Fall Conference Schedule

Western Region Jail Association

29th Annual Conference & Vendor Fair

Inn at Virginia Tech & Skelton Conference Center
Blacksburg, Virginia

Golf Tournament:

Vendor Move In:

8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. — Registration
9:45 a.m. to 10 a.m. — Posting of Colors / Western Virginia Regional Jail Honor Guard
Welcome and Announcements
Opening Remarks — Chief Mac Babb, Virginia Tech Police Department
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Vendor Hall Open
10 a.m. to 12 p.m. — Training Session 1
Instructor — Diana L. Knapp — Director, MS, CJM, CCE, CCHP / Director, Jackson County Detention Center
Class: Responding to the Jail Crisis
12 p.m. to 2 p.m. — Vendor Hall Open
12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. — Lunch Provided by the Association
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. — Training Session 2
Instructor — Captain Tommy Bobbitt / New River Valley Regional Jail
Class: Command Presence Through Communication
6 p.m. to 10 p.m. — BBQ and Casino Night (Must Be Registered)

8 a.m. to 9 a.m. — Women in Corrections Breakfast
Guest Speaker — Diana L. Knapp – Director, MS, CJM, CCE, CCHP / Director, Jackson County Detention Center
8 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Vendor Hall Open
10 a.m. to 12 p.m. — Training Session 1
Instructor – Jim H. Guynn – Guynn Waddell, P.C., Principal
Class: Legal Updates
12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. — Lunch Provided by the Association
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. — Training Session 2
Instructor — Amanda Trent, Ph.D. — Liberty University
Class: Peer Support Programs and Officer Wellness
3:30 p.m. — Closing Remarks / Association President