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Clerks' Event Concurrent Session Policy Committee Meetings Training
Friday | June 21, 2019
Time Activity  (Click on an event to see full profile) Speakers Location
11:45 - 12:45p Municipal Training Board Meeting
Jasper Room
01:00 - 05:00p Registration
River Concourse
01:30 - 04:30p Current Issues Class: Understanding the Census
Training
Jeffrey Wright, Ph.D Room 100
01:30 - 04:30p Current Issues Class: Understanding, Funding and Fighting the New Face of Homelessness in Georgia
Training
David Whisnant Westin – Grand Ballroom B
01:30 - 04:30p Effective Practices for Municipal Operations
Training
Terrell Jacobs Room 101
01:30 - 04:30p Entrepreneur Friendly Cities
Training
Jessica Reynolds Room 102
01:30 - 04:30p Employee Benefits 101 (Retirement)
Training
Caroline Dorsey Gwin Hall Room 103
01:30 - 04:30p Excellence in Customer Service
Training
Nancy Farage Room 104
01:30 - 04:30p Local Government Debt Methods
Training
John Hulsey Room 105
01:30 - 04:30p Mobile Workshop: Port of Savannah
Training
Lee Beckmann Room 106
01:30 - 04:30p Municipal Water and Wastewater Systems*
Training
Stan Brown Westin – Harbor Ballroom A
01:30 - 04:30p Municipal Courts Post-Ferguson I: Promoting Justice, Protecting city Assets*
Training
Alison Earles Room 200
01:30 - 04:30p Open Meetings*
Training
Rusi Patel Room 201
01:30 - 04:30p Practices for Successful Meetings*
Training
Jim Elliott Westin – Grand Ballroom A
01:30 - 04:30p Public Policy Development and Implementation*
Training
Walt McBride, Ed.S Room 202
01:30 - 04:30p Recreation and Parks Building Communities
Training
Steve Card Room 203
01:30 - 04:30p Roles and Responsibilities of Council and Staff*
Training
Langford Holbrook Room 204
01:30 - 04:30p Trends in Urban Design for Local Leaders
Training
Danny Bivins Room 205
01:30 - 04:30p Ethics for Filing Officers (CE Credit)
Clerks' Event
Westin: Grand Ballroom D
01:30 - 04:30p Meeting Management 102 (Required)
Clerks' Event
Westin: Grand Ballroom E
01:30 - 04:30p Work/Life Balance: Keys to Handling Stress (CE Credit)
Clerks' Event
Westin: Grand Ballroom F
01:30 - 04:30p Capital Improvement Program
Training
Chris Pike Westin – Harbor Ballroom B
05:00 - 06:30p Training Ceremony and Reception for Certificate Recipients
Chatham Ballroom A
Saturday | June 22, 2019
Time Activity  (Click on an event to see full profile) Speakers Location
07:00 - 05:30p Registration 
River Concourse
08:15 - 04:15p Creating a Downtown Renaissance: Advanced DDA
Training
Langford Holbrook Room 101
08:15 - 03:15p Current Issues Class: Workforce Development
Training
Greg Wilson Westin – Grand Ballroom A
08:15 - 03:15p Downtown Development Authority Basic Training (ends at 4:15 p.m.)
