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 Welcome, today is Monday, May 21, 2012

"Getting Started: A Telework Pilot Program" Webcast focused on the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases' (NIAID) telework program. Agency representatives discussed the planning process, including researching and developing policies, funding, installed technology and what is needed to ensure a secure telework technology infrastructure, required pre- and post-pilot program training for employees and managers, and how the organization measured pilot results.

Attendees learned:

  • The necessary framework to begin the telework planning process, including surveying employees and background research
  • How to involve all the key stakeholders to ensure pilot success
  • How the agency addressed policy and funding roadblocks
  • Tips for implementation and securing management buy-in
  • Available technology and training support that enable an effective telework pilot program


Cisco Panelists:

  • Colleen Boyd, Management & Program Analyst, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health
  • Renee Coneway, MBA, Telework Coordinator, NIAID, National Institutes of Health
  • Mike Tartakovsky, CIO and Director, Office of Cyber Infrastructure and Computational Biology, NIAID, National Institutes of Health
  • Pedro Leonardo, Manager, Software Development, Access Routing Technology Group, Cisco



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