Conferences & Workshops

2020 Virtual Annual Conference

Sept. 10-11, 2020

Register online at ncaccevents.org/events/association-of-county-clerks-virtual-conference/

Full agenda (printable)

Thursday, Sept. 10

Time Agenda item
8:45 - 9 a.m. Welcome/Introductions/Announcements
9 - 10:15 a.m. MMC Academy
Electronic Meetings: Conducting Local Government Board Business in a Virtual Environment
Shannon Tufts, Associate Professor of Public Law and Government, UNC School of Government
10:15 - 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. - noon MMC Academy
Cybersecurity for Clerks: Protecting Your Information and Securing Your Operations
Shannon Tufts
   - Key Contacts and Resources in the Event of a Breach
Noon - 1 p.m. Break
1 - 2 p.m. MMC Academy
Legislative Update for County Clerks
Amy Bason, Deputy Director/General Counsel, North Carolina Association of County Commissioners
2 - 2:15 p.m. Break
2:15 - 3 p.m. NCACC Business Meeting

Friday, Sept. 11

Time Agenda item
8:45 - 9 a.m. Announcements
9 - 10:30 a.m. MMC Academy
Ethics and Conflicts of Interest for County Clerks: How to Stay Out of Trouble, and What to Do When the Board Gets into Trouble
Frayda S. Bluestein, David M. Lawrence Distinguished Professor of Public Law and Government, UNC School of Government
   - Handout: Scenarios with Answers
10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 - 11:45 a.m. MMC Academy
New Chapter 160D: Things Clerks Should Know
Adam Lovelady, Associate Professor of Public Law and Government, UNC School of Government
   - Handout: Slides
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Break
12:45 - 1:45 p.m. MMC Academy
Electronic Meetings: Navigating the New Legal Landscape
Trey Allen, Associate Professor of Public Law and Government, UNC School of Government
   - Handout: Exercises (please print a hard copy)