Another fun event is on the way for ELGL Southeast members! Come have a beer and show off your random knowledge at trivia night at Mystery Brewing Company in Hillsborough, NC on Wednesday, November 19 at 8pm. This event is open to ELGL members and friends. We’re hoping to organize a carpool, so stay tuned! … Continued
The next installment of the innovation webinar series comes to us from San Francisco, CA. Miguel Gamino, the city’s Chief Information Officer, will be sharing the innovations San Francisco has recently adopted from free public wifi in parks to adopting cloud technology. So join us on October 29 at 10 am PT. Register for the … Continued
Inquiring ELGL minds want to know – what do you read? (We assume you’re unlike Jeb Bush and get your news from more sources than Fox News and ESPN…) We continue to strive to make the Morning Buzz the best source of local government news for you. So, we want to hear from you: what … Continued
In case you missed our last Salem, OR event, our co-sponsoring organizations recorded it! Thanks to the City of Salem and the Chinook Institute you can learn about engaging an entire community. Watch and share the video below. Engaging the Whole Community Back on September 18th local government professionals packed the Pringle Community Hall in Salem and … Continued
The next installment of our Innovation Webinar Series is on October 22nd with Everyblock, a service that aims to bring news and social media down to a neighborhood level. So join us at Noon PT, you can register and learn more below. Register for the Everyblock Webinar on October 22nd How are they innovative? The … Continued
Check out the bio for our keynote speaker for tomorrow’s conference, former Oregonian intern and current Washington Post reporter Emily Badger! Bio: I’m a staff writer at the Washington Post, where I cover national urban policy issues ranging from housing to transportation, to urban planning and inequality. I’m based in Washington but am interested in these … Continued
Here’s the full schedule of sessions for #ELGL14. We’re excited to see you there! As a reminder – we’re sold out, so if you haven’t registered yet – you’ll have to follow along on Twitter and Facebook as conference attendees share their takeaways from each session. Breakfast (7:30): The Social Media Scene Gymnasium … Continued
If you want to learn how to be the most effective at the bargaining table, check out the session on Costing a Bargaining Unit Contract with the Local Government Personnel Institute. Steven Schuback, Labor Relations Attorney, LGPI Bio: Steven has been an attorney for over 18 years and has been practicing labor and employment law … Continued
Learn how to tell your local gov story at The Moth – True Stories Told Live. Check out the speakers: Marissa Grass, Associate Planner, Tigard, OR Bio: I work in the Community Planning division and focus most of my time on outreach for our long range planning projects. First paying job: Cold Stone Soundtrack of … Continued
Welcome to week #12 of the Cookingham Connection. Today, we learn from John McCarter, Management Analyst in Sugar Land, Texas in the Office of Strategic Initiatives. He follows up on the perspective offered by Cheryl Harrison-Lee, the City Administrator of Gardner, Kansas. Previously, Mr. McCarter successfully completed project-based internships for the City of Saginaw Department of Development, … Continued
