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The 5th Annual Government Customer Support Conference and Expo

Establishing Advanced Federal, State and Local Government Contact Centers, Help Desks and Service Portals


Brain Power:  Benefit from practical, actionable information on strategy, vision, and execution.

June 14-15, 2006
Sheraton Crystal City
Arlington, Virginia

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GCS 2006 Board

Ivy Meadors
Host and Producer
High Tech High Touch Solutions

Daryl Covey
Chair & Operations
NEXRAD

Lisa Prendergast
Sr. Program Director
High Tech High Touch Solutions

Andy Reeves
VP of Technology
High Tech High Touch Solutions

Dave Stockwell
Audio Visual
REI

Ernie Hayden
Key Contributor
Port of Seattle

Donna Holt
Registration
Help Desk Xlence

Jim Siminoski
ITIL Lead
SOSCorp

Jim Vavra
Audio Visual

Judy Hogan
Key Contributor

Federal Aviation Administration

Liz Nisley
Key Contributor

City of
Hampton

Robin Beland
Key Contributor
FrontRange Solutions


Event Partners

Aeroprise

Association of Support Professionals

Axios

BMC Software

Brad Worthley Intl.

Call Center School

CompTIA

CRMAdvocate

Customer Service Group

Diamond Municipal Solutions

Department of
Treasury / Federal Consulting Group

eTalk

FedTech

Genticity

Government Customer Support Community of Practice

HDI Capital Area Local Chapter

Help Desk Northwest

InfoSpherix

Inova Solutions

ISM

M1 Global

Northwest Call Center Professionals

Northwest Support Professionals

RightNow Technologies

SOSCorp

STI Knowledge

Symon

TMC

GOVERNMENT CUSTOMER SUPPORT CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

The ONLY Conference Designed Specifically for Government Customer Service and Support Centers

Call Centers, Contact Centers, Service Desks, Help Desk, and Web Service Portals

High Tech High Touch Solutions offers comprehensive  Customer Support Conferences and Expos.  Our goal is to revolutionize the service and support business by sharing a wealth of information on industry best practices through people, process, information, and technology.

Date and Location

June 14-15, 2006
Sheraton Crystal City Hotel on 1800 Jefferson Davis Highway in Arlington, VA


Overview

Leaders of help desks, call centers, web service portals, and other touch points for Government's internal and external customers come together yearly at the 5th Annual Government Customer Support Conference and Expo (GCS) to learn, share, and synergize as a community of practice!

The 5th Annual Government Customer Support Conference and Expo (GCS) delivers unprecedented educational opportunities for all levels of service and support government professionals. The mission is to significantly contribute to your goals to establish advanced federal, state and local government service and support centers and service portals.

This year's program is an exciting mix of facilitated networking, case studies from award winning customer support organizations throughout Government, and invited professionals sharing their expert perspectives on key practices and trends.  Attendees will learn about the options available to help heighten the performance of their service and support organizations. They'll have access to expert-led sessions and case studies.

From fine tuning an existing contact center or help desk to advancing a customer portal, you'll find the tools and perspectives needed to do it right in Government here!  Join us for the only event of it's kind designed specifically for Government customer support professionals and their challenges.


What to Expect

  • Two days of powerful insights, ideas and motivation.

  • Twenty Mastermind sessions to select from for in-depth discussions on the hottest industry topics.

  • Twenty-five sessions on topics that focus on contact centers, help desks and service portals, with topics applicable across all three fields - you design the program that is going to have the greatest benefit for you.

  • Numerous opportunities to meet and share with others who are responsible for the ultimate success of their centers.

  • A primary focus and emphasis on delivering advanced leadership techniques.

  • Three pre-conference certification courses to choose from which include topics on Call Center Leadership, Certified Help Desk Management and ITIL Essentials.

  • Case studies from award winning customer support organizations in the Government.

  • Experts sharing their perspectives on key practices and trends.

  • Annual Excellence Awards Ceremony recognizing the best Government organizations in three categories: Customer Service Excellence, Team Work, Technical Excellence and the paramount organization will be awarded the Overall Excellence Award.


What You Will Learn

  • How the leaders in today's Government customer support achieve and maintain excellence.

  • What does and doesn’t work from "live from the frontline" perspectives.

  • Proven strategies, the latest technologies, new approaches and forward-thinking ideas.

  • How to groom our next wave of leaders.

  • Who else in Government shares your challenges and how they are dealing with them.

  • Lessons from our industry in both the public and private sectors applicable to your environment.

  • The roles of leadership and strategic vision in delivering responsive customer care.

What you won't learn: "More of the same old stuff"


Why You and Your Colleagues Should Attend
  • Meet and share valuable best practices with colleagues throughout the Government.

  • Learn to strategically anticipate the evolution of customer needs.

  • Learn how to respond to organizational pressures regarding outsourcing and consolidation and critically evaluate these options.

  • Hear about the "ITIL" framework and the current revolution to adopt it within Government agencies.

  • Learn about exciting new initiatives to create Federal performance metrics.

  • Hear how to most effectively assimilate and measure customer feedback.

  • Learn how an award-winning Government Web portal provider offers advanced services across multiple sites seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day.

  • Culture reflects the values and operating style of an organization and is the foundation upon which everything else is built.  Understand how having a suitable internal culture maximizes your organization's effectiveness.


Who Should Attend

Primary job titles extending across personnel and management at all levels of Government responsible for customer service and support, include:

  • Executive / Corporate Management in Local and Federal Agencies

  • Line of Business Managers

  • Help Desk and Call Center Managers and Frontline professionals

  • Staff and Managers of On-line Government Services

  • Managers of Technical Support

  • Contracting Officers and Representatives

  • Consultants / Service Providers / VARs / Outsourcers / Education and Training organizations

  • Vendors who offer technology and services for Government service and support organizations

  • Others Interested in Excellence for Government Customer Service and Support


What Makes This Event Unique
  • All speakers are screened and pre-qualified to ensure all material presented will deliver useful information.

  • Speakers are highly qualified to deliver their presentations - know their material well and are skilled presenters.

  • Content is shared orally as well you receive templates, handouts, and resource listings you take back to use in your own organizations.

  • All material is provided on a Flash Drive for ongoing access.  There are no printed proceedings.

  • Interactive sessions where your questions and comments are openly discussed.  "No talking heads for speakers."

  • The event is designed from the input of people in the industry who have identified the most critical content to establish advanced call centers, help desks and service portals

  • No more of the same old thing.  Learn the ways to begin advancing your organization to deliver the highest level of proactive service.

 

 

 

 

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