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 Brooklyn, New York on Thursday, September 15, 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:- Melkia Ames, Program Manager, Internal Revenue Service
- Cindy Auten, General Manager, Telework Exchange
- Gil Gordon, President, Gil Gordon Associates
- Paul Palazzolo, IT Specialist, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- Robyn Poole, WorkLife Program Manager, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- Tricia Sieveke, Director, Business Management Office, Federal Acquisition Service, Northeast and Caribbean Region, U.S. General Services Administration
- Emily Timmerman, Adobe Connect Solutions Consultant, Adobe Systems, Inc.
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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Gil Gordon of Gil Gordon Associates, Robyn Poole of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Tricia Sieveke of the U.S. General Services Administration addressed how to gain management buy-in, implement and market telework programs, and telework ROI.
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Melkia Ames of the Internal Revenue Service, Paul Palazzolo of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Emily Timmerman of Adobe Systems, Inc. discussed key criteria for telework technology solutions and the importance of cross platform functionality and mobile applications.
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Emily Timmerman of Adobe Systems, Inc. provided a demonstration of Adobe Connect, a collaborative web conferencing solution.
For additional information on the Telework in a Box event series, contact Nancy Whitman at nwhitman@teleworkexchange.com or (703) 859-1898.
