[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 20850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-9607]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Voluntary Service National Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs gives notice under Public Law 
92-463 that the annual meeting of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
Voluntary Service National Advisory Committee will be held at the 
Clarion Plaza Hotel, 9700 International Boulevard, Orlando, FL, May 31-
June 3, 2000. The meeting begins with participant registration from 12 
noon to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 30, and from 8 am to 5 pm Wednesday, May 
31, through Friday, June 2, 2000, in Ballroom C/D Foyer.
    The committee, comprised of fifty nine national voluntary 
organizations, advises the Under Secretary of Health and other members 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office staff on how to 
coordinate and promote volunteer activities within VA facilities. The 
primary purposes of this meeting are: To provide for committee review 
of volunteer policies and procedures; to accommodate full and open 
communications between the organizations, representatives and the 
Voluntary Service Office and field staff; to provide educational 
opportunities geared towards improving volunteer programs with special 
emphasis on methods to recruit, retain, motivate and recognize 
volunteers; and to approve committee recommendations.
    Pre-meeting activities include: Tuesday, May 30, 2000, VAVS Field 
Staff will meet from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. in Salon 5 & 6; the National 
Executive Committee will meet on Wednesday, May 31, from 8 a.m. until 
12 p.m. in Salon 5 & 6; VISN 8 staff will provide a Health Fair from 9 
a.m.-5 p.m. in Salon 7; there will be an a new member orientation from 
1:00 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. in Ballroom D; and from 3 p.m. until 4:30 
p.m. there will be an open forum in Ballroom D. Opening ceremonies will 
begin at 6:00 p.m. featuring Thomas L. Garthwaite, M.D., as keynote 
speaker.
    On Thursday, June 1, 2000, there will be a Business Session from 
8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. in Ballroom D. The workshop topics include, 
Satisfaction Through Service, Salon 4; Volunteerism Corporate Style, 
Salon 5; Where Have All the Volunteers Gone--Recruitment/Retention, 
Salon 7 & 8; Homeless Veterans Programs, Salon 9 & 10.
    On Friday, June 2, 2000, a NAC Business Session will be held from 
8:30 a.m.-10 a.m., Ballroom C & D. The educational workshops will be 
repeated from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and from 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m., rooms 
remain the same as on Thursday. The James H. Parke luncheon will be 
from 12:30 p.m.-2 p.m. in Ballroom C & D, honoring the 2000 recipient 
of the James H. Parke Scholarship.
    On the morning of Saturday, June 3, 2000, the NAC will hold a 
Business Session from 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. in Ballroom C & D. A 
critique of the meeting will be held from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in 
Salon 3 & 4. A closing celebration honoring the NAC Volunteers of the 
Year will be held in Ballroom C & D, beginning at 6:00 p.m.
    The meeting is open to the public. Individuals interested in 
attending are encouraged to contact: Ms. Laura Balun, Administrative 
Officer, Voluntary Service Office (10C2), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20420, (202) 273-8392.

    Dated: May 11, 2000.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Marvin R. Eason,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-9607 Filed 4-17-00; 8:45 am]
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