August 15, 2002 
                                   DT-02-020



MEMORANDUM

TO:       Designated Agency Ethics Officials

FROM:     Carolyn W. Chapman 
          Associate Director for Education   

SUBJECT:  Introductory Ethics Courses offered in Washington, DC


     The U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) will conduct two free introductory ethics
courses.  Please circulate this training announcement with attached registration form to your ethics
practitioners as soon as possible.  The date and courses to be offered are:

Thursday, September 26, 2002:
450 Review Course                   9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Misuse of Position                  1:00 p.m. -  4:00 p.m.

INTRODUCTORY COURSE DESCRIPTIONS:
     The OGE Form 450 Review course is designed for ethics officials who have responsibility
for reviewing the OGE Form 450 and advising employees about financial disclosure. 

     The Misuse of Position  course  provides a broad overview of Subpart G and includes a four-
step approach to determine whether proposed actions are prohibited by the misuse subpart. 

COURSE LOCATION: 
U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE)
Suite 500 - 5th Floor
1201 New York Avenue, NW. 
Washington, DC  20005
TEL:  202-208-8000

     
COURSE REGISTRATION:
     Each person planning to attend any of the courses MUST register by faxing a completed
registration form to Gwen Cannon-Jenkins, Training Assistant at 202-208-8039 (or 8038). You may
complete the registration form in one of two ways:

1.  Manually complete the form attached to this e-mail and fax it, or

2.  Complete the fillable registration form available on the OGE web site, print the completed form
and fax it.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE/CONFIRMATION:
     The registration deadline is 5 days before the class date or until each class is full.  OGE will
fax registrants a confirmed registration form several days prior to the course date. 

CURRENT OGE COURSE INFORMATION:
     You can find the most current information about OGE's training courses on OGE's Web site
at:  http://www.usoge.gov/pages/training_wrkshops/training_wrkshps.html .

     For any additional information about OGE training courses, you may contact Sheila Powers,
Training Coordinator via e-mail at sapowers@oge.gov or phone at 202-208-8000, extension 1104.

     
Attachment: 
Registration Form - Introductory Courses in Washington, DC