[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 79 (Wednesday, April 24, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 20204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-9984]


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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 (VAVS) National Advisory Committee (NAC) will be held 
at the Double Tree Hotel at Jantzen Beach, 909 Hayden Island Dr., 
Portland Oregon, on May 15-18, 2002.
    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 an opportunity for the 
committee's 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.
    The meeting sessions are scheduled for 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. on May 
15, 2002; 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on May 16, 2002; 8:30 a.m. until 
4:30 p.m. on May 17, 2002; and 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. on May 18, 
2002, with a closing ceremony at 6 p.m. that day. The May 15 session 
will principally involve opening ceremonies, remarks by several 
officials and a keynote address by the VA Under Secretary for Health. 
The May 16 session will feature a presentation of the meeting's 
objectives, consideration of several committee and subcommittee 
reports, a presentation on the Veterans History Project and four 
educational workshops on communications, corporate volunteering, career 
focus, and recruitment. On May 17, educational workshops will continue 
and keynote speakers will address the business session and the James 
Parke Memorial Scholarship Luncheon. The May 18 session will focus on 
several awards recognizing exceptional volunteer service, will feature 
another keynote speaker, and will be followed by a closing ceremonies 
event in the evening.
    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: April 17, 2002.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Nora E. Egan,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-9984 Filed 4-23-02; 8:45 am]
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