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:  ***Free airport shuttle*** 

We also have shuttles to/from the hotel to event space. 

Free self-parking at hotel.

Free self-parking at meeting location-University of Nevada- Clark County Extension Offices

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

2:00-4:00 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, Reno- Annette Saxe & Paul

8:45-10:30 am Session 1: Civil Rights Overview- What you need to know now

10:30-10:45 am Networking Break

10:45-12:30 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

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

2:30-3:30 pm Session 4: NIFA Updates- Kim Whittet

3:30-3:45 pm Break

3:45-5:00pm Session 5: Implications of proposed OMB Uniform Guidance- Cliff Schulenberg, Colorado State University & Kathy Evans , Colorado State University

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

8:30-9:40 am Session 6: TBD

9:40-9:50 am Networking break

9:50-11:15 am Breakouts-

“What would you like your Dean/Director to know”

• Human Resources- Annette?
• Finance- Jessi?
• Programs & Reporting- Tori
• Contracts & Grants- Cliff/Kathy

11:15 am-12:00 pm Session 6: Closing session- Location:

• 2027 WRAOM location – Guam
  • What topics would you like to see in Guam?
  • What you want your Dean/Director to know?
• NERAOC 2027- Orlando FL
• NERAOC 2028- Penn State
• NERAOC 2029- WEST?
• 2028 WRAOM Location?

12:00 pm Box Lunch & Meeting Adjourns