of the Office of Personnel Management. OPM AM is available on OPM Mainstreet, the agency's electronic bulletin board, at 202-606-4800.

THE FEDERAL DIARY--Thanks to the White House and area politicians, Washington area feds who are downsized will find a considerable safety net at their disposal. Workers who get notices that they are going to be displaced through no fault of their own can get job search assistance and financial help throughout the Maryland, Virginia, DC area (The Washington Post, B2).

AROUND GOVERNMENT--Congress wants to eliminate the International Development Cooperation Agency ...Census bureau will shorten its questionnaire for the 2000 census ...FEMA says it will not endorse a device that allows homes to float on pontoons during flooding (The Washington Post, A15). THE FEDERAL TIMES--OPM Deputy Director Lorraine Green receives the Director's Award for Distinguished Federal Service...Benefits available to the spouses of employees who die in service...Assertiveness is crucial to success (The Federal Times, April 7).

FEDERAL ISSUES--President orders federal agencies to plan to hire welfare recipients...Three steps to transforming welfare recipients into federal employees (Federal Human Resources Week, March 24).

WELFARE--Across the country, thousands of people on welfare are going to work, but often not at new jobs created for them. Frequently, they do work once done by regular employees, but are not paid during indefinite training periods (The New York Times).

OF INTEREST--How women can find mentors in a world with few role models (The Wall Street Journal, Managing Your Career)...IBM sends recruiters to Daytona Beach, Fla., to entice students on spring break (The Wall Street Journal, Work Week).