Opening General Session, Sponsored by Falcon, Inc.

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Great Hall – Section A/D

Attendee Registration

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
MCC Lobby

Exhibitor Registration Open

8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Inside entry to Hall B-1

Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) Program – FREE 2 Day Sign-up Event, Must sign up in advance, see registration form;Sponsored by Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility (FAAR) and Lyft

ARIDE is intended to bridge the gap between the Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) and the Drug Evaluation and Classification (DEC/DRE) programs by providing officers with general knowledge related to drug impairment and by promoting the use of DREs in states that have the DEC program. The ARIDE program stresses the importance of the signs and symptoms of the seven drug categories. This course will train law enforcement officers to observe, identify, and articulate the signs of impairment related to drugs, alcohol, or a combination of both, in order to reduce the number of impaired driving incidents as well as crashes which result in serious injuries and fatalities. This course will educate other criminal justice professionals (prosecutors, toxicologists, judges, etc.) to understand the signs of impairment related to drugs, alcohol, or a combination of both, to enable them to effectively work with law enforcement in order to reduce the number of impaired driving incidents as well as crashes which result in serious injuries and fatalities. All participants must be SFST proficient, must pass SFST proficiency demonstration at time of entry into class, and complete the ARIDE registration form.

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
208

Court Security Training; 2 Day Event, Must sign up in advance, additional $335 registration fee (register at sheriffs.org/AnnualCST)

NSA has long provided education for those responsible for securing the courts and protecting the judiciary, those in the courts who serve the public, and the public who come to the courts to be served.  To continue that tradition, NSA is providing this two-day Court Security Training based on the foundations of NSA's Best Practices for Effective Court Security. These practices address, Threat Assessment, Courtroom Security, Screening Operations, Facility Security, Prisoner Supervision, Emergency Responses, Personal Safety, Professionalism, Security for High Profile Cases, and Judicial Security.
Tom Lorito, Chief Court Officer (Ret.), Suffolk County Courts, Riverhead, NY and Jim Ludolph, Court Security Administrator (Ret.), Peoria County Sheriff’s Office, Peoria, IL

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
210

FLETC Department of Homeland Security Leadership Academy (DHSLA) Certification, (Must sign up in advance, see registration form)

The Departmene of Homeland Security Leadership Academy (DHSLA) is the result of a shared vision of the FLETC and the National Sheriff’s Association (NSA), to establish a professional 17 development venue for state, local and tribal law enforcement leaders to explore contemporary issues impacting homeland security and law enforcement operations and better prepare state and local law enforcement leaders (present and future), for complex, inter jurisdictional active shooter/mass casualty events, as well as other homeland security related challenges facing law enforcement leadership. Designed for command staff and other state, local, and tribal law enforcement leadership. The 8-hour follow-up training session at NSA’s Annual conference, plus the two-week program at FLETC, results in a Homeland Security Certification issued by NSA.

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
216

National Coalition on Violence Against Animals (NCOVAA); Not part of Conference registration

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
204/205

NCOVAA Executive Committee Meeting

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
204/205

NCOVAA Workgroups (Police-Involved Dog Encounters, Roll Call Training, NIBRS)

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
204/205

Exhibit Hall Open

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Exhibit Hall

Constitution and Bylaws Committee

Chair: Sheriff Bill Bohnyak, Orange Co., VT; Vice Chair: Steve Casey, Executive Director, Florida Sheriffs’ Assn., Talahasseee, FL; Staff Liaison: Richard Weintraub

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
206

Global Society of Homeland and National Security Professionals Meeting (Invitation only)

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
201/202

Lunch in the Exhibit Hall; Co-Sponsored by: Coalition Against Bigger Trucks, Corizon & Nationwide

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Exhibit Hall

NCOVAA Roundtable: The Link: School Shooters and Animal Cruelty [Open to all attendees]

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
204/205

Animal Crimes: The Hidden LINK for Protecting Your Community, [Open to all attendees]

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
204/205

NCOVAA General Membership Meeting

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
204/205

Exhibit Hall Closes

3:00 PM
Exhibit Hall

NSA Business Session

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Great Hall – Section A

NSA Closed Briefing for Sheriffs, other Law Enforcement Executives, and State Sheriffs’ Association Executive Directors

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Great Hall – Section A

Louisiana Night at Champions Square Sponsored by: Ring

5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

NSI and FBINA Graduates, all Deputies and Law Enforcement Officers, and Homeland Security Leadership Academy Graduates Reception; Sponsored by Justice Federal Credit Union

9:15 PM - 10:30 PM
New Orleans Marriott Hotel, Riverview 1& Prefunction-41st Fl