The NIOA Board members are working hard to prepare for the 2010 conference in Clearwater Beach, Florida. We know that there are budget concerns for many agencies, travel monies are few and some agencies are not providing funds for training.

We also believe that this conference is the finest conference available for PIOs to hone their skills, receive new insights to help them improve themselves as PIOs and therefore benefit their agencies, and of course, to build networks with others that can help when help is needed.

As past NIOA Presidents have done, I am providing a letter for members to share with their chief or administrator to help show the value of the annual training conference. Please download, print and present it to your leaders so that they might better understand the overall value of this conference.

We look forward to seeing you in Clearwater Beach.

Marlee Boenig
2009-2010 President
NIOA

Enclosure: 2010 NIOA President Letter to Chiefs

You may have noticed a sidebar advertisement throughout the NIOA site for the Social Media for Government conference.  This training opportunity is being held by the Performance Institute in partnership with the NIOA.

According to the event coordinators you can learn how to:

• Develop a Social Media Strategy to Drive Performance-Based Communications at Your Agency
• Create Online Strategies to Appeal to a Diverse Customer Base
• Market Your Social Media to Citizens and Stakeholders
• Utilize Social Media Strategies and Tactics to Engage Employees

NIOA members that wish to attend this conference may receive 10% off their tuition with the discount code P734-PRTWB.

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