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The Mid-Level Retreat (MLR) is designed for NOAA employees with an interest in:
Please note that this is not a leadership development training program.
The target audience for the MLR is GS 13-14s (or equivalents), nominated by their LO/SO. Individual LOs/SOs may determine that GS-15 candidates would also benefit from the MLR. Attendance at the MLR is limited
to once every three years per participant. Therefore, if an employee attended
the NOAA Mid-Level Retreat (October 21-23, 2003), the NOAA Leadership Seminar
(NLS) (August 24-26, 2004), and/or the NLS
(March 21-24, 2005), that employee will not be eligible to attend this Retreat
until at least 2006.
The MLR covers two major themes, One NOAA Success Stories and Working Together to Meet NOAA’s Missions. These themes are explored through:
Participants who plan to attend the Retreat must complete the following prerequisites prior to arriving at the Airlie Center:
Specific guidance on the Retreat Prerequisites will be e-mailed to MLR participants
several weeks prior to the event.
The MLR starts on Monday,
August 22, 2005 at 4:30 p.m. and concludes on
The dress code for the entire Retreat is Business Casual. It is suggested
you bring an umbrella as you will be walking from your lodging to the Retreat
events. There are walking trails, bikes and bike paths, fishing poles and
ponds, as well as an outdoor pool available for your use during the Retreat
(weather permitting).
Check-in at the Airlie Center is from 2:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. on Monday, August 22, 2005. The MLR starts at 4:30 p.m. that day. Please note that registration for the concurrent sessions and the “Working Together to Meet NOAA’s Missions” break out group exercise also takes place during this time, and is on a first come, first serve basis. The first meal will be dinner on Monday from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Lunch is neither provided nor available on Monday, so please don't arrive hungry.
Registration
for the concurrent sessions and for the “Working Together to Meet NOAA’s
Missions” break out group exercise case study topics will take place during
check-in/ registration at the Airlie Center from 2:00 pm to 4:15 pm on Monday,
August 22, 2005. Registration will take place on a first come, first
serve basis,
so please plan accordingly.
The first
Retreat
session will be held from 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. on Monday, August 22, 2005.
There are a limited number of
lodging rooms available on Sunday and Thursday nights for early arrival or
late departure participants. Participants who stay over night on Sunday
will be provided dinner on Sunday night, as well as breakfast and lunch on
Monday.
Participants who stay over night Thursday will be provided dinner Thursday
and breakfast on Friday morning. The cost per night for either an early
arrival or late departure is $175.00 and must be paid for separately by the
Retreat
attendee on their travel charge card and included on their travel orders.
This is
a NOAA Employee only event. Please do not bring guests. If a participant
disobeys this rule, the Airlie Center will charge that participant an additional
$175 per day, which will be that participant’s personal responsibility
to pay.
A
list of the Line & Staff Office Coordinators,
including phone numbers and email addresses, can be found at Line/Staff Office
Coordinators.
The MLR costs $650 per participant. This cost has been paid for by each participant's Office. Included in this cost is lodging on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights, and all meals starting with dinner on Monday night and ending with lunch on Thursday afternoon. NOTE: If you are unable to attend the full MLR (including staying at the Airlie
Center on
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday nights), please consider postponing
your participation and sending an alternate. The $650 cost is a set cost,
and is not reduced by shortened stays or missed sessions.
Each participant
will need an official travel order whether you are local to DC or from a
field or regional office. All meals and lodging at the Airlie Center from
Monday, August 22, dinner through Thursday, August 25, lunch are included
in the $650 Retreat Fee, and should not be included on the travel order.
No. Once you have registered for the MLR, your room reservation for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday nights is automatically made. NOAA has pre-booked a room for every participant, so you are guaranteed lodging. Please do not call the Airlie Center, the MLR Program Manager, or your Line/Staff Office MLR Coordinator to confirm your reservation at the Airlie Center. NOTE: If
you have made an early arrival or a late departure reservation for Sunday
or Thursday night with the Airlie Center, you may to confirm those registrations
with the Airlie Sales Manager, Bernadette Mimna, at: (540) 341-3288.
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Horse Inn Hampton
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Yes - Local, toll-free, and calling card calls are free up to 60 minutes and 10 cents per minute after 60 minutes. Long distance phone calls are 50 cents per minute. It is suggested you use a calling card for long distance calls. Please check with the Airlie Front Desk to verify current long distance rates. High speed internet access is available in guest rooms at a cost of $9.95 for 24 hours. There are data ports in each guest room for dial up modem access. Please make sure your ISP number is a local number in order to avoid high long distance charges. Also note that calls lasting over 60 minutes are charged 10 cents per minute after the first hour. To avoid this charge, you can terminate the call before it reaches 60 minutes in length and reconnect after a few seconds. Make sure to disconnect from the web when finished.
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