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Relive the #ELGL13 Conference

In order for ELGL members who weren't at the conference to get a glimpse of what they missed and so attendees can go back and relive the glory whenever they want, we have accumulated all of the power point presentations from #ELGL13. Now not every speaker had a power point presentation (notably the Mayors, the...

Knope of the Week: #ELGL13 Twitterazzi

American City & County Magazine Highlights Knope of the Week What is the Knope of the Week? It’s ELGL’s way of recognizing an individual or group of individuals who have excelled in promoting the public sector. Recipients may come from the public or private sector and are nominated by ELGL members. Recipients receive an incredible amount of recognition...

New Sensation: Prithi Rashid, Wichita State University MPA

What better way to learn about a new ELGL member than a series of extremely personal questions that may or may not be work related. That is our goal in the New Sensation feature. Whether it is learning about a person’s top accomplishments in the last 24 hours or learning about the inside of their...

Josh’s Job Search 2.0 Finds Bradley Olin, California State University, and Ben Bryant, City of Tualatin

This is another installment of an ELGL original content series titled “Josh’s Job Search 2.0” by Josh Halladay. Halladay is sharing career advice that he is receiving in informational interviews. For more career resources, attend The Employment Lowdown with Jessica Williams, Mac’s List and Prichard Communications on November 13. Vitals Bradley Olin Systems Budget Analyst,...

The Friendly Accountant: Deducting Job-Hunting Expenses

We are pleased to debut a new semi-regular column, written by Handy Reagan LLC Director of Tax Services Nate Reagan. Nate holds his CPA/PFS credentials, and his specialty is multiple related business entities and wealth management planning. In "The Friendly Accountant" column, Nate will share with us information that is relevant to ELGL members. Today, he...

New Sensation: Molly Luettgerodt, City of Portland and San Diego County

What better way to learn about a new ELGL member than a series of extremely personal questions that may or may not be work related. That is our goal in the New Sensation feature. Whether it is learning about a person’s top accomplishments in the last 24 hours or learning about the inside of their...

#ELGL13: Thank You, Gracias, Kiitos, Merci, Grazie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOgpT5rEKIU 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....

George Rede Describes the #ELGL13 Experience

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...

#ELGL13: The David Nguyen Collection

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...

New Sensation: John Noblitt, Lindsay (OK) City Manager

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enPjY73YimI What better way to learn about a new ELGL member than a series of extremely personal questions that may or may not be work related. That is our goal in the New Sensation feature. Whether it is learning about a person’s top accomplishments in the last 24 hours or learning about the inside of...

#ELGL13 Speakers on Twitter!

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:...

#ELGL13: Lightning Round: Five Minutes - You - A Microphone - A Projector

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nbjhpcZ9_g 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...

Triple Aim: Talking About Obamacare’s Costs

This is another installment of an ELGL original content series titled “Taking Triple Aim on Health Care” by Josh Schultz. Josh is a Client Services Associate at Medicare Rights Center, New York Talking About Obamacare’s Costs The Health Insurance Marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) opened for business this week. We’ve seen some preliminary...

#ELGL13 Table Assignments

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...

AZ: Gabriel L. Engeland, Town of Gilbert, Assistant to the Town Manager

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv5VhuUfwC4 Fifty Nifty Takeaways What do we hope to learn from this series? We hope you will gain a better understanding of the unique characteristics of local government in each state, we hope you will learn that there are others like you who are motivated to make a difference through the public sector, and...

#ELGL 13: A Willamette University Reunion?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cSqb0poN_o 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...

The Rest of the Story on Your Legacy of Leadership

ELGL's Josh Halladay goes beyond the headline, this time with management educator and author, Russ Linden. His article in Governing Magazine What Legacy of Leadership Will You Leave? addresses the topic of the next generation and how current professionals can use them to create a legacy. Anyone can find value in the article, whether you are...

Midwest ELGL Tripleheader: Bruce Katz, John Nalbandian, and Bridget Doyle (Former Chicago Tribune Reporter)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pyjia-uobh0 For the last several months, Ben McCready (Rock Island assistant to the city manager) and Bridget Doyle (Village of Lombard communications coordinator) have been building the infrastructure for our newest chapter, Midwest ELGL. It is natural that ELGL expands to the Midwest as we now have members in Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota,...

FAQ for #ELGL13

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...

SD: Sean Pederson, City of Canton, City Manager

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhDrGnjacvA Fifty Nifty Takeaways What do we hope to learn from this series? We hope you will gain a better understanding of the unique characteristics of local government in each state, we hope you will learn that there are others like you who are motivated to make a difference through the public sector, and...