Events

The North Olympic Development Council meetings are free and open to the public and feature speakers on topics important to the region. The NODC also holds conferences and offers workshops and training.

Upcoming Events

2025

No events scheduled


Broadband Community Meetings

During the Clallam County Community Broadband Meetings in October 2020, community members talked with experts in the broadband and telecommunications field and discussed the future of broadband service in Clallam County. Meeting facilitators answered questions and welcomed comments from participants. The discussions centered on a wide range of topics such as current and future service needs (service expansion, higher speed data communications, more portable and mobile communications, provision of residential and business services and applications, etc.) and infrastructure availability concerns (expansion of fiber optics and wireless systems, availability of new networks, extension of existing networks, network interconnections, etc.). For more information, contact clallambroadbandteam@noprcd.org.

Community Broadband Meeting

Forks and Western Clallam County

October 21, 2020

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Community Broadband Meeting

Port Angeles and Central Clallam County

October 28, 2020

Watch on YouTube


Community Broadband Meeting

Sequim and Eastern Clallam County

October 29, 2020

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NODC Monthly Meetings

2025

March Monthly Meeting

March 27, 2025




2024

September Monthly Meeting

September 26, 2024








NODC Monthly Meeting

August 22, 2024





NODC Monthly Meeting

June 27, 2024









NODC Monthly Meeting

May 23, 2024







NODC Monthly Meeting

April 25, 2024








NODC Monthly Meeting

March 28, 2024




NODC Monthly Meeting

February 22, 2024




NODC Monthly Meeting

January 25, 2024




2023

NODC Monthly Meeting

August 24, 2023


2021

NODC Monthly Meeting

February 25, 2021


NODC Monthly Meeting

January 28, 2021


2020

NODC Monthly Meeting

December 17, 2020


NODC Monthly Meeting

October 22, 2020


NODC Monthly Meeting

September 24, 2020


NODC Monthly Meeting

August 27, 2020


NODC Monthly Meeting

July 23, 2020


NODC Monthly Meeting

June 25, 2020


NODC Monthly Meeting

May 28, 2020


NODC Monthly Meeting

April 23, 2020


NODC Monthly Meeting

February 27, 2020


NODC Monthly Meeting

January 23, 2020



Presentation: Rick Dickinson, the Native American Housing Liaison for Habitat For Humanity of Clallam County shared Habitat for Humanity International’s new Native American Housing Pilot Program and what it means for Clallam County and the Tribes in our region. View a PDF of the presentation here.


Presentation: Olympic Community of Health (OCH) is the lead partner for the Olympic Peninsula Resource Hub, the “barrier removal” project in the Recompete grant. OCH brings together partners from many different backgrounds, sectors, communities and Tribes to build a collaborative approach to address the health needs of the Olympic Peninsula community. Celeste Schoenthaler, Executive Director of Olympic Community of Health, will talk about the Community of Care model, the Community Care Hub that OCH is launching and how it will be used for Recompete. Join us to learn more about the innovative, effective work that OCH and its partner organizations are doing. View a PDF of the presentation here.


Presentation: An update and overview on the $35 million grant our region has been awarded through EDA's Recompete program from Clallam County Commissioner Mike French, who is also the Chair of the North Olympic Peninsula Recompete Coalition, and Jessica Irvine, Grants Manager for Peninsula College. How will the money be spent, who will benefit and what impact will it have on the Peninsula? Watch the presentation here.


The presentation this month will be a panel discussion on Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR), which uses the ocean to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as a tool to slow global climate change and ocean acidification. 


Panelists will include:

  • Jessica Cross, Phd, from PNNL
  • Sara Nawaz, PhD, from the Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal at American University
  • Kyla Westphal from Ebb Carbon. 


Presentation: “Continuing the Conversation: Creative Solutions to Housing Challenges in Clallam & Jefferson Counties.” The panelists below will share some of the projects and progress they are pursuing to address our regional housing issues. 



Presentation: A panel on the topic, “Creative Solutions to Housing Challenges in Clallam & Jefferson Counties.” The panelists below will share some of the projects and progress they are pursuing to address our regional housing issues. 

 


Presenter: Suzy Ames, President of Peninsula College, will provide an update on the new instructional workforce programs that started in the 2023-24 school year and give a preview about programs in the works. She will also describe new efforts to support students who face challenges outside the classroom.


Presenter: Stephanie Lachman, Business Lender, VP based in Seattle will update the NODC on Craft3’s work for those who are not familiar, share the focus areas they have identified in their 2023 – 2027 strategic plan, and speak about recent success stories. View a PDF of the presentation here.


Presenter: Aaron Whittemore from WSU’s Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources, discussing anaerobic digestion and organic waste management challenges and opportunities on the Olympic Peninsula. The anaerobic digestion process produces biogases that can be used to generate renewable energy. It could have a number of applications in our area, including on farms and by solid waste districts.


Speakers: Helen Price Johnson, USDA State Director, and Timothy O’Connell, USDA Deputy Director for Washington State gave a presentation about some of the many funding programs that USDA has available to serve our area. A PDF of the presentation can be seen here.


Topic: Siobhan Canty, CEO of the Jefferson Community Foundation and 2021 Woman of the Year, will speak on the Housing Solutions Network.


Topic: Jennifer Plowden from The Trust for Public Land will present a study of the economic impact of conserved land, trails and parks on the North Olympic Peninsula. The report was commissioned by North Olympic Land Trust and Jefferson Land Trust.


Topic: NODC Program recap for 2020 and what's ahead in 2021. Karen Affeld, Executive Director's report can be viewed here.


Topic: Report on the Feasibility of Thermally-Modified Hemlock Production on the North Olympic Peninsula by the Composite Recycling Technology Center.


Topic: Eat Local First Olympic Peninsula with highlight from the first annual Eat Local Month campaign happening in September. 


Topic: Regional Broadband  Initiative panel of speakers.



Topic: Port of Port Angeles and Port Townsend Maritime Updates



Speaker: Joshua Berger, Governor's Maritime Sector Lead; Associate Director, Washington State Department of Commerce; Board Chair and Founder, Washington Maritime Blue


Speaker: Richard Berndt, Economic Development Representative for Washington and Arizona for the Economic Development Administration (EDA)


Speaker: Chris Moore, Executive Director, Washington Trust for Historic Preservation



Speaker: Cara Loriz,  Executive  Director, Organic Seed Alliance



Speaker: Representative Derek Kilmer – Current Legislative Initiatives and Updates