Meeting Requirements, Maximizing Value - Steve Austin, Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation; Laura Furgione, Assistant Administrator, Office of Program Planning and Integration; & Maureen Wylie, NOAA Chief Financial Officer
Got CLC? Make the Commerce Learning Center a Staple of Your Learning Diet - (Concurrent Session) - Debra Farmer, CPLP™, Instructional Systems Program Manager, NOAA's Workforce Management Office, Office of the Corporate and Strategic Human Capital Initiatives; & Donald Rinderknecht, National Weather Service (NWS) Learning Management System Administrator and Meteorologist Instructor, NWS Warning Decision Training Branch
The Greening of NOAA - (Concurrent Session) - Will Freeman, Program Manager, NOAA's Energy and Sustainability Program, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, Safety and Environmental Compliance Office
A Window Into Leadership - (Concurrent Session) - Kelly Denit, NMFS Representative to the NOAA Program Coordination Office; and Jeremy Potter, OAR Representative to the NOAA Program Coordination Office
The NLS is designed for NOAA employees with an interest in:
Gaining knowledge and insight of current NOAA initiatives and business drivers;
Networking with NOAA senior leaders and other participants; and
Learning and enhancing effective leadership skills.
NLS Target Audience:
The target audience for the NLS is GS 13-14s (or equivalents). Individual LOs/COs may determine that GS-12 and GS-15 (or equivalent) candidates would also benefit from attending the NLS.
Attendance at the NLS is limited to once every three years per participant. Therefore, if an employee attended one of the events listed below, they will not be eligible to attend the NLS until at least 2010:
July 28-31, 2008 NLS
August 27-30, 2007 NLS
August 28-31, 2006 NLS
If an employee attended one of the four NLS events listed below and have not attended a NLS since, they are now eligible to attend the 2009 NLS or a future event:
August 22-25 2005 Mid-Level Retreat (MLR)
March 21-24, 2005 NLS
August 24-26, 2004 NLS
October 21-23, 2003 MLR
Attendee nominations lists are compared to previous NLS/MLR rosters and ‘repeaters’ are identified.
NLS Prerequisites:
NLS participants MUST complete the following required prerequisites prior to arriving at the Airlie Center.
Writing Assignment:
Prepare a 1-page written leadership example for the "Leadership in Action: Working Together Across NOAA" break out group exercise. Visit 2009 NLS Writing Assignment and Samples for more formatting instructions and examples.
Research Assignment:
Identify the goal team and program that the work of your office is most closely associated with and bring that information with you to the NLS.
If you have questions, please contact your NLS LO/CO Coordinator, or Tracy Scott, the NLS Program Manager, at: Tracy.Scott@noaa.gov or via telephone at 303-497-4231.