About CAMO
CAMO is a non-profit volunteer organization and a TASBO Affiliate providing educational & networking opportunities for staff from local School Districts and other maintenance professionals which serves the Greater Austin, Texas area.
CAMO stands for Capital Area Maintenance & Operations. We provide monthly educational luncheon meetings starting at 11am. Networking with other school districts & vendor members starts 30min before each meeting. Typically, a vendor member teaches on a topic related to the type of business they provide. Topics range from Maintenance Best Practices, HVAC, Custodial, Major Construction, security, design guidelines, etc.
The annual Vendor Fair & Trade show is held in April. During the Vendor Fair we also present our yearly donation to the TASBO Scholarship fund. Our 2022 donation was $10,000.00 (nice job to the board in the 1st new normal year). In 2019 we donated $10,000. & 2018 we donated $8000.00. From 2017 to 2013, we donated $6,000 each year. In 2012, we donated $3,000.
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
What does CAMO mean?
CAMO is an abbreviation for Capital Area Maintenance & Operations.
How is CAMO related to TASBO?
CAMO is an affiliate or subgroup of TASBO (Texas Association of School Board Officials).
What does CAMO do?
We provide monthly educational luncheon meetings in most months starting at 11am.
Networking with other school districts & vendor members starts 30min before each meeting.
Who teaches the monthly educational meetings?
Typically, a vendor member teaches on a topic related to the type of business they provide. Topics range from
Maintenance Best Practices, HVAC, Custodial, Major Construction, etc.
Are the vendor's speaking at the meetings allowed to do a Sales Pitch?
No! The vendor speaks on a general topic such as the advantage of upgrading lighting to be
more energy efficient, not "buy my product".
When are meetings?
Meetings are most months starting at 11am
When is the Meet & Greet networking time?
Before each educational meeting there is 30 min of networking time to talk with your other school districts or ask vendors
questions on their product or service. One day a month at 10:30am, please check the schedule on the Home page of this site.
When is the yearly CAMO Vendor Fair & Trade Show?
After a brief hiatus for the pandemic we're starting back in 2022! Our next one is April 21, 2023 at Reunion Ranch 10 am - 2pm.
Vendors to teach us about energy saving tech, class presenters: to be announced.
Sample Agenda Sample Presentation
CAMO is a non-profit volunteer organization and a TASBO Affiliate providing educational & networking opportunities for staff from local School Districts and other maintenance professionals which serves the Greater Austin, Texas area.
CAMO stands for Capital Area Maintenance & Operations. We provide monthly educational luncheon meetings starting at 11am. Networking with other school districts & vendor members starts 30min before each meeting. Typically, a vendor member teaches on a topic related to the type of business they provide. Topics range from Maintenance Best Practices, HVAC, Custodial, Major Construction, security, design guidelines, etc.
The annual Vendor Fair & Trade show is held in April. During the Vendor Fair we also present our yearly donation to the TASBO Scholarship fund. Our 2022 donation was $10,000.00 (nice job to the board in the 1st new normal year). In 2019 we donated $10,000. & 2018 we donated $8000.00. From 2017 to 2013, we donated $6,000 each year. In 2012, we donated $3,000.
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
What does CAMO mean?
CAMO is an abbreviation for Capital Area Maintenance & Operations.
How is CAMO related to TASBO?
CAMO is an affiliate or subgroup of TASBO (Texas Association of School Board Officials).
What does CAMO do?
We provide monthly educational luncheon meetings in most months starting at 11am.
Networking with other school districts & vendor members starts 30min before each meeting.
Who teaches the monthly educational meetings?
Typically, a vendor member teaches on a topic related to the type of business they provide. Topics range from
Maintenance Best Practices, HVAC, Custodial, Major Construction, etc.
Are the vendor's speaking at the meetings allowed to do a Sales Pitch?
No! The vendor speaks on a general topic such as the advantage of upgrading lighting to be
more energy efficient, not "buy my product".
When are meetings?
Meetings are most months starting at 11am
When is the Meet & Greet networking time?
Before each educational meeting there is 30 min of networking time to talk with your other school districts or ask vendors
questions on their product or service. One day a month at 10:30am, please check the schedule on the Home page of this site.
When is the yearly CAMO Vendor Fair & Trade Show?
After a brief hiatus for the pandemic we're starting back in 2022! Our next one is April 21, 2023 at Reunion Ranch 10 am - 2pm.
Vendors to teach us about energy saving tech, class presenters: to be announced.
Sample Agenda Sample Presentation
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