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May 7-9, 2007

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MONDAY, MAY 7th, 2007

Track Title

High Touch Solutions
Lessons on Leadership
High Tech Solutions
Technological Solutions
Business Strategies
Best Practices & Processes
7:30 - 8:30

REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:30 - 9:00

"Presentation of Colors"

Welcome & Introduction with the Conference Chair, Daryl Covey

9:00 -9:50

FEATURED KEYNOTEPutting Citizen's First: Establishing a Common Vision for Citizens
Kim Nelson, Microsoft, eGovernment U. S. Public Sector

10:00 -11:20

Advanced Leadership Strategies for Increased Productivity

Case Study:  Maximizing the NaviGAtor Traffic Management System for Real Time Accurate Information - Anthony M. Bradford, Georgia Department of Transportation

Winner Spotlight! 
2006 Overall Excellence Award Winner
Our Katrina Story: Customer Support Continuity During an Extreme Disaster

Clara Martinez

Management Concepts, Inc.

Anthony M. Bradford
Georgia Department of Transportation

Jack Waldbridge and Jamie Passaro
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, New Orleans

Help Desk, Call Center, Service Portal

Call Center, Service Portal

Contact Center, Service Portal

11:30-12:00

GOVERNMENT CUSTOMER SUPPORT EXCELLENCE AWARDS CEREMONY

12:00-1:30

NETWORKING LUNCHEON AND VISIT EVENT PARTNERS

1:30 - 2:45

Attracting Talent:
A 21st Century Approach

Case Study:  Getting Results:  Leveraging Technology to Transform Customer Service

Outsourcing from A to Z
Using 3rd-Parties to Handle Government Help Desks and Citizen Support

April Harris
The Office of Personnel Management

David Nelson
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Sponsored by Oracle

Bill Price
Driva Solutions

Help Desk, Call Center, Service Portal

Help Desk, Call Center, Service Portal

Help Desk, Call Center, Service Portal

3:00 - 5:00
(Workshops)

Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace

VoIP and the Government Support Professional

Putting ITIL, Six-Sigma and CobIT to
WORK-shop

Eric Rabinowitz
DEMA Education

Peggy Gritt
VoIP Institute

Greg Charles
 

Help Desk

Help Desk, Call Center, Service Portal

Help Desk

5:00 - 6:00

The Ever Popular “Process Olympics” (loads of fun and super educational) with Eric Rabinowitz, Dema Education

TUESDAY, MAY 8th, 2007

Track Title

High Touch Solutions
Lessons on Leadership
High Tech Solutions
Technological Solutions
Business Strategies
Best Practices & Processes
7:45 - 8:45

Mastermind Sessions & Continental Breakfast
(sessions may vary depending on attendee interests)

Workforce Management, Customer Service, VoIP, Self-service, Strategies for Calming Difficult People, Stress Management, ITIL, Inspiring on a Shoestring Budget, Customer Satisfaction Surveys Running a Small Help Desk, Knowledge Management, Metrics, Leadership, Culture, Technology, Hiring, Firing & Inspiring, Citizen Service Levels, etc.

8:45 - 9:50

FEATURED KEYNOTE:  A Balancing Act: Walking the Tightrope of Life, Mikki Williams

10:00 -11:15

Leading Today's
Multi-Generational Workforce

Case Study: The 8 Steps to Delivering Exceptional Customer Experiences

Terri Nimmons

Management Concepts, Inc.

Chris Sortzi
Sponsored by Right Now Technologies

Help Desk, Call Center, Service Portal

Help Desk, Call Center, Service Portal

11:15 -11:30

MORNING BREAK

11:30 -12:30

Communications that Make a Serious Impact: Develop and Deliver Advanced Presentations to Executives, at Staff Meetings or From the Platform

 

Ivy Meadors

High Tech High Touch Solutions, Inc.

Help Desk, Call Center, Service Portal

Work At Home:
 Will this Hot Trend Work for My Customer Support Operations?

Bill Price
Driva Solutions

Help Desk, Call Center, Service Portal

12:30 - 2:00

LUNCHEON AND VISIT EVENT PARTNERS

2:00 - 2:50

KEYNOTE:  Managing the People Side of Change: Best Practices for 2007 and Beyond - Phil Eastman, Prosci

3:00 - 4:00

Case Study: Building a Collaborative Culture through Employee Engagement

Case Study: FEMA Contact Centers: Delivering Recovery Services
 to Disaster Victims and Improving Customer Satisfaction

Today's Winning Practices and Tomorrow's Directions in Government Customer Support

Yolunda Davis and Deborah Eaton
IRS

Kathy Fields
FEMA

Daryl Covey
NEXRAD

Help Desk, Call Center, Service Portal

Help Desk, Call Center

Help Desk, Call Center, Service Portal

4:00 - 4:15

AFTERNOON BREAK

4:15 - 5:30

Case Study:  Empowering Agents to Use Tacit Knowledge
and Exceed Expectations

Dr. Susan Reisinger and Gregor McLeod

American Systems (representing US Navy Global Distance Support Center)

Help Desk, Call Center, Service Portal

Case Study: Hiring People with Disabilities to Improve Service Levels and Lower Costs

Mark Middendorp and Peggy Gritt
Sponsored by Nish

Help Desk, Call Center, Service Portal

 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 9th, 2007

Track Title

High Touch Solutions
Lessons on Leadership
High Tech Solutions
Technological Solutions
Business Strategies
Best Practices & Processes
8:00 - 8:50

Mastermind Sessions & Continental Breakfast
(sessions may vary depending on attendee interests)

Workforce Management, Customer Service, VoIP, Self-service, Strategies for Calming Difficult People, Stress Management, ITIL, Inspiring on a Shoestring Budget, Customer Satisfaction Surveys Running a Small Help Desk, Knowledge Management, Metrics, Leadership, Culture, Technology, Hiring, Firing & Inspiring, Citizen Service Levels, etc.

9:00 -10:00

Case Study: Migrating from Instructor-led Training to Blended eLearning
in the Call Center

Case Study: Metrics and Benchmarking: Counting What Counts

Panel: ITIL Best Practices - Real World Answers

Wendy Raymer and Karl Kleinbeck

Washington Mutual

Becky Jo Glover

Miami Dade County

Moderator: Greg Charles

Help Desk, Call Center, Service Portal

Help Desk, Call Center, Service Portal

Help Desk, Call Center, Service Portal

10:00 -10:15

MORNING BREAK

10:15 -11:15

The Secrets of Successful Stress Management

Case Study: I Have Customer Satisfaction Scores – Now What Do I Do?

 Introduction to Workforce Management: Supervisors Guide to Call Center Staffing and Scheduling

Donna Holt

Help Desk Xlence

Ron Oberbilling & Sheri Teodoru

Department of the Treasury / CFI Group

Maggie Klenke
Call Center School

Help Desk, Call Center, Service Portal

Help Desk, Call Center, Service Portal

Help Desk, Call Center, Service Portal

11:30 -12:00

Closing Remarks and Give-aways

12:00 - 1:00

KEYNOTE:  Executive Business Case Panel
Moderator: Ivy Meadors, High Tech High Touch Solutions, Inc.
Panelists: Kathy Fields - FEMA, Becky Jo Glover – Miami Dade County, Kim Nelson - Microsoft –
Grand Ballroom

2:30 - 4:00

Site Tour – Consolidated Communications Center - District of Columbia

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