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 Denver, Colorado, on Wednesday, May 18, 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:- Joshua Brand, Telework Program Manager, Golden Field Office, U.S. Department of Energy
- Mike Dawson, Employee Relations Manager, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
- Tim Horne, Regional FAS Commissioner for Region 8, U.S. General Services Administration
- Robyn Poole, Senior WorkLife Program Specialist, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- Peter Ryce, Technical Evangelist, Acrobat Connect Pro, Adobe Systems, Inc.
- Josh Sawislak, Senior Fellow, Telework Exchange
- Owen Unangst, Director, Innovations and Emerging Technology, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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Government-agency and industry professionals attended the Telework in a Box event in Denver, Colorado on May 18 to discover best practices in telework management and technology.
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Attendees interacted with the panelists during the panel discussions by sharing experiences and asking questions.
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Josh Sawislak, Telework Exchange Senior Fellow, provided opening remarks, in which he discussed telework progress and the requirements Telework Enhancement Act of 2010.
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The first session, Building and Managing a Robust Telework Program, provided attendees with insight on how to address management resistance and offered alternatives for developing a telework program.
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Panelists of the second session, Leveraging Telework Technology, offered their recommendations for obtaining management buy-in for establishing and expanding sustainable telework programs, implementing telework-enabling technology, and ensuring information security for the remote workforce.
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Peter Ryce of Adobe provided an interactive presentation to demonstrate how Adobe Connect can be used by agencies and the benefits of using virtual personal offices.
The next event in the Telework in a Box series will take place on June 7, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. Additional information on the event in Atlanta is available at www.teleworkexchange.com/teleworkinabox/atlanta.
Register to Attend the Atlanta Event
For additional information on the Telework in a Box event series, contact Nancy Whitman at nwhitman@teleworkexchange.com or (703) 859-1898.