SPRING MEETING AGENDA MARCH 29-30, 2018 | SCOTTSDALE, AZ THURSDAY, MARCH 29 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Salon A
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING (All NASBO members are invited and encouraged to attend.)
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Salon A foyer
CHECK-IN
4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Salon F
WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS Paul Potamianos, Executive Budget Officer, Connecticut Office of Policy & Management and 2017–2018 NASBO President
4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Salon F
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK Elizabeth Laderman, Economist, Financial Research, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
5:00 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Salon F
DIRECTOR ROUNDTABLE: STATE-OF-THE-STATES DISCUSSION This is an opportunity for NASBO members to describe their state’s current fiscal condition. On Friday, members can then follow up with other directors during meals to continue information sharing.
6:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Mummy Mountain 2
NETWORKING RECEPTION Welcoming new & current members
6:45 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Mummy Mountain 2
NETWORKING DINNER
FRIDAY, MARCH 30 7:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Lincoln Restaurant
REGIONAL BREAKFASTS Members will meet to network and discuss issues specific to their region and elect two representatives to serve on the 2017-2018 NASBO Executive Committee.
8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Salon F
BUSINESS MEETING
8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Salon F
FEDERAL BUDGET UPDATE Trinity Tomsic, Deputy Director, Federal Funds Information for States
9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
BREAK
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Salon F
ESTIMATING AND REACTING TO THE EFFECTS OF FEDERAL TAX CHANGES ON STATES
11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
BREAK
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Salon F
STATE GOVERNMENT DEBT OUTLOOK, BOND RATINGS & RELATED TRENDS Gabriel Petek, Managing Director/Section Leader, Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings
12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Lincoln Restaurant
NETWORKING LUNCHEON
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Salon F
UPDATE ON STATE PENSION ISSUES Jean-Pierre Aubry, Director of State and Local Research, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College
2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
BREAK
2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Salon F
BUDGET OFFICER PANEL DISCUSSION
3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
BREAK
3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Salon F
TBD
5:00 p.m.
ADJOURN
5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
INFORMAL DINE AROUNDS – OLD TOWN SCOTTSDALE (Meet in the hotel lobby to depart by bus promptly at 5:30 p.m. Restaurant sign-up sheets will be available at check-in on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning. NASBO will provide transportation. Dinner cost is on your own.) OR ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS BASEBALL GAME (Meet in the hotel lobby to depart by bus promptly at 5:30 p.m. Game starts at 6:40 p.m. and the group will return via bus after the game. NASBO will purchase your ticket and provide transportation. Dinner is on your own inside the stadium.)