DEFCON 2003

Day 1

Saturday, March 29, 2003

Continental Breakfast 7:30 – 8:30

Welcome and National President’s Remarks 8:30 – 9:45

NVP Michael Kelly, 9th District

Bobby L. Harnage, Sr., National President

NVP Gerald Swanke, 11th District

DEFCON 2003 Program Overview and Report 9:45 – 10:15

Don Hale, Chair, DEFCON Steering Group

BREAK 10:15 – 10:30

Articles of Procedure and Operation 10:30 – 12:00

Don Hale, Chair, DEFCON Steering Group

LUNCH (On your own) 12:00 – 1:30

Reorganizations and the FLRA 1:30 – 4:30

Tee Williams, National Organizer

Representative from FLRA

Caucus Breakouts Sessions Upon Conclusion of Plenary Session

 

Day 2

Sunday, March 30th, 2003

Continental Breakfast 7:30 – 8:30

AFGE Grassroots In Action Best Practices Panel 8:30 – 11:00

DEFCON’s 2003 Legislative Agenda (Working Lunch) 11:00 – 1:30

John Threlkeld, Legislative & Political Affairs Department

Congressional Speakers

BREAK 1:30 – 1:45

Taking it to the Streets 1:45 – 3:30

The Seattle Rally Expereince

Moderator - John Irvine, Communications Department

NVP Gerald Swanke, 11th District

NST Jim Davis

Guests from Seattle

BREAK 3:30 – 3:45

Developing Action Items for the Next 12 Months 3:45 – 5:30

Mark Gibson, Labor Relations Specialist, GCO-OLMR

 

Caucus Breakouts Sessions Upon Conclusion of Plenary Session

 

Day 3

Monday, March 31, 2003

Continental Breakfast 7:30 – 8:30

The New DoD Outsourcing and Competition Policies 8:30 – 10:00

BREAK 10:00 – 10:15

DoD’s Personnel Reform Panel 10:15 – 11:00

LUNCH 11:00 – 2:00

"Taking it to the Streets St Louis Style"

Representation Issues After Agency Reorganizations 2:00 – 4:30

Conference Wrap-Up Session 4:30 – 5:30