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#ELGL16 DEN: A Taste of the Rockies

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] #ELGL16 - DEN October 21, 2016 Colorado School of Mines - Ben Parker Student Center 1200 16th Street Golden, Colorado 80401 [/vc_column_text][vc_btn title="Register!" color="success" align="center" link="url:https%3A%2F%2Felgl16.eventbrite.com|title:ELGL16%20in%20PDX|target:%20_blank|"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title="#ELGL16 DEN - Keynotes" color="custom" accent_color="#ffd042"][vc_column_text] Opening Keynote: Jim Russell Jim Russell is a geographer who studies the relationship between migration and economic development. He is currently affiliated with The...

#ELGL16 PDX: The Rose City

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] #ELGL16 - PDX October 21, 2016 The Eliot Center 1226 SW Salmon St Portland, OR 97205 [/vc_column_text][vc_btn title="Register!" color="success" align="center" link="url:https%3A%2F%2Felgl16.eventbrite.com|title:ELGL16%20in%20PDX|target:%20_blank|"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title="#ELGL16 PDX - Keynotes" color="custom" accent_color="#ffd042"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Breakfast Keynote ~ 7:30 am - 9:00 am Mark Funkhouser Mark Funkhouser is the publisher of Governing magazine. He served as mayor of Kansas City, Mo., from 2007 to 2011. Prior to...

ELGL16 in the Bull City

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] #ELGL16 - RDU October 21, 2016 Self Help Conference Center 302 W Main St, Durham, NC 27701 [/vc_column_text][vc_btn title="Register!" color="success" align="center" link="url:https%3A%2F%2Felgl16.eventbrite.com|title:ELGL16%20in%20Durham|target:%20_blank"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title="#ELGL16 RDU - Keynotes" color="custom" accent_color="#ffd042"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Opening Keynote | 8:30 am - 9:00 am In the Middle of Community is "U" - Herrison Chicas An executive coach; A spoken word artist; A management consultant; A motivational speaker; An industrial psychologist...the list...

Podcast: Rethinking Public Libraries from ICMA 2016 with Amy Garmer, Aspen Institute

  In a special episode recorded at the ICMA Conference in Kansas City, MO, ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt interviews Amy Garmer, Director of the Aspen Institute Dialogue on Public Libraries. The interview covers a wide range of topics including: Celebrity look-alike,  Working for U.S Senator Sam Nunn, Virginia vs. Texas - which is a better...

Konferencing in KCMO: Circle of Life

During the ICMA Conference, my running blog, the Confidential will be maintained in this post. For those just joining us, in the Confidential, I highlight at least one thing that will make you laugh, cry, and think. "If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day....

#ELGL16 Pop Up Conference Agendas

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Go big or go home - that's our motto for this year's #ELGL16 conference. Instead of hosting one conference on one day, we're hosting six conferences in one day. ELGL volunteers are planning one day conferences in Durham, Dallas, Chicago, Denver, Menlo Park and Portland on October 21, 2016. No matter where you live, there's...

Welcome to International #CityHallSelfie Day - Updated 8/16 at 9:24 a.m.

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_cta h2="Join ELGL!" h4="If you like #CityHallSelfie day, you'll love being an ELGL member!" txt_align="center" shape="square" color="grey"] Membership is free for students, $25 for individuals, and $250 for your entire organization. Sign up today at elgl.org/membership! [/vc_cta][vc_separator color="green" style="dotted" border_width="2"][vc_column_text] Today is International #CityHallSelfie Day! Here's some background on this momentous day for local governments around...

What I Learned ‘Buying’ Our New City Digital Services

Procuring technology is hard enough with endless vendor sales pitches, too many options and confusing pricing schemes.

The Hottest Takes Ever with Lisa Henty, City of Durham, NC

Everyone has a “hot take” these days from the talking heads at ESPN to political pundits filling the air on cable. ELGL cannot (and will not) be left out. We are asking new members to give us their hot takes on an array of issues. Lisa Henty City of Durham, NC - Principle Budget &...

