NACo AI South Regional Forum
About the Regional Series
The NACo AI Regional Forum series is convening local government elected officials, appointed officers, department heads, and staff across different geographical regions to provide an educational, hands-on symposium on the landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) for county governments. The key objectives of this convening are to:
- Improve county leader and staff understanding of key AI and GenAI topics, trends, and impacts on local government
- Explore and survey existing and novel applications on AI and GenAI in local government
- Identify opportunities, challenges, and solutions for the application of AI and GenAI in local government
The cost to attend a NACo AI Regional Forum is $50 per attendee.
Schedule
DAY 1 (Pre-Forum Day) |
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12:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Tabletop Exercise: Cybersecurity Defenses in the face of AI |
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Welcome Reception |
DAY 2 (Forum Day) |
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8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Registration, networking and breakfast |
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. | Welcome |
9:15 a.m. – 10:30 p.m. | Overview on the landscape of AI today |
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | Break |
10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | How can GenAI transform my role? What are the basics that I need? |
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch presentation |
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Moderated breakout discussions |
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Next steps and takeaways |
3:30 p.m. | Conclusion |
Symposium Location
Texas Association of Counties
1210 San Antonio Street, Austin, TX 78701
Hotel Recommendations
701 East 11th St, Austin, TX 78701
500 East 4th Street, Austin, TX 78701
Hilton Garden Inn Austin University Capitol District
301 West 17th Street, Austin, TX 78701
Corporate Partners
Resource
AI County Compass: A Comprehensive Toolkit for Local Governance and Implementation of Artificial Intelligence
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