**Placement Week Agenda**

**December 3-8, 2006**

**2007 Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Placement Week**

**Questions: Call Jack Oliver at cell (703) 597-6386**

**Kola Garber at cell (202) 669-3552**

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# ***Note:*** Business dress all week starting Monday, December 4. 

[Placement Week Staff]{.underline}: Jack Oliver, Kola Garber.

**"All" refers to all Finalists**

***Sunday, December 3* (Business casual dress)**

5:30 pm Dinner at Hunan Dynasty; 215 Pennsylvania Ave., SE; 202-546-6161

> [Reception]{.underline}: Cash Bar
>
> [Closest metro]{.underline}: Orange/Blue line to Capitol South;
>
> [Directions]{.underline}: Walk up the Hill to the corner of
> Independence & S. Capitol (Capitol directly in front of you); turn
> rt.; walk about 2 ½ blocks; look right about where Independence Ave.
> and Pennsylvania Ave. split.

6:30 pm [Welcome]{.underline}

> Dr. Leon Cammen, Director, National Sea Grant College Program
>
> Dr. Jim Murray, Deputy Director, National Sea Grant College Program
>
> [Overview of Orientation Week]{.underline}
>
> Jack Oliver, Knauss Program Manager
>
> Kola Garber, Assistant Director for Administration, National Sea Grant
> College Program
>
> **Dinner will be \$20 and include a number of dishes.** This includes
> tax & gratuity. **Please bring CASH for collection.** Executive
> Finalists please bring \$5 for Monday snacks and refreshments!

***Monday, December 4***

[Executive Finalists]{.underline}

6:30 am Breakfast at hotel with Jack, Megan Agy (breakfast opens at 6:30
am)

> Residence Inn Marriott, 333 E Street S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024,
> (202) 484-8280

7:15 am Meet to travel to Silver Spring with Jack (\$5 will be collected
Sunday night to cover snacks and refreshments)

8:30 am Briefing by potential hosts -- SSMC 3, Room 4527

5:00 pm Final group discussion

[Legislative Finalists]{.underline}

6:30 am Breakfast at hotel with Amy Painter, Melissa Pearson (breakfast
opens at 6:30 am)

> Residence Inn Marriott, 333 E Street S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024,
> (202) 484-8280

8:15 am Travel to Congressional Research Service (CRS) briefing with
Amy, Melissa

9:00 am Seminar on the legislative process

> (Agenda: http://www.seagrant.noaa.gov/knauss/doc/CRS_Agenda_06.pdf)

12:15 pm Lunch on your own

1:30 pm Resume CRS seminar on the legislative process

[All]{.underline}

5:30 pm Optional Dinner at hotel -- Residence Inn Marriott

6:30 pm Evening Activity

***Tuesday, December 5***

[Executive Finalists]{.underline}

6:30 am Breakfast at hotel with Jack -- Residence Inn Marriott

7:30 am Travel to Silver Spring with Jack

8:30 am Schedule interviews with potential hosts\*

1:30 pm Begin interviews with potential hosts

6:00 pm Interviews end for the day

[Legislative Finalists]{.underline}

7:30 am Breakfast at hotel with Jamie Krauk -- Residence Inn Marriott

8:30 am Travel to Longworth House Office Building 1334 (LHOB) with Jamie

9:00 am Briefing/discussion with current class -- LHOB 1334 Resources
Committee Room

noon Lunch on your own

1:00 pm Briefing by potential hosts and schedule interviews\* -- LHOB
1334 Resources Committee Room (Jack, Kola, Jamie)

[All]{.underline}

5:30 pm Optional Dinner at hotel -- Residence Inn Marriott

6:30 pm Evening Activity

***Wednesday, December 6***

[All]{.underline}

7-9:00 am Breakfast at hotel with Jack, Kola -- Residence Inn Marriott

[Executive Finalists]{.underline}

8:00 am Continue interviews with potential hosts

[Legislative Finalists]{.underline}

9:00 am Begin interviews with potential hosts

[All]{.underline}

6:00 pm Interviews end for the day

5:30-6:30 pm Optional Dinner at hotel -- Residence Inn Marriott

6:30 pm Evening activity

***Thursday, December 7***

[All]{.underline}

7-9:00 am Breakfast at hotel with Jack, Kola -- Residence Inn Marriott

[Executive Finalists]{.underline}

8:00 am Continue interviews with potential hosts

4:30 pm Interviews end

[Legislative Finalists]{.underline}

9:00 am Continue interviews with potential hosts

6:00 pm Interviews end for the day

[All]{.underline}

6-9 pm Evening activity (dinner available)

***Friday, December 8***

[All]{.underline}

6:30 am Breakfast at hotel -- Residence Inn Marriott

[Executive Finalists]{.underline}

6:30 am Host Selection Lists due via email to oar.sg.fellows@noaa.gov

7:30 am Travel to Silver Spring on your own

8:30 am Arrange placements in Silver Spring with Jack, Kola, NSGO staff
-- SSMC 3, Room 4527

Noon NOAA Security briefing (for NOAA-based Fellows only)

1:00 pm Obtain signatures on ratification document and discuss new

> assignments

[Legislative Finalists]{.underline}

9:00 am Continue interviewing (in host office)

11:30 am Complete interviews

12:30 pm Host Selection Lists due via email to oar.sg.fellows@noaa.gov

1:30 pm Arrange placements with Jack, Kola -- CORE Headquarters,
Conference Room, 1201 New York Avenue NW, Suite 420, Washington, DC
20005,

> \(202\) 332-0063

3:30 pm Obtain signatures and discuss new assignments

[All]{.underline}

6:00 pm ALL RATIFICATION documents returned to the National Sea

> Grant Office or designated location

6:00 pm Evening activity (dinner available)

\*The Program Manager or designee will fax/email each Host office
Tuesday with their schedule for finalists' interviews (Executive before
1:30 pm and Legislative late afternoon). Additional interviews may be
requested during the Tuesday through Thursday interview period. Refer to
master schedule to determine Host availability. Finalists will be given
an Interview Form for appointments.