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United States Office of Personnel Management

Federal Benefits Conference
Benefits Discovery 2002



!!Conference Registration is Now Closed!!
Not just a conference, it's a voyage!



Set sail for our 11th Annual Federal Benefits Conference, Benefits Discovery 2002! Come and discover a treasure chest of valuable human resources and payroll-related information as we journey through the sometimes-knotted world of Federal benefits in pursuit of a greater understanding of their interactions and the effects on your customers. With increased focus on customer service, it has become more important for everyone to know how their actions interact with those of others and how those actions effect their customers. Payroll and personnel need a fuller understanding of each other's roles.

Come hear the latest and greatest information about the new Long Term Care Insurance Program, including benefits, underwriting, premiums, marketing, enrollment, and other information that will help you help your employees during the open season.

We are continuing our expanded focus to include payroll-related topics. We'll have sessions on interactions between payroll and personnel, new approaches to communicating benefits information, financial planning, Workers' Compensation, Social Security, and the Thrift Savings Plan. Additionally, there'll be more special sessions for the headquarters level benefits program managers. The focus is broader and we are working extremely hard to ensure that the 11th annual conference is one that you definitely won't forget.

We all are challenged to carry out our responsibilities more effectively and provide better customer service. The new millennium has brought new challenges in the benefits area. Changing workforce demographics and new technologies will cause even more challenges and changes in the benefits programs and the way that they are administered. Our ability to succeed in providing up-to-date information to our employees, in a constantly changing environment, requires constant efforts to expand our knowledge and skills. Benefits Discovery 2002 will examine those changes and help prepare you to meet the new challenges.

While we look at the future, the present will not be forgotten at the conference. All sessions will provide the latest information on benefits programs. Experts will examine the interrelationships among the programs administered by the Office of Personnel Management, the Social Security Administration, the Thrift Savings Investment Board, the Office of Workers Compensation, and the Department of Defense. The conference will also provide an opportunity for benefits and payroll officers to network, exchange information, experiences and ideas.

We guarantee that attending Benefits Discovery 2002 will increase your knowledge of the Federal benefits programs, provide you with information that you'll be able to use when you return to the office, and be an experience you won't forget.

Check out the pre-conference workshops, the planned plenary and breakout sessions, and register now for the conference.