Overview

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October 16 - 19, 2021

Hilton Portland Downtown
921 SW Sixth Avenue | Portland, OR 97204

Plan to join your regional development peers for a return to NADO's Annual Training Conference!  All systems are go for an in-person event that will occur in downtown Portland, Oregon.

While we are planning to be in Portland, NADO’s Executive Committee will continue to monitor vaccination deployment, infection and hospitalization rates, CDC and state travel guidance's, and member's concerns and make any needed adjustments.

Questions?: Contact Laurie Thompson at or [email protected]

Registration

Registration for this event started on May 24, 2021 and is currently Open.

Early bird rate (deadline is September 14, 2021; after that rates will increase)

• $620 – Associate and General
• $595 – Sustaining and Sustaining Associate
• $570 – Platinum and Platinum Plus
• $550 – Diamond
• $235 – Spouses
• $100 – Student
• $760 – Non-member

Regular rate (register by September 14, 2021 and save on your registration fee!)

• $640 – Associate and General
• $615 – Sustaining and Sustaining Associate
• $590 – Platinum and Platinum Plus
• $570 – Diamond
• $255 – Spouses
• $100 – Student
• $780 – Non-member

Register Online

Agenda & Presentations

Updated July 14, 2021!

Please note this is a draft agenda and sessions and times may change; as we progress with conference planning, this page with be updated with more specific information and details.  Please visit again often!

Friday, October 15, 2021

3:00 - 5:00 p.m. | Conference Registration

Saturday, October 16, 2021

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Conference Registration

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | NADO RF Advisory Committee Meeting

1:30 – 3:30 p.m. | NADO RF Board & Executive Committee Meetings

1:30 – 3:30 p.m. | Pre-conference Learning Labs

• CEDS Networking Roundtable
• Effective Communications Tools for RDOs*

4:00 – 5:00 p.m.| NADO 101: Get to Know Your Organization

5:00 – 6:30 p.m.| NADO Board of Directors Reception for New Board Members, New NADO Members and New Executive Directors

6:30 p.m. | Young Professionals Meetup

Sunday, October 17, 2021

9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Conference Registration

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Pre-conference Learning Labs

• Brownfields*
• Branding and Public Relations for RDOs*

1:00 – 3:30 p.m. | Mobile Workshop

• Portland Brownfields*

2:00 – 3:30 p.m.| Pre-conference Learning Labs

• Strategic Planning Moving Forward*
• An Arts-based Approach to Equitable Recovery*

3:45 – 5:15 p.m. | Membership Regional Caucus Meetings

5:30 – 7:00 p.m. | Opening Reception

Monday, October 18, 2021

7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Conference Registration

7:30 – 8:15 a.m. | DDAA Breakfast

8:30 – 10:00 a.m. | Opening Plenary

• Moving Forward: Regional Economies in a Post-pandemic World

10:15 – 11:45 a.m. | Concurrent Sessions

• Equity and Economic Development
• Mobility in Rural Communities and Regions
• Grants Management
• Conversation Café: Nuclear Communities Roundtable
• Conversation Café: Arts & Creative Industries

12:00 – 1:30 p.m.  | Plenary Luncheon

1:45 – 3:15 p.m.| Concurrent Sessions

• Tourism and Recreation
• SolSmart
• Grants Management
• Conversation Café: New and Rising Executive Directors Roundtable

3:30 – 4:30 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions

• Workforce Development
• Climate Resilience Planning for Small Communities
• Conversation Café: Rural Transit and Access to Economic Opportunity in Rural Areas
• Conversation Café: Aging Program Staff Roundtable Discussion

3:30 – 5:00 p.m.| Nominating Committee

5:00 – 6:30 p.m. | 2021 Impact Awards Reception

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Conference Registration

8:30 - 10:00 a.m.  | Concurrent Sessions

• Economic Recovery and Resilience
• Board Training
• Planning and Environmental Linkages
• Conversation Café: Executive Director Roundtable Discussion about the Post-Pandemic Workplace

10:00 - 10:15 a.m. | Networking Break

10:15 – 11:45 a.m. | Concurrent Sessions

• Broadband
• RDO Return on Investment
• Conversation Café: Leveraging Federal Resources for Recovery

1:30 – 2:30 p.m. | Closing Plenary Session

• Becoming an Effective Advocate

2:45 – 5:15 p.m. | Annual Business Meeting & NADO Board of Directors Meeting

5:15 – 6:15 p.m. | Impact Award Photo Session

6:30 – 8:00 p.m. | Reception/President’s Award Dinner

* indicates an additional fee; once they are finalized we will add to the registration page

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