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2011 Meeting Schedule


Council meetings are held on the first Thursday of each quarter at the specified location with video conferencing available at all meetings to Las Vegas, Reno and Elko as follows:

March 9, 2011

June 2, 2011

September 1, 2011

December 1, 2011



EVENTS funded through the Nevada Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities (NGCDD)

Partnering for Awareness & Collaboration Events (PACE)

For the purposes of the PACE schedule, activities are defined as those events that are planned and facilitated by another agency with collaboration and attendance by the Council.  An example would be the Disability Awareness Day event planned by the Southern Nevada Center for Independent Living (SNCIL).  The Council will provide any assistance, such as, a listing of the vendors/provider contacts who have attended events planned and sponsored by the Council and/or assistance with advertising an event, staff or Council members to attend the event and present a proclamation, sponsorship. 

January 2011
          1/6            Virgin Valley’s First Annual “Here’s to Good Health” Fair and  
                           Education Forum—Sponsor City of Mesquite

February 2011
          2/18          2011 Nevada American Indian Disabilities Summit—Carson City
                           Sponsored by the Inter Tribal Council of Nevada/Eastern Shoshone Tribe

March 2011
          3/6-3/8       State wide People First Conference –  Reno
                              Sponsored by People First & supported by the NGCDD

          3/17-3/18  Youth in Transition Jamboree  -- Las Vegas
                              Sponsored by Family Ties & supported by  the NGCDD

          3/26             Urban Indians Health Fair – Sparks

April 2011
          4/17         Spring Forward for Autism Walk/Run--UNR Mackay Stadium
                            5K Timed Run at 9 a.m., 1mi Fun Run at 9:45 a.m., 5K Walk at 10:30 a.m.
                            For more info: http://www.medicine.nevada.edu/ucan/events.asp

                           *Carson City PACE event in conjunction with Carson City High School
                             Sponsored by the NGCDD & NV Relay  (pending date)

May 2011   
          Pending    *Elko 
                             Sponsored by the NGCDD & NV Relay
          Pending    *Winnemucca
                             Sponsored by the NGCDD & NV Relay

June 2011
          6/30           Career Recreational and Vocational Education (C.R.A.V.E.) Summer Camp
                             Sponsored by Reaching All Goals Efficiently, Inc; DETR; & NV Relay
          Pending    Henderson (pending date)

Nevada State fiscal year begins 7/1/2011 – 6/30/2012

July 2011

August 2011
          8/06          *Nellis Air Force Base PACE event
                             Sponsored by the Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) and the Family Readiness Center

September 2011

October 2011:  Disabilities Awareness Month
          10/7 & 8    Families First Conference Las Vegas
                             Sponsored by Early Intervention Services (Council Staff serve on the planning team)

          Pending    *Pahrump PACE event
                             Sponsored by the Nye Communities Coalition, Nevada Health Care,  SNIC &
                             NV Relay

          Pending    Disability Awareness Day (20th)  Las Vegas
                             Sponsored by SNCIL & supported by the NGCDD

          Pending    Accommodations Fair --  Reno
                             Sponsored by UNR Disability Resource Center & supported by the NGCDD

November 2011

          11/7 & 8    Nevada Transition Leadership Summit – Reno
                             Sponsored by the Nevada Department of Education

December 2011

 

*These are events where the Council is the organizing agency.