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Monday, August 07

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

ATY-P6 | Mediation Strategies for Getting Unstuck

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

ADR-P1 | Advanced Human Skills: How to Identify, Manage and Resolve Workplace Conflict

8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

ATY-P2 | EEO Mock Hearing

8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

EEO-P4 | Completing the MD-715 Barrier Analysis Marathon

8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

HR-P3 | Resignations and Retirements: What HR Practitioners Need to Know

8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

LR/ER-P5 | Adverse Action Advocacy: Before and After the Proposal Letter

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

EEO-P8 | Putting Your Best Foot Forward: A Refresher for EEO Counselors and Investigators

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

ATY-P7 | ADR at the U.S. Office of Special Counsel

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch on your own

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

ATY-P15 | Harassment in the Digital Age: Employee Relations and EEO Considerations for Practitioners

1:30 PM - 5:00 PM

ADR-P9 | The Emotionally Intelligent Mediator

1:30 PM - 5:00 PM

ATY-P10 | MSPB Mock Hearing

1:30 PM - 5:00 PM

CF-P12 | Become a cyberFEDS® Search Guru

1:30 PM - 5:00 PM

EEO-P13 | Direct from the EEOC: Promising Practices for Individuals With Disabilities in General and Mental Impairments Specifically

1:30 PM - 5:00 PM

HR-P11 | Sick Leave, LWOP, Accommodation, Excessive Absence -- and Everything In Between

1:30 PM - 5:00 PM

LR/ER-P14 | Mock Arbitration Hearing: From the Selection of the Arbitrator Through the Award

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

LR/ER-P16 | Employee Relations in the Digital Age: Managing Telework Issues

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Tuesday, August 08

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

7:30 AM - 4:15 PM

Opening Keynote | The Federal Workforce: Challenges for Today -- and Tomorrow

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

ATY1 | MSPB and Federal Circuit Case Law Update

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

ADR1 | Crossing the Line: Incivility at Work

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

ATY2 | Tackling Affirmative Defenses of Discrimination and Retaliation: What to Know About the Burdens of Proof

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

CF1 | 10 Ways to Use cyberFEDS® to Prepare and Try ER Cases

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

EEO1 | Producing Quality Reports of Investigation: Tips from the Administrative Judge’s Perspective

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

EEO2 | The Latest Developments in Reasonable Accommodations You Need to Know

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

HR1 | Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for Federal Practitioners

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

LR/ER1 | CBA Archeology: Unearthing the Meaning of Your CBA Language

11:30 AM - 12:45 PM

Lunch on your own

12:45 PM - 2:15 PM

ADR2 | Effective Communication and Working Styles

12:45 PM - 2:15 PM

ATY3 | Effective Motions Practice in Federal Sector EEO Complaints

12:45 PM - 2:15 PM

ATY4 | Addressing the Carr Factors in MSPB Whistleblower Litigation

12:45 PM - 2:15 PM

EEO3 | Beyond the Crystal Stair: Next Step Up

12:45 PM - 2:15 PM

EEO4 | Best Practices for Providing Reasonable Accommodations: Getting it Right the First Time

12:45 PM - 2:15 PM

EEO5 | Developing Delightful Dismissals: Guidance for Crafting a Legally Sound Dismissal Decision

12:45 PM - 2:15 PM

HR2 | Holding Employees Accountable for Meeting Job Requirements -- Part l

12:45 PM - 2:15 PM

LR/ER2 | Defending or Attacking the Douglas Factors -- Part I

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

ADR3 | Mediating Within a Kaleidoscope of Cultures

2:45 PM - 4:15 PM

2:45 PM - 4:15 PM

ATY5 | Avoiding Common Mistakes in Defending Claims of Compensatory Damages and Remedies

2:45 PM - 4:15 PM

ATY6 | EEO Case Law Update

2:45 PM - 4:15 PM

CF2 | Tips and Tools for Using cyberFEDS® Effectively

2:45 PM - 4:15 PM

EEO6 | Brave New World: Ensuring EEO and DEIA Remain Relevant in a Changing Work Environment

2:45 PM - 4:15 PM

EEO7 | Workforce Successes from COVID Flexibilities: Increased Workforce Representation for People With Disabilities

2:45 PM - 4:15 PM

HR3 | Holding Employees Accountable for Meeting Job Requirements -- Part ll

2:45 PM - 4:15 PM

LR/ER3 | Defending or Attacking the Douglas Factors -- Part II

Wednesday, August 09

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

7:00 AM - 4:45 PM

ADR4 | When the Time is Right: Determining When a Case is Ripe for Mediation

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

TH1 | A Conversation With OPM

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

TH2 | A Conversation With Special Counsel

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM

TH3 | A Conversation With MSPB

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM

TH4 | A Conversation With the FLRA

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

ATY7 | MSPB Mock Mediation

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

ATY8 | Avoiding/Exploiting Potential Agency Due Process Violations in MSPB Practice

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

CF3 | Ready-Made Resources to Guide and Train Staff

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

EEO8 | How to Effectively Frame the Impossible Claims and the Easy Claims

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

EEO9 | Pregnancy Discrimination and Reasonable Accommodation Under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

HR4 | Be an HR Superhero: Rescue Managers from Common Hiring-Related Prohibited Personnel Practices

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

LR/ER4 | Forums & Partnerships 2023: A Conversation With OPM and FLRA

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Networking Luncheon

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

ADR5 | Your Brain in Conflict

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

ATY10 | Federal Labor Relations Authority Update

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

ATY6-R | EEO Case Law Update [Repeat]

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

ATY9 | What Would You Do? MSPB Stories From the Trenches

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

EEO10 | 5 Little Habits to Optimize Your Work as an EEO Professional

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

EEO2-R | The Latest Developments in Reasonable Accommodations You Need to Know [Repeat]

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

HR5 | Taking Performance Action in 2023 -- And Beyond

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

LR/ER5 | 10 Mistakes That Can Wreck an Adverse Action

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

ADR6 | Develop and Manage a High-Volume Workplace ADR Program on a Shoestring

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

ATY11 | Point and Counterpoint: Reviewing Recent Decisions from the MSPB, Federal Circuit, and the FLRA

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

CF4 | Top 10 cyberFEDS® Search Tips

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

EEO11 | Cultural Expressions: Hail or Fail

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

EEO12 | Knowing Your Role in the Reasonable Accommodation Process

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

EEO13 | Identifying and Effectively Addressing Workplace Harassment

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

HR6 | Leveraging Data in Dealing With Poor Performance

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

LR/ER6 | Excuse Me? Understanding Protected Conduct and Its Boundaries

Thursday, August 10

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

7:30 AM - 1:00 PM

ADR7 | Costly Conversations: How Speaking Up Strengthens Relationships and Saves Your Bottom Line

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

TH5 | A Conversation With the EEOC

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

TH6 | A Conversation With the FMCS

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

CF2-R | Tips and Tools for Using cyberFEDS® Effectively [Repeat]

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

EEO13-R | Identifying and Effectively Addressing Workplace Harassment [Repeat]

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

EEO14 | Can I Get an Amen? Integrating Faith and Work in the Federal Workspace

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

HR7 | FMLA Q&A

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

LR/ER7 | Handling Off-Duty Misconduct in Today's Environment

9:45 AM - 11:45 AM

ATY12 | Legal Ethics Training

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM