CMS
June 16, 2008
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Welcome
REGISTRATION AND LOGISTICS

All non-committee attendees must complete their registration online.

If you are unable to register online, please fax the following information to Lisa Gail at (301) 577-5261:

  • Name, address, title, affiliation
  • Office, cell, and emergency telephone numbers
  • E-mail address (if applicable)

This information will be used to gauge seating capacity at the meeting facility. Please note that no participant list will be produced nor will this information be shared with anyone other than CMS.

Registration must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. (eastern daylight time) June 12, 2008. A large number of attendees are expected; therefore, seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

Please contact Lisa Gail at (301) 577-0244, ext. 22, or lgail@blseamon.com with questions regarding registration or for directions to the Hilton Pikesville Hotel, which is located at 1726 Reisterstown Road, Baltimore, MD 21208, (410) 653-1100.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

PAOC meeting attendees with hearing or visual impairments, special needs, or any condition that requires special assistance or accommodations must provide this information upon registering for the meeting.

MEETING AGENDA

An agenda identifying subjects to be discussed is listed below.

PRESS REPRESENTATIVES

All press representatives must register at www.blsmeetings.net/H1102-2. Press representatives must provide their name, affiliation, address, city, State, ZIP code, office telephone number, and e-mail address.

SPEAKERS

Members of the public who are planning to speak must sign the sign-in sheet located at the registration desk. Speakers will be called in the order in which we receive their request.

AGENDA, Monday, June 16, 2008
   
9:00 – 9:30 Registration
9:30 – 9:45 Opening Remarks
9:45 – 10:00 First and Second Round Updates
10:00 – 10:15 Mid Morning Break
10:15 – 11:45 Contract Award Process
11:45 – 1:15 Lunch (On your own)
1:15 – 2:00 Policy Issues
2:00 – 3:15 Education, Outreach, and Monitoring
3:15 – 3:30 Afternoon Break
3:30 – 4:00 Accreditation & Quality Standards Update
4:00 – 5:00 Public Comments

Please note the following to assist you in completing the registration process:

  • Upon submission of your completed registration form, you should receive a thank-you message confirming that your registration has been successfully processed. Please e-mail Lisa Gail at lgail@blseamon.com if you do not receive this message.
  • The system is set to time out after 2 hours. Therefore, if you start the process, you must complete it within this timeframe. If you do not, you will be required to start the process over.
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