On December 13th, 2018 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C., the Senior Executives Association and Senior Executives Association Professional Development League will host the 2018 Presidential Rank Awards Leadership Summit, a full-day event offering exceptional educational, mentoring, and networking opportunities for current and aspiring government leaders.

The event will include:

Lunch Awards Reception Recognizing Meritorious Rank Award Winners & Evening Awards Reception Recognizing Distinguished Rank Award Winners
Expert Policy Panels and Educational Training Seminars Across Multiple Content Tracks on Advancing Public Leadership
Small-Group Speed Mentoring and Dedicated Networking Opportunities with Career Federal Leaders

The Summit will feature educational tracks that address the three most pressing areas of concern for Federal career senior leaders, including: Future of Work, Future of Workforce, Future of Workplace.

The conference will also recognize the extraordinary public service of senior career professionals by honoring the 2018 Distinguished and Meritorious recipients of the Presidential Rank Awards. The Presidential Rank Award represents the top award a civilian federal employee can receive, awarded by the President of the United States to the top 1% (Distinguished) and 5% (Meritorious) of federal employees, as nominated by their respective agencies. In 2017, more than 300 Senior Executives were among the event's 500 attendees.

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SEA on FEDtalk: Perspectives on Presidential Transition

Tune into FEDtalk this week for a discussion on the latest presidential transition books to hit the shelves from Deloitte and the Senior Executives Association.

Host Nikki Cannon of Shaw Bransford & Roth will be joined in-studio by Ira Goldstein, retired federal and Deloitte executive, and author of “The Federal Management Playbook: Leading and Succeeding in the Public Sector.” Bill Valdez, president of the Senior Executives Association will also join the show to discuss his book, “The Handbook of Federal Government Leadership and Administration: Transforming, Performing, and Innovating in a Complex World.”

The radio show airs Friday, December 13, at 11:00 a.m. ET. On Friday, stream online at Federal News Radio, or tune in to 1500 AM in the Washington, DC area.

Missed the live show? Click below to listen anytime!

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