9:00 - Registration and Continental Breakfast

10:00 - Welcome

• Remarks – ND Governor’s Office
• Remarks – Department of Commerce, Michelle Kommer

10:20 - 2020 Census Operations Overview, Vicki McIntire & Kristin Hermanson

• Overview of operations (including Census timeline)
• Group Quarters Outreach (dorms, nursing homes, prisons)
• Special Operations (counting the homeless)
• Recruitment
• Non-Response Follow-Up (NRFU)

10:50 - State Update – State Task Force Co-chairs

• Louise Dardis
• Linda Svihovec

11:00 BREAK

11:15 - Media Update – US Census Bureau + North Dakota Marking Effort

• Josh Manning (US Census Bureau)
• Thomas Beadle (Super Studio)
• Heather LeMoine (Dept of Commerce)
• Q&A (15 minutes)

11:45 - WORKING LUNCH (Provided)

Noon - Best Practice Panel

• Bismarck, Grand Forks, Watford City, Carrington, Standing Rock Nation
• Census 2020 - What Happens Next, Kevin Iverson
• Community Challenges Update: Valley City and Jamestown Mayors

1:00 - BREAK

1:15 - Breakout Sessions - Create-A-Thon

• Breakout by Geographical Area
• Developing and sharing action plans
• Federal Partners & State Task Force Reps Lead sessions

2:15 - Idea Sharing and Report Back

2:50 - Wrap Up

Dress is business casual.