Webinar: Legislative Preview
2023-01-05 14:00 - 15:00 UTC

Quarterly meeting: Communications litigation
2023-02-23 14:00 - 15:00

Webinar: Legislative debrief with Joe Lerch
2023-03-16 11:00 - 12:00

Webinar: Digital equity
2023-04-27 14:00 - 15:00
Speakers: Dave George and Stephen Stewart of Smart Broadband, a broadband advisory and management consulting firm that works with local governments in Virginia and elsewhere (among others).

VATOA Annual Meeting
2023-06-16 11:00 - 15:00 | Virginia Beach City Hall, Virginia Beach,, VA, United States

VATOA quarterly meeting
2023-09-11 14:00 - 15:00
Presentation on VATI and broadband funding
(tentative)

Webinar: Electronic Signatures
2023-10-16 14:00 - 15:00
Discussion with Marty Desjardins of Fairfax County on policies for electronic signatures.

VATOA quarterly meeting
2023-11-17 14:00 - 15:00
Legislative previews by Joe Lerch of VACo and Crystal Tully of the Wiley law firm

Webinar: FCC Hot Topics
2024-01-22 13:00 - 14:00
Diane Holland of the Wiley law firm addresses current FCC issues

VATOA quarterly meeting
2024-02-23 14:00 - 15:00
Presentations: How to Pay For It When You Can’t Get A Grant; GIS demo

Webinar: Legislative Debrief
2024-04-04 14:00 - 15:00
Legislative session review by Joe Lerch of VACo

Webinar: Public Records and FOIA
2024-05-13 15:00 - 16:00
Alan Gernhardt of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council will address VFOIA issues and their relation to public records standards.

Annual Meeting
2024-06-21 11:00 - 15:00
Location: Augusta County offices, 18 Govt Center Lane, Verona, VA 24482.

Legislative Update (Federal and State)
2025-03-13 14:00 - 15:00
Join us for a summary of the Virginia Legislative Session 2025 and update on federal legislative matters and funding status. Featuring Joe Lerch, Director of Local Government Policy for VACo, and Gerard Lederer, Partner at Best Best & Krieger LLP.

Annual Meeting
2025-06-27 11:00 - 15:00 | Virginia Beach City Hall, Virginia Beach,, VA, United States

The Virginia Telecommunications Initiative: Eight Years in, Where Are We?
2025-07-10 14:00 - 15:00
Mike Lockaby of Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC, will discuss the Virginia Telecommunications Initiative (VATI)’s record on broadband development from the standpoint of local communities.

Quarterly conference call
2025-09-11 14:00 - 15:00
Quarterly VATOA meeting, with presentation on the future of communications (part 1) and member roundtable.

Webinar: The New World of Government Programming in 2025
2025-10-23 14:00 - 15:00
The New World of Government Programming in 2025

Chris Williams, Video Production Administrator
James City County Video Services Division

A look into the daily functions and top issues on the minds of government programmers, with examples from James City County, Virginia, as well as other localities within the Commonwealth and nationally. Despite changing times and technology, many aspects of government video have remained the same over the last decade. We will discuss these holdovers from a bygone era and how they continue to come up in roundtables and “therapy sessions” among videographers.

Chris oversees the Video Services Division of James City County, where he serves as Video Production Administrator. His four-person crew handles A/V broadcast, production and maintenance for the entire County, plus some work for the neighboring City of Williamsburg and local school district. He is a member of VATOA and is the current President-Elect of NATOA.

Quarterly conference call
2025-12-04 14:00 - 15:00
Quarterly VATOA meeting, with presentation on the future of communications (part 2) and member roundtable.

Webinar: Federal Topics
2026-02-12 14:00 - 15:00
How the FCC Works (Rick Ellrod); Federal Legislative Matters and/or Federal Case Law Update (Gerry Lederer)

Quarterly conference call
2026-03-12 14:00 - 15:00
Quarterly VATOA meeting, with presentation on the future of communications (part 3) and member roundtable.

Webinar: Legislative Wrap-Up and Public Communications
2026-04-23 14:00 - 15:00
Featuring: Joe Lerch of VACo, Virginia Legislative Wrap-Up; Jeremy Lasich of Fairfax County, Best Practices for Public Communications

Annual Meeting (tentative)
2026-06-12 11:00 - 15:00
Annual VATOA meeting, including elections.

Quarterly conference call
2026-09-10 14:00 - 15:00
VATOA quarterly meeting (tentative)

Webinar (tentative)
2026-10-22 14:00 - 15:00

Quarterly conference call
2026-12-03 14:00 - 15:00
VATOA quarterly meeting
