Conference registration for NACCTFO members and guests is $150 by June 21st and $175 after that date. Guest tickets are available for Wednesday ($62) and Thursday ($70) evening events. If you would like to request a single event ticket, email info@NACCTFO.org (seats are limited). If your guest plans to attend Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evening events, you can register them while completing your registration.
All NACCTFO sessions are located at the New Orleans Downtown Marriott and a block of sleeping rooms is being held. The room rate is $119 for a single/double room, $129 for a triple, and $139 for a quad. Reservations can be made by clicking the hotel link above. Reservations deadline is June 17th to guarantee the group rate, based on availabilty!
American Airlines is offering 5% off of airfare to/from New Orleans. To take advantage of this offer, call American Airlines at 800-433-1790 and mention code "A2274DW" or book online and enter promotion code "2274DW".
Avis is offering a discount on car rentals depending on the vehicle type and the duration of the rental. To receive the best rate, call Todd Alexander directly at 800.525.7537, ext. 35003 and mention "AWD# D030556" or click here to make reservation online.
NACo's Annual Conference will be held at the Morial Convention Center and registration is now available. If you are planning to attend, don't forget to register separately at www.NACo.org. You will need to make a seperate hotel reservation for the NACo portion of your stay, however, you may stay at the Marriott as it is an official NACo hotel and located across the street from the convention center.
Where
New Orleans Downtown Marriott859 Convention Center Boulevard
New Orleans, LA 70130
Driving Directions
Contact
NACCTFO Webmaster
941.861.8430
Updated 5/21/2014
Preliminary Schedule
Tuesday, July 8th
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Registration & Check-in
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Welcome Dessert Reception
Wednesday, July 9th
8:00 am - 8:30 am: Registration/Check-in and Famous New Orleans Beignets
8:30 am - 11:30 am: The Great Divide - Difference between Leadership & Management
As a county elected official, how do you make sure you spend time both leading and managing? Can you tell the difference between the two? What is the appropriate balance? This session will discuss this topic and introduce strategies to help you LEAD and MANAGE most effectively. Why is this session important to counties? So many of us get caught up and managing day-to-day operations, we forget to lead our organizations. For communities and organizations to be successful and sustainable, it is imperative that all of us think about leadership development.
11:30 am - 1:00 pm: Lunch On Your Own
1:00 pm - 3:30 pm: Cyber Security
Technology provides a multitude of opportunities for efficiency and convenience when it comes to tax collection and stewardship of public resources. At the same time, though, technology provides many opportunities for mischief and outright fraud. This session will explore the challenges of cyber security – and what county collectors, treasurers, and finance officers can do to make sure they do not fall victim to these challenges.
6:30 Walk down to Creole Queen
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Dinner aboard the Creole Queen Paddle-wheeler, Celebrate the mode of transportation from days gone by. Feel the cool river breeze atop the promenade deck and take in the sparkling city skyline as you cruise down the lazy Mississippi!
10:00 Return to the Marriott
Thursday, July 10th
8:00am - 8:30am Registration/Check-in and Breakfast Baked Goods
8:30 am - 11:30 am: Disaster Recovery & Preparedness
County collectors, treasurers, and finance officers need to plan for the worst when it comes to disasters, as their functions are absolutely crucial to the recovery of their counties. This session will explore the experiences and share best practices that members have had with disaster preparedness and recovery.
11:30 am - 1:30 pm: NACCTFO Business Meeting Luncheon
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm: Emerging Trends in County Finance
A roundtable of service providers will present information about emerging influences, laws, trends, technologies and best practices for county treasurers, collectors, and finance officers. Participants will be given the opportunity to share information about how these trends are, or may, impact their operations.
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: President's Reception Sponsored by the Nebraska Association of County Treasurers
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Banquet & Installation of Officers
The final agenda will be emailed to all registrants.
Refund of conference registration fee, less an administrative fee of $25, will be made if a written notice of conference registration cancellation is received no later than June 21, 2014. Cancellation requests should be sent to Info@NACCTFO.org. No refund requests will be honored for registrations cancelled after June 21, 2014 or for “no-shows.” Note: You are responsible for cancelling your hotel reservation.