Agenda
Please visit the Speakers page for more information about the featured presenters at this year's Annual Conference.
The Session Descriptions page contains more details on each session/workshop at the conference.
Click here for a print-friendly PDF version of the agenda. Click the tabs below to view each day's schedule.
Links to presentation files, if available, can be found under each session's title below.
Thursday, August 11 | Time | Location |
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County Invitational Golf Tournament | 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Tanglewood Park |
Davidson County Tour Hosted by President-Elect Fred McClure Departs from the front of the Benton Convention Center |
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Davidson County |
Registration Desk Hours | 9 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. | Benton Convention Center Foyer |
LELA Seminar: Managing Conflict Constructively with Dan Clark | 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. | North Main Hall F & G |
Exhibit Show Hours | Noon - 6 p.m. | South Main Hall |
Opening Reception | Noon - 1:30 p.m. | South Main Hall |
Workshop Block I - Public Health Connections and Hot Topics | ||
Workshop Block I - County Authority for Public Schools, Statutorily Speaking | 2:45 - 4 p.m. |
North Main Hall C |
Workshop Block I - Tips and Tools for Reaching Your Latino Population | 2:45 - 4 p.m. | North Main Hall B |
Workshop Block I - Social Security: Choice of a Lifetime | 2:45 - 4 p.m. | North Main Hall E |
Workshop Block II - How a Bill Becomes a Law, and What It Means Once It Does | 4:15 - 5 p.m. | North Main Hall F & G |
Workshop Block II - Community Paramedicine/Mobile Integrated Healthcare: Addressing Tomorrow's Needs | 4:15 - 5 p.m. | North Main Hall D |
A Toast to Innovation: Reception hosted by Local Government Federal Credit Union |
5 - 6 p.m. | South Main Hall |
First Night Celebration, Hosted by NC Cooperative Extension (Formerly known as Horn O'Plenty) |
6 - 8:30 p.m. | North Main Hall |
Friday, August 12 | Time | Location |
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Registration Desk Hours | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Benton Convention Center Foyer |
Public Speaking Speed Coaching Sessions with Joy Javitz No advance registration required - attendees may sign up for a time slot on site. |
All day, by appointment | Benton Convention Center Foyer |
Opening General Session, Featuring Keynote Speaker Jaylen Bledsoe |
8:30 - 10 a.m. | North Main Hall A |
Spouse/Guest Tour Departs from Convention Center Update: Due to low registration numbers, this tour has been cancelled. Follow the link above for details. |
9:30 a.m. | Benton Convention Center |
Break | 10 - 10:30 a.m. | South Main Hall |
Exhibit Show Hours | 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. | South Main Hall |
Workshop Block III - The NC Public School Partnership: Past, Present and Opportunities |
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Workshop Block III - The Politics of Risk | 10:30 - 11:45 a.m. | Embassy - Gaines Ballroom 2 |
Workshop Block III - Using Essential Stories for Effective Communication | 10:30 - 11:45 a.m. | North Main Hall F & G |
Workshop Block III - Draw Upon Your Artistic Side: Creatives Shaping Economic Prosperity | 10:30 - 11:45 a.m. | Embassy - Gaines Ballroom 1 |
NC Association of County Clerks Business Meeting | 11 a.m. - noon | North Main Hall B |
Lunch in the Exhibit Hall | 11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. | South Main Hall |
County Managers' Luncheon | 11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. | Marriott - Hearn Ballroom A & B |
Advanced Leadership Corps Cohort Luncheon | 11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. | North Main Hall E |
NC Association of Black County Officials Business Meeting | 12:30 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. | Marriott - Hearn Ballroom D |
Workshop Block IV - Like, Dislike, Delete? Swim in the Social Media Mainstream Without Drowning or Looking All Wet (Part I) |
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Workshop Block IV - What You Say Without Saying It: Non-Verbal Communication in Public Speaking |
1:30 - 2:45 p.m. | North Main Hall F & G |
Workshop Block IV - Keeping the Lights On with Future Changes in the Electric Utility Industry |
A & B |
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Break | 2:45 - 3:15 p.m. | |
Workshop Block V - Like, Dislike, Delete? Swim in the Social
Media Mainstream Without Drowning or Looking All Wet (Part II) |
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Workshop Block V - Stepping Up to Reduce Incarceration of the Mentally Ill Task Force: Committees | Members |
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Workshop Block V - Data-Informed Decision Making: Harnessing Data Resources and Powerful Decision-Making Practices PPT |
3:15 - 4:30 p.m. | Marriott - Hearn Ballroom A & B |
Workshop Block V - From Tobacco to Technology: Reshaping Forsyth County for the 21st Century | 3:15 - 4:30 p.m. | North Main Hall E |
YouthVoice Icebreaker and Orientation | 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | Embassy - Gaines Ballroom |
LELA Seminar: Real Colors (with Youth Delegates) Dan Clark |
4:30 - 9:30 p.m. | Embassy - Gaines Ballroom |
District Caucuses: Even-Numbered Districts | 5 - 5:30 p.m. | North Main Hall C & D |
Forsyth County Celebration | 6 - 9 p.m. | Embassy - Grand Pavilion |
Youth Summit Ice Cream Social | 9:30 - 10:00 p.m. | Embassy - Gaines Foyer |
Saturday, August 13 | Time | Location |
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Registration Desk Hours | 7:30 a.m. - noon | Benton Convention Center Foyer |
Conference-Wide Youth Involvement Breakfast | 7:30 - 8:45 a.m. | North Main Hall A |
Second General Session with David Glover | 8:45 - 9:45 a.m. | North Main Hall A |
Break | 9:45 - 10 a.m. | |
Third General Session with Ted Abernathy PowerPoint presentation (PDF) |
10 - 11 a.m. | North Main Hall A |
YouthVoice: Bottom Line! County Budget Simulation Vaughn Upshaw and Rod Visser, UNC School of Government |
10 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. | Embassy Suites - Gaines Ballroom 1 & 2 |
Opportunity Change? |
North Main Hall Large Counties - E Medium Counties - F Small Counties - G |
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NC Association of Black County Officials Scholarship Banquet | 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Marriott - Hearn Ballroom A & B |
YouthVoice Lunch and Evaluation | 1 - 1:45 p.m. | Embassy - Garden Terrace |
NCACC Business Session | 2 - 4:30 p.m. | South Main Hall 5 - 8 |
President's Reception and Banquet | 6 - 8:30 p.m. | Marriott - Hearn Ballroom |
New President's Reception | 8:45 - 9:45 p.m. | Marriott - Hearn Foyer |
Sunday, August 14 | Time | Location |
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Closing Session with Storyteller Tim Lowry | 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. | Embassy - Ardmore 2 |