BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:iCalendar-Ruby BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Meetings & Conferences DESCRIPTION:A conference specifically formulated for local elected official s and staff.\n\n \n\nAgenda:\n\n10:00 a.m. Introductions and setting the st age for the day Presenters:\n\nMark Weinberg\, Dean\, Voinovich School of L eadership and Public Service \nMayor Tom Johnson\, Village of Somerset\n\n \n\n10:15 a.m. Remarks from Ohio Department of DevelopmentPresenter:\nLydia Mihalik\, Director\, Ohio Department of Development\n\n \n\n10:30 a.m. POW ER 2022Getting ready for 2022 submissions and resources available at GOA to assist communities \n\nPresenters:\nJohn Carey\, Director\, Governor’s Off ice of Appalachia\nJay Bennett\, Governor’s Office of Appalachia\nBrenda Ha as\, Governor’s Office of Appalachia\n\n \n\n11:15 a.m. COVID Relief Opport unities Inspiring best practices and available assistance \n\nPresenters: \ nMisty Crosby\, Executive Director\, Buckeye Hills Regional Council \nAmis ta Lipot\, Executive Director\, Mayors’ Partnership for Progress \nMayor Do n Mason\, City of Zanesville \n\n \n\n11:45 a.m. Lunch and Advocacy Panel D iscussion Moderator: \nJohn Hemmings\, Executive Director\, Ohio Valley Reg ional Development Commission \n\nPanelists: \nChris Slagle\, Bricker and E ckler \nGreg Lestini\, Bricker and Eckler\nBrandon Kern\, Sr. Director\, St ate & National Policy\, Ohio Farm Bureau \n\n \n\n12:45 p.m. Creative Comm unity Revitalization Pulling together fundable creative placemaking project s \n\nModerator:\nKathy Zook\, ARC program Manager\, Eastgate Regional Coun cil of Governments\n\nPresenters:\nJoyce Barrett\, Heritage Ohio\nAmanda Te rrell\, Ohio History Connection\nDonna Collins\, Ohio Arts Council\nKristi Tanner\, JobsOhio\n\n \n\n1:30 p.m. Capital Bill How to pull together a win ning capital bill request \n\nModerator:\nJeannette Wierzbicki\, Executive Director\, Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Association (OMEGA)\n\nPresenters:\ nJeff Westhoven\, Ohio Construction Facilities Commission "Cultural Facilit ies for Appalachia Forward"(opens in a new window)\nthe Honorable Jay Edwar ds\, OH- 94\n\n \n\n2:00 p.m. Closing and Key Takeaways DTEND:20211108T193000Z DTSTAMP:20241124T033020Z DTSTART:20211108T150000Z GEO:39.431564;-82.207688 LOCATION:The Lodge at Hocking College SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Appalachia Forward Conference UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_38124775176815 URL:https://calendar.ohio.edu/event/appalachia_forward END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR