Mark your calendars for the Capitol Connection Conference on February 27- 28 at the Hilton in Atlanta/Fulton County. This two-day conference is intended to provide a better understanding of the issues ACCG is involved with during the legislative session and to connect county officials to their state legislators and state agency leaders. Please remember to contact your state legislators and encourage them to join you on Thursday, February 27 for breakfast at 7:30 a.m. or the reception at 5:00 p.m. Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan and House Speaker David Ralston have been confirmed for Thursday, February 27.

 

Click here to view the conference information sheet which includes details on registration packages and the conference housing deadline.  

 

A tentative agenda is below. 

 

Thursday, February 27

7:00 - 5:00 - Registration

7:30 – 9:00 - Breakfast  (Invite your legislators)

9:00 – 9:30 - Around the Gold Dome (Legislative Update)

9:45 – 11:00 - Hot Topics with the ACCG Policy Teams

11:15 – 12:00 - Continuing Education Sessions

• NACo Leads
• More Than Dewey Decimal: A Look into the Georgia Public Library Service
• There’s A First Time for Everything! Orientation for New Board of Commission Chairs

12:15 – 1:45 - Lunch 

Afternoon - Capitol Visits

4:30 – 6:00 - Opening Reception at the Hilton Hotel (Invite your legislators)

6:00 - Dinner on your own

 

Friday, February 28

6:45 - 7:45 - Registration

7:30 – 7:45 - Breakfast

8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m - Lifelong Learning Academy Classes