About the Summer Conference

MACo OFFICE CLOSING

• Hotels
• Updated July 1 - Schedule and Registration Brochure
• Register On Line - through August 3
• Golf Tournament
• Exhibitors
• Sponsor an Event

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE - Updated July 1

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12

7:00 am - 3:00 pm       Exhibitor/Attendee Registration

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm        IS THERE A TMDL IN YOUR FUTURE? (presented by the Chesapeake Bay Program's Local Government Advisory Committee

8:00 am - 4:00 pm       Golf Tournament

THURSDAY, AUGUST 13

7:00 am - 4:00 pm        Registration - Ballroom Foyer
7:00 am - 8:00 am        Continental Breakfast - Foyer
7:00 am - 9:00 am        County Administrators Affiliate Breakfast

7:45 am - 9:45 am         Academy Core Session: Consensus and Team Building         

8:30 am - 8:45 am        Coffee Break

9:00 am - 12:00 pm      Human Services Affiliate Breakfast Meeting

10:00 am - 4:00 pm      Exhibit Halls Open

11:00 am - 12:00 pm    MACo Conference Planning Committee Meeting

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm      Buffet Lunch - Exhibit Halls

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm      Briefing by MD Department of the Environment and the MD Department of Planning

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm      Upper Shore Regional Council Meeting

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm       Furloughs, Terminations, Reductions-In- Force: Suggestions For Moving Beyond Employee Survival - Presented by County Human Resources Directors

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm       Affiliate Sessions: 

Swine Flu/H1N1 Response: Easy Rider or Extreme Cycler? (Attorneys/Health)

Gang Activity and GIS: Tracking and Criminal Activity (Corrections) ACADEMY ELECTIVE

Alternatives to Nursing Home Care (Aging)

Education Funding and MOE (Administrators)

The Power of Play (Parks & Recreation)

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm       Ice Cream & Fruit Break

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm       Affiliate Sessions:

Doing More With Less: The Show Must Go On (Attorneys and Administrators)

Uncertain Future for Health Care Access  (Health)

Handling of DUIs in Local Jails (Corrections)

Older Marylanders Living Purposeful Lives (Aging)

Economic Development Benefits of Parks & Recreation (Parks and Recreation)

4:00 pm - 6:30 pm       Exhibit Halls Closed 

4:00 pm - 6:30 p.m.      Sunset Room Reception  (sponsored by the MD Firemen’s Association, the MD Sheriff’s Association, and the International Association of Fire Chiefs)

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm       MEDA Board Meeting

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm       President’s Reception - Theme: Maryland My Maryland

FRIDAY, AUGUST 14

7:00 am - 2:30 pm      Registration
8:30 am - 9:30 am      Continental Breakfast
8:00 am - 4:00 pm      Bishopville PO Mailing Services

9:00 am - 2:00 pm       Exhibit Halls Open

9:00 am - 10:30 am     General Session:  Where Maryland Stands: Economic Development  - Keynote Speaker: Anirban Basu

10:30 am - 10:45 am     Coffee Break  
10:45 am - 12:00 pm     General Session:  Creating Economic Opportunities

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm       Buffet Lunch

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm      County Public Information Officers Lunch Meeting

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm      County Attorneys Affiliate Lunch Meeting

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm       Kids Event - suitable for kids 7 years old and younger
 
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm       Affiliate Sessions:

Moving Low Income Citizens to Full Employment (Human Services)

Bay Restoration Fund and Potential Implications (Environmental Health)

Revisiting Priority Growth Areas: What’s Next? (Planners)

2:00 pm - 2:15 pm       Coffee Break

2:15 pm - 3:15 pm       Affiliate Sessions

Maintaining Services in An Economic Downturn  (Environmental Health)

Census 2010:  Counting for Dollars  (Human Services) ACADEMY ELECTIVE

Sustainable Local Agriculture (Planners)

3:15 pm - 4:15 pm        Governor’s Cabinet Reception (invitation only)

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm       Crab Feast - Rain or Shine

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15

8:00 am - 11:00 am      Registration 
8:30 am - 9:30 am        Continental Breakfast 
9:00 am - 9:30 pm        Business Meeting

9:30 am - 11:00 am       Education Session: Job Ready Education
 
11:00 am - 11:15 am     Coffee Break

11:15 am - 12:00 pm    Governor’s Address - The Honorable Martin O’Malley