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SUBJECT: 2010 GSO WORKSHOP 
 
¶1. SUMMARY: The Office of Logistics Management (A/LM) is 
pleased to announce the GSO Workshop for 2010.  It will 
be held March 1-5, in Washington, D.C.  The theme for 
this year's Workshop is "Logistics and Supply Chain 
Initiatives in a Green Environment". END SUMMARY. 
 
¶2.  Workshop Objectives:  The A/LM GSO Workshops provide 
participants a forum to exchange ideas, share 
experiences, explore best practices, acquire information 
on new and continuing Department initiatives and 
participate in interactive training sessions.  The 2010 
Workshop will focus on the greening of diplomacy, the 
challenges of supply chain management especially in a 
crisis environment, the expanding services of A/LM 
services and will feature topics such as the 
Collaborative Management in briefings by various bureaus 
and offices that work closely with GSOs. Please visit 
the A/LM website for the agenda and other details. 
 
¶3.  Workshop Participation:  The Workshop is designed 
for GSOs and senior LES employees in GSO.  The workshop 
will formally begin on March 2nd so that overseas 
participants can conduct consultations March 1, if 
desired.  Posts will be required to fund travel and per 
diem costs.  The per diem rate for Washington D.C. 
during this time period will be USD 201 for lodging and 
USD 64 for Meals & Incidental expenses. 
 
¶4.  Workshop Registration:  Please use the A/LM workshop 
Website on OpenNet to register at http://lm.a.state.gov 
and select "GSO Workshop."  You will receive an 
automatic acknowledgment that your workshop registration 
has been received.  Alternatively, if you are unable to 
register on-line, you may email Crayvondia Singletary at 
singletarycl@state.gov, or LaVetta Turner at 
turnerln@state.gov.  Registration for the workshop 
closes on February 19, 2010.  Your enrollment will be 
confirmed via email. 
 
¶5.  Hotel information: Rooms are being held at One 
Washington Circle Hotel located at One Washington Circle 
NW, and at The George Washington University Inn located 
at 824 New Hampshire Ave, NW. Reservations can be made 
for One Washington Circle Hotel by calling (800)424- 
9671 or (202)872-1680, Group Code: 526461.  Reservations 
for The George Washington University Inn can be made by 
calling (800)426-4455 or (202)337-6620, Group Code: 
¶249701.  Please note: a major credit card or fiscal data 
is needed to secure a hotel reservation.  If you cancel 
your trip, a 24-hour cancellation notice is required or 
a penalty fee will apply and you will be charged for one 
night of lodging.  Rooms must be reserved by January 28, 
2010 in order to get the workshop rate.  Check-in time 
is 3:00pm on February 28, 2010 and check-out time is 
12:00 pm on March 5, 2010. 
 
¶6.  Questions regarding this ALDAC may be addressed to 
Dorothy Jones via e-mail at jonesda4@state.gov or Vera 
Pauli-Widenhouse at Pauli-WidenhouseV@state.gov. 
 
¶7.  Minimized considered. 
CLINTON