Agenda: The UIS National Meeting for UI Appeals Management and Support Staff will begin at mid-day on Wednesday, June 8, 1994 and end at mid-day on Friday, June 10, 1994. The Annual Conference of NAUIAB will begin on Monday morning, June 6, 1994 and end at mid-day on Wednesday, June 8, 1994. A copy of each agenda is attached. Participants: The agenda for the National Meeting for UI Appeals Management and Support Staff has been designed for the managers of the lower and higher authority appeals units and the chief appeals clerks and/or appeals support staff supervisors of the lower and higher authority appeals units. The goal is to have an agenda of topics which will provide forums for the management and support staff audiences to exchange their ideas and experiences in managing the high level of appeals workloads that have occurred in recent years. The Annual Conference of NAUIAB will be of interest to unemployment insurance appellate boards and commission members, chief hearing officers responsible for lower authority appellate adjudications, and the chief counsel and chief executive officers of the various higher authority boards and commissions. Meeting Particulars and Inquiries: Travel and per diem costs for State Employment Security Agency (Staff) participants will have to be paid from available State FY 94 allocations: additional funds from ETA are not available for this purpose. Details about the meeting site, costs, and contact persons for additional information are in the attached materials. The Michigan Employment Security Board of Review is hosting the NAUIAB Annual Conference and has graciously agreed to handle the logistics of registration and related matters for the UIS' National Meeting for UI Appeals Management and Support Staff. Action Required: SESA Administrators are requested to provide this information to the appropriate SESA personnel and appellate board members and staff.

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Reference. UI Information Bulletin 5-94.

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Background: The UIRR Data Entry System has been operational since 1990. The system is dynamic and is constantly growing and changing as new programs arise or improvements are created. Suggestions have been received from users and many have been implemented. Some suggestions could not be implemented because of requirements of the data base management system that was used to create the UIRR Data Entry System. The National Office is moving in the direction of utilizing personal computers (PCs) to access the SUN equipment. Moving to PCs will have many advantages, one of which is "windowing". Windowing allows the user to pull up different functions without going through traditional menus and to have several applications active on the screen in different "windows" at the same time. Windowing will allow for fewer steps to access any given part of the system and will provide the ability to move easily and quickly from one function to another. The UIRR system will begin to be rewritten in this type of window environment during the fall of 1994. The entire system will be rewritten and tested before any screens are released to the States. Release will not occur before January of 1996. In preparation for this large rewrite, we will be studying the existing system as well as the suggestions that have been received to date but not implemented. Suggestions Requested: We are soliciting suggestions or comments from users that they think would improve the UIRR Data Entry System. We want to hear what is wrong, what is right, and specific suggestions for improvement. Many users have been exposed to multiple pieces of PC software and could comment on what they think works well. There are multiple users in each State and comments from all are welcome. Action Required: Please share this directive with appropriate staff. Any suggestions or comments should be sent to Cindy Ambler, Room S-4519, 200 Constitution Ave. N.W., Washington, DC, 20210 by June 30, 1994. Suggestions will be welcome after this date but will more likely be used in planning the new system if received by that time.

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