OACD Area Meetings 2009 Schedule and Locations

The Best Hard Times

The 2009 Area Meetings of the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts, cosponsored by the Oklahoma Conservation Commission, held in five areas of the state for local conservation districts.

Dates and Locations

Area I - Oct. 29, Dewey County Fairgrounds, Taloga

Area IV - Nov. 5, Great Plains Coliseum, Lawton

Area III - Nov. 10, Faith Freewill Baptist Church, Bartlesville

Area II - Nov. 17, Expo Center, Shawnee

Area V - Nov. 19, Mary H. Herron Community Conference Center, Idabel

Agenda

8:30 a.m.        Registration

9:00 a.m.        Opening Ceremonies

• Welcome
• Flag Salute
• Invocation

9:15 a.m.        General Session

• Spotlight on Conservation Districts: Success Stories by Local Conservation Districts

10:00 a.m.     Break

10:15 a.m.    General Session

• The Conservation Stewardship Program
• The Best Hard Times for Conservation Districts
• Your State Association: Where We Have Been and Where We Are Going

11:45 a.m. Awards Luncheon

• Youth Awards - Poster, Essay and Speech

1:00 p.m. Partnership Breakout Session

• OACD Directors Business Meeting
• OACDE Employees Meeting
• NRCS Employees Meeting

3:00 P.m. Adjourn

Following the meetings, photographs will be available here.