9:00 Registration – Coffee and Baked Goods

10:00 Welcome and Kickoff: Lt. Governor Brent Sanford

10:15 Michelle Kommer, Department of Commerce

10:30 Vicki McIntire & Kristin Hermanson, Federal Census Bureau

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

11:00 Comments: Louise Dardis & Linda Svihovec, State Task Force Co-Chairs

11:05 Break

11:15 Media Panel – US Census Bureau + North Dakota Marketing Effort

• Nakia Cooper (US Census Bureau)
• Heather LeMoine (Dept of Commerce)
• Q&A

11:45 Luncheon – Provided Buffet Style

12:00 Best Practice Panel

• Will Hutchings with Bismarck – Burleigh County
• Stephanie Halford with City of Grand Forks
• Vawnita Best with Watford City – McKenzie County
• Jennifer Gast with Carrington – Foster County
• Ira Taken – Alive with Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
• Q&A

12:45 Kevin Iverson, Census 2020 - What Happens Next

12:50 Community Challenges Update:

• Kevin Iverson: Valley City & Jamestown – Complete Count
• Stephanie Dassinger: ND League of Cities - Census Madness

1:00 Networking Break

1:15 Breakout Sessions – Create-A-Thon

• Northeast, North Dakota: Peggy Jo Archer and Kevin Iverson
• Eastern, North Dakota: Erin Musland and Gabi Proffitt
• Western, North Dakota: Joey Roberson-Kitzman and Louise Dardis
• Tribal Nations: Cheryl Kary, Kenneth Davis, and Linda Svihovec
• Big Cities: Blanca Ramirez-Salazar and Stephanie Dassinger

2:15 Break & Snacks

2:30 Idea Sharing - Session Spokespersons Presents

3:00 Thanks from North Dakota State Task Force

Dress is business casual.