National Association of Counties

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2021 NACo Annual Conference

Jul. 9, 2021 – Jul. 12, 2021
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    2021 NACo Annual Conference
                                                                           

    The 2021 NACo Annual Conference brought together county elected and appointed officials from across the country in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Find resources shared during the conference and explore the schedule.

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    *Due to evolving public health circumstances, the conference schedule is tentative and subject to change based on expected conference attendance, capacity considerations and public health protocols.

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    The 2021 NACo Annual Conference brought together county elected and appointed officials from across the country in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Find resources shared during the conference and explore the schedule.
    2021-07-09
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The 2021 NACo Annual Conference brought together county elected and appointed officials from across the country in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Find resources shared during the conference and explore the schedule.

Featured Speakers

Schedule at a Glance

*Due to evolving public health circumstances, the conference schedule is tentative and subject to change based on expected conference attendance, capacity considerations and public health protocols.

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  • Hon. Nancy Pelosi
    Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
    Nancy Pelosi is the 52nd Speaker of the House of Representatives, having made history in 2007 when she was elected the first woman to serve a
  • Hon. Pete Buttigieg
    U.S. Secretary of Transportation
    Pete Buttigieg currently serves as the 19th Secretary of Transportation, having been sworn in on February 3, 2021. 
  • Hon. Marcia Fudge
    U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
    Secretary Marcia L. Fudge is the 18th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
  • Hon. Mitch McConnell
    U.S. Senate Republican Leader
    Mitch McConnell is the United States Senate Republican Leader.
  • Hon. Garrett Graves (R-La.)
    U.S. House of Representatives
    Congressmember Garret Graves represents Louisiana’s Sixth Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives.  More than 75
  • Hon. Charles Rettig
    Commissioner, IRS
    Charles P. Rettig is the 49th Commissioner of the IRS. As Commissioner, Mr.
  • Hon. Wally Adeyemo
    Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Treasury Department
    Wally Adeyemo was sworn in as Deputy Secretary of the Treasury on March 26, 2021.
  • Hon. Don Graves
    Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce
    Don Graves currently serves as the Deputy Secretary of Commerce.
  • Hon. Isabella Casillas Guzman
    Administrator, Small Business Administration
    Isabella Casillas Guzman serves as the 27th Administrator of the U.S.
  • John Ondrasik
    Singer and Songwriter, Five for Fighting
    Singer-songwriter John Ondrasik has spent the past decade writing deeply personal songs that include social messages, invoke the human spirit
Thu, Jul 8

10:00 am to 5:00 pm

  • Registration Open

11:00 am to 5:30 pm

  • CIO Forum & Tech Summit

    Prioritizing “More” with Less in a Post Pandemic Era

4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

  • NACo Ambassadors Meeting

5:30 pm to 6:30 pm

  • CIO Forum & Tech Summit Reception

5:30 pm to 9:00 pm

  • National Association of Hispanic County Officers (NAHCO) Virtual Meeting

    Virtual meeting

7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

  • Documentary Screening: Basketball County: In The Water
Fri, Jul 9

6:15 am to 7:45 am

  • Local Bike Tour

8:00 am to 6:00 pm

  • Registration and Voting Credentials Help Desk Open
  • NACo Solutions Desk Open

8:00 am to 9:15 am

  • Cancelled: Attendee Orientation/Safety Protocols/Convention Tour
  • First-Time Attendees Orientation

    Invitation only

8:25 am to 9:00 am

  • Policy Coordinating Committee Meeting #1

9:00 am to 10:30 am

  • Agriculture & Rural Affairs Policy Steering Committee Meeting
  • Community, Economic and Workforce Development Steering Committee Meeting
  • Health Policy Steering Committee Meeting

9:00 am to 5:00 pm

  • NACo Store & Resource Center Open

9:30 am to 10:30 am

  • Justice & Public Safety Policy Steering Committee Meeting
  • Transportation Policy Steering Committee Meeting

9:30 am to 12:15 pm

  • Policy Steering Committee Meetings

1:00 pm to 1:30 pm

  • General Session

    Doors and security open at 10 a.m.

