BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a83f33c61bf6791f4e7d97c4158ad77f186 CATEGORIES:Industry Events SUMMARY:2021 COFO Annual Conference DESCRIPTION:
Registration for the 2021 COFO Annual Conference: Rising Up Wit h Resilience, is now open! This year’s conference will be held virtuall y from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Eastern Time on Friday, 15 October 2021.
As always, the conference is free and op en to all. The agenda is primarily aimed at federal ombuds practitioners of all models but includes information and sessions which may be of interest to ombuds and ADR practitioners anywhere, as well as those interested in ot her fields.
At the 2021 COFO Annual Conference, we will focus on how we can continue to rise—as a profession and a community—by remaining resilient and supporting each other. Along the way, we’ll also look at the ways we can better serve others and help them find their own resilience. p>
The conference will be held on the WebEx
platform. Make sure your email address is correct when you register.
All registrants will receive the conference link via email 24-48 hours bef
ore the conference.
The full schedule and a genda will be finalized shortly, but among the presenters and sessions are:
The Coalition of Federa l Ombudsman (COFO) is the principal interagency forum that provides col laboration, advice, and guidance on professional Ombuds standards, skills d evelopment, program development, and effectiveness. Coalition members and c ommittees work as an integrated and networked enterprise to increase the pr ofessionalism and effectiveness of Ombuds serving United States government agencies by sharing experiences, ideas, policies, standards, best practices , and innovative approaches to providing world-class Ombuds services.
Federal ombuds empower people and or ganizations to resolve their conflicts and get their concerns addressed, an d in the last two years, we have done so through some of the most challengi ng and difficult circumstances imaginable. As the pandemic continues and ev ents at home and around the world increase stress for us, our communities, and our stakeholders, we rise up with resilience to meet the challenges oth ers bring us.
On behalf o f both the COFO Conference Committee and Executive Committee, we look forwa rd to connecting with all of you virtually on October 15th! p> DTSTAMP:20240328T192239 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211015T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211015T170000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR