This is the schedule for the Massachusetts Municipal Association’s upcoming annual meeting, which I will be attending 1/25 and 1/26. I always get lots of good new ideas from meeting with my fellow municipal officials. After all, we are all dealing with the same basic issues, and yet some have tried new and different approaches. Let me know if there is something listed that you feel I should not miss.
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MMA Annual Meeting & Trade Show
All events are held at the Hynes Convention Center and the Sheraton Boston Hotel.
| Thursday, January 24, 2013
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| Noon-4 p.m. | MIIA Board of Directors Meeting | Sheraton, Riverway Room, 5th floor |
| 3-5:45 p.m. | Conference Registration | Hynes, Hall C foyer, 2nd floor |
Friday, January 25, 2013 |
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| 8 a.m.-5 p.m | Conference Registration | Hynes, Hall C foyer, 2nd floor |
| 9:30-11 a.m. |
Opening Session Keynote Speaker: Neal Petersen |
Hynes, Ballroom A |
| 11 a.m.-5 p.m. | Municipal Trade Show | Hynes, Hall C & Auditorium |
| Noon-1:30 p.m. |
WEMO Luncheon (preregistration required) Speaker: U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz |
Hynes, Ballroom C, 3rd floor |
| 2-3:30 p.m. |
CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS – Friday, 1st session • A Visitor’s Code of Conduct • Cultivating Development: Strategies and Tools to Leverage Economic Assets • Housing That Works: The Importance of Housing in Economic Competitiveness • Local Government and the Medical Marijuana Law • Making the Switch to Retirement: A Primer on Pensions • Massachusetts Health Care Reform, Phase II: Controlling Costs • Municipal Human Services: Helping All Ages Together • Municipal Law Update • Open Meeting Law Update • State and Local Economic and Budget Outlook |
Hynes, 2nd floor meeting rooms |
| 3:45-5:15 p.m. |
CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS – Friday, 2nd session • Clean Energy Projects: Getting to Yes • Disaster Recovery Part II: A Comprehensive Catastrophe Response Plan • Labor Law Update • Lighten Up! An Overview of New Regulations for Electronic Billboards • Looking for Answers on Unfunded Mandates • Navigating Sustainable Water Management Regulations • Procurement and Public Construction Law Update • Seeking a Career in Municipal Management? Getting In and Staying In • The Municipal Unemployment Insurance System: What You Need to Know • Your Community’s Credit and Bond Rating |
Hynes, 2nd floor meeting rooms |
| 6-7 p.m. | Trade Show Reception | Sheraton, Constitution Ballroom foyer, 2nd floor |
| 7:15-9 p.m. |
Banquet Dinner, MMA President’s Address Special guest: Tom Rush (Preregistration required) |
Sheraton, Grand Ballroom, 2nd floor |
Saturday, January 26, 2013 |
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| 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m | Conference Registration | Hynes, Hall C foyer, 2nd floor |
| 7:30-8:45 a.m. | Member Associations Breakfast | Hynes, Ballroom B, 3rd floor |
| BUSINESS MEETINGS FOR MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS | ||
| 8:30-10 a.m. | • Massachusetts Municipal Councillors’ Association | Hynes, room 313 |
| 8:30-10 a.m. | • Massachusetts Selectmen’s Association | Hynes, Ballroom C, 3rd floor |
| 8:30-10 a.m. | • Massachusetts Mayors’ Association | Hynes, room 300 |
| 8:30-10 a.m. | • Massachusetts Municipal Management Association | Hynes, room 309 |
| 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Municipal Trade Show | Hynes, Hall C & Auditorium |
| 10:15-11:50 a.m. | MMA Annual Business Meeting | Hynes, Ballroom A, 3rd floor |
| 11:50 a.m.-noon | MMA Board of Directors Meeting: Election of Officers | Hynes, Ballroom A, 3rd floor |
| noon-1:45 p.m. | MIIA Luncheon and Business Meeting (by reservation only) | Hynes, Ballroom B, 3rd floor |
| 2-3:30 p.m. |
EMERGING ISSUES FORUMS • Modernizing Public Employee Benefits in Massachusetts • Moving Toward a Sustainable Transportation System • Finding a New Normal in Local, State and Federal Relations |
Hynes, 2nd floor meeting rooms |
| 4-5:15 p.m. | Closing Session Keynote speaker: Mara Liasson |
Hynes, Ballroom A, 3rd floor |
| 6-6:30 p.m. | Presentation of Innovation and Town Report Awards | Sheraton, Independence Ballroom |
| 6:30-7:30 p.m. | President’s Reception | Sheraton, Constitution Ballroom foyer |
| 7:30-9:30 p.m. |
Annual Banquet (preregistration required) Entertainment: TBA |
Sheraton, Grand Ballroom |
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