Circuit Office Administration Seminar

March 30 - April 1, 2005
Callaway Gardens Pine Mountain, GA 

Wednesday, March 30

2:00 p.m. Check-in/Registration/Photographs for State ID cards

Check in at the Southern Pines Conference Center Registration Desk for your room key. Overnight accommodations at the Southern Pine Cottages

Seminar Sign-in registration & State ID pictures Sourwood Board Room Southern Pines Conference Center

4:00 p.m. Welcome - Michael Mears & Helen Tate
Longleaf A & D Southern Pine Conference Ctr.

Keynote Address: The Role of the Administrative Assistant & the Public Defender System - Michael Mears

5:00 p.m. Adjourn

6:30 p.m. Dinner - Longleaf C & D

8:30 p.m. Network Gathering - optional

Thursday, March 31

6:45 a.m. Fitness Walk - optional 30 minutes - Becky Chase & Tracy Atcheson
Meet at Southern Pine Conference Center & take an invigorating walk along the Southern Pines Trail to the Callaway Beach and back!

7:30 a.m. Breakfast - Southern Pines Conference Center

8:30 a.m. Conflict Case Management & Billing Panel Discussion
Paul Kehir - Facilitator
Panelist include: Teresa Steinberg, Larry Love, Elizabeth Chavis

10:30 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m. Client Application Fee Process - Becky Chase & Tracy Atcheson

12:00 p.m. Lunch - Piedmont Dining Room Buffet

1:00 p.m. JCATS - Progress Report, Upgrades & Program Changes - Marla Kosier, Verlencia Lester, & Kim Murphy

2:00 p.m. Human Resource Management - Joan Nalls, GPDSC Human Resources Manager

3:00 p.m. State Flexible Benefits Process - Explained Raymond Haywood

4:00 p.m. Break

4:15 p.m. Nancy Stafford, Georgia Department of Community Health

Breakout Groups - Choose one

• 5:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
• Human Resources/Benefits - Special case questions answered
  Location: Bayberry 1
• JCats Workshop - Hands on specifics
  Location: Sourwood 2
• Conflict Case Management/Billing/Application Fee - Particular circuit issues
  Location: Sourwood 3
• Admin Newsletter Development - establishment of volunteer editorial board
  Location: Sourwood 4

Breakout Groups - Choose one

5:50 p.m. - 6:20 p.m.

• Human Resources/Benefits - Special case questions answered
  Location: Bayberry 1
• JCats Workshop - Hands on specifics
  Location: Sourwood 2
• Conflict Case Management/Billing/Application Fee - Particular circuit issues
  Location: Sourwood 3
• Admin Newsletter Development - establishment of volunteer editorial board
  Location: Sourwood 4

6:20 p.m. Adjourn /Dinner - On Your Own for the evening

Friday, April 1, 2005

6:45 a.m. Fitness Fun Walk - optional 30 minutes
Becky Chase & Tracy Atcheson
Take one more invigorating walk along the Southern Pines Trail to the Callaway Beach and back!

8:00 a.m. Breakfast - Southern Pines Conference Center

8:30 a.m. Expenses - Laurie Olney & Ebony Lockhart

9:30 a.m. County Budgets - Sarah Haskin & Becky Chase

10:30 a.m. Break & time allowed for checkout

12:00 p.m. Lunch - Piedmont Dining Room Buffet

1:00 p.m. Operations/Wrap-up/ Q & A

2:00 p.m. Adjourn