2008 Fall DOECAA Conference

Thursday, November 6, 2008

7:00-8:00 a.m. - REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST - Room 450

8:00-8:05 a.m. - Greeting and Conference Logistics
Glenn McKeown, DOECAA Program Chair

8:05-8:35 a.m. - DOE Opening Remarks
Dave Jonas, General Counsel, NNSA

8:35-9:35 a.m. - Export Controls (ITAR)
Jameson Eisenmonger, Fermilab; Ronald Oleynik, Holland & Knight

9:35-10:35 a.m. - Export Controls (Part 810)
Jo Anna Sellen, DOE Office of International Regimes and Agreements; Elina Teplinsky, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

10:35-10:45 a.m. - BREAK

10:45-11:45 a.m. - Energy and Science Policy of the New Administration
Senator J. Bennett Johnston, Steptoe & Johnson

11:45-12:45 p.m. - Best Practices for Construction Contracts
Gary Leonard, Fermilab; Greg Meeder, Holland & Knight

12:45-2:15 p.m. - LUNCH Room 350
Keynote: David Hill, General Counsel, DOE

2:15-3:30 p.m. DOE Safety Culture Initiatives Julie Goeckner, DOE OCRWM Concern Manager John McDonald, EFCOG Daryl Shapiro, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

3:30-3:45 p.m. BREAK

3:45-5:00 p.m. Reduction in Work Force Jean Stucky, DOE Office of the General Counsel Lynn Miller, Argonne National Laboratory Tom Piskorski, Seyfarth Shaw Gary Leonard, Fermilab

5:30-8:00 p.m. CHICAGO RIVER CRUISE and RECEPTION – Chicago’s Fair Lady Hosted by: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

Friday, November 7, 2008

7:00-8:00 a.m. - CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST – Room 450

8:00-9:00 a.m. - DOECAA Membership Meeting

9:00-10:00 a.m. - E-Verify Program
Nicole Kersey, Seyfarth Shaw; Dyann DelVecchio, Seyfarth Shaw

10:00-10:15 a.m. - BREAK

10:15-11:15 a.m. - The False Claims Act and Contractor Ethics and Compliance Requirements: Pitfalls for the Unwary
Richard Duvall, Holland & Knight; Christopher Myers, Holland & Knight

11:15-12:15 a.m. - Ethics presentation
Barry Alberts, Schiff Hardin, Lecturer, University of Chicago Law School

12:15-12:30 p.m. Closing Remarks
Victor Franklin, DOECAA President