2:15 pm to 5:00 pm

  • Environment, Energy & Land Use Policy Steering Committee Meeting
  • Finance, Pensions & Intergovernmental Affairs Policy Steering Committee Meeting
  • Human Services & Education Policy Steering Committee Meeting
  • Policy Steering Committee Meetings
  • Public Lands Policy Steering Committee Meeting
  • Telecommunications & Technology Policy Steering Committee Meeting

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

  • Exhibit Hall Open

5:30 pm to 6:10 pm

  • Meetup: American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) | Broadband
  • Meetup: American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) | Housing & Homelessness
  • Meetup: American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA): Justice & Public Safety
  • Meetup: How to Access the NACo Network of Technology: the Past, the Present and the Future
  • Meetup: Make the Most of Your NACo Membership

5:30 pm to 6:30 pm

  • Connecting Counties and Military Installations

    Invite only

5:30 pm to 7:00 pm

  • Colorado Caucus Meeting

    Invitation only

6:20 pm to 7:00 pm

  • Meetup: American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA): Crowdsourcing Technology Spending
  • Meetup: American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA): Lost Revenue and Beyond
  • Meetup: American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA): Water, Sewer and Infrastructure
  • Meetup: Discussion with Dr. Deborah Birx | COVID-19 Update and Mitigation Best Practices
  • Meetup: Improving Your Cybersecurity Readiness Through Collaboration

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

  • Opening Celebration: Best of Maryland on the Waterfront
Sat, Jul 10

8:00 am to 5:00 pm

  • Registration and Voting Credentials Help Desk Open
  • NACo Solutions Desk Open

8:00 am to 9:00 am

  • Enhancing Local Workforce Development and Building for the Future

8:30 am to 3:30 pm

  • Exhibit Hall Open

8:30 am to 9:15 am

  • Coal Brew: A Coal-Reliant County Meetup & Coffee Hour
  • Eggs over Offsets - A Revenue Recovery Strategy
  • Meetup: American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) | Children & Families
  • Meetup: American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) | Economic Recovery & Intergovernmental Partnerships
  • Meetup: American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) | Small Business Assistance
  • Meetup: Behavioral Health and Justice

    Facilitated by Pew Charitable Trusts

9:00 am to 5:00 pm

  • NACo Store & Resource Center Open

9:30 am to 10:45 am

  • Healthy Counties Advisory Board Meeting
  • Immigration Reform Task Force Meeting
  • IT Standing Committee Meeting
  • Nominating Committee Meeting
  • Resilient Counties Advisory Board Meeting: A Focus on Building Wildfire-Resilient Communities
  • Veterans & Military Services Committee Meeting

9:30 am to 11:00 am

  • Current County Outdoor Recreation Challenges and Responses

9:30 am to 1:30 pm

  • Standing, Ad Hoc, Advisory & Task Force Meetings

11:00 am to 12:00 pm

  • GIS Subcommittee Meeting
  • Meetup: Leveraging County Parks & Recreation for Underserved Communities
  • Meetup: The Future of County Libraries
  • Policy Coordinating Committee Meeting #2

11:00 am to 1:30 pm

  • Utah Caucus Meeting

    Invitation only

12:30 pm to 2:00 pm

  • County Leaders for Equity in Governance Luncheon

    Invitation only

  • Healthy & Resilient Counties Advisory Board Luncheon

    Invitation Only

  • Membership Standing Committee Luncheon

    Invitation only

  • Minnesota Caucus

    Invitation only

  • Missouri Delegation Caucus
  • National Association of County Civil Attorneys (NACCA) Meeting
  • National Organization of Black County Officials (NOBCO/NABCO) Meeting
  • PA Counties Caucus

    Invitation Only

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

  • National Association of County Information Officers (NACIO) Annual Business Meeting

1:00 pm to 3:30 pm

  • Western Interstate Region (WIR) Board of Directors Meeting

2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

  • Standing, Ad Hoc, Advisory & Task Force Meetings

2:15 pm to 3:15 pm

  • Counties for Kids: Strategies for Supporting Young Children and Families
  • Federal Policy Lightning Round: Outlook on the 117th Congress
  • Maximizing Return on Investment with NACo FSC Programs
  • State Policy Trends and County Priorities

2:15 pm to 3:30 pm

  • Arts & Culture Commission Workshop
  • International Trade in a Post-Pandemic World

    Hosted by the International Economic Development Task Force

  • NACo Board Forum

3:45 pm to 5:30 pm

  • General Session

5:30 pm to 6:30 pm

  • National Association of County Health Facilities (NACHFa) Meeting
  • Alabama Delegates Caucus

