With only 120 spots at the conference, and an ELGL membership of more than 600 people in 25 states, you can imagine that there are many of our members who are disappointed they can’t attend the conference. So, we are beefing up our social media presence (even more than usual!) for the conference so ELGL members can follow … Continued
Prepare for #ELGL14 by learning about who is attending. Find out if you’ll be surrounded by soft talkers, loud eaters, and finger biters or whether you’ll be surrounded by the best in local government. Josh Mahar Municipal Research and Services Center, Outreach & Communications Coordinator Connect: Bio, LinkedIn, and Twitter (Complete the sentence) #ELGL14 is….. A first for me, … Continued
Kent talked me into starting a live blog about my experience job searching in North Carolina. So I’ll try and give at least daily updates on how my search is going, how I’m adjusting to the new area, and what I’m learning about local government in the Research Triangle. Back to PDX Thursday 10/16/2014 3:06 pm … Continued
Second in the Innovation Webinar Series is Code for America, a non-profit focused on helping government use technology to make government services simple, effective, and easy to use. Code for America will be chatting about two of their initiatives, Open Data and the Digital Front Door. Check out the details below. Register for the Code for … Continued
Prepare for #ELGL14 by learning about who is attending. Find out if you’ll be surrounded by soft talkers, loud eaters, and finger biters or whether you’ll be surrounded by the best in local government. Heather Martin Associate, Beery Elsner & Hammond, LLP Connect: Bio and LinkedIn (Complete the sentence) #ELGL14 is… ..gonna make you dance now….. Registration … Continued
Midwest ELGL is back with another lunch and learn session for our colleagues in the Chicago area. This time we’ll be joined by Tom Schenck, director of analytics for Chicago’s Department of Innovation and Technology, to talk about civic data, why it’s important and how we can leverage it in surprising ways.
Kittelson’s Corner is back and on the move! Ben is trying to find a job in North Carolina and is taking a long trip out to the area to network and job search. See what he’s been up to and follow along. #PDXtoRDU Today has been a whirlwind of a day. Really it’s been a … Continued
Welcome to the new and (somewhat) improved version of our member introductions. If you are puzzled by the column name, take a minute to watch this scene from Austin Powers. Background Check Sarah Bledsoe (LinkedIn) is the assistant to the mayor in Beacon, NY. She’s responsible for responsible for assisting the Mayor with … Continued
Huge thanks to Heidi Starks, ELGL member and President of Oregon Municipal Finance Officers Association, for writing an article about ELGL that appears in the September edition of the Washington Finance Officers Association newsletter. ELGL appreciates the continued support of finance officers throughout the county and we look forward to future partnership opportunities. Check out page 7 … Continued
Welcome to the new and (somewhat) improved version of our member introductions. If you are puzzled by the column name, take a minute to watch this scene from Austin Powers. If you read this profile and you think that Jared’s is the greatest person ever, then you’re in luck. Jared is leading the #ELGL14 … Continued
