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AnCon'14 Program

Society of Government Travel Professionals

AnCon'14

Congress's influence & Impact on
Government Travel

AnCon'14 Presentations
(Click on presentations below located in the session boxes below)

Location: Hilton Mark Center - Alexandria, VA

Wednesday, April 9th

10:00am - 11:30am	Supplier Council Meeting (Council Members Only) Location: Poplar Meeting Room
11:30am - 1:30pm	Board of Director Meeting (Board & Invited Guests) Location: Poplar Meeting Room
11:30am - 1:30pm	Car Rental Committee Meeting (DTMO, Car Rental Members, & Invited Participants Only) Location: Beech Meeting Room
1:00pm - 5:00pm	Registration Open Beverage Service Sponsored by:
1:15pm - 2:00pm	Orientation to Government Travel Let's get acquainted. Join other new government travel colleagues in an overview of Government Travel and how you can get the most out of SGTP Presented by: Sandi Millstein, Director Government Sales, Carlson Rezidor Hotels SGTP Orientation Presentation
2:00pm - 3:15pm	Concurrent Sessions (Choose one)
Concurrent Session A	FedRooms 101 A"how-to" workshop, designed for hoteliers to learn best practices in presenting your hotels in FedRooms In this session topics will include FedRooms as the official government lodging program, benefits of joining the program, mistakes made by hoteliers that impact their government business and best practices to increase your revenue and grow your FedRooms sales. Presented by: Kindall Farwell, Director FedRooms FedRoom 101 Presentation
Concurrent Session B	GSA TMC Forum, A collaborative discussion between GSA and the TMCs that handle federal and military travel. (Reserved for TMCS, GDS and ETS2 Vendors) Presented by: Jerome Bristow, GSA Federal Acquisition Service Location: Plaza II/III Meeting Room
3:15pm - 4:30pm	Concurrent Sessions (Choose one)
Concurrent Session C	GSA Industry Forum, The dialogue continues to learn what's trending in the various sectors of government travel Presented by: Jerry Bristow, GSA Federal Acquisition Service (Workshop for Industry Providers to Government Travel Sector) Location: Plaza II/III Meeting Room
Concurrent Session D	Data Intelligence In this session hoteliers learn the importance of supplying their hotel data, how to provide their data, Innovata’s distribution channels, how they can get more exposure to government travelers, how do they get certified with FEMA and how FedTravel.com is used Presented by: Catherine Masi, Director Marketing, Innovata Data Intelligence Presentation
4:30pm - 5:30pm	Welcome Reception & TradeXchange A mini tradeshow and networking reception to bring you closer to your colleagues while discovering new products and services Location: Lower Lobby Foyer Sponsored by:

