NCAMC Summer Conference Schedule
Registration, Sunday, August 21
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Registration Opens | Grand Ballroom Foyer
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Reception - Sponsored by MCCi | Top of the Plaza - 12th Floor
NCAMC Summer Conference, Monday, August 22
7:30 AM Registration Opens | Grand Ballroom Foyer
7:45 AM – 8:45 AM Networking Breakfast - Sponsored by Southern Software | Grand Ballroom Foyer
8:45 AM – 9:00 AM Mayor Esther Manheimer, City of Asheville; Lisa Stites, NCAMC President | Grand Ballroom Salon AB
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Internationally known - Certified Speaking Professional, Matt Booth | Grand Ballroom Salon AB
Session Description: When Matt speaks at the conference, Clerks won’t be listening to another talking head with a boring PowerPoint. Instead….we will be participating in an interactive experience that will engage, educate and entertain while inspiring us to act! Matt’s humor, quick wit, and ability to connect with people creates meaningful attitude changes. Matt has enjoyed getting to share his message throughout the United States and with international audiences around the world. Matt grew up on a farm in Southwest Wisconsin in the heartland of America. He lives in Dubuque, Iowa on the banks of a small creek that feeds into the mighty Mississippi with his lovely wife Joie and their sons Carter and Graham. Matt enjoys hiking with his family, fishing with his boys and taking his wife out for dinner. Matt received his undergrad at the University of Wisconsin and then graduated with his Master’s Degree in Communications from the University of Dubuque. Most recently, Matt was awarded the highly esteemed CSP, Certified Speaking Professional. The CSP designation is conferred by the National Speakers Association (NSA) only on those speakers who have earned it by meeting strict qualifying criteria. The letters CSP following a speaker’s name identify that speaker as a speaking professional with a proven track record for understanding and delivering value from the platform.
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Networking Break / Grand Ballroom Salon C
10:45 AM – 12:30 PM Matt Booth (continued) | Grand Ballroom Salon AB
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Networking Lunch - Sponsored by Rock Solid Technologies | Grand Ballroom Salon AB
Keynote Speaker - Sponsored by Harris Computer
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Matt Booth (continued) | Grand Ballroom AB
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM Networking Break - Sponsored by CivicPlus | Grand Ballroom Salon C
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Matt Booth (continued) | Grand Ballroom Salon AB
5:00 PM Adjournment
5:15 PM Board Bus for Evening Event at Western North Carolina Nature Center| Bus Loading out front of the hotel at the flag poles
The Western North Carolina Nature Center is a 42-acre zoological park operated by the City of Asheville’s Parks and Recreation department. The Center has been accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums since 1999 and its collection features animals native to the southern Appalachian Mountains.
Here is the website: Welcome to the WNC Nature Center - WNC Nature Center (wildwnc.org)
NCAMC Summer Conference Con’t, Tuesday, August 23
7:30 AM Registration Opens | Grand Ballroom Foyer
Exhibit Hall Opens | Grand Ballroom C
7:30 AM – 8:45 AM Networking Breakfast - Sponsored by American Legal Publishing | Grand Ballroom Salon C
7:30 AM – 8:45 AM Silent Auction Begins | Windsor Ballroom
8:45 – 9:00 AM Welcome & Announcements: Maggie Burleson, City Clerk, City of Asheville | Grand Ballroom Salon AB
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM The Honorable Elaine F. Marshall, Secretary of State | Grand Ballroom Salon AB
Session Description: In this session, SOS Marshall will review Electronic Notary requirements, using the department's various notary services and e-recording, as well as provide an interactive overview in navigating the State website for Board Reporting, what to report, how to report, and when to report.
10:30 AM -11:00 AM
Networking Break | Grand Ballroom Salon C
Exhibit Hall Open | Grand Ballroom Salon C
Silent Auctions Open | Windsor Ballroom
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Kristina Wilson, Assistant Professor of Public Law and Government, SOG, UNC-Chapel Hill | Grand Ballroom Salon AB
Session title: Ethics, Conflicts of Interest and Oaths.
Session Description: How to stay out of trouble, navigating Manager and Council conflicts, what to do when the council gets into trouble. This session will also provide insight into who is required to take an oath and who can administer oaths.
12:30 – 1:30 PM Networking Luncheon - Sponsored by eScribe Software | Grand Ballroom Salon AB
Keynote Speaker - Sponsored by NC League of Municipalities | Grand Ballroom Salon AB
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Services Provided the State Treasurer’s Office
The Honorable Dale Folwell, North Carolina State Treasurer | Grand Ballroom Salon AB
Session Description: This session will explore the services available and provided to Clerks by the North Carolina State Treasurer’s office.
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Five Strategies for Embracing Diversity in the Workplace | Grand Ballroom Salon AB
Kamella Emmanuel, Founder and CEO of Keep Evolving Consulting
Session Description: Building a winning culture of Inclusion | Diversity is only half of the D&I picture. This session will explore five key strategies for embracing diversity in the workplace.
3:30 – 4:00 PM Networking Break - Sponsored by CivicPlus | Grand Ballroom Salon C
Silent Auction Open | Windsor Ballroom
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Emotional Intelligence | Grand Ballroom Salon AB
Tamara Kellam-Washington, Developmental Associates, LLC
Session Description: Clerks play multiple crucial roles in helping municipal and local government function effectively. Emotional intelligence reflects a set of "game changing" skills that can help clerks successfully understand and manage their own emotions as well as to navigate the stresses and tensions of interacting with staff, elected officials, and the public. This engaging session will introduce participants to the key concepts.
5:00 PM Adjournment
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Networking Reception - Sponsored by N-Focus, Inc | Top of the Plaza - 12th Floor
6:00 PM Dinner on Your Own
NCAMC Summer Conference, Con’t, Wednesday August 24
7:30 AM Registration Opens | Grand Ballroom Salon AB
Exhibit Hall Open | Grand Ballroom Salon C
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Silent Auction Opens and Final Bids | Windsor Ballroom
7:30 AM – 8:15 AM Networking Breakfast | Grand Ballroom Salon AB
8:15 AM – 8:30 AM Welcome & Announcements: Logistics Committee | Grand Ballroom Salon AB
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Annexation Basics… It’s not rocket science | Grand Ballroom Salon AB
John Bridgers, Burke County Tax Administrator
Session Description: This session will focus on annexations and annexation documents.
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Building Attorney/Clerk Relationships | Grand Ballroom Salon AB
Kristina Wilson, UNC SOG, Tom Carruthers, Senior Assistant General Counsel, NCLM, and Angela Beeker, Hendersonville City Attorney
Session Description: What is the Attorney/Clerk relations SUPPOSE to look like? What happens when the Clerk and Attorney have different opinions in supporting Council? This session will provide insight on effective working relationships, expectations, balancing needs and requests from the Attorney, keeping the Clerk in the loop, etc. Questions have been provided to Attorneys to jumpstart the conversation. There will be time allowed for questions from the floor.
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Networking Break - Sponsored by CivicPlus | Grand Ballroom Salon C
NCAMC Bingo Card Drawing - Sponsored by Analog Digital | Grand Ballroom Salon AB
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Annual Business Meeting | Grand Ballroom Salon AB
12:30 PM Adjournment
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM Orientation for Association Governing Body Membership
Session Description: This is a 30-minute session for those interested in serving the NCAMC as an officer or district director. A brief overview of expectations will be shared by the Past Presidents Committee.
6:00 – 10:00 PM Banquet & Installation of 2022/2023 Officers and Directors - Entertainment to follow | Grand Ballroom
Hotel Check in time is 4:00 pm
Hotel Check out time is 11:00 am