2024 State Convention

Tentative Schedule of Events:

Tuesday, September 17th 

            4:00 pm - NDAA Board of Directors Meeting

            6:00 pm - NDAA Board of Directors Dinner 

Wednesday, September 18th 

            7:00 am – Registration Opens

            7:00-8:15 am – Breakfast

            8:15-8:30 am – Welcome/Opening Remarks

            8:30-9:45 am – Keynote Speaker - Rebecca Rosario: Leadership,                                            Recruit, Hire, Train & Retain

            9:45-10:00 am – Snack/Break

            10:00-10:15 – Challenge/Drawings

            10:15-11:45 am – Keynote Speaker - Rebecca Rosario: Dealing with                                          Difficult People in Difficult Times

            11:45 am-12:45 pm – Lunch – Linda Snell w/NAA

            12:45-1:00 – Break

            1:00-1:15 pm – Announcements/Drawings

            1:15-3:00 pm – Keynote Speaker - Rebecca Rosario: Breaking the                                           Mold (Diversity & Inclusion)

            3:00-3:20 pm – Snack/Break

            3:20-3:30 - Drawings

            3:30-4:30 pm – Greg Brown, NAA Governmental Affairs: Updates                       on Legislative Items and Trends Important to the Industry 

            4:30-5:00 pm – Break

            5:00-6:30 pm – Trade Show/Appetizers

            Door prize drawings at 6:30

            7:00-10:00 pm – Mobile Escape Room 

            8:00 – 11:00 pm – DJ & Dancing 

     Maintenance Track:  Wednesday only. Instructors will be from M State

• 8:30-9:45: HVAC session - how it relates to us as maintenance in the field, with mockup models for some hands-on training
• 10:15-11:45 Plumbing session - with mockup models for some hands-on training
• 1:15-3:00 Electrical session - with mockup models for hands-on training.

Thursday, September 19th: 

            7:00-8:15 am – Breakfast

            8:15-8:30 am – Welcome to Day 2

            8:30-9:30 am – Fair Housing - ABST 

            9:30-9:45 am – Snack/Break

            9:45-10:00 am - Drawings

            10:00-11:45 am – Mitch Johnson: Motivational Topic on                               Challenging Yourself and Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone

            11:45-1:15 – Lunch/Merit Awards

            1:15-1:30 – Membership Meeting/Grand Prize Drawing