Two former governors, a concert t-shirt, three current mayors, The Potentialist, breakfast and lunch, three Oregonian staff, a drink ticket, an acoustic blues musician, and unmatched networking opportunities all for low price of $40. How is that possible? #ELGL13 was made affordable by generous contributions of our sponsors. Here’s the complete list of sponsors. Aha … Continued
Hillsboro Argus opinion editor George Rede described his experience at #ELGL13 in a blog post over the weekend. George moderated the communications panel and was effective at promoting dialogue among panelists and audience members. Our favorite trait of George’s moderating was his willingness to share his own experiences in communications that he has observed and … Continued
David Nguyen, official #ELGL13 photographer, was all over the Kennedy School on Friday. The #ELGL13 collection is sure to be a priceless collection as David’s career continues to skyrocket. For #ELGL14, we’ll probably just leave a disposable camera on each table and let you go at it. So let’s enjoy these keepsakes while we have … Continued
In order to make sure everyone who’s speaking is getting as much exposure as possible and so that ELGL members can reference conference speakers as they review them we’ve put together this handy list of twitter accounts or hastags to use tomorrow: Breakfast: Trending Topics in Local Government Law Jeremy James, Associate, Cosgrave Vergeer Kester: … Continued
The famous “Lightning Round” makes its inaugural appearance at the inaugural 1st annual ELGL conference. What does that mean? You’ll hear from four attendees who have been given these instructions, “Five Minutes – You – A Microphone – A Projector.” What will they talk about? Who knows, maybe they’ll discuss “what happened to Beta Max?” … Continued
The wait is over – table assignments for #ELGL13 have been made! Here’s what you need to know about tables at the conference: How did ELGL assign tables? You’ll recall that you answered a series of questions about public service, Portland culture, and your preferences when you registered for #ELGL13. We matched up your answers … Continued
Erik Schmidt, Willamette University, Associate Director of Alumni Communications and Frank Miller, Willamette University, Visual Media Manager will be two of our special guests for #ELGL13. Eric and Frank will be participating in the conference and covering #ELGL13 for the Williamette University alumni magazine, The Scene. In our storied three-year history, ELGL has encountered a number … Continued
We’ve received a few questions about the conference; below please find a handy FAQ for you to reference this week as you get ready for October 4, 2013. What time does the conference start? Please arrive at 7:30 to ensure you have time to grab your complimentary breakfast and coffee before our first session begins … Continued
We can’t wait to see you at #ELGL13 next week. It’s going to be a great conference, and we’re glad you’ll be in attendance. You’ll notice a lot of things about #ELGL13 that will be different than your “normal” government conference. For starters, #ELGL13 is a paperless conference. No paper? How will I know what’s going … Continued
7:30 – Conference Check-In at the Kennedy School Gymnasium 7:45 – ELGL Breakfast – Trending Topics in Local Government Law Presented by Cosgrave Vermeer Kester Jeremy James, Associate, Cosgrave Vergeer Kester Please join ELGL for a breakfast session about the trending topics in local government law that you should be aware of as an emerging … Continued
