As we prepare for the ELGL & ICMA joint event at the ICMA Conference, attendees describe the current state of local government, their mentors, ways to strengthen local government, and of course, their dream six-pack. Link: Raise Your Hand If You’re Going “Back to the Future” with ELGL and ICMA. Heather Geyer City of Wheat Ridge (CO) Administrative Services Director Connect: … Continued
Today we hear from #ELGL14 conference planning team member Amanda Lamb. Amanda shares with us some great ideas to help us prepare for the very important yet oft-neglected art of networking at a professional conference. Do your palms get sweaty and does your throat get dry when you think about meeting new people? Amanda offers … 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
Here we are. Day 30/30. What a fantastic opportunity it has been to write about Emily Badger, feature her articles, and create some buzz for her upcoming appearance at #ELGL14. My takeaway from the 30 Days of Badger column: There is a true value in exploring the work of a journalist like Emily Badger. Her … Continued
As we prepare for the ELGL & ICMA joint event at the ICMA Conference, attendees describe the current state of local government, their mentors, ways to strengthen local government, and of course, their dream six-pack. Link: Raise Your Hand If You’re Going “Back to the Future” with ELGL and ICMA. Background Check Greg Larson has been Los Gatos Town Manager since 2007. … Continued
The next stop on our nationwide quest to cover every MPA program in the country takes us to the University of North Carolina Charlotte. This is our second stop in the Tar Heel State. In 2013, we learned about the UNC-Chapel Hill MPA program. With Charlotte playing host to the ICMA Conference in September 2014, we … Continued
Ben McCready, Rock Island (IL) assistant to the city manager, adds to the ongoing series on assistant and deputy city and county managers by profiling the Assistant City Manager in SeaTac, WA.
As we prepare for the ELGL & ICMA joint event at the ICMA Conference, attendees describe the current state of local government, their mentors, ways to strengthen local government, and of course, their dream six-pack. Link: Raise Your Hand If You’re Going “Back to the Future” with ELGL and ICMA. Background Check Jeff Towery (LinkedIn and Twitter) began his career in … Continued
What’s Fibre Got To Do With It? Broadband Access: Is It a Basic Human Right? by Ashleigh Weeden, September 3, 2014 We love the Internet for it’s endless supply of cat videos and award-show-GIFs, Netflix streaming and up-to-the-minute Twitter updates on what our BFFs are eating for lunch. However, it’s the power of connectivity to … Continued
As we prepare for the ELGL & ICMA joint event at the ICMA Conference, attendees describe the current state of local government, their mentors, ways to strengthen local government, and of course, their dream six-pack. Link: Raise Your Hand If You’re Going “Back to the Future” with ELGL and ICMA. Background Check Elisabeth Wright (Connect: LinkedIn and Twitter) is a second year student in the Northern Illinois … Continued