    Invitation only

  • Alaska, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming Reception

    Invitation only

  • National Democratic County Officials (NDCO) Annual Business Meeting
  • North Carolina Caucus

    Invitation only

5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

  • Florida Delegates Reception
  • Police Jury Association of Louisiana Welcome Reception

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

  • North Carolina Reception

    Invitation only

6:30 pm to 8:00 pm

  • Illinois State Association of Counties (ISACo) Reception

    Invitation only

7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

  • Book Reading: “Our Darkest Hours: New York County Leadership and the COVID Pandemic”
  • Meetup: A Post-COVID World and Mental Health
  • Meetup: Understanding Neuroscience and Its Implications for Child-Serving Agencies

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

  • Board of Directors / LUCC / RAC Reception

    Invitation Only

Sun, Jul 11

7:00 am to 8:00 am

  • Morning Yoga with Robin Bell

7:30 am to 9:00 am

  • West Virginia, Virginia and Maryland State Association Breakfast

    Invitation only

8:00 am to 9:15 am

  • Credentials Committee Meeting
  • NACo DCR Advisory Committee Meeting

8:00 am to 9:30 am

  • Non-Denominational Worship Service

8:00 am to 5:00 pm

  • NACo Solutions Desk Open
  • Registration and Voting Credentials Help Desk Open

8:30 am to 9:30 am

  • The County Role in Ensuring Equitable COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Public Health Services

8:30 am to 12:00 pm

  • Exhibit Hall Open

9:00 am to 11:00 am

  • NACA Executive Board Meeting

    Invitation only

9:00 am to 5:00 pm

  • NACo Store & Resource Center Open

9:15 am to 10:30 am

  • Bridging the Gap: Crisis Response as Criminal Justice Diversion

9:30 am to 10:30 am

  • Large Urban County Caucus (LUCC) Business Meeting
  • Rural Action Caucus (RAC) Business Meeting

10:45 am to 12:00 pm

  • Large Urban County Caucus / Rural Action Caucus Meeting

11:00 am to 12:00 pm

  • Arts & Culture National Harbor Walking Tour

12:00 pm to 1:45 pm

  • County Justice Peer Learning Networking Luncheon

    Invitation only

12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

  • NACA County Administrators Idea Exchange

12:15 pm to 1:45 pm

  • NACo Achievement Awards Luncheon
  • NCCAE Business Meeting

1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

  • National Association of County Intergovernmental Relations Officers (NACIRO) Annual Business Meeting

2:00 pm to 3:15 pm

  • Effective Communications Strategies for When Your County is in the News (and When it Isn’t)
  • Investing with Equity: How to Ensure All Residents Benefit From Your County’s ARPA Allocation
  • Say and Do: Five Strategies for Advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in your Community
  • The 2020 Election in Review: What Happened and What’s in Store for 2022?

2:00 pm to 5:00 pm

  • NACo Board of Directors and Resolutions Committee Meeting

3:30 pm to 5:00 pm

  • State Association Meeting Planners Meeting

3:45 pm to 5:00 pm

  • County Strategies for Navigating Opioid Settlements
  • COVID-19 Lessons Learned in Addressing Homelessness and the Role of Emergency Rental Assistance
  • Guiding County Decisions: An Overview of Key Census Bureau Programs for Administrators, Executives and Managers
  • Healthcare Cost in Retirement and the Complexities of Medicare
  • Maximizing Impact through Collaborative Community Engagement
  • Overcoming Barriers: Women in County Administration
  • Share Your County Story
  • TRECS State Partners Workshop

    Invitation only

  • Trends in Property Assessments and Their Financial Impacts: Commercial Assessments and the Post-COVID Housing Market

