Web Manager University – Spring 2008

2008 Government Web Managers Conference

May 5–6, 2008
FDIC Auditorium Atrium, 3rd Floor Building C
FDIC Training Facility, Arlington, VA - Directions to training facility

View speaker presentations and handouts (available on our conference wiki).

Learn more about this year's exciting speakers.

Print version of the 2008 Government Web Managers Conference Agenda and Speaker Bios.
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May 5

12:00 – 1:00

Registration and Exhibits

1:00 – 4:00
Concurrent Tutorials


Social Media Tutorial: Success Stories Across Government

Panel: Bev Godwin, Gwynne Kostin, Jeffrey Levy, Janice Nall,
and Susan Turnbull


Top Metrics for Top Tasks


Panel: Joe Pagano and Tim Evans,
Brian Dunbar, and Nicole Burton

2:30 – 2:45

Break
(Tutorial Sessions will resume after the break.)

4:00 – 5:00

Networking Session with complimentary hor d'ouevres and cash bar

5:00 – 6:00

Web Managers Best Practice Awards

May 6

8:00 – 9:00

Registration and Exhibits

9:00 – 9:15

Update About Our Community: Martha Dorris,
Deputy Associate Administrator,
Office of Citizen Services and Communications, GSA

9:15 – 10:30

Plenary Session: Mass Collaboration—Transforming
How We Deliver Content to Citizens

Speaker: Dan Herman, nGenera

10:30 – 10:45

Break

10:45 – 12:00

Panel Discussion: Future of Government Web Content

Speakers: Andrew Rasiej, TechPresident;
Steven Clift, e–Democracy.org;
Joyce Bounds Veterans Health Administration

12:00 – 1:00

Lunch
(Provided)

1:00 – 2:15
Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Information Architecture: Building Customer-Driven Navigation

Speaker: Hallie Wilfert,
SRA International

Transition Happens—Getting Ready for the New Administration

Speakers: Rachel Flagg, HUD;
Bev Godwin, USA.gov;
Sheila Campbell, USA.gov;
Kirk Winters, ED

2:15 – 2:30

Break

2:30 – 3:45
Concurrent Breakout Sessions

When It's Not Just Your Opinion:
The Latest Usability Research for Government Web Managers

Speaker: Kath Straub, HFI and
Sanjay Koyani, FDA

Your Website on a Diet:
How to Reduce Clutter and
Reprioritize Your Content

Speakers: Dick Stapleton and
Prudence Goforth, HHS

3:45 – 4:00

Raffle and Closing Remarks

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