ASPA Announces its 2010 Professional Development Webinars   Registration is Now Open!   Limited Space is Available!     ASPA is continuing on the path of offering top professional development opportunities and is pleased to announce its 2010 new professional development webinars.  The seven webinars listed below focus on topics in public administration and public service based on member feedback. Each live, interactive, 60-minute session provides you with a convenient and economical way to get up to speed on professional development topics important to your career.   The webinars are also an excellent educational tool for you and your staff. You can participate from the comfort of your office, conference room, or home, all for a single, low registration fee.   ASPA members receive a 50% discount off the cost of each webinar.  Not a member? ASPA is offering a New Member Incentive for the webinar series.  Individuals who join ASPA in 2010 will receive a discount on a 2010 webinar of their choice.  An ASPA full membership includes PA TIMES, ASPA’s newspaper; Public Administration Review (PAR), our premier scholarly journal; The Bridge, ASPA’s electronic newsletter; The Public Manager, an electronic journal for practitioners; access to more than 100 local chapters and national and regional conferences; and online professional development opportunities via webinars.  Please note that the New Member Incentive only applies when the full membership and webinar are purchased together.          To view our 2010 webinar schedule and for information on how to pay and register, see below.      Professional Development – Human Resources   Four-Day Work Weeks: Current Research and Implications for Practice   (Deadline to Register – March 16, 2010)     Date: March 17, 2010   Time: 1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. ET   Description: On June 26, 2008, Utah Governor John Huntsman announced that starting August 4, 2008 the state of Utah would close state offices on Fridays and employees would work four ten-hour days each week.  With this announcement, alternative work schedules have been thrust into the light.  This presentation will address three four-day work week issues: a discussion of Utah’s experience, research findings from the experience of several municipalities, and lessons learned for successful implementation.    Cost: Member - $45.00 Non-member - $90.00 New member (includes full membership and webinar) - $125.00   About the Speakers:   Rex L. Facer II is an Associate Professor and the Warren Jones Fellow of Public Finance and Management in the Romney Institute of Public Management at Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Management where he teaches in the Master of Public Administration program.  His current research focuses on alternative work schedules, financing infrastructure and the role of infrastructure in economic development as well as budgetary decision-making.  Facer currently serves as Chair of ASPA’s Section on Personnel Administration and Labor Relations and Chair of ASPA’s Finance Committee.     Lori L. Wadsworth is an Assistant Professor in the Romney Institute of Public Management at Brigham Young University.  Wadsworth’s research has been published in Public Administration Review, Review of Public Personnel Administration, Journal of Family and Economic Issues, and Journal of Managerial Issues.  Her research interests include work-family interaction, use of flexible benefits, and alternative work schedules.  She currently serves as treasurer of ASPA’s Section on Personnel Administration and Labor Relations and as a board member of ASPA’s Section on Public Administration Education.           Professional Development – Performance Measurement & Accountability   Performance Measurement, Accountability, and Transparency   (Deadline to Register – April 21, 2010)       Date: April 27, 2010   Time: 1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. ET   Description: Most citizens believe financial reports are difficult to understand.  This webinar will demonstrate how to create a performance report and the process that can be adopted when managing performance.  Additionally, a customer/citizen approach will be discussed and how to apply it to setting and attaining goals, reporting challenges individuals face, and improved strategies and efforts.   Cost: Member - $45.00 Non-member - $90.00 New member (includes full membership and webinar) - $125.00   About the Speaker:   Patrick Brobeck is an Audit Manager with the State of Ohio.  He also serves as an adjunct faculty member at Franklin University.  Previously, he was the Data Resources Manager for the Economic Development Division of the Ohio Department of Development.  Brobeck is an active member of the Association of Government Accountants (AGA) and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.  He currently serves on the Executive Board of the ASPA Section on Public Performance Management.                Professional Development – Public Budgeting and Financial Management   Financial Resilience in Long-Term Planning   (Deadline to Register – May 12, 2010)     Date: May 18, 2010   Time: 1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. ET   Description: Long-term financial planning is used to diagnose financial conditions, build the case for action, develop strategies for financial health, and execute those strategies over a long-term period.  This webinar will discuss the Government Finance Officers Association’s (GFOA) extensive research and experiences of local governments, which in turn will demonstrate how financial planning has helped government survive the current economic downturn.    Cost: Member - $45.00 Non-member - $90.00 New member (includes full membership and webinar) - $125.00   About the Speaker:   Shayne Kavanagh is the Senior Manager of Research for the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA).  Kavanagh has served as the project manager for the City of Montclair, California; City of Gresham, Oregon and City of San Juan Capistrano, California.  Kavanagh has written articles on financial planning that have appeared in journals such as Government Finance Review and Public Management.  Prior to joining GFOA, Kavanagh was the Assistant Village Manager for the Village of Palos Park, Illinois.                Professional Development – Introduction to Performance Measurement and Accountability   Managing for Results: Performance Management that Works   (Deadline to Register - June 10, 2010)     Date: June 16, 2010   Time: 1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. ET   Description: Performance measurement provides incredibly powerful tools to improve performance, increase accountability, and demonstrate transparency.  Hear case studies and learn the critical steps to achieve highly effective performance management skills, which have worked in nearly 50 local, state and federal jurisdictions/entities.    