Workforce Management Office (WFMO) Serving NOAA's Most Valuable Asset - People

The NOAA Leadership Seminar
Positioning NOAA’s Science to Inform Policy & Decision Making

July 27 - 30, 2009
Airlie Center, Warrenton, VA

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NLS Presentations:

Monday, July 27, 2009

1. Making Your Contacts Count - Marcia Hall, Reputation COUNTS

2. 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
   
   
3. Concurrent Case Study Session & Simulation: NOAA's Climate Goal Team, Ocean Acidification: A Cross-Goal Strategy - Krisa Arzayus, Deputy Climate Goal Lead, Chief, Planning and Programming Division, Climate Program Office, NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
   
   
4. Concurrent Case Study Session & Simulation: NOAA's Commerce & Transportation Goal Team, NOAA in the Arctic: A Cross-Goal Strategy - Captain Steven Barnum, Director of the Office of Coast Survey
   
   
5. Concurrent Case Study Session & Simulation: NOAA's Ecosystem Goal Team, Enforcement Program - Dale Jones, Director of NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement
   
   
6. Concurrent Case Study Session & Simulation: NOAA's Mission Support Goal Team, NOAA Headquarters Program - Christos Michalopoulos, Assistant Director, Office of Education, Program Manager, NOAA Headquarters Program
   
   
7. Concurrent Case Study Session & Simulation: NOAA's Weather & Water Goal Team, Space Weather Program - Dr. Thomas Bogdan, Director, NWS Space Weather Prediction Center, National Centers for Environmental Prediction
   
   
8. NOAA in Transition - Mary Glackin, Deputy Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere

9. Setting the Course: Science to Inform Policy Decision Making, Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator
   
   
10. NOAA Budget: It's All About the Money - Steve Gallagher, Director of Budget
    
    
11. NOAA's Regional Collaboration Overview - Laura Furgione, Assistant Administrator, Office of Program Planning and Integration
    
    
12. Coastal Collaboration / Ocean Spatial Planning - Margaret Davidson, Director, NOAA's Coastal Services Center
    
    
13. The NOAA Climate Service Initiative - Ahsha Tribble, Senior Policy Advisor for Climate and Weather
    
    
14. NOAA Branding: Persuasion, Influence & Public Perception - Justin Kenney, Director, NOAA Communications and External Affairs; & Robin-Marie Williams, President, Harmonic International

15. Communicating NOAA Priorities & Knowledge - (Concurrent Session) - Justin Kenney, Director, NOAA Communications and External Affairs
    
    
16. Congressional Relations: Know Your Audience - (Concurrent Session) - John Gray, Director, Office of Legislative Affairs
    
    
17. NOAA Education: You Have a Mandate to Educate - (Concurrent Session)
    - Louisa Koch, NOAA's Director of Education
    
    
18. 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
    
    
19. Developing NOAA's Next Generation Strategic Plan - (Concurrent Session) - Laura Furgione, Assistant Administrator, Office of Program Planning and Integration
    
    
20. 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
    
    
21. 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
    
    
22. Realizing NOAA's Potential: Promoting a Society Fully Invested in the Environment - Dr. Richard Spinrad, Assistant Administrator, NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
    
    

• 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.

• July 28-31, 2008 NLS
• August 27-30, 2007 NLS
• August 28-31, 2006 NLS

• August 22-25 2005 Mid-Level Retreat (MLR)
• March 21-24, 2005 NLS
• August 24-26, 2004 NLS
• October 21-23, 2003 MLR

1. 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.
   
   
2. 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.
   
   NOAA has 5 Goal Teams: Ecosystem, Climate, Weather & Water, Commerce & Transportation, and Mission Support. For an up-to-date listing of NOAA’s program structure with program managers, visit: http://www.ppi.noaa.gov/PPI_Capabilities/Documents/program_manager_list.pdf.
   
   
3. Reading Assignment:
   
   Read the NOAA Strategic Plan for FY 2009 – 2014 in order to have a common understanding of NOAA’s priorities and objectives.
   http://www.ppi.noaa.gov/PPI_Capabilities/Documents/Strategic_Plans/FY09-14_NOAA_Strategic_Plan.pdf

• NOAA Business Operations Manual (BOM)
• NOAA 20-Year Research Vision
• NOAA 5-Year Research Plan