Here is the complete schedule for the Massachusetts Municipal Association’s annual meeting that as your selectman I will attend on your behalf on January 22 & 23, to learn how to make Medfield’s town government better.
Let me know if there is anything you especially think I should be sure to get to – I highlighted the concurrent sessions that strike me as especially interesting.
MMA Annual Meeting & Trade Show
All events are held at the Hynes Convention Center and the Sheraton Boston Hotel.
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Friday, January 22, 2016
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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: Guy Raz |
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: Attorney General Maura Healey |
Hynes, Ballroom C, 3rd floor |
| 2-3:30 p.m. |
CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS – Friday session • Developments and Initiatives in Municipal Finance • Economic Development Opportunities for Small Towns • Eight Minutes With a Highly Effective Manager • Employer Rights in a New Era of Workplace Monitoring • Labor Law Update • Making the Case for Regional Emergency Dispatch • Municipal Land Use and Zoning Update • Municipal Liability: What Every Manager Should Know • New Technology in Pavement Management and Snow and Ice Operations • Shaping Age-Friendly Communities for All Generations to Come |
Hynes, 2nd floor meeting rooms |
| 3:45-5:15 p.m. |
EMERGING ISSUES FORUMS • From Airbnb to Zipcar: The Impact of the Sharing Economy on Communities • Future Shock: What’s in Store for Our Electricity Needs? • Successfully Riding the Data Wave |
Hynes, 3rd floor meeting rooms |
| 6-7 p.m. | Opening Reception | Sheraton, Constitution Ballroom foyer, 2nd floor |
| 7-9 p.m. |
Banquet Dinner, MMA President’s Address Special guest speaker: Don Orsillo (Preregistration required) |
Sheraton, Grand Ballroom, 2nd floor |
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Saturday, January 23, 2016
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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 304 |
| 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 |
| 2-3:30 p.m. |
CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS – Saturday session • Capital Planning: Buying the Big Stuff • Communities at Work: Safety Regulations for Municipal Workers • Community Impacts of Cable, Broadband and Over-the-Top Content • Complete Your Streets: Preparing for Policy and Action • Critical Issues in Modern Municipal Policing • Getting Ready for a New Public Records Law • Media Relations Concepts for Municipal Officials • Municipal and Open Meeting Law Update • Municipal Leadership in the Opioid Crisis • Understanding the Cadillac Tax |
Hynes, 2nd floor meeting rooms |
| 3:45-5 p.m. | Closing Session Speaker: John F. Harris |
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, 2nd floor |
| 7:15-9:15 p.m. |
Annual Banquet (preregistration required) Entertainment: Paula Poundstone |
Sheraton, Grand Ballroom, 2nd floor |
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