[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 57 (Tuesday, March 25, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 14475]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7007]


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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 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the annual meeting of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs Voluntary Service National Advisory 
Committee (NAC) will be held at the Radisson Hotel City Centre, 31 West 
Ohio Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, on April 30-May 3, 2003. The 
meeting sessions are scheduled from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. on April 30; 
from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on May 1 and 2; and from 9 a.m. until 4 
p.m. on May 3, with a closing program at 6 p.m. that day. The meeting 
is open to the public.
    The committee, comprised of 61 national voluntary organizations 
advises the Secretary, through the Under Secretary for Health, on the 
coordination and promotion of volunteer activities within VA health 
care 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.
    The April 30 session will involve opening ceremonies, remarks by 
several VA and local officials and a keynote address by the VA Deputy 
Secretary. The May 1 session will feature presentations on the VA 
Voluntary Service and Veterans Canteen Service and four educational 
workshops on the Stories of Service with Digital Clubhouse Network, 
Tampa VAMC Junior Intern Program, Student Volunteers Making A 
Difference and Recruitment--Back to the Basics and Resolving Conflict. 
On May 2, the business session will include voting on recommendations, 
a keynote address from the Acting Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs, 
several awards recognizing exceptional volunteer service and a 
continuation of the educational workshops. The James H. Parke Memorial 
Scholarship Luncheon will be held to honor an outstanding youth 
volunteer, with Lt. General Carol A. Mutter, U.S. Marine Corps 
(Retired) serving as keynote speaker. The May 3 session will conclude 
with remarks from the National Executive Committee Vice Chairman and 
Chairman of the National Advisory Committee during a Volunteer 
Recognition Dinner.
    No time will be allocated at this meeting for receiving oral 
presentations from the public. However, interested persons may either 
attend or file statements with the Committee. Written statements may be 
filed either before the meeting or within 10 days after the meeting and 
addressed to: Ms. Laura Balun, Administrative Officer, Voluntary 
Service Office (10C2), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20420. Individuals interested in attending 
are encouraged to contact Ms. Balun at (202) 273-8952.

    Dated: March 18, 2003

    By Direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-7007 Filed 3-24-03; 8:45 am]
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