December 20, 1994 DT-94-047 MEMORANDUM TO: Designated Agency Ethics Officials FROM: Barbara A. Mullen-Roth Associate Director for Education SUBJECT: Ethics Workshops - Washington, DC The U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) will conduct two identical 4-hour Ethics Training Workshops in Washington, DC on Wednesday, January 25 and Thursday, January 26, 1995. These workshops are designed for ethics officials familiar with the standards of conduct regulations and the conflict of interest statutes, particularly those who provide ethics counseling. New hands-on exercises will challenge participants to analyze and apply the standards of conduct provisions and conflict of interest statutory elements. The workshops are free to each agency. However, advance registration is required. Each person planning to attend MUST register by faxing a completed registration form to OGE at least two weeks prior to the scheduled workshop. Registration will be handled on a first-come basis and class size will be limited to 40 participants. NO TELEPHONE REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Registration forms are attached. Please fax registration forms to: Sheila A. Powers Conference and Education Coordinator FAX Number: 202-523-1251 OGE will confirm each person's registration by fax at least one week prior to the date of the course. Due to the volume of registrations, we ask that registrants NOT follow up on confirmations. You are our primary means of advertising these workshops. Please circulate the attached notice and registration form among your ethics officials in the Washington, DC area as soon as possible. Please note that this training is targeted at agency officials who have Government ethics responsibilities; it is NOT to be used by agencies in fulfilling their annual training requirements for employees. _______________________________________________________________________ Designated Agency Ethics Officials Page 2 To facilitate your ethics training plans for practitioners, we intend to conduct training sessions in the following cities during the remainder of FY 1995: Albuquerque Atlanta Boston Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Dallas Denver Indianapolis Kansas City Los Angeles Miami Philadelphia San Diego San Francisco Seattle St. Louis St. Paul Washington, DC As soon as arrangements are firm, announcements will be sent out on the training dates for each city. For additional information concerning the workshops, Ms. Powers may be reached at 202-523-5757, ext. 1104. Attachment _______________________________________________________________________ UNITED STATES OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS WASHINGTON, DC ETHICS WORKSHOPS DATES/TIMES: January 25, 1995 (Wednesday) 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. January 26, 1995 (Thursday) 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. PLACE: RTC Ampitheatre 801 17th Street, NW. Washington, DC 20434 202-416-7377 CONTENT: The workshop focuses on the standards of conduct and conflict of interest statutes. WHO: Attendees should be ethics officials familiar with the standards of conduct and conflict of interest statutes. FORMAT: New hands-on exercises challenge participants to analyze the standards of conduct provisions and conflict of interest statutory elements. Class size is limited to 40 participants. REGISTRA- Advance registration is required. Please complete the registration TION: form and fax to OGE before JANUARY 18, 1995. U.S. Office of Government Ethics ATTN: Sheila Powers 1201 New York Avenue, NW. - Suite 500 Washington, DC 20005-3917 FAX to: 202-523-1251 CONFIRMA- A confirmed registration form will be faxed to each registrant at TION: least two weeks before the course date. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United States Office of Government Ethics REGISTRATION FORM WASHINGTON, DC ETHICS WORKSHOPS Registrant: ___________________________________________________________ Agency: ___________________________________________________________ Phone: (Area Code) _______________________________________ FAX No.: (Area Code) _______________________________________ Please register me for ONE of the following workshops (check date): ( ) Workshop 1: January 25, 1995 -- 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ( ) Workshop 2: January 26, 1995 -- 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. LOCATION: RTC Ampitheatre 801 17th Street, NW. Washington, DC 20434 202-416-7377 PLEASE FAX THIS FORM TO: Sheila Powers, 202-523-1251 REGISTRATION DEADLINE: JANUARY 18, 1995. If, for any reason, you are unable to attend your workshop, please contact Sheila Powers at 202-523-5757. PARTICIPANT INFORMATION (check appropriate items): JOB SERIES: ( ) Attorney ( ) Personnelist ( ) Mgmt Analyst ( ) Other:________________ ETHICS RESPONSIBILITIES: ( ) Written Opinions/Counseling ( ) Financial disclosure process ( ) Training ( ) Administrative actions ( ) Evaluation of ethics program ( ) Agency reports to OGE LENGTH OF TIME IN ETHICS AREA: ___ years PERCENT OF TIME SPENT IN ETHICS AREA: ___ % ---------------------------------FOR OGE USE ONLY----------------------------- REGISTRATION CONFIRMED: ( ) YES ( ) NO (Sorry, class full) COMMENTS: ___________________________________________________________________ SIGNATURE: ______________________ (OGE Official) DATE: ________________