Telework Exchange - A Public - Private Partnership Focused On Eliminating Telework Gridlock
Telework Exchange and Adobe hosted the 2011 Telework in a Box complimentary event series.
Telework Exchange and Adobe hosted the complimentary Telework in a Box event in Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Government agency and industry professionals discussed telework best practices in telework management and technology. The event focused on the requirements of Public Law 111-292, the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010, and addressed key considerations when establishing a telework program. Panelists also discussed how to manage a distributed workforce and leverage collaborative technologies that support a telework environment.
Speaker Faculty:- Cindy Auten, General Manager, Telework Exchange
- Bobby Caudill, Solution Architect, Global Government Solutions, Adobe Systems, Inc.
- Randee Cook, Director, Customer Service, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, U.S. Department of Treasury
- Shyam Reddy, Regional Administrator, U.S. General Services Administration Southeast Sunbelt Region
- Shelly-Ann Simpson, Government and Community Relations Specialist, Communications Office, Georgia Department of Transportation
- Allison Tanner, Executive Officer, Office of the Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Glenn Trent, Deputy Director, Division of Resource Management and Administration, Region II, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Attendees Learned:
- Key considerations when establishing or expanding a telework program
- Lessons learned and best practices in telework management and technology
- A review of Public Law 111-292, the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010
- How to manage a more distributed workforce
- How agencies can leverage technology to help maintain collaboration in a telework environment
- Available technology and training support that enables effective management and maintains normal business operations for teleworkers
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More than 60 government and industry professionals attended the Telework in a Box event in Atlanta on June 7.
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Bobby Caudill of Adobe served as moderator for the management session and facilitated a great discussion among panelists and attendees.
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The first session, Building and Managing a Robust Telework Program, included Shyam Reddy, U.S. General Services Administration, Shelly-Ann Simpson, Georgia Department of Transportation, and Allison Tanner, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Panelists discussed how to overcome management resistance and technology obstacles as well as the importance of a mobile workforce.
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The second session, Leveraging Telework Technology, included Cindy Auten of Telework Exchange, Bobby Caudill of Adobe, Randee Cook, of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, and Glenn Trent, of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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Glenn Trent, Deputy Director of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, discussed how NRC uses technology to manage teleworkers.
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Cindy Auten, Telework Exchange General Manager, and Bobby Caudill, Solution Architect with Adobe, discussed technology solutions for telework programs.
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Randee Cook, Director, Customer Service, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, U.S. Department of Treasury, shares what technology components teleworkers are given at TIGTA.
The next event in the Telework in a Box series will take place on June 22, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Additional information on the Philadelphia event is available at www.teleworkexchange.com/teleworkinabox/philadelphia.
Register to Attend the Philadelphia Event
For additional information on the Telework in a Box event series, contact Nancy Whitman at nwhitman@teleworkexchange.com or (703) 859-1898.