Overview

NADO’s 2020 Virtual Annual Training Conference

October 20 - 22, 2020 | Registration is now closed.

View the Conference Program

As announced previously, NADO's leadership determined it was in the best interest of all conference attendees to hold the conference virtually rather than in Cleveland.  The health and safety of NADO members, staff, and all who will participate in the event is NADO’s top priority, and holding the conference virtually is the best course of action given the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Questions?: Contact Laurie Thompson, Deputy Executive Director at 202.921.4442 or lthompson @ nado.org

Registration

Fee Schedule:

• Early Bird Registration Rate (before October 13 ): $350.00
• Regular Registration Rate (after October 13 ): $375.00
• Non-Member Rate: $500.00

Early bird rates (before October 13):
NADO member: $350 | Non-member: $500

Regular rates (after October 13):
NADO member: $375 | Non-member: $525

We offered daily rates of $125 for NADO members and $175 for non-members.

Agenda & Presentations

 

View the conference program (PDF)

Tuesday, October 20

Welcome / Conference Opening Plenary: Rising to the Challenge—RDO Pandemic Response & Recovery

• Session Slides (PDF)
• COVID-19 RDO Response and Recovery Poll (PDF)
• Opening Plenary Session Recording

A Place to Call Home: How RDOs and Other Partners Assist Rural Housing

• Rick Hunsaker, NADO Secretary and Executive Director, Region XII COG, Carroll, IA (PDF)
• Sarah Kackar, Director – Rural Initiative, NeighborWorks America, Washington, DC (PDF)
• Matt McCauley, CEO, Networks Northwest, Traverse City, MI (PDF)
• A Place to Call Home Session Recording

Business Pivots: Strengthening Your Region’s Economic Resilience

• Small Business Pivot Exercise (PDF)
• Business Pivots Session Recording

Bringing Broadband to Rural Communities and Regions

• Bringing Broadband Session Recording

Supporting Tourism-based Economies during Economic Downturns

• Supporting Tourism Session Recording

Wednesday, October 21

Plenary Session: 2020—Foresight, Not Hindsight

• Plenary Session Recording

Plenary Session: 2020 Aliceann Wohlbruck NADO Impact Awards Showcase

• Session Recording

Cybersecurity and the Changing Workplace Environment

• Cybersecurity Session Recording

Innovative Approaches to Public Engagement

• Michael Helgerson, Transportation & Data Manager, Omaha-Council Bluffs Metropolitan Area Planning Agency, Omaha, NE (PDF)
• Heidi Lusby-Angvick, Executive Director, Pershing County Economic Development Authority, Lovelock, NV (PDF)
• Don Vetter, Economic Recovery Coordinator, Western Nevada Development District, Carson City, NV (PDF)
• Federal Virtual Public Involvement Resources (PDF)
• Innovative Approaches Session Recording

Brownfields: On the Road to Redevelopment

• Maggie Egbarts, Program Services Coordinator, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS (PDF)
• Mary Hashem, President, Adaapta, Denver, CO (PDF)
• Colette Santasieri, Executive Director, New Jersey Institute of Technology TAB program, Newark, NJ (PDF)
• Brownfields Session Recording

RDO Continuity of Operations Plans

• Pat Steed, Central Florida Regional Planning Council
• Central Florida RPC Continuity of Operations Plan (PDF)
• Heartland RTPO Continuity of Operations Plan (PDF)
• Gail Moraton, Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety
• Employee Wallet Card Template (.docx)
• Employee Contact Template (.xlsx)
• Power Outage Scenario Exercise (PDF)
• IBHS Disaster Planning Toolkit
• RDO Continuity Session Recording

Thursday, October 22

Plenary Session: Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Strategies for RDOs

OMB’S Revisions to 2 CFR 200—What’s Changed and What You Need to do About it

• OMB Revisions Session Recording

Best Practices in Resilience Planning to Support Economic Recovery

• Laura Lewis Marchino, Executive Director, Region 9 EDD of SW CO, Durango, CO (PDF)
• Joshua Owens, Executive Director, Wharton Economic Development Commission, Wharton, TX (PDF)
• Vicki Rusbult, Director of Community & Business Services, Eastern Maine Development Corporation, Bangor, ME (PDF)
• Brett Schwartz, Associate Director, NADO Research Foundation, Washington, DC (PDF)
• Best Practices in Resilience Session Recording

Closing Plenary: Virtual Advocacy Strategies and Successes in the COVID-19 Era

• Closing Plenary Session Recording

 

To view PDFs, use a viewer such as Adobe Reader. To view .docx or .xlsx files, use a viewer such as Google Docs and Sheets. All session recordings are available as YouTube videos with closed captioning. To view captions while watching, click the "cc" icon on the bottom right of the video.

Travel & Venue

Sponsors & Exhibitors