Webinar
NACo Tech Xchange Overview – Resources and Tools for your CIO Strategy

This webinar will be held via Zoom Webinar. If you have issues registering or accessing the webinar platform, please email nacomeetings@naco.org.
This is a first in a series of meet-ups this fall that will a) focus on the resources available on the NACo Tech Xchange Portal (guides, policy templates, job description samples, best practices) and b) introduce the fall series on “Charting Your AI path”. Hear relevant information from members of the NACo Technology Advisory Council, as well as NACo staff.
TechKnow Series Sessions
To support counties through the AI explosion, NACo will be holding three 1-hour sessions in October, November, and December, as well as an overview of NACo's Tech Xchange. Below are the links to register directly. These webinars will focus on the current tools being used, county use cases being developed and how to start your county journey.

Charting Your AI Growth: A Practical Guide on the Use of Generative AI - What Are All Those Tools
This is the second in NACo's TechKnow series of meet-ups this fall that will a) focus on the resources available on the NACo Tech Xchange Portal (guides, policy templates, job description samples, best practices) and b) introduce the fall series on “Charting Your AI Path.”

Charting Your AI Growth: Practical Generative AI - An Introduction to Use Cases
This is the third in NACo's TechKnow series of meet-ups this fall that will a) focus on the resources available on the NACo Tech Xchange Portal (guides, policy templates, job description samples, best practices) and b) introduce the fall series on “Charting Your AI Path.”

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NACo Tech Xchange Overview – Resources and Tools for your CIO Strategy
This is a first in a series of meet-ups this fall that will a) focus on the resources available on the NACo Tech Xchange Portal
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Featured Resource
County Tech Xchange
The NACo County Tech Xchange is an online portal designed to connect county CIOs, IT Directors, CISOs, and other county IT leadership. This portal provides valuable resources in a central location that counties can use to improve their overall technology infrastructure.
