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Join over 200 Community Action professionals from across Ohio, the Development Services Agency Office of Community Assistance, vendors, partners, and more during the 2018 Annual Summer Conference in Dayton, Ohio! Conference tracks include Leadership, Housing, Energy, Fiscal/Human Resources, and Data.
Who should attend?

Leadership
Executive Directors, program directors, senior staff, board

Housing
Housing program leadership, staff, and partners

Energy
Energy department leadership and staff

Fiscal/HR
Financial department leadership, AP/AR staff, human resources directors, coordinators, and staff

Data
Leadership, planners, Community Needs Assessment coordinators, grant writers, and more
Featured Speakers
WHERE
Marriott at the University of Dayton
1414 S Patterson Blvd
Dayton, OH 45409
Book your room today!
Single/Double Rooms: $149/night
Early Bird registration ends 6/25/18!
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TENTATIVE AGENDA
Updated 4.10.2018
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Registration Opens: | 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Continental Breakfast | 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
Plenary Session: Office of Community Assistance | 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Lunch, Featured Speaker : Maurice Jones President and CEO- Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) | 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
Plenary Session: National Communiy Action Partnership | 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Break | 3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. |
Plenary Session: Why Oral Health? | 3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. |
Plenary Session: Best Practices for Serving Customers through Joint HEAP/PIPP and Utility EE Programs Panel |
3:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. |
District Meetings | 4:25 p.m. – 5:10 p.m. |
Thursday, July 26, 2018
Registration Opens: | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Breakfast, Featured Speaker TBA | 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. |
Workshops | 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. |
Leadership Track | Understanding Systematic and Trauma-Based Barriers to Engagement |
Data Track | Connections Between Income, Health and Self-Sufficient Employment |
Housing Track | Ohio Landlord/Tenant Act |
Energy Track | Energy Assistance Customer Portal |
Fiscal/HR Track | Agency-Wide Budgeting and Financial Dashboards |
Workshops | 10:40 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. |
Leadership Track | Working with Substance Using Families |
Data Track | Rethinking data – for your funders, your stakeholders, and yourself |
Housing Track | Build Your Housing Effort on Solid Foundations: Maximizing Resources with Home Rehab |
m Energy Track | Roundtable: Weatherization Deferments |
Fiscal/HR Track | Agency-Wide Budgeting and Financial Dashboards Continued |
Lunch, Featured Speaker Jan McInnis | 12:10 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. |
Workshops | 1:55 p.m. – 3:25 p.m. |
Leadership Track | Historical Films on Poverty with Discussion Group |
Data Track | Policy Matters TBA |
Housing Track | Housing Counseling—Helping Clients Become Successful Homeowners |
Energy Track | Innovative Energy Ideas |
Fiscal/HR Track | The 2018 SC Fiscal/HR roundtable |
Break | 3:25 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. |
Plenary Session: The Line | 3:40 p.m. – 4:40 p.m. |
Evening Networking Event | 7:00 p.m.: Dayton Dragons Baseball Night – SOLD OUT |
Friday, July 27, 2018
Breakfast | 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
Membership Meeting, Voting for Officers | 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. |
Legislative Update with David Bradley | 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Early Bird Rate
Non-Members- Non-members who register before June 25, 2018 will receive a discounted registration rate of $300.00. The rate increases to $330.00 after June 25th. Select Full Conference (Non-Member Rate) and the discount will be automatically applied to your registration.
Early Bird Rate
OACAA Members- OACAA Members will receive a discounted registration rate of $275.00 if registration is complete before June 25, 2018. The rate increases to $305.00 after June 25th. Select Full Conference (Member Rate) and discount will be automatically applied to your registration.
One-Day Only Rate
Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday- Can’t attend the entire conference? Select One-Day and join us for the day you’re available at a discounted rate of $135.00.
This conference is supported in whole or in part through a grant from the Ohio Development Services Agency.