Category: Annual Conference

#ELGL17: What’s Going On with Alberto Garcia, Westminster (CO) City Councilor

#ELGL17: Agenda, Facebook Group, Guest List, Hotels, Partners, Register, Sponsorships and Twitter List Meet #ELGL17 attendees. Alberto Garcia Westminster, Colorado – City Councillor Connect: LinkedIn and Twitter Before you leave for #ELGL17, what’s the biggest project facing you at work? Westminster is developing a new Downtown, a 108-acre mixed used development in the heart of the City. Window, … Continued

Technology Learning Lab at #ELGL17

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The #ELGL17 Technology Learning Lab gives you direct access to some of the best local gov tech tools available. Frederik Groce from Storm Ventures will moderate these sessions for ELGL. In each session, you’ll have a chance to connect with the tech companies, learn more about their work, and try out their products to see if … Continued

It’s a Deal! Go All In and Attend #ELGL17!

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]ELGL’s Annual Conference is quickly becoming one of the most talked about events in local government and this year we’re taking the show on the road to Detroit, MI. The conference promises to inspire, motivate, and immerse conference attendees in a hands on experience learning from the public, private, and non-profit leaders driving change in … Continued

TIL about Detroit: Sorry Journey fans, There is No “South Detroit”

While Detroiters love to sing along to the infamous kareokee classic and sports hurrah “Don’t Stop Believin’,” they’re also aware the geographical origins of the song’s “city boy” are made up. Downtown Detroit sits along the Detroit River, and crossing it puts you squarely in Canada. So, there is no such thing as being “… … Continued

#ELGL17: What’s Going On with Ed Krafcik, Soofa

#ELGL17: Agenda, Facebook Group, Guest List, Hotels, Partners, Register, Sponsorships and Twitter List Meet #ELGL17 attendees. Ed Krafcik Director of Strategic Partnerships – Soofa Connect: LinkedIn and Twitter Before you leave for #ELGL17, what’s the biggest project facing you at work? Working with our beta partner cities to co-develop our sensor data product which measures pedestrian activity in public spaces. … Continued

#ELGL17: What’s Going On with Christian Williams, City of Goodyear, AZ

#ELGL17: Agenda, Facebook Group, Guest List, Hotels, Partners, Register, Sponsorships and Twitter List Meet #ELGL17 attendees. Christian Williams City of Goodyear, AZ Connect: Knope of the Week and Twitter Before you leave for #ELGL17, what’s the biggest project facing you at work? Development agreements and tracking for the more than 70 planned communities in Goodyear. Window, middle, or aisle – which … Continued

#ELGL17: What’s Going On with Kristin Youngmeyer, Ohio Housing Finance Agency

#ELGL17: Agenda, Facebook Group, Guest List, Hotels, Partners, Register, Sponsorships and Twitter List Meet #ELGL17 attendees. Kristin Youngmeyer Ohio Housing Finance Agency Connect: LinkedIn Before you leave for #ELGL17, what’s the biggest project facing you at work? Between my course load at the John Glenn College of Public Affairs, and responsibilities at the Ohio Housing Finance Agency, my … Continued

TIL About Detroit… Detroit can see Canada from its house!

Americans refer to Canada affectionately as America’s hat, but for Detroit, we’re looking south on our northern neighbor. Detroit is the only state in the contiguous 48 that can look southward into Canada. From Detroit, there are two ways to enter Canada: The Ambassador Bridge and the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel, which both link Windsor, Ontario and … Continued

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