I just registered for the business sessions of the Massachusetts Municipal Association’s annual meeting in January, which I have always found to be a great resource for ideas and new approaches. Being frugal, I do not register for the dinners or the hotel, and just commute back and forth. Here is the schedule for this year – let me know if there is something that you especially think I should cover.
| Friday, January 24, 2014
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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: Jon Meacham |
Hynes, Ballroom B, 3rd floor |
| 11 a.m.-5 p.m. | Municipal Trade Show | Hynes, Hall C & Auditorium |
| Noon-1:30 p.m. |
WEMO Luncheon (preregistration required) Speaker: Public Safety Secretary Andrea Cabral |
Hynes, Ballroom C, 3rd floor |
| 2-3:30 p.m. |
CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS – Friday session • Building Your Professional Network • Civility in City Hall • Data Breaches: Is Your Community Vulnerable? • Hoarding Response: Increasing Effectiveness, Decreasing Costs • Labor Law Update • New Opportunities and Changes in Municipal Renewable Energy • Options Outside of Civil Service • Planning Ahead: Smart Growth and Sustainable Communities • Pushing Broadband the Final Mile • State and Local Economic and Budget Outlook |
Hynes, 2nd floor meeting rooms |
| 3:45-5:15 p.m. |
EMERGING ISSUES FORUMS • Fiscal Stewardship and Sustainability • Rebuilding the New England Village as a Healthy Community • Technology, Transparency and Accessibility: Local Government on the Cutting Edge |
Hynes, 3rd floor meeting rooms |
| 6-7 p.m. | Opening Reception | Sheraton, Constitution Ballroom foyer, 2nd floor |
| 7:15-9 p.m. |
Banquet Dinner, MMA President’s Address Special guest: Liz Walker (Preregistration required) |
Sheraton, Grand Ballroom, 2nd floor |
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Saturday, January 25, 2014
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| 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m | Conference Registration | Hynes, Hall C foyer, 2nd floor |
| 7:30-8:30 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 306 |
| 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 313 |
| 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Municipal Trade Show | Hynes, Hall C & Auditorium |
| 10:15-11:50 a.m. | MMA Annual Business Meeting (incl. President’s Address) |
Hynes, Ballroom A, 3rd floor |
| 11:50 a.m.-noon | MMA Board of Directors Meeting: Election of Officers | Hynes, Ballroom A, 3rd floor |
| noon-1:30 p.m. | MIIA Luncheon and Business Meeting (by reservation only) | Hynes, Ballroom B, 3rd floor |
| 1:45-3:15 p.m. |
CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS – Saturday session • Beyond GO Bonds: Innovations in Infrastructure Improvement Finance • Capital Planning: Affording the Big Stuff • Connecting Veterans to Needed Services • Federal and State Health Reform Update • Giving Citizens Numbers They Can Understand: Citizen-Centric Reporting • Grant Opportunities for Green Infrastructure • Making the Case for Regional Emergency Dispatch • Municipal Law Update • Open Meeting Law Update • Pavement Management: Making Your Chapter 90 Money Go Further |
Hynes, 2nd floor meeting rooms |
| 3:30-5:15 p.m. | Closing Session Gubernatorial Candidates’ Forum |
Hynes, Ballroom A, 3rd floor |
| 6-7:15 p.m. | Presentation of Innovation, Municipal Website and Town Report Awards; President’s Reception | Sheraton, Constitution Ballroom |
| 7:15-9:15 p.m. |
Annual Banquet (preregistration required) Entertainment: The Second City |
Sheraton, Grand Ballroom |
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the workshop on data breaches is much needed
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