The conferences that the Agency will be directing staff members to attend have been identified for this year. Click here for the full list. If you would like to be considered for this agency-directed travel, please contact your supervisor. Be sure to indicate the title of the conference you would like to be considered to attend. All requests must be in by October 1, 2009*.
Remember that if you are selected for this agency-directed travel, you will not need to use your professional development allotment (days or funds). One or two people will be selected for each conference (based on level of interest etc.). Selections will be made using the following criteria:
1. Relationship of the content of the conference to the individual's role in the agency
2. Frequency of attendance at national conferences (has the individual traveled to a conference recently?)
3. Equity across workgroups (all attendees are not from one discipline or workgroup)
4. Ability of the individual to share or use knowledge gained from the conference
Staff members will be notified by October 7 if they have been selected. The amount of funding the Agency has for this professional development is much smaller than in years past, so the Agency is limited in the number of people who are able to attend.
Professional Development staff is encouraging staff members who wish to attend an in-state or local conference to use their PD allotment. To request leave, use the Leave Online system. To request funds, submit the Professional Development Request form to your supervisor. This form can be found on the Intranet under the Business Office tab or by clicking here.
* There are two conferences held in October. We need to know by Thursday, September 17 if you are interested. A decision on these two will be made by Friday, September 18, 2009.
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