9:00 Welcome and Discretionary Overview

2010 New Grantee Conference

US Department of Labor – REGION 5

Hyatt Regency Chicago 151 East Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60601

April 6 – 7, 2010

TUESDAY – APRIL 6

8:00 A.M. REGISTRATION

9:00 WELCOME AND DISCRETIONARY OVERVIEW - John Scott, Chief, Office of Special Initiatives & Demonstrations

9:15 WORKFORCE INVESTMENTS & TALENT DEVELOPMENT - Larry Greevers, Regional Director, Office of Special Initiatives & Demonstrations

9:30 GRANTEE INTRODUCTION/FPO MEET & GREET

10:45 BREAK

11:00 HOW TO STAY OUT OF TROUBLE - Tom Coyne, Regional Grant Officer - Robert Rainault, Program Specialist

12:00 “PREPARING WOMEN TO SUCCEED IN THE GREEN ECONOMY: THE WOMEN’S BUREAU APPROACH” - Catered Luncheon - Sara Manzano-Diaz, Director, Women’s Bureau

1:30 PM ABCs OF PROGRAM GRANT MANAGEMENT (P) - Carla Lakes, Federal Project Officer

ABCs OF FINANCIAL GRANT MANAGEMENT (F) - Deborah Galloway, Senior Accountant 2:30 PROGRAM REPORTING & PERFORMANCE (P) - Stan Blazek, Federal Project Officer

ARRA 1512 & 9130 FINANCIAL REPORTING (F) - Nicole Pilate, Program Analyst - Megan Lizik, Program Analyst - Tommy Ouyang, Accountant

3:45 BREAK

4:00 CASE MANAGEMENT (P) - Dr. John MacLennan, US DOL Federal Project Officer

LEVERAGE RESOURCES & MATCH (F) - Lorraine Jamison, Accountant - Chanel Castaneda, Accountant

5:00 LOGISTICS & ADJOURN - David Scherer, Federal Project Officer

END OF DAY 1 Wednesday, April 7

8:30 A.M. CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

9:00 RECAP/LOGISTICS - Candace Durham, US DOL Federal Project Officer

9:05 MODIFICATIONS (P & F) - Lance Potts, US DOL Federal Project Officer - Thomas C. DiLisio – Senior Accountant

10:15 BREAK

10:30 GRANT MONITORING – WHAT TO EXPECT (P&F) - Stan Blazek, US DOL Federal Project Officer - Thomas C. DiLisio – Senior Accountant

11:30 OPEN QUESTION & ANSWER PERIOD - Tom DiLisio, US DOL Accountant - Lance Potts, US DOL Federal Project Officer

12:00 P.M. RECAP & ADJOURN - John Scott, Supervisor, Office of Special Initiatives & Demonstrations