Past Conferences
Presentations, handouts and other material relevant to past NADO-sponsored conferences can be found here.
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Becoming Relevant in Your Region by Building Effective Partnerships
Speakers at this session of the 2012 Executive Directors Leadership Forum included Andrew Gruber, Executive Director of the Wasatch Front Regional Council (UT); Christine Frei, Executive Director of the Clearwater Economic Development Association (ID); and Rick Hunsacker, Executive Director of...
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Lessons Learned from Statewide and Regional Assessments: How Does the External World View Your Organization, Including Funders, Elected Officials, and Competitors?
In this session at the 2012 Executive Directors Leadership Forum, speakers included Steve Etcher, NADO Treasurer and Executive Director of the Boonslick RPC (MO) and James Youngquist of the University of Arkansas-Little Rock. View the slides below or click here...
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Executive Directors Networking Luncheon: Rapid Roundtable on Emerging Trends and Noteworthy Initiatives
This session at the 2012 Executive Directors Leadership Forum featured a presentation by Shawn Seager, Planning Director at the Mountainland Association of Governments in Utah. View the slides below or click here... for the forum agenda. Seager (http://www NULL.slideshare NULL.net/nado-web/seager)
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2012 NADO Federal Policy and Legislative Report
This session at the 2012 Executive Directors Leadership Forum featured welcoming remarks from Russel Cowley, NADO President and Executive Director of the Six County Association of Governments (UT) and Roger Jones, Chair of the Utah Association of Governments and Executive...
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Plenary Luncheon: Session Summary
The Plenary Luncheon at the 2012 National Rural Transportation Conference featured two speakers on the topic of Transportation, Disaster Recovery, and Economic Vitality. Peter Gregory, NADO Second Vice President and Executive Director of the Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission, moderated the...
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Statewide CEDS and Other EDD Innovations
NADO delivered an installment of the Know Your Region program, funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA), at EDA Seattle’s 2012 Regional Training Conference (http://www NULL.edaseattle NULL.org/) held in Portland, OR. NADO staff presented information on statewide CEDS initiatives,...
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Meaningful Engagement and Collaboration: Session Summary
In the “Meaningful Engagement and Collaboration: Develop a Participation Plan” session at the 2012 National Rural Transportation Conference, speakers shared their experiences and methods of engaging the community in the planning process. Leanne Doran, a public involvement specialist with McCormick...
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Opening Keynote Address: Session Summary
This session at the 2012 National Rural Transportation Conference began with welcome statements from Russ Cowley, NADO President and Executive Director of the Six County Association of Governments; Misty Casto, Development District Association of Appalachia Secretary and Executive Director of...
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Visioning and Beyond: Session Summary
In a session titled “Visioning and Beyond: Developing Plans and Measuring Implementation” at the 2012 National Rural Transportation Conference, speakers shared their experiences in performance-based planning. Melissa Levy, of Yellow Wood Associates in Vermont, presented a strategic planning process based...
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National Rural Transportation Conference: Opening Keynote Address
In this session at the 2012 National Rural Transportation Conference (April 25 – 27 in Burlington, Vermont), Federal Highway Administration Deputy Administrator Gregory G. Nadeau opened the conference with a keynote address. His remarks included discussion of regional role in...