September 18-19, 2024
Hilton Milwaukee City Center, 5th Floor Regency Ballroom
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Agenda
(all times are Central unless noted otherwise)

Virtual New Attendee Orientation: Wednesday, September 11 at 3pm Eastern Time
Orientation Handout (PDF, 259KB)
Agenda Print Version (PDF, 126KB)

Day 1: Wednesday, September 18

8:45 – 9:00am Optional New Attendee/IMLS Introductions
9:00 – 9:45am Welcome and Preliminaries
          Teri DeVoe (IMLS)
          Dr. Darrell Williams (Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction)
9:45 – 10:15am Regulatory Updates for Grants Administration
10:15 – 10:30am Break
10:30 – 12:00pm Revisiting Allowable Costs
12:00 – 1:30pm Lunch on your own
1:30 – 2:15pm CARES Act/ARPA Evaluation: Sharing the Findings
          Lisa Hechtman (IMLS), Emily Plagman (IMLS)
2:15 – 3:00pm Analysis of Grants to States’ Project Reports
          Office of Research & Evaluation (IMLS)
3:00 – 3:15pm Break
3:15 – 4:00pm IMLS Learning Agenda
          Matt Birnbaum (IMLS), Emily Plagman (IMLS)
4:00 – 4:15pm Follow up to the Future of the State Program Report (SPR): Revisiting Outcomes
          Matt Birnbaum (IMLS), Teri DeVoe (IMLS) 
4:15 – 4:45pm Day 1 Wrap Up, Announcements, Recognition
4:45 – 6:00pm State Networking Activity (OPTIONAL)
6:00 – 6:30pm Office Hours with Program Officers (OPTIONAL – sign up)

Day 2: Thursday, September 19

7:30 – 9:00am Office Hours with Program Officers (OPTIONAL – sign up)
9:00 – 9:15am Reflection from Day 1, Day 2 Overview
9:15 – 10:00am IMLS Updates
          Cyndee Landrum (IMLS)
10:00 – 10:30am Break
10:30 – 11:30am Financial Bootcamp (MOE, Match, Administrative Costs)
11:30 – 12:00pm Monitoring Best Practices
12:00 – 1:30pm Lunch on your own
1:30 – 3:00pm State Perspectives: Lightning Talks and Small Group Discussions
          Chris Guerra (AZ), Chris Gauvreau (CT), Stephanie Bailey-White (ID), Karren Reish (MI), Maura Walsh (NJ), Nicolette Baffoni (RI), Erica McCormick (TX)
3:00 – 3:15pm Conference Wrap-up and Closing Remarks