Thursday, April 10th

7:30am - 4:30pm	Registration Open Location: Lower Lobby Foyer Coffee Service Sponsored by:
8:00am - 8:40am	SGTP Breakfast Location: Ballroom B/C Sponsored by:
8:45am - 8:55am	Patriotic Opening Honor Guard Location: Ballroom B/C
9:00am - 9:15am	SGTP Welcome - Opening, Marc Stec, President SGTP
9:15am - 9:45am	Keynote Address: Congress' Influence and Impact on Government Travel Government Travel can be daunting. Developing an understanding of its effect on your organization's policy is not easy task, Join speaker Eben Peck, Vice President Government Affairs ASTA to further your understanding of pending legislative issues targeting Government Travel Congress's Influence & Impact on Government Travel Sponsored by:
9:45am - 10:30am	General Session: Government Travel Management through the Eyes of Government Travel Professionals In this session a candid discussion, you will learn first hand nuances, challenges, opportunities, and barriers of experienced travel management professionals from Federal Agencies and DoD Featured Panelists Include: David Flynn, Director Transportation Services, Health & Human Services Hilary Haight, Branch Chief, Systems and Services Branch, National Science Foundation Todd Miliner, Chief Travel Services, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Support Services Office Floyd R. Haralson, DFAC Chief Air Force Travel Passenger Travel Policy Moderated by: Marc Stec, President SGTP and Vice President Strategic Business Initaitves CWTSatoTravel Location: Ballroom B/C
10:30am - 10:50am	Refreshment Break & TradeXchange Take a break and get refreshed before the next season. Also the mini tradeshow and networking reception continue to bring you closer to your colleagues while discovering new products and services Location: Lower Lobby Foyer Sponsored by:
10:55am - 11:55am	Concurrent Educational Sessions (Choose one)
Concurrent Session A	GSA Travel MIS: Key Performance Indicators GSA's web-based travel management reporting environment enables federal agencies to understand key cost driving behaviors, including Advance Air Reservation, -CA Utilization, Hotel Visibility, and use of Compact Car Rentals. Presented by: Leif Waller, Project Manager, Travel MIS, GSA Federal Acquisition Service GSA Travel MIS KPI Presentation Sponsored by:
Concurrent Session B	Service Contract Act Wage Determination, (Session 1 of 2) DOL will explain the Wage Determination Requirements, how the Affordable Healthcare Act may affect the benefit calculations and the Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts Clause Requirements Presented by:William Brooks, Senior Advisor, Wage & Hour Division U.S. Department of Labor Service Contract Act & Wage Determination Presentation Sponsored by:
12:00pm - 12:50pm	Concurrent Educational Sessions (Choose one)
Concurrent Session C	Government Lodging Programs GSA and DTMO examine their lodging programs including:FedRooms Reprocurement, DoD Commercial Lodging Pilot Program, Extended Stay TDY and including Corporate Housing Presented by: Rick Freda, Program Manager Lodging, GSA Federal Acquisition Service and Tracy Ramsey, Travel Transformation Integrator, Defense Travel Management Office Government Lodging Programs Presentation Sponsored by:
Concurrent Session D	Service Contract Act Wage Determination, (Session 2 of 2) Continuation of DOL will explain the Wage Determination Requirements, how the Affordable Healthcare Act may affect the benefit calculations and the Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts Clause Requirements Presented by:William Brooks, Senior Advisor, Wage & Hour Division U.S. Department of Labor Location: Plaza Meeting Room I Sponsored by:
Concurrent Session E	Buses for Federal Government In this session we will have Defense Travel Management (DTMO) talk about their Military Bus Program and you as an industry provider can service or provide services to DoD. Additionally GSA will also discuss federal opportunities in their s Schedule 48 and you as a provider can meet and agency's needs for transportation. Presented by: Maureen Reinhart,Team Lead Transportation Branch, Defense Travel Management Office and Iman Freeman,Program Analyst GSA Federal Acquisition Service Military Bus Program Presentation GSA Bus Presentation
12:50pm - 2:30pm	Lunch & TradeXchange Please join Sunny Anderson and Extended Stay America for a short presentation on Away From Home Cooking: The perfect way to manage per diem Lunch cosponsored by: Amtrak Location: Terrace Ballroom - Lunch & Lower Lobby Foyer TradeXchange Sponsored by:
2:40pm - 3:40pm General Session	Round-Table Collaboration of Government, Industry & GSA’s Government-wide Travel Policy Office GSA Office of Government-wide Policy, OGP, will give a brief presentation on How the Regulations are Determined, then will facilitate a "Round-Table" discussion of industry and government attendees collaborating and sharing with their peers and GSA to have a say in the Direction of the FTR. Discussion points will include challenges, barriers, and opportunities to manage federal travel efficiently Presented by, Craig Flynn, Director of Travel & Relocation Policy, GSA Office of Government-wide Policy Round - Table Collaboration Gov/Industry Presentation Sponsored by:
3:45pm - 5:00pm	Farewell Reception & TradeXchange Location: Lower Lobby Foyer Sponsored by: