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.
ELGL is excited to announce a webinar series all about innovation! Check out the lineup of speakers and mark your calendars for these great learning opportunities. Innovation! Innovation is a popular buzz word especially in local government and there seem to be speakers, classes, seminars and more, extolling the virtues of innovation or telling organizations how … Continued
Updated 9/11/2014 8:23 am In order to help our members get to know one another and save on costly trips to the gas station we provide a list of attendees for upcoming lunch and learn events. So call someone up, message them on LinkedIn or Tweet them and join in the carpool. Register for the … Continued
Washington State Evening Buzz Say WA!? ELGL expands to Washington State It’s time for the first Washington state ELGL event! Join us on August 28 at 5:00 p.m. at the Fish Tale Brew Pub for an “Evening Buzz.” This is your chance to learn more about ELGL if you live in Washington – we’ll host appetizers, you host your bar tab. Please RSVP for this event! List … Continued
In three minutes, two lives change forever Join the ELGL community as we talk about the issues resulting from the police shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. The conversation start Friday, August 22 at 10:00 a.m (PST). We’ll be using #ELGLFerguson. Interesting in helping ELGL develop some lead-off questions for the … Continued
Tweet. Tweet. Julie Underwood and Bo Ferguson will expound on Julie’s article, “The Great Debate: City Manager vs. Assistant City Manager” during a Twittersation on Tuesday, September 30 at noon Pacific time. Julie is the former Shoreline (WA) city manager and current Daly City (CA) assistant city manager. Bo, formerly Hendersonville’s (NC) City Manager, is now the … Continued
Join ELGL and ICMA as we go “back to the future” to kick of the 100th annual ICMA conference, celebrate 100 years of professional local government training, and taste some beers from Oregon and North Carolina! Who: ELGL and ICMA members What: Beer tasting social event When: September 14 at 7:00 p.m. Where: ICMA Conference … Continued
ELGL is partnering with the City of Salem (OR), the Oregon chapter of the American Planning Association & the Chinook Institute to bring you a great learning opportunity. Join us in Salem, OR to learn about how to get meaningful citizen input. “Breaking down barriers to involvement of diverse populations in our public process.”
It’s time for the first Washington state ELGL event! Join us on August 28 at 5:00 p.m. at the Fish Tale Brew Pub for an “Evening Buzz.” We’ll mix and mingle and talk about local government. This is your chance to learn more about ELGL if you live in Washington – we’ll host appetizers, you host … Continued
Connect with MRSC: Facebook, Twitter and World Wide Web Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC) of Washington is offering a free webinar on September 17 at 11:00 am (PDT) about how Snohomish County leveraged social media to support emergency management during the Highway 530 mudslide. The webinar was spurred by ths article, “The Story Behind #530slide: Social … Continued
