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2018 OSD Departmental Highlights
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2018 VWC Educational Conference Highlights
Click the image below to view a video on the Commission’s YouTube channel. The video promoted our
2-day conference featuring speakers, vendors, employees and general attendees. To-date, it has
obtained 1,079 views.
Conference
Dates
Registration Dates
Conference Attendees
Conference Location
October 17
th
and
18
th
July 16
th
– October
18
th
~596 Total Attendees
5 Sponsor
48 Vendors
14 Commission
Volunteers
45 Speakers
18 Topics
Greater Richmond
Convention Center
351 North 3rd Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Highlights for 2018:
Conference was opened with a new centennial video giving attendees a short overview
of the Commission over the past 100 years.
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Annual Kids’ Chance Silent Auction was held raising closed to over $8k.
OSD captured attendee feedback using Survey Monkey. By all indications, the
conference was a success.
As of December 2018, planning is already underway for a Centennial Gala to be held in
conjunction with the Commission’s annual October educational conference. Surveys
have been sent to employees and attendees to gauge attendance in 2019.