2025 Conference Agenda

Sunday - October 26, 2025

12:00 pm-6:00 pm – Rolling arrivals and registration

6:00 pm – Opening Reception at the Cavalier - Welcome

Monday –October 27, 2025

7:15 am - 9:15 am – Breakfast
7:00 am-9:00 am – Late Registration

8:00 am-10:00 am – Morning Sessions at the Cavalier

Presentations and Sponsor Break

o Honor Guard, Strategic Vision, NASPD, Virginia State Parks Overview
o Sponsor Presentations: Kaizen Labs, Bliss Products, Aspira

10:00 am – Break to prepare for field trip
10:15 am – Depart for York River State Park

11:45 am-3:00 pm – York River State Park Field Trip

12:00 pm – Lunch
12:45 pm-2:45 pm – Virginia State Parks Showcase

3:00 pm – Depart for Colonial Williamsburg
3:30 pm-7:30 pm – Colonial Williamsburg Field Trip
6:00 pm – Dinner at Shields Tavern
7:30 pm – Depart for the Cavalier

8:45 pm-11:00 pm – Offsite hospitality – Murphy’s Irish Pub

Tuesday - October 28, 2025

7:15 am - 9:15 am – Breakfast

8:00 am-10:00 am

Morning Sessions at the Cavalier

Presentations and Sponsor Break

o Career Pathing, Working Groups, Innovation, and Administrative Processes
o Sponsor Presentations: Camis, Stihl

10:00 am – Break to prepare for field trip

10:15 am – Depart for Machicomoco State Park

11:45 am-3:30 pm Machicomoco State Park Field Trip

11:45 am – Speakers
12:30 pm – Lunch
1:15 pm-3:15 pm– Tribal Partners Showcase

3:30 pm – Depart for the Cavalier

6:30 pm – Dinner and offsite hospitality at The Bunker

Wednesday – October 29, 2025

7:15 am - 9:15 am – Breakfast
8:00 am-10:00 am – Morning session

Presentations and Sponsor Break

o Transfer to Florida, Asset Management, Master Planning
o Sponsor Presentations: Tyler Tech, OpenGov, Aramark, Brandt
10:15 am – Depart for First Landing State Park

10:30 am-2:30 pm – First Landing State Park Field Trip

10:40 am-12:15 pm – Morning session at First Landing and Sponsor Showcase
12:15 pm-1:15 pm – Lunch
o   12:15 pm-12:25 pm – Group photo
o   12:25 pm-1:15 pm – Main group lunch at Bay Center
o   12:25 pm-1:15 pm – Director’s lunch at Bay Center
1:15 pm-2:30 pm – Afternoon session at First Landing and Sponsor Showcase

2:30 pm – Depart for the Cavalier

Exploration on your own

3:00 pm-5:00 pm – Optional Stihl Manufacturing Facility Field Trip
6:00 pm – Depart for the Military Aviation Museum

6:30 pm– Closing Reception at the Military Aviation Museum

Thursday – October 30, 2025

6:30am - 8:30 am – Breakfast
Rolling departures

Note: This agenda is for planning purposes and subject to change.

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