NOAA Workforce Management Office - NOAA Leadership Seminar August 2007

NOAA's Heritage: What Does it Mean to You? - RADM Sam De Bow, Director of NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps and the NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
Communicating with External Stakeholders - Scott Rayder, NOAA Chief of Staff
NOAA Leadership: Creating One NOAA - BGEN Jack Kelly, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
NOAA's Ecosystem Goal Team - Kristen Koch, Deputy Goal Lead, NOAA Ecosystem Goal
Weather and Water Goal Team - George Smith, NOAA's Weather and Water Goal Lead
NOAA's Climate Goal Team - Margarita Gregg, Deputy Director, NOAA Climate Program Office, NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
Commerce and Transportation Goal Team - Kate Bosley, Oceanographer and Outreach Coordinator, NOAA's National Ocean Service Center for Opertaional Products and Services
NOAA's Mission Support Goal Team Panel Discussion - Bill Broglie, NOAA Chief Administrative Officer and Program Support Sub-Goal Lead; Michael Crison, Satellite Services; Tajr Hull, Fleet Services; Michael Tanner, Modeling and Observing Infrastructure
PPBES: Meeting Requirements, Maximizing Value - Paul Doremus, Acting Assistant Administrator, NOAA's Office of Program Planning and Integration; Steve Austin, Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation; Maureen Wylie, NOAA Chief Financial Officer
Concurrent PPBES Case Study Sessions
- NOAA's Ecosystem Goal Team, Habitat Matrix Program - Peg Brady, NOAA Habitat Program Coordinator
- NOAA Climate Goal Team, Climate Observations & Analysis Program - John Jensen, Strategic Planning and Programming Officer, NOAA's National Climate Data Center
- NOAA's Weather & Water Goal Team, Hydrology Program - John Ingram, NOAA Hydrology Program Coordinator
- NOAA's Commerce & Transportation Goal Team, Emergency Response Program - CAPT Ken Barton, NOAA's National Ocean Service
- NOAA's Mission Support Goal Team, Facilities Program - Stella Fiotes, Director, Real Property Facilities and Logistics Office, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer
Positioning NOAA for Future Success - VADM Conrad Lautenbacher, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
Regional Collaboration in NOAA - Paul Doremus, Acting Assistant Administrator, NOAA Office of Program Planning and Integration
Realizing NOAA's Potential: Promoting a Society Fully Invested in the Environment - Dr. Richard Spinrad, Assistant Administrator, NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
NOAA Communications: Can You Hear Me Now? - Anson Franklin, NOAA Office of Communications
NOAA Education - Louisa Koch, NOAA Director of Education
NOAA's Program Coordination Office: A Window into Leadership - Tim McClung, NOAA Deputy Chief of Staff
Right Person, Right Place, Right Time: Meeting NOAA's Workforce Needs - Eddie Ribas, Director, NOAA's Workforce Management
Know Your Audience - Lauren Lugo, Congressional Affairs Specialist, NOAA's Office of Legislative Affairs

NLS Objectives:

The NLS is designed for NOAA employees with an interest in:

Gaining knowledge and insight of current NOAA initiatives and drivers, including NOAA’s regional collaboration initiatives, the importance of outreach, the purpose of the goal teams, and the PPBES process.
Networking with NOAA senior leaders and other participants.
Learning and enhancing effective leadership skills.

NLS Target Audience:

The target audience for the NLS is GS 13-14s (or equivalents), nominated by their Line/Corporate Offices (LOs/COs). Individual LOs/COs may determine that GS-12 and GS-15 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 the August 28-31, 2006 NLS, the August 22-25, 2005 Mid-Level Retreat (MLR), or the March 21-24, 2005 NLS, that employee will not be eligible to attend another Seminar until at least 2008.

If an employee attended the first MLR held October 21-23, 2003 or the August 24-26, 2004 NLS and has not attended another MLR/NLS event since, he/she would now be eligible to attend the upcoming August 27-30, 2007 NLS. Attendee nominations lists are compared to previous NLS/MLR rosters and ‘repeaters’ are identified.

NLS Registration:

The online reservation system was open from Monday, July 30, 2007 – Friday, August 10, 2007. Attendees received instructions on how to register via email from Tracy Scott, the NLS Program Manager, on July 27, 2007.

NLS attendees were responsible for registering for a standard conference package via the Airlie Center’s Online Reservation System using their government travel cards. The standard conference package includes lodging on Monday (August 27th), Tuesday (August 28th), and Wednesday (August 29th) nights. Participants complete the checkout process by 1:00pm on Thursday afternoon, August 30th (the day the NLS ends). The standard package also includes all meals starting with dinner on Monday night and ending with lunch on Thursday afternoon. The total cost is $740.25. The daily rate is $235.00 + taxes of $11.75 = $246.75 x 3 nights = $740.25. There were also options in the reservation system to add early arrival (Sunday, August 26th) and/or late departure (Thursday, August 30th with checkout on Friday, August 31st) if needed.

Each Line/Corporate Office has been allocated a set number of slots for the NLS. If you are not available to attend, need to cancel your registration after you make it, or unexpectedly arrive late or leave early, it is very important that you notify your NLS LO/CO Coordinator listed below as soon as possible so that they can offer the slot to another employee.

Please note that your reservation is non-refundable. Your credit card will be charged for the full package cost on the day of your scheduled arrival. You will be charged in the event of cancellation prior to the event, if you fail to attend, if you leave early, or if you arrive late. Airlie is a dedicated conference center and does not operate as a hotel would in terms of cancellations and refunds. Therefore, the cost to attend the meeting is not reduced by shortened stays or missed sessions. You must agree to these terms to complete your reservation.

NLS Prerequisites:

Participants who plan to attend the NLS must complete the following prerequisites prior to arriving at the Airlie Center:

Written Assignment:

One page written leadership example to share during a break out group exercise during the NLS: “Leadership in Action: Working Together Across NOAA.”

Research Assignment:

Know the name of the goal team and program that your office or work group is associated with and bring that information with you to the NLS. For an up-to-date listing of NOAA’s program structure and associated program managers, visit: http://www.ppi.noaa.gov/pdfs/program_manager_list.pdf.

E-Learning Assignment:

Review Assignment:

FY06-11 NOAA Strategic Plan
NOAA Business Operations Manual (BOM)
NOAA 20-Year Research Vision
NOAA 5-Year Research Plan
From the NOAA Research Council homepage, scroll down to: Draft 5 Year Plan for 2007-2011.

General NLS Information:

Web Sites and Additional Guidance:

NOAA Organizational Structure
NOAA FY09 Program Structure Leads
NOAA Office of Program Planning and Integration (PPI)
Overview of NOAA
Program, Planning, Budgeting, and Execution System (PPBES)
- requires your NOAA address/password to access this site.
Operational Daily Snow Cover Analysis (NESDIS)
National Snow and Ice Data Center

Information on Past NLS Events:

Link to August 2006 NLS
- view photos here
Link to August 2005 MLR
Link to March 2005 NLS
Link to August 2004 NLS

Page last edited: May 05, 2008


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