2026 OPTA Fall Education Summit and Annual Business Meeting

Start
11/03/2026
8:00 AM
End
11/04/2026
5:00 PM
Location
Eugene, Oregon

Registration

Member - 1 Day of Class – $200.00
Members of OPTA
1 Day of Class on November 3rd OR 4th
Member - 2 Days of Classes and Annual Business Meeting – $400.00
Members of OPTA
2 Days of Classes and Annual Business Meeting on November 3rd and 4th, 2026
Non-Member - 1 Day of Class – $250.00
Non-Member
1 Day of Class and Annual Business Meeting
November 3rd OR 4th, 2026

To obtain membership pricing, you must be a member of OPTA prior to event registration.

*NO REFUNDS will be given if you are a Member and select and pay Non-Member rate.
Non-Member - 2 Days of Classes and Annual Business Meeting – $450.00
2 Days of Classes and Annual Business Meeting, November 3rd and 4th, 2026
To obtain membership pricing, you must be a member of OPTA prior to event registration.

*NO REFUNDS will be given if you are a Member and select and pay Non-Member rate.

Oregon Permit Technicians

Association's 2026 Fall Education Summit &

Annual Business Meeting

Tue. November 3rd & Wed. November 4th: 8 am - 5 pm

Why do we look forward to it every year? Because it means OPTA's Annual Business Meeting is back in session. Members from across Oregon converge in one room to work-through jurisdiction-specific headaches, weird edge cases, and the eternal question of how to get a truth trickler to just tell you what they're actually doing.

This year we are hurdling into Eugene, November 3 and 4, with two days of education sessions built in. For a lot of Permit Techs, this is the only in-person conference on the calendar all year.

Come brainstorm with us. Bring your questions, leave with other people's solutions.

Nov. 3rd: Choose Your Track

Option #1: Over the Counter Plan Review

with

Instructor: Jessica Sorensen, Shums Code Associates

Jessica Sorensen brings the pace of the counter: fast questions, faster judgement calls, and the confidence to make the right one on the spot. Earn .6 CEUs

Option #2: Legal Aspects (structured panel discussion)

Moderator: Katherine Denight (Oregon BCD)

Panelists: Ted Zuk (Jackson County), Adele Shaffeld (Malheur County), and Amy Williams (City of Hillsboro)

Every permit decision rests on a chain of authority most techs never see spelled out. This structured panel discussion pulls back the curtain on statutes, rules, and the rights and responsibilities that back up what you tell a customer. Earn .6 CEUs

Nov. 4th: ABM, Kelly Marshall, & the Rest of the Docket

Day two brings OPTA's annual business meeting, where we look back at the year and talk about what's ahead, a return visit from the legendary Kelly Marshall (Oregon BCD's ePermitting program), and the presentation of the Permit Technician of the Year Award. Know someone who deserves it? Submit a nomination by Oct. 4, 2026.

It's often said, "not my circus, not my monkey." In the building department, it's more like your llama, and sadly, your drama. The rest of the day will feature open floor discussions built around the jurisdiction headaches and edge cases Oregon's permit specialists and front-counter experts inherit every day.

A full schedule, session list, and speaker lineup will be posted closer to the conference.