https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffHLIZh0PHg The Google Fiber Experience in Kansas City When Google announced a new program to provide super fast internet to select cities, local governments around the country jumped at the idea. To bring something new and innovative to a city would be seen as a great accomplishment for elected officials and public administrators alike. But the … Continued
Beaverton’s City Hall Plan Is On the Move Most of us have experienced the unpleasant task of moving. The packing, the boxes, the breaking stuff, and the unpacking. Magnify your most difficult move by 1,000 and you will begin to understand what the City of Beaverton is facing in moving most of their city offices to … Continued
With a global reputation as a center of cutting-edge urban planning and a burgeoning technology industry, Portland is poised to redefine what it means to be a “smart city” in the 21st Century. Join us for an afternoon summit that will explore national best practices in civic innovation using technology applications and infrastructure and what this means … Continued
SW ELGL is proud to present a special lunch-and-learn with Dallas City Manager AC Gonzalez!
Tom Muehlenbeck on Leadership and Lessons Learned ELGL is excited to announce the first Southwest lunch forum! Tom Muehlenbeck has 40 years of experience working in the public sector and spent 23 years as the City Manager of Plano, Texas. Tom has to be the only ELGL speaker who has a water park named after … Continued
ELGL is collaborating with Melissa Anzman of Launch Yourself to bring you our latest and greatest Twittersation. Mark your calendar and plan to log on to your Twitter on May 1 at 3:00 p.m. EST (that’s noon, PST) to be part of the conversation about Advancing In Your Career. Or, in Twitter lingo, #AdvanceYourself. ELGL focuses on … Continued
ELGL Presents Engaging Your Community with MindMixer http://youtu.be/r7Bh04AoP7g#aid=P-CUoqREIrM Webinar May 21 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time Background Check Connect: Blog, Facebook, Twitter, and World Wide Web Mission Statement: We believe good, informed ideas are out there, but many don’t make it to the surface or are drowned out by the volume of usual … Continued
Governing: OR’s Complicated Property Tax Rates Favor Higher-Valued Houses ELGL is excited to announce a lunch forum in partnership with the League of Oregon Cities. As anyone familiar with Oregon property taxes knows there is a lot of pressure on local governments and confusion for citizens in the current system. The LOC is working actively to … Continued
Attention Southeast ELGL members! The University of North Carolina is hosting a great event this summer about women and public service. Featuring sessions on work-life balance, communications, and creativity. The keynote speaker is the North Carolina state treasurer, Janet Cowell. Read on to learn more about this opportunity. Engaging Women in Public Service: Taking Your … Continued
Oregon ELGL is proud to announce a new event on all the different aspects that are involved with running a Parks and Recreation department or district. Ken Warner the Assistant Director of West Linn’s parks department and Justin Cutler the general manager of the Sunset Empire parks district will be speaking. So mark your … Continued
