SCHEDULE
Sunday, August 13, 2017
9:00am - 5:00pm Registration in the Hotel Lobby
11:30am - 5:00pm NCDEA Tour (box lunch provided)
National Conservation District Employees Association Tour
Conference Center Parking Lot
Enjoy natural, historic and fun sites along Lake Champlain
5:30pm - 6:30pm Welcome Reception
G's Restaurant
~Light hors d"oevres
~Cash bar
~Dinner (on your own)
There will be a continuous free hotel shuttle to/from downtown Burlington from 6 to 9pm.
Shuttle leaves from Hotel Lobby.
Monday, August 14, 2017
6:45am - 8:45am Breakfast
Emerald Ballroom Promenade
7:00am - 8:45am NENACD Region Board Meeting
Emerald II Ballroom
8:00am - 1:30pm Registration
Diamond Ballroom Foyer
9:00am - 10:30am Opening Plenary
Emerald III Ballroom
~Welcome and Opening -
Michelle Green, VACD President
~Color Guard, Pledge of Allegiance, National Anthem
~Welcome to Vermont
Vicky Drew, NRCS VT State Conservationist
~NACD Update
NACD Officer
Dan Ferrand, NE NACD Chair
~NRCS Update
Gayle Barry, NRCS NE Regional Conservationist
~NASCA Update
~NCDEA Update
~President's Association Update
Denise Savageau, NE Regional Rep
~EPA Update
~Meeting Logistics -
Jill Arace, VACD Executive Director
10:30am - 11:00am Coffee & Tea Break
Emerald Ballroom Promenade
11:00am - Noon Keynote Speaker
Emerald III Ballroom
Noon - 1:15pm Lunch
Emerald Ballroom Promenade
~Opportunities and Challenges for US Agriculture: Chuck Ross, Director of University of Vermont Extension and former VT Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets - Emerald III Ballroom
1:30pm - 3:00pm Breakout Session One
~Policy: The Stick and the Carrot - Water Quality Policies & Programs in VT (Agency of Ag, DEC, Legislator) - Emerald III Ballroom
~Program Innovations: Agricultural Soil & Water Quality - Emerald II Ballroom
3:00pm - 3:30pm Coffee & Tea Break
Emerald Ballroom Promenade
3:30pm - 4:45pm Breakout Session Two
~Policy: Farm Bill and US Agriculture Budget 101 - Why You Should Care, Tom Berry, Senator Leahy's Office and Eric Hansen, NACD - Emerald III Ballroom
~Program Innovations: Green Stormwater Infrastructure - Emerald II Ballroom
5:30pm Buses Board for Dinner Cruise
on Lake Champlain
Conference Parking Lot
~ Bill Howland - A Brief History of Lake Champlain, former Director of the Lake Champlain Basin Program
~Senator Patrick Leahy (invited) - Key National Policy Issues in Agriculture & Environment
~Envirothon Fundraiser
9:00pm Buses return to Sheraton Hotel
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
6:45am - 8:45am NACDE Breakfast
Emerald Ballroom Promenade & Emerald III Ballroom
7:00am - 8:45am VACD Annual Board Meeting
Carleton Room
8:00am - 11:15am Registration
Diamond Ballroom Foyer
9:00am - 10:30am Plenary Panel
Strategies for Accomplishing our Conservation Mission on the Continuum between Regulatory and Non-Regulatory (MD, NJ, PA) - Emerald III Ballroom
9:00am 10:30am - NACDE Leadership Meeting
Emerald II Ballroom
10:30am - 10:45am Closing Remarks - VACD Chair, NACD National Rep., Gayle Barry of NRCS, new NE NACD Region Chair - Emerald III Ballroom
10:45am - 11:15am Coffee & Tea Break
Emerald Balroom Promenade
11:15am - Noon Setting the Stage for Tours:
A Brief History of Vermont -
Rick Hopkins, Chair Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District, former VT Dept. o Environmental Conservation Planning Director
Emerald III Ballroom
12:00pm Board Buses for Tours (box lunch provided)
Buses board at Conference Center Parking Lot
~Tour One
Agricultural Water Quality Tour - Led by USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
~Tour Two
Green Stormwater Infrastructure Tour - Led by Winooski Natural Resources Conservation Distrcit
~Tour Three
Farm to Plate Tour - Led by Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
5:00pm Buses Return to Sheraton Hotel
6:00pm Dinner on Your Own at the Sheraton or Downtown
There will be a continuous free hotel shuttle to/from downtown Burlington from 6 to 9pm. Shuttles leave from Hotel Lobby