CONFERENCE AGENDA
This is a draft agenda and subject to change.
Please reference this page leading up to and during the conference for the most up-to-date information.
August 11th is for Conservation District Supervisors & Administrators and AACD Committee Members only
Monday, August 11
3:30 PM BOD Meeting Check-In Begins
4:00 PM Dinner & Board of Directors Meeting
7:30 PM AACD Committee Meetings
Tuesday, August 12
7:00 AM Registration – Continental Breakfast
7:50 AM Pledge and Welcome – Tim Grandy, AACD President
8:00 AM AZ State Natural Resource Conservation Board (NRCB)
8:30 AM USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
9:00 AM USDA Forest Service, Chandler Mundy
9:30 AM Head to First Rotating Roundtable Session: Taking a Closer Look at Arizona’s Conservation Districts’ Statewide Programs
9:45 AM Rotating Roundtable Session 1
Room 1: State Monitoring Program, Room 2: Local Work Groups & Conservation Planning (ConserveAZ Portal), Room 3: Archaeology, Room 4: Arizona’s Producers First Initiative, Room 5: Regional Conservation Partnership Program
10:30 AM Bingo Break & Head to Second Rotating Roundtable Session
11:00 AM Rotating Roundtable Session 2:
Room 1: State Monitoring Program, Room 2: Local Work Groups & Conservation Planning (ConserveAZ Portal), Room 3: Archaeology, Room 4: Arizona’s Producers First Initiative, Room 5: Regional Conservation Partnership Program
11:45 AM Head to lunch
12:00 PM Keynote Speaker: FSA State Executive Director Sine Kerr, LUNCH, & Conservation Awards Ceremony
1:30 PM Head to Third Rotating Roundtable Session
1:45 PM Rotating Roundtable Session 3:
Room 1: State Monitoring Program, Room 2: Local Work Groups & Conservation Planning (ConserveAZ Portal), Room 3: Archaeology, Room 4: Arizona’s Producers First Initiative, Room 5: Regional Conservation Partnership Program
2:30 PM Bingo Break & Head to Fourth Rotating Roundtable Session
3:00 PM Rotating Roundtable Session 4:
Room 1: State Monitoring Program, Room 2: Local Work Groups & Conservation Planning (ConserveAZ Portal), Room 3: Archaeology, Room 4: Arizona’s Producers First Initiative, Room 5: Regional Conservation Partnership Program
3:45 PM Head to Fifth Rotating Roundtable Session
4:00 PM Rotating Roundtable Session 5:
Room 1: State Monitoring Program, Room 2: Local Work Groups & Conservation Planning (ConserveAZ Portal), Room 3: Archaeology, Room 4: Arizona’s Producers First Initiative, Room 5: Regional Conservation Partnership Program
4:45 PM Last chance to complete your Bingo Card! Then make your way to the Mixer!
5:00-9:00 PM Mix, Mingle, Unwind, and Connect!
Small plates, drinks, and games (games begin at 6:00 PM)
Wednesday, August 13
7:00 AM Registration – Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM Pledge and Welcome – Tim Grandy, AACD President
8:30 AM Public Lands Council
9:00 AM DOD/Sentinel Landscapes
9:30 AM Networking Break
10:00 AM Representatives from the State Legislature
11:00 AM B3 Strategies
11:30 AM Lunch & Conference Wrap-Up w/ Tim Grandy
CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
In alphabetical order by last name
(Coming Soon)