Texas Association of Counties (TAC) Conference

August 17, 2007

Sean Toon and Nathan Danforth of InnovaTech attended the 3-day Texas Association of Counties (TAC) Annual Conference and Trade-Show in Austin, Texas on August 14-16, 2007.

The theme of the conference was ‘Develop. Connect. Progress.’

Some of the presentations at the conference included:

• Tuesday August 14
  • Doing Business With Local Government, Speaker Roy Orr
• Wednesday August 15
  • 2007 Texas Legislative Session - Transportation, Speaker Mike Heiligenstein
• Thursday August 16
  • Mental Health Crisis Services Redesign, Speaker Joe Lovelace
  • Mental Health Crisis Services Redesign, Speaker Jim VanNorman
  • Redaction - The Laws, opinions, issues, and reality, Speaker Dianne Wilson
  • Understanding your TCDRS retirement plan, Speaker Howard Miller
  • 3 Steps to plan your retirement income, Speaker Fred Jackson
  • Grants: Effective ways to get more, Speaker Leticia A. Jones
  • Lessons from the Field - Best Practices for Harris County Library Collections, Speakers: Mike Stafford and Theresa Chang
  • Emphasis on Leadership: I AM AJ Foyt, Speaker: Mark Warren

“More than 30 years ago, the Texas Association of Counties was formed to represent county interests in the legislative process and inform counties of issues that affected them.” http://www.county.org/