TCU Takeaways: Rattlesnake and Mao

Chad Doran (LinkedIn and Twitter), City of Appleton, WI, is blogging about his experience at the Certified Public Communicator Program at TCU.  Friday, July 29 Dispatches from 30,000 Ft. A few observations from 30,000 ft.: Texas has a lot of airports Rainbows can be seen from the sky and they’re prettier up here Seeing the...

The 1st Annual Trending Now! Winner Is...

The first city to win the World Series and Trending Now! award in the same year... The City of Kansas City, MO The City of Kansas City, MO is the overall winner of the first annual Trending Now! award.  The Trending Now! award was decided based on voting (90%) and comments submitted (10%) in the...

7/8 AM Update: I Stand Behind the City of Las Vegas, NV Because...

Link: Vote for the 2016 Trending Now! Award https://twitter.com/BigSurfDon/status/751074130133340161 [contact-form][contact-field label='Name %26amp; Email' type='name' required='1'/][contact-field label='I Stand Behind Las Vegas Because...' type='textarea' required='1'/][/contact-form] Submissions Las Vegas is a great place to live, work and play! #REALTOR -- Michele It's a wonderful city in which to work, play and live. While many people associate Las Vegas solely...

7/10 Update: I Stand Behind the City of Lenexa, KS Because...

Link: Vote for the 2016 Trending Now! Award https://twitter.com/cityoflenexa/status/751154295479767040   [contact-form][contact-field label='Name %26amp; Email' type='name' required='1'/][contact-field label='I Stand Behind Lenexa Because...' type='textarea' required='1'/][/contact-form]   Submissions Their App, I Like Lenexa is fun, informative, and well put together. Trying to accomplish challenges sends me to Lenexa's great parks and historical places of interest. I get quick...

7/10 Update: I Stand Behind the City of Kansas City, MO Because...

Link: Vote for the 2016 Trending Now! Award https://twitter.com/markvanbaale/status/751157978158469120   [contact-form][contact-field label='Name %26amp; Email' type='name' required='1'/][contact-field label='I Stand Behind Kansas City Because' type='textarea' required='1'/][/contact-form]   Submissions I see & feel a lot improvement throughout our beautiful city. I love my job working for the city. -- LaDonna Weatherspoon I stand behind Kansas City because we are...

Trending Now! Finalist: City of Lenexa, KS

We've heard from City of Hamilton, OH, City of Kansas City, MO, City of Las Vegas, NV, and now, we round out the Final Four with the City of Lenexa, KS. Hat tip to Kristen Waggener for coordinating the city's response. City of Lenexa, KS KC Biz Journal: Two metro cities make it to final four in social media competition The...

Trending Now! Finalist: City of Kansas City, MO

Let’s meet our Trending Now! finalists. We started with the City of Hamilton, OH, today we visit Kansas City, MO.  Hat tip to Mark Van Baale for coordinating the city’s response. The 4-1-1 on Kansas City, MO KC Biz Journal: Two metro cities make it to final four in social media competition From Mayor Sly James to the...

Four Sessions at AWC

I'm very proud that ELGL and AWC are working together once again on the AWC annual conference! This year, we're cohosting four separate conference sessions: Wednesday @ 2:00 - Hands on social media Interested in dipping your toes in the social media waters? This session provides step-by-step basics on how elected officials can most effectively...

How Three Local Governments Increased Their Social Media Impact

By Ashley Fruechting, Senior Director of Marketing & Strategic Partnerships Though they come from very different communities, Brett White of West Hollywood, CA, Anthony Wilson of San Angelo, TX and Jen Snyder of Queen Creek, AZ definitely have one thing in common – they’re taking their local government social media presence to the next level....

The June Confidential: The Really, Really, Really Big One

In the Confidential, ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt brings you all the news and happenings that you probably shouldn't know about. June 30 Welcome to the Holiday Weekend   The Really, Really, Really Big One Some of you, especially those in the Pacific Northwest, are still shaking from last year's New Yorker article, The Really Big One. The article...

Workplace Confessionals

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This is a tool in the ELGL Workforce Development Toolbox. WHAT: Sometimes, optimizing the performance of your employees is as simple as not making gaffes that can demoralize or diminish employees. Or, when dealing with community members or elected officials - recognizing bad behavior and then ensuring that it doesn't happen again. Learning from others'...

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