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Pop Quiz with N. Zach Ratkai, City of Richland, WA

#ELGLPopUps land in Charlotte, Dallas, Portland, and Kansas City on September 22. Each event has a school theme which you'll notice in the agendas. Staying with that theme, we introduce you to those who will be attending a Pop Up event. You can register for one of the events here. Name: N. Zach Ratkai Job Title:...

Pop Quiz with Rachel Keyser, ViewPoint Cloud

#ELGLPopUps land in Charlotte, Dallas, Portland, and Kansas City on September 22. Each event has a school theme which you'll notice in the agendas. Staying with that theme, we introduce you to those who will be attending a Pop Up event. You can register for one of the events here. Name: Rachel Keyser Job Title: Digital Marketing...

Pop Quiz with Matt Lorenzen, City of Estacada, OR

#ELGLPopUps land in Charlotte, Dallas, Portland, and Kansas City on September 22. Each event has a school theme which you'll notice in the agendas. Staying with that theme, we introduce you to those who will be attending a Pop Up event. You can register for one of the events here. Name: Matt Lorenzen Job Title:...

The Official ELGL Pop Up Playlist

#ELGLPopUps land in Charlotte, Dallas, Portland, and Kansas City on September 22. You can register for one of the events here. Each event has a school theme which you'll notice in the agendas. Staying with that theme, we introduced you to those who will be attending a Pop Up event. Each attendee has provided a...

Pop Quiz with Shawn Aulgur, City of Raymore, Missouri

#ELGLPopUps land in Charlotte, Dallas, Portland, and Kansas City on September 22. Each event has a school theme which you'll notice in the agendas. Staying with that theme, we introduce you to those who will be attending a Pop Up event. You can register for one of the events here. Name: Shawn Aulgur Job Title: Human...

Pop Quiz with Lauren Garrott, Shockey Consulting Services

#ELGLPopUps land in Charlotte, Dallas, Portland, and Kansas City on September 22. Each event has a school theme which you'll notice in the agendas. Staying with that theme, we introduce you to those who will be attending a Pop Up event. You can register for one of the events here. Name: Lauren Garrott Job Title: Consultant...

Kittelson's Corner: Guess Who's Back, Back Again

This is Kittelson’s Corner my weekly musings on things I think are interesting or important, especially in local government nerd-dom. I'm back! Between the Podcast Movement Conference and my vacation to Portugal it's been awhile since I've had a regular Kittelson's Corner. Alright, let's go... What I Read If you hate the new cat rapper Portland parking...

Pop Quiz with Anika Bent-Albert, City of Portland, OR

#ELGLPopUps land in Charlotte, Dallas, Portland, and Kansas City on September 22. Each event has a school theme which you'll notice in the agendas. Staying with that theme, we introduce you to those who will be attending a Pop Up event. You can register for one of the events here. Name: Anika Bent-Albert Job Title: Assistant...

Pop Quiz with Shawna Davis, City of Olathe, KS

#ELGLPopUps land in Charlotte, Dallas, Portland, and Kansas City on September 22. Each event has a school theme which you'll notice in the agendas. Staying with that theme, we introduce you to those who will be attending a Pop Up event. You can register for one of the events here. Name: Shawna Davis Job Title: Management...

These Streets are Made for Walking...

ELGLers State of Place share a highlight from the International Downtown Association Conference. HIGH DRAMA IN CANADA? THOUGHT THAT WAS ONLY A U.S. THING... When we heard about the one-year plus controversy around the idea of once again allowing pedestrians to cross at Portage and Main (Canada's most famous intersection, it seems!), it was a...

Why Cities are Zombies (Part III)

This is a three part guest blog by ELGL member Mariela Alfonzo with State of Place. Check out Parts I and II. PART III: IT’S SO HARD TO SAY GOODBYE TO…ZOMBIES? 4) Pivot or Persevere To pivot or persevere, that is the question – one startups tend to avoid at all (or exceedingly high) costs. Confronting...

Leading the Way in Local Government: Lathrop Gage LLP

It's time to meet the sponsors of the #ELGLPopUps. Our sponsors allow us to maintain a lower registration fee. This year, students can attend for $25; ELGL members can attend for $50; and non-ELGL members can attend for $75. Connect: Facebook, Twitter, and World Wide Web What They Do We Are Lathrop Gage from Lathrop Gage on...

Pop Quiz with Eli Bonilla, Clean Water Services

#ELGLPopUps land in Charlotte, Dallas, Portland, and Kansas City on September 22. Each event has a school theme which you'll notice in the agendas. Staying with that theme, we introduce you to those who will be attending a Pop Up event. You can register for one of the events here. Name: Eli Bonilla Job Title: Public...

The Complete Conference Survival Pack

This guest post is by ELGL member Angelica Wedell with the National Research Center, Inc. Conference season is here! Which means it’s time to pack your bags and prepare to dedicate some time to professional development and networking. While attending these big events do wonders for your career, a marathon of jam-packed schedules, traveling stress...

Pop Quiz with Jason Jones, Guilford County, NC

#ELGLPopUps land in Charlotte, Dallas, Portland, and Kansas City on September 22. Each event has a school theme which you'll notice in the agendas. Staying with that theme, we introduce you to those who will be attending a Pop Up event. You can register for one of the events here. Name: Jason Jones Job Title: Senior Budget...

Podcast: The Effect of Driverless Cars and Amazon on Cities

Nico Larco Associate Professor University of Oregon Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter Ben Clark Associate Professor University of Oregon Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter How cities will be adjusting to automated vehicles and e-commerce. Dr. Ben Clark & Dr. Nico Larco from the University of Oregon join the podcast to discuss the impact...

Pop Quiz with Mike Ekey, City of Raymore, Missouri

#ELGLPopUps land in Charlotte, Dallas, Portland, and Kansas City on September 22. Each event has a school theme which you'll notice in the agendas. Staying with that theme, we introduce you to those who will be attending a Pop Up event. You can register for one of the events here. Name: Mike Ekey Job Title: Communications...

ELGL Digital: Graduate Program Directory

ELGL Digital Work Group is back. Rolling out plans for another member exclusive benefit that will make your ELGL membership even more valuable. Last week we announced the piloting of the ELGL Digital Vendor Directory. Part Yelp/ part Jenny's List, the ELGL Digital Vendor Directory will not only connect you with the best vendors and...

Happy Seventh Birthday to ELGL!

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In 2010, 16 local government friends in the Portland area got together for lunch to talk about local government-y things. Since then, ELGL has grown into an international organization with 2,600 members in 48 states and four countries. Help us celebrate our seventh birthday in one of three ways:[/vc_column_text][vc_zigzag color="orange"][vc_empty_space height="16px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text]...

Pop Quiz with Autumn Carter, OpenGov

#ELGLPopUps land in Charlotte, Dallas, Portland, and Kansas City on September 22. Each event has a school theme which you'll notice in the agendas. Staying with that theme, we introduce you to those who will be attending a Pop Up event. You can register for one of the events here. Name: Autumn Carter Job Title: Government...