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Workforce Data Quality Initiative Participant Agenda Workforce Data Quality Initiative March 12, 2015 Participant Agenda Page 1 of 2 8:30 REGISTRATION HYATT REGENCY HOTEL, BETHESDA, MARYLAND Registration will begin at 8:30am. 9:00 WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS WDQI leadership from the Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, and the Social Policy Research Associates (SPR) Technical Assistance Team will welcome the 23 grantee teams and provide an overview of the day’s agenda and goals. Caterra Castile, Federal Project Officer, Division of Strategic Planning and Performance, Office of Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Washington, D.C. The SPR Team, Vinz Koller, Melissa Mack, Kristin Wolff, and Trace Elms You, Arkansas, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania , Rhode Island, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming 9:30 PANEL DISCUSSION Our distinguished panelists will present on the theme of “Creating Impact in Changing Contexts” and participate in a moderated discussion that includes your questions and comments. Neil Ridley, Director of State Initiatives, Center on Education and the Workforce, Georgetown University Rachel Zinn, Director, Workforce Data Quality Campaign Matt Bailey, CoFounder, Code for D.C. 11:00 BREAK Just enough time for a run to the coffee shop in the lobby.

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Workforce Data Quality Initiative Participant Agenda 

Workforce Data Quality Initiative                                                                                                                    March 12, 2015 

Participant Agenda    Page 1 of 2 

8:30  REGISTRATION   

HYATT REGENCY HOTEL, BETHESDA, MARYLAND 

Registration will begin at 8:30am. 

9:00    WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS 

WDQI leadership from the Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, and the 

Social Policy Research Associates (SPR) Technical Assistance Team will welcome the 23 grantee teams 

and provide an overview of the day’s agenda and goals. 

Caterra Castile, Federal Project Officer, Division of Strategic Planning and Performance, Office 

of Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training 

Administration, Washington, D.C. 

The SPR Team, Vinz Koller, Melissa Mack, Kristin Wolff, and Trace Elms 

You, Arkansas, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, 

Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, 

Pennsylvania , Rhode Island, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming  

9:30    PANEL DISCUSSION 

Our distinguished panelists will present on the theme of “Creating Impact in Changing Contexts” and 

participate in a moderated discussion that includes your questions and comments.  

Neil Ridley, Director of State Initiatives, Center on Education and the Workforce,  

Georgetown University 

Rachel Zinn, Director, Workforce Data Quality Campaign 

Matt Bailey, Co‐Founder, Code for D.C. 

11:00    BREAK     

 

Just enough time for a run to the coffee shop in the lobby.  

 

 

 

 

Workforce Data Quality Initiative                                                                                                                    March 2015 

Participant Agenda    Page 2 of 2 

11:15   MAD LIBS GALLERY WALK 

 

Stroll the pop‐up gallery to view your colleagues’ answers to this Mad Lib: “Our most significant 

WDQI success to date is _________________ because it enables_________________________.” and 

chat with them about how they did it. 

12:00   LUNCH 

On your own. 

1:00   WORLD CAFÉ 

Take part in a series of rotating, idea‐generating conversations about top‐rated topics of interest to 

the community. A room‐wide report‐out will make sure everyone hears the good parts.     

2:30   SUSTAINING THE EFFORT 

A surprise, competitive team activity to put everything you’ve learned these past three days to use. 

4:00  CLOSING 

A group sing of “So Long, Farewell” (Kidding!)  

Reflections and next steps.   

4:30   ADJOURN