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January 5-7, 2016
Jackson, MS

Click HERE to DOWNLOAD 2016 Mid-Winter Legislative Conference Agenda

Tuesday, January 05, 2016

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Registration Desk Open

Imperial Hall

10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Photograph Sessions

Diplomat I

10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Legislative Committee Meeting

Amphitheatre II

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Board of Directors, Officers & Finance Committee Meeting

Diplomat II

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

MAS Minority Caucus Business Meeting

Amphitheatre I & II

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Legislative Appreciation Reception

Sponsored by Mississippi Association of Supervisors

Westbrook Ballroom

7:00 p.m.

Hospitality Rooms Open

Ergon

ASAP EMS

Thompson Machinery

Lyle Machinery

Puckett Machinery

Tri State Truck

MAS Minority Caucus

 

Penthouse

Vicksburg

Natchez

Port Gibson

Jacksonian

Wellington’s

Hattiesburg

Affiliate Groups (Tuesday Meetings)

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

MS Assn. of Road Managers

Amphitheatre I

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

MS Assn. of County Engineers

Cabana

1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

MS Assn. of County Administrators & Comptrollers

Salon C

 

 

 

Wednesday, January 06, 2016

6:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

Salons B&C

7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Photograph Sessions

Diplomat I

8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Registration Desk Open

Imperial Hall

 

Educational Session

 

8:00 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Derrick Surrette, MAS Executive Director

Salon A

8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Dealing with Local Media

Elizabeth North, Mississippi State University

Salon A

9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Office of State Aid Road Construction, MDOT

Carey Webb, State Aid Engineer

Salon A

10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Break

Sponsored by Wright Asphalt

Imperial Hall

 

Educational Session

 

10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Guest Speaker

Salon A

10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Forecasting the 2016 Legislative Session

Steve Gray, MAS Director of Governmental Affairs

Salon A

12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Luncheon

Sponsored by C Spire

Salons B&C

State Capitol Visit

     2:00 p.m.

     2:15 p.m.

     2:45 p.m.

     3:45 p.m.

 

Meet in Regency Hall at 1:30 p.m.

Board buses

Buses leave for State Capitol

Supervisors’ and Legislators’ Forum

MAS Photo Session on Capitol Steps
(Buses return to Hilton immediately after photo session)

 

 

 

Room 113, Capitol

 

 

 

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Ice Cream Social

Sponsored by Hilton Jackson

Regency Hall

4:00 p.m.

Hospitality Rooms Open

Ergon

ASAP EMS

Wright Asphalt

Mississippi Ag

MAS Minority Caucus

 

Penthouse

Vicksburg

Natchez

Jacksonian

Hattiesburg

Affiliate Groups (Wednesday Meetings)

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

MS Assn. of Road Managers

Amphitheatre I

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

MS Assn. of County Board Attorneys

Cabana

 

 

 

 

Thursday, January 07, 2016

6:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

Buffet Breakfast

Sponsored by Government Consultants

Salon C

 

Educational Session

 

8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Office of the State Auditor

Pat Dendy, Deputy State Auditor

Salons A&B

9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Introduction to Attorney General’s Office and the Opinions Process

Avery Lee, Special Assistant Attorney General

Salons A&B

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Break

Imperial Hall

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Mississippi Ethics Commission

Tom Hood, Executive Director

Salons A&B

11:30 a.m.

Adjorned