DCL-05-20, OCSE 15th National Child Support Enforcement Training Conference and 30th Anniversary Celebration

Giving Hope and Support to America's Children

DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTER

DCL-05-20

DATE: July 19, 2005

TO: ALL STATE AND TRIBAL IV-D DIRECTORS

RE: OCSE 15th National Child Support Enforcement Training Conference and 30th Anniversary Celebration

Dear Colleagues:

I would like to invite all of you to the Federal OCSE’s 15th National Child Support Enforcement Training Conference and 30th Anniversary Celebration, October 24-26, 2005, to be held at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City Hotel in Arlington, VA.

The theme for this year’s conference, Child Support Enforcement – 30 Years and Counting!, reflects the Child Support Enforcement program’s 30-year commitment to improving the lives of America’s families. The program’s original goal—financial support for families—remains its basis today. As we look to the future, we know that working effectively with our partners is vital to improving services to those families, and key to better overall family outcomes. We look forward to applying the strategies in our roadmap for the next five years—the national child support enforcement strategic plan for 2005-2009.

Tentative Agenda

This conference is designed for all State, local, tribal, and Federal IV-D professionals. As the attached tentative agenda indicates, the conference will offer a wide variety of workshops on many subjects important to the child support enforcement community. Dress is business casual throughout the conference.

State Child Access and Visitation Program Coordinators Meeting

OCSE’s State Child Access and Visitation (AV) Program Coordinators Meeting will be held in conjunction with the CSE conference. On Monday, October 24, and Wednesday, October 26, the CSE conference will feature AV program workshops open to all conference participants.

The State AV Coordinators Meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Monday afternoon, October 24, and conclude at noon on Wednesday, October 26. Attendance at the AV meeting is by invitation only. OCSE will send State AV Coordinators separate invitations. For more information, contact Debra Pontisso at 202- 401-4548 or dpontisso@acf.hhs.gov.

Conference Registration

The conference registration fee is $225. For state, local, and tribal IV-D program participants, this fee is eligible for Federal Financial Participation (FFP) reimbursement. Participants may register for the conference electronically or by using the enclosed registration form, which should be faxed (301-495-7174) or mailed to Westover Consultants, Inc. at the address below. Participants registering through fax or mail will receive a written confirmation within four business days of receipt.

To register on our secure site, go the OCSE homepage at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/ and click on the “15th National CSE Training Conference” icon. Registration information and instructions will appear. Participants registering online will receive a confirmation electronically.

Hotel Registration and Confirmation

Information about the Hyatt Regency Crystal City Hotel is contained in the enclosed “Fact Sheet.” Additional information regarding the hotel can be found at the hotel’s Web site, http://crystalcity.hyatt.com/property/index.jhtml. The cutoff date for the hotel conference room rate is October 1, 2005, after which we cannot guarantee that you can get a room in the hotel. We encourage you to register early. The lodging conference rate for a single room is $153 (plus 10.25% tax) per night. The hotel telephone number is 703- 418-1234. Be sure to mention that you are with the National Child Support Enforcement Training Conference.

We would appreciate your informing your staff about this event. If you have any questions or need additional registration or hotel information, please contact:

Gail Quilter-Guerrieri
Westover Consultants, Inc.
8630 Fenton Street, Suite 724
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
301- 495-7418, Ext. 105
301- 495-7174 - fax
gquilter-guerrieri@Westover.com

Warren Johnson
HHS/ACF/OCSE
202- 690-6509
wajohnson@acf.hhs.gov

Please join us to learn, network, and celebrate our commitment to improve the lives of America’s children and families. I am looking forward to seeing you at the conference.

Sincerely,

David H. Siegel
Acting Commissioner
Office of Child Support Enforcement

Enclosures: Registration Form, Tentative Agenda, and Conference Fact Sheet

cc: ACF Regional Administrators
ACF Program Managers
ACF Regional Training Liaisons
CSE State Training Liaisons
National CSE Training Work Group
International Work Group

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