2018 NACD Annual Meeting Agenda
Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center
Agenda (subject to change; updated January 19, 2018)
*Ticketed Event
**Invitation Only Event
Friday, January 26 | ||
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM | NACD Executive Board Meeting | Davidson A |
Saturday, January 27 | ||
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Coastal RPG Meeting | Cheekwood H |
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Tribal RPG Meeting | Davidson D |
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM | NACD Executive Board Meeting | Magnolia Board Room B |
8:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Travellers Rest, Tennessee Agricultural Museum, and Music Star Homes Tour* (Hosted by TACD) |
Offsite |
8:30 AM – 5:00 PM | NCF-Envirothon Operating Committee Meeting | Cheekwood G |
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Northeast Region Capacity Building Meeting | Davidson C |
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Forestry RPG Meeting | Cheekwood H |
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Urban and Community RPG Meeting | Davidson A |
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Public Lands RPG Meeting | Davidson D |
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Invasive Species RPG | Davidson D |
12:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Registration | Tennessee Registration Foyer |
1:00 PM – 4:30 PM | NACD Board of Directors Meeting | Magnolia Ballroom |
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Student Program | Davidson A |
2:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Conservation Expo Set Up | Ryman Hall B1 |
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM | NACD Resolutions Committee Meeting | Cheekwood ABC |
5:00 PM – 9:00 PM buses leave from the Magnolia Portico Entrance every 30 minutes beginning at 5:00 PM |
“Night in Music City” Tour* (Hosted by TACD) |
Grand Ole Opry, Offsite |
Sunday, January 28 | ||
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM | Registration | Tennessee Registration Foyer |
7:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Conservation Expo Set Up | Ryman Hall B1 |
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM | NCF-Envirothon Operating Committee Meeting | Cheekwood G |
8:30 AM – 9:15 AM | Inspirational Program Sponsored by Bob Warner, Warner Ranch |
Magnolia Ballroom |
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM | NACD Committee Meetings Stewardship and Education District Operations/Member Services Natural Resources Policy Communications Legislative |
Cheekwood B Cheekwood C Cheekwood F Cheekwood H Magnolia Boardroom B |
9:30 AM – 6:00 PM | Conservation Expo | Ryman Hall B1 |
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM | Songbird Bus Tour* – SOLD OUT (Hosted by NCDEA) |
Offsite |
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | NACD Region Meetings North Central Northeast Southeast South Central Pacific Southwest Northern Plains |
Cheekwood A Cheekwood B Cheekwood C Cheekwood F Cheekwood H Magnolia Boardroom B Davidson A |
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Music City Brewery Tour* – SOLD OUT (Hosted by NCDEA) |
Offsite |
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM | NACD Board of Directors Meeting | Magnolia Ballroom |
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM | First Timers Session | Ryman Studio DE |
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Opening Reception Sponsored by Noble Research Institute and Soil Health Institute |
Ryman Hall B1 |
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM | Farm Bill Task Force Meeting | Magnolia Boardroom B |
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM | President’s Association Reception** | Belle Meade AB |
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Hugh Hammond Bennett film screening | Magnolia Ballroom |
Monday, January 29 | ||
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM | Registration | Tennessee Registration Foyer |
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM | Morning Networking Session and Coffee | Ryman Hall B1 |
8:15 AM – 10:30 AM | Opening General Session | Tennessee Ballroom |
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Conservation Expo | Ryman Hall B1 |
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM | District Share Fair Champaign County SWCD, IL Daviess County CD, KY Greenville County SWCD, SC Hanover-Caroline SWCD, VA Jefferson CD, CO Spokane CD, WA |
Ryman Hall B1 |
12:00 PM – 2:15 PM | Leadership Luncheon | Tennessee Ballroom |
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | **NRCS National Leadership Team Meeting | Hermitage C |
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM | National Conservation Foundation Board of Trustees Meeting | Cheekwood B |
2:15 PM – 5:00 PM | Conservation Expo | Ryman Hall B1 |
2:15 PM – 5:00 PM | District Share Fair Champaign County SWCD, IL Daviess County CD, KY Greenville County SWCD, SC Hanover-Caroline SWCD, VA Jefferson CD, CO Spokane CD, WA |
Ryman Hall B1 |
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM | Breakout Sessions | Various Locations |
2:45 PM – 5:30 PM | Resolutions Hearings | Various Locations |
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Breakout Sessions | Various Locations |
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM | NACD Live Auction Happy Hour Sponsored by Dow AgroSciences |
Tennessee Ballroom |
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | NACD Live Auction | Tennessee Ballroom |
Tuesday, January 30 | ||
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM | Registration | Tennessee Registration Foyer |
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM | President’s Association Breakfast* | Cheekwood AB |
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM | NACD Auxiliary Breakfast* | Hermitage E |
7:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Morning Networking Session and Coffee Sponsored by WorldView Solutions |
Ryman Hall B1 |
8:45 AM – 11:00 AM | General Session | Tennessee Ballroom |
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM | **NRCS National Leadership Team Meeting | Hermitage C |
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Historical Civil War Adventure Tour* (Hosted by NACD Auxiliary) |
Offsite |
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Spectacular Country Music Tour* (Hosted by NACD Auxiliary) |
Offsite |
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM | Conservation Expo | Ryman Hall B1 |
11:30 AM – 1:15 PM | NCDEA Partner Lunch* | Cheekwood AB |
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM | National Conservation Foundation Board of Trustees Meeting | Hermitage E |
1:00 PM | Conservation Expo Tear Down | Ryman Hall B1 |
1:30 PM – 5:30 PM | NACD Board of Directors Meeting | Magnolia Ballroom |
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Breakout Sessions | Various Locations |
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Breakout Sessions | Various Locations |
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | NACD Appreciation Banquet* (Reception from 6PM – 7PM, sponsored by Ducks Unlimited) |
Tennessee Ballroom |
Wednesday, January 31 | ||
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM | Legislative Breakfast** | Cheekwood GH |
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Registration | Tennessee Registration Foyer |
8:30 AM – 11:00 AM | NACD Board of Directors Meeting | Magnolia Ballroom |
8:30 AM – 11:30 AM | Partnership Forum: Bringing together Soil Health, Resource Evaluation, & Conservation Planning | Hermitage E |
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Urban Agriculture Conservation Symposium | Hermitage C |
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Agribusiness Symposium: Innovative Private-Public Partnerships for Sustainability and Conservation Sponsored by Tri-Societies, The Fertilizer Institute, and Agricultural Retailers Association |
Hermitage AB |
11:00 AM – 5:30 PM | Jack Daniel’s Distillery Tour* (Hosted by TACD) |
Lynchburg, TN |
11:30 AM – 5:00 PM | Belle Meade Plantation Tour* (Hosted by TACD) |
Nashville, TN |
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM | NACD Executive Board Meeting | Davidson D |
Thursday, February 1 | ||
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM | National Conservation Planning Partnership Meeting | Ryman Studio L |