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Workshop Description

Friday May 15

G1. Impact of the Stimulus Package – Joel Szabat, Assistant Secretary of Transportation Policy, DOT [Go To Top]

The speaker will discuss the objective and impact of the stimulus package on the Federal workforce.

G2. Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief, and Impact on Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Populations– Claudia Gordon, DHS & Dr. Meenakshi (Mini) Nagendran, FWS/DoI [Go To Top]

There will be a panel of experts in emergency preparedness to discuss recent emergencies, lessons learned, and ways to eliminate or minimize the impact of these types of disaster events on the API populations and communities. The panel will examine issues such as special vulnerabilities of certain communities, coordination between the groups and with Federal agencies, barriers to the effective prevention of disaster effects, such as the lack of information, language access, among others, and the particular impact of coastal ecology on emergency events.

G3. Opportunities in Federal Procurement for Small Businesses – Gerardo Franco, USDOT, Charles Williams, NASA and Joe Ware, USDA [Go To Top]

The panel will explore the many product and services that the Federal Government utilizes in its operations and many are open to solicitation from small businesses that APA communities can take advantage of.

H1. Investment Strategies in the Economic Turmoil - Stephen Tse, Merrill Lynch, Michael Mara, Valley Forge, Gene Rankin, Transamerica Capital & Kyle R Schuenemann, MFS Investment Management [Go To Top]

A discussion of risk management solutions using variable annuity guarantees for lifetime income planning. To become more aware of some options available to individual investors in planning for retirement income.

H2. Supplemental Perspectives on Dietary Supplements: Temptations or Forbidden Fruit? - Dr. Vaiyapuri Subramaniam, Department of Veterans Affairs [Go To Top]

Dietary supplements (DS) as defined in the 1994 federal law (Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act; DHSEA) includes vitamins, minerals, herbals, amino acids, and their derivatives. Per DHSEA, DS cannot make claims to treat or cure a disease except make structure/function claims with FDA notification. Dietary supplements could adversely affect the effectiveness of routine medications taken and caution is recommended as a public health measure.

H3. Navigating the Federal Procurement for Small Businesses – Gerardo Franco, USDOT [Go To Top]

The workshop will present guidance and resources for small APA business owners who are interested in taking advantage of opportunities in the Federal procurement.

Rev 4/29/09