4:00 pm to 5:15 pm

  • State Association Deputy Directors and Staff Meeting

5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

  • Michigan Caucus Meeting

    Invitation only

  • NACo Next Generation Meeting
  • Texas Caucus

    Invitation only

5:15 pm to 6:00 pm

  • County Tools, Challenges & Solutions in Expanding Broadband Access

5:30 pm to 6:30 pm

  • West Virginia Caucus Reception

5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

  • Ohio Caucus Reception

    Invitation only

6:00 pm to 7:00 pm

  • Nebraska Caucus
  • California Caucus
  • Japan Night

    Invitation only

  • North Carolina Association of Black County Officials (NCABCO) Meeting

    Invitation only

6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

  • Arizona Caucus

    Invitation only

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

  • Next Gen/County Leadership Institute/HPLA & CLA Reception

7:00 pm to 8:00 pm

  • California Delegation Reception

    Invitation only

7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

  • County DEI Directors Meet-Up
Mon, Jul 12

7:00 am to 8:00 am

  • Florida Delegates Caucus

    Invitation only

8:00 am to 9:30 am

  • Gulf States Counties and Parishes Caucus
  • Women of NACo (WON) Leadership Network Business Meeting

8:00 am to 3:00 pm

  • NACo Solutions Desk Open
  • Registration Desk Open

9:30 am to 11:00 am

  • General Session

9:30 am to 12:00 pm

  • Federal Agency Expo

11:00 am to 12:00 pm

11:00 am to 12:30 pm

  • Programs and Services Committee Meeting

1:00 pm to 3:30 pm

  • NACo Annual Business Meeting & Election

4:00 pm to 5:15 pm

  • Central Region Caucus Meeting
  • Northeast Region Caucus Meeting
  • South Region Caucus Meeting & Election
  • West Region Caucus Meeting & Election

5:30 pm to 6:00 pm

  • NACo New Board Member Meeting

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm

  • NACo Closing Celebration
  • Telecommunications & Technology
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    TestIT: How Fast is Your Broadband

    NACo has partnered with the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and the Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP) to develop a mobile app designed to identify areas with low or no connectivity to help ensure adequate funding for broadband infrastructure is provided across the country.
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    Community, Economic & Workforce Development Steering Committee

    Responsible for all matters pertaining to housing, community and economic development, public works, and workforce development including the creation of affordable housing and housing options for different populations, residential, commercial, and industrial development, and building and housing codes. Policy Platform & Resolutions 2022-2023 2022 NACo Legislative Priorities
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    Community, Economic & Workforce Development Steering Committee

    <p>Responsible for all matters pertaining to housing, community and economic development, public works, and workforce development including the creation of affordable housing and housing options for different populations, residential,

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    Finance, Pensions & Intergovernmental Affairs Steering Committee

    All matters pertaining to the financial resources of counties, fiscal management, federal assistance, municipal borrowing, county revenues, federal budget, federal tax reform, elections and Native American issues. Policy Platform & Resolutions 2023-2024 2023 NACo Legislative Priorities
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    Finance, Pensions & Intergovernmental Affairs Steering Committee

    <p>All matters pertaining to the financial resources of counties, fiscal management, federal assistance, municipal borrowing, county revenues, federal budget, federal tax reform, elections and Native American issues.</p>

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    Human Services & Education Steering Committee

    All matters pertaining to children’s issues, foster care,  public assistance and income support, services to senior citizens and individuals with disabilities, immigration policy, social services, and elementary, secondary and post-secondary education. Policy Platform & Resolutions 2022-2023 2022 NACo Legislative Priorities
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    Human Services & Education Steering Committee

    <p>All matters pertaining to children&rsquo;s issues, foster care,&nbsp; public assistance and income support, services to senior citizens and individuals with disabilities, immigration policy, social services, and elementary,

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    Justice & Public Safety Steering Committee

    All matters pertaining to criminal justice and public safety systems, including ​criminal justice planning, law enforcement, courts, corrections, homeland security, community crime prevention, juvenile justice and delinquency prevention, emergency management, fire prevention and control, and civil disturbances.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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    Justice & Public Safety Steering Committee

    <p>All matters pertaining to criminal justice and public safety systems, including ​criminal justice planning, law enforcement, courts, corrections, homeland security, community crime prevention, juvenile justice and delinquency preven

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    Telecommunications & Technology Steering Committee

    All matters pertaining to telecommunications and technology policy, including, but not limited to, the county role as a telecommunications regulator, service provider, and consumer, cable services technology and implementation, information technology development and implementation, information technology innovation, e-governance, and geo-spatial data collection and utilization.
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    Telecommunications & Technology Steering Committee

    <p>All matters pertaining to telecommunications and technology policy, including, but not limited to, the county role as a telecommunications regulator, service provider, and consumer, cable services technology and implementation, info

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