To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been moved to online-only due to COVID-19 concerns. Every year, FDR Training has been the trusted source of guidance for thousands of EEO, HR, ER/LR, and legal federal practitioners, offering unparalleled training plus the opportunity to hear from agency leaders. The health and well-being of our community – that has been growing for more than three decades – is our top p...

The National Board of Directors (NBOD) and I are pleased to announce the first Virtual Leadership Summit for government employees scheduled for July 20 – 24, 2020. This training is just for you; no per diem, no travel, just TRAINING at a low registration rate! Following increased and overwhelming concerns about the COVID-19 virus, FEW remains resolved that your safety is our priority and the best way to proceed during such an unprecedent...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been moved to online-only due to COVID-19 concerns. New Dates: 6/22-6/26/2020 #SHIFTHAPPENS CONFERENCE 2020 IS NOW #SHIFTHAPPENS WEEK ONLINE Join us for the now FREE 2020 #ShiftHappens Week Online! Over the course of a week, you will learn best practices on digital workplace continuity and productivity from industry leading organizations. Each day will feature two amazing sessions f...

How can your brand go direct to consumer in 4 weeks! Consumer life has change overnight and the status quo has disappeared forever. Specialist brands are emerging selling their products direct to customers. These brands are developing strong direct to consumer relationships, new subscription models, and products that truly resonate with consumers. This disruption is driving a fundamental change in the way established brands will engage with th...

Being a government meeting professional comes with a myriad of communication responsibilities. To move any effort along, it is essential for everyone to communicate as clearly as possible – especially with decision-makers. Failure to properly communicate in any setting may frequently end in a failed result. This is where being an effective communicator becomes an essential asset.During this presentation, award-winning branding and commun...

Records Management University Class 5: Legacy System Data Transactions, Formatting & Public Access March 24, 2020 Although we have record schedules and file plans for traditional content, do they cover what constitutes data transactions (big data) as records. “Big data” as a volume generator far surpasses content-based records. Formatting data generated from different transactional systems (accounting, manufacturing, HR) into a...

Records Management University Class 4: Multi-media Capture, Storage and Rendering In the age of video recording everything with cell phones and body cameras, what was once relegated to bulky cameras and recorders for high definition surveillance, and lengthy recordings stored (but rarely accessed), is now commonplace. From recording all random public activity, environmental interactions, and obscure activity that has potential evidentiary impa...

Records Management University Class 3: Tapping and Collecting Social Media Threads As more and more organizations utilize the recent technological advances in communications and transacting business via Social Media, managing individual and group dialoging has quickly surpassed the use of verbal interactions (phone), that in the past required warrants and notice to record. Since privacy in communications is almost all but dead (the rebound of...

Records Management University Class 2: Synching and Ingesting eContent (non-email) Face it, you will never know of all the content that exists in your organization’s networked servers and legacy applications. For an enterprise record management solution, it is guaranteed be a lot. Ingesting and categorizing that content is a monumental task given the typical lack of resources and user apathy for manual intervention. In this class we will...

SMSsummit brings over 10 years of experience in social media education. That means you can count on a vetted, specially curated series of sessions and seasoned, experienced speakers to tackle topics that have the biggest impact on your agency or department’s social media strategy. SMSsummit is your one-stop-shop for focused social media education. SMSsummit features three days of sessions, case studies, and in-depth workshops specificall...