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144th General Conference & Exhibition Business Agenda

The agenda is subject to change.

All business sessions take place inside the Greater Columbus Convention Center (GCCC).

Saturday, August 27

FIRST BUSINESS SESION

12:30 p.m. Call to Order
Maj. Gen. Janson D. Boyles, Mississippi
NGAUS Chairman of the Board
    
•    Posting of the Colors
•    Pledge of Allegiance
•    National Anthem
•    Service Songs
•    Invocation 

12:45 p.m. Ohio Welcome                                    

1:15 p.m. Chairman’s Preview
Maj. Gen. Janson D. Boyles, Mississippi
NGAUS Chairman of the Board

1:30 p.m. Roll Call of States                                                         

2:30 p.m. Presentation of 2022 NGAUS Harry S. Truman Award
Special Address with Q&A 
Gen. James C. McConville
Chief of Staff of the Army

3:15 to 3:45 p.m. Exhibit Hall Break
Refreshments Available

3:45 p.m. Membership Awards Ceremony
Maj. Gen. Randall Simmons, Georgia 
Membership Committee Chairman 

4 p.m. Special Address with Q&A 
Gen. CQ Brown Jr.
Chief of Staff of the Air Force

4:45 p.m. Recess to Governor’s Reception

Sunday, August 28

SECOND BUSINESS SESION

8 a.m. Call to Order
Maj. Gen. Janson D. Boyles, Mississippi
NGAUS Chairman of the Board

Determination/Presentation of Junior/Senior Minuteman  

8:15 a.m. Treasurer’s Report
Brig. Gen. Kenneth L. Ross (Ret.), Louisiana 
    
8:20 a.m. Committee on Credentials & Rules Verification Report
Maj. Gen. Frank McGinn (Ret.), Massachusetts
Committee Chairman

8:25 a.m. National Guard Executive Directors Association Report
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jim Simms (Ret.), Kentucky
NGEDA President

8:35 a.m. Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States Report
Senior Master Sgt. Daniel Reilly (Ret.), Connecticut
EANGUS President

8:45 a.m. Legislative Update
Col. Mike Hadley (Ret.)
NGAUS Vice President-Government Affairs 

8:55 a.m. First Individual Awards Ceremony
Maj. Seana Eason, Arkansas
NGAUS Awards Committee

9:15 a.m. Special Address with Q&A
Lt. Gen. Laura A. Potter
Deputy Army Chief of Staff-Intelligence 

9:45 to 10:15 a.m. Exhibit Hall Break
Refreshments Available

10:15 a.m. Looking Ahead to the 145th General Conference & Exhibition
Maj. Gen. Ondra L. Berry
The Adjutant General of Nevada

10:25 a.m. National Guard Educational Foundation Report
Will Roulett
NGEF Deputy Director  

10:45 a.m. Army National Guard Modernization Update
Maj. Gen. John M. Epperly, Virginia
Deputy Commanding General, Army National Guard
U.S. Army Futures Command

11 a.m. First Air National Guard F-35 Operational Mission
Maj. Gen. Gregory Knight
The Adjutant General of Vermont

Brig. Gen. Henry U. Harder
Assistant Adjutant General of Vermont - Air

11:15 a.m. State of the National Guard with Q&A
Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, Oregon
Chief of the National Guard Bureau

Noon Recess to Luncheons & Other Sessions                                

Monday, August 29

ARMY SEPARATE SESSION
8:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Presiding Officer
Maj. Gen. Jimmie Cole, Tennessee
Vice Chairman-Army

Speakers include: 

•    Gen. Andrew P. Poppas
Commanding General, Army Forces Command
•    Lt. Gen. Jon A. Jensen, Minnesota
Director of the Army National Guard 
•    Maj. Gen. Michael D. Wickman, Minnesota
Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Europe 

AIR SEPARATE SESSION
Union Station Ballroom
8:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Presiding Officer
Maj. Gen. Ondra L. Berry, Nevada
Vice Chairman-Air

Speakers include: 

•    Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, Colorado
        Director of the Air National Guard

Agenda includes presentation of unit awards

Exhibit Hall Break
10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

THIRD BUSINESS SESSION

11:30 a.m. Call to Order
Maj. Gen. Janson D. Boyles, Mississippi
NGAUS Chairman of the Board

11: 30 a.m. Adjutants General Association of the United States Report
Maj. Gen. Daryl L. Bohac, Nebraska
AGAUS President

11:40 a.m. Second Individual Awards Ceremony
Maj. Seana Eason, Arkansas
NGAUS Awards Committee

Noon Presentation of 2022 NGAUS Harry S. Truman Award
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards

12:20 p.m. Presentation of NGAUS Membership Scholarships
Maj. Gen. Randall Simmons, Georgia
Membership Committee Chairman 
    
12:30 p.m. Committee on Resolutions Report
Col. Michael R. Morgan (Ret.), Vermont
Committee Chairman  

12:40 p.m. Committee on Nominations and Elections Report
Brig. Gen. Mike Oster (Ret.), South Dakota
Committee Chairman

1 p.m. Recess to States Dinner