NextGen+ LA Recap | Opportunities & Announcements

In case you were not aware, the Next Generation of Government met last week in downtown Los Angeles at The California Endowment, and it rocked! It was the first time a NextGen training summit was held outside of Washington, DC. A packed room with great sessions and speakers - from our diversity panel featuring APALS, BIG and FEW, to learning how to network by way of Star Wars LEGO action figures - seriously! Enjoy the NextGen pics posted here: www.flickr.com/photos/younggovla and congrats again to our inaugural YGL-LA Leadership Award recipients: Jeff Chao, Kathie Morris and Jon Toy. Most important, a big thank you to the following people for making NextGen+ LA a great event:

• Ray Brewer and Kathrene Hansen, Los Angeles Federal Executive Board
• Patrick Ibarra, Mejorando Group
• Stacy Mungo, County of Los Angeles & ASPA
• Kim Foster, US Navy & FEW
• Semee Park, City of Los Angeles & APALS
• Edward Wilson, US Air Force & BIG
• Mark Pine, City of Los Angeles, Griffith Observatory
• Dave Uejio, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau & YGL
• Anita Minaei, US Department of Homeland Security
• Joanne Haggerty, Kaiser Permanente for Federal Employees
• Jeffery Chao, Photographer
• Kathie Morris, SoCal Feds Get Fit
• Stephen Peteritas and Megan Price, GovLoop
• The YGL-LA Team and all volunteers - Tina, Scott, Steve, Jeremy, Johann, Tayo, Jon and Alex!

If you can't get enough NextGen or feel like you missed out, join us July 25th-26th in Washington, DC, for the Next Generation of Government Training Summit 2013: www.nextgengovt.com - OPM approved! It's basically NextGen+ LA on steroids… 

Opportunities & Announcements

• YGL-LA Open Board Positions! Per request, application period extended to this Sunday, May 5th. www.younggov.org/ygl-la-open-board
• Los Angeles/Long Beach Blacks in Government (BIG) general membership meeting Saturday, May 4th, 10:00 AM. Email biglalba@gmail.com for info.
• San Pedro High School Public Service Career Day - May 15th, 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM. Looking for a few YGLers to share their public service experience.
• DHS CREATE at USC just announced a six day course for public sector employees - The Executive Program in Counter-Terrorism, July 28th - August 2nd. www.create.usc.edu/education/executive_program
• SoCal Feds Get Fit has announced hikes for April, May and June: www.losangeles.feb.gov/fedfit/about.cfm?title=About%20Us
• The FEB Public Service Professional Development Series presents "Doing More with Less - How Social Networks and Mobile Tools Can Save You Time and Money" on May 16th from 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM in Long Beach and featuring Steve Ressler, GovLoop and YGL founder! www.losangeles.feb.gov/documents/FEBbrochure13Scrolling.pdf
• Introducing the FEB Public Service Awards Program! Nominate an LA rock star Fed you admire or love working with every quarter and let the Federal Executive Board recognize them. www.losangeles.feb.gov Maybe a YGL-LA committee to provide a chapter nomination? Let us know if you are interested.

Get involved and see ya soon!