Monday, August 24, 2026

1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
GNOA / Registration / POST Registration
Hotel Lobby

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

7:00 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.
Late Registration: GNOA-POST

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Opening Ceremonies: 2026 GNOA Conference

• Welcome — Joe Chesnut, GNOA President
• Posting of Colors — Glynn County Sheriff’s Office
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Invocation
• Opening remarks and recognition of guests
• Sheriff E. Neal Jump, Glynn County
• Interim Chief Bryan Sipe, Glynn County Police Department
• Chief Angela Smith, Brunswick Police Department
• Director Chris Hosey, Georgia Bureau of Investigation

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Vendor Presentation

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Prosecuting Attorneys Council of Georgia (PAC)
Legal Update – Robert Smith

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Lunch (on your own)

12:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Contemporary Turbulence in Narcotics Agencies

• John Edwards — J.B. Edwards and Associates

6:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Hospitality Room Opens – Hampton House

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Phone Intelligence and Proactive Investigative Methods
Brian Fleming – North Carolina SBI

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch on your own

1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Current Trends in Motor Vehicle Interdiction
Georgia State Patrol Criminal Interdiction Unit

6:30 p.m.
Carl Alexander Low Country Boil – Hampton House

Thursday, August 27, 2026

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
TBD

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch

1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Transnational Drug Organizations and DEA Briefing

• Dan Salter
• DEA Principal Deputy Administrator

7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Hospitality Room – Hampton House

Friday, August 28, 2026

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Georgia Governor’s Task Force – Lt. Rusty Rankin

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
GNOA Business Meeting

• Old Business
• ROCIC/RISS Coordinator Dan Greathouse
• New Business / GNOA Elections
• GNOA Financial Report
• Southern Vice President (two-year term)
• President
• Secretary
• Presentation of the Joseph Whitehead Award

Conference Notes

• All attendees must display GNOA conference IDs for all training events.
• Agenda is subject to change.
• It is acceptable to be armed while in class.
• POST credit hours will be scanned after each class.
• Please follow all King and Prince guidelines while on property.