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INTERNATIONAL TELEWORK ASSOCIATION & COUNCIL (ITAC) AND GSA PRESENT FREE WEBINAR ON JUNE 19,
"TECHNOLOGY BARRIERS TO HOME-BASED TELEWORK"

WASHINGTON, June 6, 2002 - A free Web seminar entitled "Technology Barriers to Home-Based Telework" will be presented by the International Telework Association and Council (ITAC), in cooperation with the General Services Administration (GSA) of the U.S. government, on Wednesday, June 19 at 12:30 p.m. Eastern time.

ITAC is a non-profit organization dedicated to driving the growth and success of work independent of location. The Webinar, one in a series of Telework America Webinars, is based on a report that consultants Booz-Allen & Hamilton recently completed on the subject of telework in the federal government.

This virtual seminar will explore telework issues and challenges, including:

• Impact of bandwidth of residential network services on telework efficiency;
• Performance challenges faced when using client-server applications in a home-based telework environment;
• Management issues involving the coordination of telework managers/HR personnel and IT staff; and
• Security concerns regarding home-based teleworkers' network access.

While the Booz-Allen & Hamilton report specifically analyzes U.S. federal telework programs, many of the findings are applicable to the private sector as well. Among other valuable lessons, Webinar attendees will learn why technology is not currently a serious barrier to telework growth, but how technology could be such a barrier in the future without proper planning.

The Webinar material will be presented by Gil Gordon, President,Gil Gordon Associates; Theresa Noll, from the GSA Office of Government Wide Policy, Innovative Workplaces Division; and John McGady, Senior Associate, Booz-Allen & Hamilton. At the end of the Webinar, there will be a Q&A period where audience members will be able to submit questions to the presenters.

The contents of this Webinar will be of interest to senior management, human resources managers, IT managers and telework managers in local, state, and federal agencies, and their counterparts in companies or non-profit organizations that are implementing or considering telework programs.

All that is needed to attend is a telephone and a computer with Internet access (broadband is best). Advance registration is required.

About GSA
The mission of the U. S. General Services Administration is to help federal agencies better serve the public by offering, at best value, superior workplaces, expert solutions, acquisition services and management policies. GSA promotes telework as an innovative business solution and an important management strategy in increasing the effectiveness of the federal workforce.

About ITAC
On January 1, 2005, ITAC became the Telework Advisory Group for WorldatWork. Prior to this year, ITAC was the International Telework Association and Council (ITAC). As part of WorldatWork, ITAC continues its mission of advancing the growth and success of work independent of location through groundbreaking research such as this year’s Guide, an annual conference held every September and monthly e-mail communications to its members on the latest developments in telework. Information on ITAC and its activities is available on the Web at www.workingfromanywhere.org or by telephone at 301-650-2322. # # #