Cost: Member - $45.00 Non-member - $90.00 New member (includes full membership and webinar) - $125.00     About the Speakers:   William Aaron serves as the Chief of Consulting Services and Innovation for Weidner, Inc., which for more than a decade has been one of the nation’s leading firms in helping local, state and federal government entities implement Managing for Results.  Aaron oversees all delivery of services to customers as an engagement partner to provide strategic and operational consultation.  Prior to joining Weidner, Inc., he worked for more than seven years for the Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County, Tennessee, leading the government's planning and performance management work.       Tom Walkington is the Senior Consultant for Weidner, Inc.  His experience in strategic thinking, planning and change management spans more than 25 years in public, nonprofit and post-secondary education.  Dr. Walkington works with governing boards, senior leaders, managers, staff and stakeholders to think, plan and manage the organization strategically.  He has led large-scale change management initiatives, developed and led implementation of strategic management frameworks to strategically plan and manage the organization effectively, and budget for results.                                                                      Professional Development – Project Management   Helping Managers in a Downsized Government   (Deadline to Register – September 9, 2010)     Date: September 15, 2010   Time: 1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. ET   Description:  This webinar will focus on critical aspects of public sector project management, from planning to long-term maintenance of public assets.  Using case studies, the presentation will include a discussion of a strategic framework to help managers at all levels of government ensure the success of public projects and programs.  Attendees will receive a copy of the presenter’s new book, “Managing Public Sector Projects.”   Cost (Includes a copy of the presenter’s book - A $70.00 value): Member - $80.00 Non-member - $125.00 New member (includes full membership, webinar, and book) - $160.00   About the Speaker:   David S. Kassel is principal of Accountable Strategies Consulting, LLC, and has more than 30 years of experience in governmental, nonprofit and political research, analysis, and assessment.  He was formerly Chief of the Management Division of the Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General (OIG), an independent state agency that prevents and detects waste, fraud, and abuse in governmental projects and programs.  His book, Managing Projects in the Public Sector: A Strategic Framework for Success in an Era of Downsized Government, is scheduled to be published by CRC Press in Spring 2010.           Professional Development – Leadership Development   What’s In Your Leadership Development Toolbox?   (Deadline to Register – October 20, 2010)       Date: October 26, 2010   Time: 1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. ET   Description: While leadership is a skill that most individuals desire to master, many do not have the necessary tools in their box?  This presentation will highlight the methodologies which are being used to develop both new supervisors and seasoned managers.  Attendees will obtain a curriculum inventory of practices used to develop leadership tools and enhance current programs.     Cost: Member - $45.00 Non-member - $90.00 New member (includes full membership and webinar) - $125.00     About the Speaker:   Russell S. Rys currently serves as an organization and employee development consultant with the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District in Cleveland, Ohio.  In his role, Rys supports the District’s strategic priorities in identifying and developing talent, performance management and coaching, organizational learning, and change management.  He has been featured as a speaker for conferences, held officer roles in professional organizations, and published articles on adult learning, management development, and internal communications.           Professional Development – Emergency Management   How to Champion Disaster’s First 72-hours   (Deadline to Register – November 3, 2010)       Date: November 9, 2010   Time: 1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. ET   Description: Emergency response organizations remain steadfast in their prescription for the first 72-hours following a disaster: be self-sufficient.  Your organization may have plans to respond, but has your staff developed plans to leave their family and respond? Are the families of responders prepared to be self-sufficient and do contingency plans address their safety?  This webinar will focus on public perceptions of public safety and utility service organizations' ability to provide essential services within the first 72-hours of a disaster.  It will also address how contingency plans underestimate the issue of responders as victims, and what those organizations can do to prepare an immediate and sustained response following disaster.   Cost: Member - $45.00 Non-member - $90.00 New member (includes full membership and webinar) - $125.00   About the Speakers:   Jeff Rubini is the Deputy Chief of Incident Management at U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco. He leads and coordinates multi-agency responses to oil and hazardous materials incidents, co-chairs the Central Coast Area Committee, and teaches intermediate and advanced level emergency and disaster management courses.  He is also a qualified Pollution Investigator and Federal On-Scene Coordinator's Representative.  Rubini has participated in multi-agency responses to the STS-107 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster and hurricanes including Katrina.  He currently serves as a Board Member for the ASPA Bay Area Chapter.         Tracy Friend is a Project Manager for the Colorado Springs Office of Emergency Management.  As project manager, Tracy administered a grant from the Department of Homeland Security to promote community preparedness through dissemination and education of NOAA weather radios. The outcome of this successful grant resulted in 300 radios distributed over a five month period throughout the community.  Prior to joining the Colorado Springs Office of Emergency Management, Friend was an Emergency Consultant at the International School of Kuala Lumpur.          How to Register for ASPA's Webinars   Limited space is available!    For instructions on how to pay and register for ASPA's webinars, click here.         If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of ASPA's professional development webinar series, contact ASPA's Deputy Director, Matt Rankin at mrankin@aspanet.org.