2024 CCAO/CEAO Winter Conference

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Registration is now open for the CCAO/CEAO 144th Annual Winter Conference!

The Hilton Columbus Downtown, 402 N. High Street, Columbus, OH 43215 December 4, 5 & 6, 2024

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Hotel reservation link is for conference attendees only, including conference exhibitors and conference sponsors.

Sponsorship Form     Guest Registration Form     Member Registration Form     Affiliate Registration Form

CCAO will include topics on:

  • Future Ready: Commissioners as Champions for Child Care Capacity Building
  • Beyond Blight: Land Banks as Economic Development Partners
  • Bridging the Mobility Gap: Innovation in Transportation
  • Planning for Change: Tools for Innovative Partnerships in Housing
  • Building a Strong Ohio Workforce
  • Removing Barriers and Increasing Likelihood of Successful Reentry
  • Sustaining Recovery: Programs That Make a Difference
  • Expanding Emergency Response (Rural EMS/Fire)
  • Prevention in Action: Effective Strategies for Substance Use Prevention
  • Unlocking Cyber Defense: What’s Required, Tools and Resources You Need
  • Child Welfare: County Strategies for Placement
  • Navigating Crisis Messaging
  • The Power of Pooling: Addressing One of Your County’s Biggest Budget Items
  • Teamwork/Leadership
  • AI and Accountability: Best Practices for Public Sector AI Use

CEAO will include topics on:

  • AI
  • Ethics
  • Survey
  • Petition Ditch

Sunshine Law Training will be held Friday, December 6 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.

Exhibitor Registration Now Open!

Register as an Exhibitor     Exhibitor Information Packet

Exhibit Booth Pricing:

Table in Foyer (outside of Trade Show):  Please call to register for a table. 
Table, chair & table cloth only, no pipe & drape, located outside of trade show, near Exhibitor Registration booth. Note that all conference activities take place INSIDE of the trade show.

Standard Booth Price Inside Trade Show: Sold Out!
BEFORE November 4th—$850
AFTER November 4th—$1,050

Premier Booth Inside Trade Show: Sold Out!
BEFORE November 4th—$1,050
AFTER November 4th—$1,250

Affiliate Associations will meet at the Hilton Columbus Downtown (unless otherwise noted).

  • County Administrators Association
  • Commissioners’ Clerks & Engineers’ Administrative Professionals Association
  • Ohio County Dog Wardens Association
  • County Loss Control Coordinators Association (location 209 E. State Street, Columbus, OH)
  • County Planning Directors Association
  • County Sanitary Engineers Association of Ohio

The onsite registration desk will open Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at 12:00 p.m.
Sessions will begin at 1:00 p.m. followed by the Opening General Session.
The full Schedule of Events will be released soon with additional information.
The Hilton Columbus Downtown check-in starts at 4:00 p.m. with baggage holds available at Front Desk.

On Wednesday, December 4th, CCAO Board of Directors and Newly-Elected CCAO Members will meet at 10:00 a.m. along with Real Colors Workshop by invitation.

For questions concerning our upcoming conference, please contact Robin Garrett at rgarrett@ccao.org or Amy Lowe at alowe@ceao.org.

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