WRAOM 2026 Las Vegas

Western Region Administrative Officers Meeting 2026

Hotel:  ***Please note that meeting will be held at the Las Vegas Extension Office (2.5 miles from Extension Building)***

Hilton Garden Inn Las Vegas Strip South

7830 South Las Vegas Boulevard Las Vegas, Nevada 89123 USA, Opens new tab

• Hotel is walking distance to Bootleggers- location for opening reception
• Hotel is adjacent to the Las Vegas South Premium Outlets
• There are lots of dining options within walking distance to Hotel for the dinner on own night
• Hotel is 3 miles from Las Vegas Strip

Click on the link below to book room- you can edit dates as needed. 

Booking Link: WRAOM Room Block- October

$159 plus tax and fees. 

Transportation:  ***YOU ARE OWN YOUR OWN FOR TRANSPORTATION**

You will need to get to/from the airport to hotel. And the Hotel to Extension Offices both Wednesday and Thursday. It is recommended that you rent a car or plan on UBER/Lyft services. 

Meeting Location: (2.5 miles from Hotel)

Meetings will be held at the University of Nevada- Clark County Extension Offices. 

8050 Paradise Rd #100, Las Vegas 89123

Airport: (4.4 miles from hotel)

LAS- Harry Reid Airport

https://www.harryreidairport.com

Draft Agenda:

Tuesday, October 20

3:00-4:00 pm Registration – Hotel Lobby

4:00-6:00 pm Welcome Reception at Bootleggers

Wednesday, October 21

6:00-8:00 am Breakfast at Hotel

Meeting will be at UNR Extension Offices

8:30-8:45 am Welcome: University of Nevada

8:45-11:00 am Session 1: Civil Rights Overview

Networking Break

11:00-12:30 am Session 2: Garden Tour- How Botanical Gardens can be an attraction for Extension

12:30-1:30 pm Lunch

1:30-2:30 pm Session 3: What is going on regionally & nationally- Bret Hess, agInnovation & Doreen Lindstrom-Hauser, WEDA

2:30-3:30 pm Session 4: OMB Implications

3:30-3:45 pm Break

3:45-5:00pm Session 5: TBD

NIMSS Update- multi-state guidelines, appendix e transfers.

5:00 pm Meet Adjourn for the day- Dinner on own

Thursday, October 22

6:00-8:00 am Breakfast at Hotel

Meetings will be at UNR Extension Offices

8:00-8:50 am Session 6: TBD- NIFA

8:50-10:30 am Breakouts-

“what would you like your Dean to know”

• Human Resources-
• Finance-
• Programs & Reporting-
• Contracts & Grants-

10:30-10:45 am Networking break

10:45 am-12 pm Session 6: Closing session

12 pm Box Lunch & Meeting Adjourns