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Hello NACIO Members,

It’s not too early to start thinking about showcasing your best communications work and determining your entries for the 2010 NACIO Awards of Excellence!

I am excited about the competition ahead and look forward to serving as your Awards of Excellence Chairman.

My organization, Hillsborough County, Florida’s Communications Department participates in many valuable awards programs. But, our favorite is the NACIO Awards of Excellence because of the vast amount of entries from the finest county government entities in the nation. It is a tremendous honor to be recognized with a NACIO Award of Excellence.

So, plan now to submit entries. An official 2010 NACIO Awards of Excellence Call for Entries will be emailed out to you in early January.

Best Wishes,
Lori Hudson
Communications Director
Hillsborough County, Florida

• NACIO banquet Friday night on board the General Jackson
  
• The NACIO/NACo pre-con ALT will be Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Meeting Room: Canal D
  
• The NACIO biz meeting will be on Saturday from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Meeting Room: Jackson E
  
• The NACIO round table will be on Sunday from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Meeting Room: Jackson E
  
• The NACIO workshop on Body Language featuring Jan Hargrave will be Monday from 10:45 to noon. Meeting Room: Governor’s Ballroom D
  
  

Leadership training sessions at Legislative Conference:

Has the reality of tough decisions in difficult times challenged your leadership potential?
Is your vision of your county’s future battered by bleak news?

Plan to attend one or more of the following workshops at the NACo 2009 Legislative Conference to explore skills and resources designed to move your county forward in the year ahead. The conference will be held March 7-11 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC.

There will be a pre-conference half-day training session on Saturday, March 7, 1-5 pm:

Ethics and Media: Is the Media Out to Get You, or Just Doing its Job?

Co-sponsored by NACIO (National Association County Information Officers)
The fee for this session is $150 per person or $95 each for teams of two or more. Registration is required.

For more information and to register, visit the NACo Web site at www.naco.org or click here.

The following additional leadership training workshops are also available during the Legislative Conference to members at no cost:

Monday, March 9:
9-10:15am Leadership Perspectives: Weathering the Financial Storm: Ways to Keep your County Afloat.
10:45-noon Communications: Sharing Your Message: Effectively Communicating Your County’s Economic Picture.

Tuesday, March 10:
10:45a-noon Lobbying: How to Influence Congress without Leaving Home.
2:45-4p Technology: Connected County: What the Recent Broadband Legislation Means to County Economic Development.

For detailed workshop descriptions, click here.

NACIO Media Boot Camp huge success

“NACIO workshops are always among the best workshops and the best values at the NACO conference.”
– B. Steinhaus, Dutchess County, NY

“Great presentation. Mr. Kappel was great.” – D. Karpen, Union County, SD

"Good detail and speaker is very informative.” – S. Kelly, Fairfax, VA

“Very good, practical advice.” – H. Blizzaed, Craver County, NC

“Don was a great presenter…opened my eyes being a new supervisor.” – T. Wheeler, Madera, CA

Media Boot Camp - powerpoint presentation
Media Boot Camp - video
Media Boot Camp - feedback

Presentations:

Media Boot Camp - powerpoint

Green Government - notes from presentation

Videos:

Media Boot Camp - wmv

Links:

NACIO members are urged to visit the greencounties website to broaden their knowledge base about the green opportunities available to counties. The group’s website, www.greencounties.org, contains information including the searchable database, webinar information, competitions, presentations and fact sheets.