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​***Although we do not have a conference schedule to post yet,
please note that the following is a general outline of what we anticipate:

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Wednesday, October 9- conference attendees begin to arrive at hotel.  Conference registration begins. At approximately 4pm we will host a volunteer leadership roundtable.  This event will be hosted by VLEOA leaders and will focus on our organization, volunteer policing trends, and other items of interest to leaders in volunteer policing.

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Thursday, October 10- UNIFORM DAY.  All attendees will participate in an opening ceremony with VIPs, training will be held throughout the day.  THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN PREVIOUS YEARS, and will allow participants to wear their uniform for the entire first day of the conference.

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Friday, October 11- training continues with site visits available in and around the Orlando area for specialized training (to be announced).

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Saturday, October 12- more training in the morning, followed by a break in the early afternoon. Our closing dinner will be held this evening from approximately 5:30-9pm. More information will be posted.

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Additional information will be communicated in advance of the conference. YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER EXTENDING YOUR HOTEL STAY if you are interested in visiting Orlando or any of the theme parks.

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Conference Special Guests:

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Sheriff John W. Mina has dedicated his life to public safety.  He spent nearly 28 years with the Orlando Police Department, where he rose through the ranks and was appointed Chief of Police in 2014. For more than four years, he commanded 1,000 sworn and civilian OPD personnel and 100 volunteers. In November 2018, Orange County voters chose Mina as the 29th elected Sheriff. The Orange County Sheriff's Office is one of the nation's largest sheriff's offices, and has a budget of more than $300 million and over 2,700 sworn and civilian employees.

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Congresswoman Val Demings represents Florida's 10th District. The first in her family to graduate college, she became a social worker, then a police officer. In 2007, she made history by becoming Orlando’s first female Chief of Police. Chief Demings shepherded the department through the financial crisis, championed policing strategies that put the community first, and oversaw a 40% reduction in violent crime. She serves as a member of the United States House Homeland Security and Judiciary Committees.

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Mayor Jerry L. Demings was sworn in on Dec. 4, 2018 as the 5th elected Mayor of Orange County and is the first African-American to serve in the role. He oversees more than 8,000 Orange County employees and a $4.4 billion budget as the County’s chief executive officer. Always a trailblazer, Mayor Demings became the city of Orlando’s first African-American police chief in 1998 and was elected the first African-American Orange County Sheriff in 2008, a position to which he was re-elected in 2012 and again in 2016. Prior to his election to the position of sheriff, Mayor Demings served as an active volunteer reserve deputy with the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

 

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-Taxis, Uber, Lyft, and other transportation options are available from the Orlando International Airport (MCO).  There are NO hotel shuttles from the airport, but it is only about a 10-minute drive (depending on your arrival time).

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-On site parking is available for free for registered conference attendees.

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VLEOA Conference Registration 

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All conference attendees must be registered for the conference. A preliminary conference schedule will be posted soon, however, travelers should be aware that events will begin informally the evening of Wednesday, October 9, and with an opening ceremony (attendees are encouraged to wear agency uniforms to opening events) on October 10 early in the morning.  The conference will conclude with our dinner event on Saturday, October 12, 2019.

 

Member EARLY CONFERENCE REGISTRATION ONLY: $109 through July 1, 2019

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Member Regular Conference Registration: $139

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Non-Member Regular Conference Registration: $189 (includes a one-year membership to the VLEOA), non-members who wish to register for the conference after August 1, 2019 will be $209 for conference registration (which will still include a one-year membership to the VLEOA).  Conference participants must be approved members to participate in conference activities. 

 

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