Please see the dates, times and scheduled topics for the 2024 event.
Session 1: Administration for Community Living (ACL) Updates
Date and time: Tuesday, May 7, 2024, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Session description: Leadership and staff from the Administration for Community Living, Administration on Disabilities, Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities will share information about federal agency initiatives and updates.
Session 2: Administration for Community Living (ACL) Office of Fiscal Operations (OFO)
Date and time: Tuesday, May 7, 2024, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Session description: Leadership and staff from the Administration for Community Living, Office of Fiscal Operations will share information about grant financial management, reporting, and will share some trends and lessons learned from the Match Monitoring Project.
Session 3: Leading for Engagement: Culturally Competent Practices to Engage People from Diverse Communities and Backgrounds
Date and time: Thursday, May 9, 2024, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Session description: Tawara Goode, Director of the National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC), Georgetown University is the featured speaker. Participants will explore NCCC values and guiding principles for community engagement and strategies and approaches for engaging diverse communities.
Session 4: Leading Engagement: Council Strategies for Engaging Diverse Communities and Backgrounds
Date and time: Thursday, May 9, 2024, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Session description: Participants will hear from a diverse panel of speakers who will share information about how they used the values, guiding principles, strategies, and approaches for engaging diverse communities.
Session 5: Leadership Development: Investing and Enhancing Council Member Leadership Skills
Date and time: Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Session description: Attendees will explore leadership development and the benefits of furthering the leadership development of Council members. Practical information about the practice of using Council self-assessments will be presented. A variety of leadership development approaches used by Councils will be showcased.
Session 6: Leadership and People with Developmental Disabilities: Supporting the Journey of Developing Leaders
Date and time: Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Session description: Attendees will hear from people with developmental disabilities who are self-advocates and leaders. Participants will explore ways to support the self-advocacy journey for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and further develop leadership skills.
Session 7: We Amplified: Maximizing Influence for Collective Success.
Date and time: Thursday, May 16, 2024, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Session description: What happens when individuals come together with a shared purpose? Transformative power can be leveraged to amplify influence, foster a sense of unity, and accomplish shared goals. Participants will embark on a journey to uncover the collective strength that emerges when professionals effectively collaborate, communicate, and harness the power of WE to drive success. Join me for this entertaining and engaging keynote that will not only empower you but give you practical tips to maximize your influence collectively and achieve greatness as a united force.
Session 8: Leading through Key Leadership Transitions: Before, During, and After
Date and time: Thursday, May 16, 2024, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Session description: This session will focus on how to prepare for key leadership transitions, ensuring stability during the transition, and strategies to use when coming out of a transition. Information on the mechanics of transitions will be laid out with a focus on what a Council needs to consider when experiencing transitions.