Training
Stephanie Aylworth Danny Bivins Chris Higdon Jessica Reynolds Room 102
08:15 - 03:15p Economic Development*
Training
Corinne Thornton Room 103
08:15 - 03:15p Emergency Management*
Training
Mara Shaw Westin – Grand Ballroom B
08:15 - 03:15p Ethics*
Training
Eric Robinson Westin – Harbor Ballroom B
08:15 - 03:15p Environmental Sustainability
Training
Shana Jones Room 104
08:15 - 03:15p Housing Solutions for Cities Mobile Workshop
Training
Bithia Ratnasamy Room 106
08:15 - 03:15p Human Resources*
Training
Dan Roach, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, IPMA-SCP Room 105
08:15 - 03:15p Making Citizen Engagement Work in Our Communities*
Training
Shannon Ferguson Chris Floore Gordon Maner Room 200 and Room 201
08:15 - 03:15p Money, Money, MoneyMoney! Funding City Projects and Programs Through Grants and Loans
Training
Saralyn Stafford Westin Harbor Ballroom A
08:15 - 03:15p Municipal Finance II*
Training
Chris Pike Room 205
08:15 - 03:15p Revitalizing Neighborhoods Tools for Local Officials
Training
Chrissy Marlowe Room 202
08:15 - 03:15p Service Delivery Strategy Efficiency & Tax Equity for Local Governments
Training
Michael Brown Wesley Corbitt Room 203
08:15 - 03:15p Water Management An Introduction for Local Governments
Training
Leigh Elkins Room 204
08:15 - 03:15p Building a Hometown Connection: GMA Lobbying 101
Training
Charlotte Davis Tom Gehl Michael McPherson Joel Wiggins Room 100
08:15 - 03:15p Government 101 (Required)
Clerks' Event
Westin: Grand Ballroom D/E
08:15 - 03:15p IIMC Athenian Dialogue: The Gatekeeper (CE Credit)
Clerks' Event
Westin: Grand Ballroom F
08:15 - 03:15p Masters Education Management Development Program - Ethics and the Public Servant
Clerks' Event
Westin: Riverscape Room
08:15 - 11:15a Mobile Workshop: Placemaking in Action (meets offsite)
Training
Jessica Reynolds Andaz Hotel
11:30 - 03:30p City Attorneys’ Session and Lunch
Westin - Grand Ballroom C
03:15 - 05:30p Opening Reception in Exhibit Hall
Exhibit Hall
04:00 - 05:30p Board of Directors’ Meeting
Chatham Ballroom A
Sunday | June 23, 2019
Time Activity  (Click on an event to see full profile) Speakers Location
07:00 - 05:30p Registration
River Concourse
07:30 - 08:45a Metro Atlanta Mayors Association Meeting
Westin – Grand Ballroom B
07:30 - 08:45a Meeting for Hub Cities Mayors and City Managers
Westin – Riverscape Room
07:30 - 08:00a Worship Service
Room 105-106
08:30 - 11:00a Breakfast and Business Meeting 
Clerks' Event
Westin: Grand Ballroom C
09:00 - 10:30a Environment and Natural Resources
Policy Committee Meetings
Room 100-101
09:00 - 10:30a Transportation
Policy Committee Meetings
Room 105-106
10:45 - 12:15p Community Development
Policy Committee Meetings
Room 100-101
10:45 - 12:15p Public Safety
Policy Committee Meetings
Room 105-106
11:30 - 02:30p Budget and Financial Reporting (CE Credit)  
Clerks' Event
Westin: Grand Ballroom F
11:30 - 02:30p Elections Training: Part One (must take Part Two to receive CE Credit)  
Clerks' Event
Westin: Grand Ballroom E
11:30 - 02:30p Meeting Management 103 (Required)
Clerks' Event
Westin: Grand Ballroom D
12:30 - 01:30p Federal Policy Committee Meeting
Room 102-104
12:30 - 01:45p City Managers’ Session and Lunch (ticket required)
Room 203-205
01:45 - 03:15p Municipal Government
Policy Committee Meetings
Room 100-101
01:45 - 03:15p Revenue and Finance
Policy Committee Meetings
Room 105-106
02:45 - 03:15p Reading with Malcolm Mitchell
Room 204-205
03:30 - 05:15p General Session
Chatham Ballroom
05:15 - 05:45p Book Signing with Malcolm Mitchell
International Gallery
05:30 - 06:30p Legislative Policy Council Meeting
Room 102-104
Monday | June 24, 2019
Time Activity  (Click on an event to see full profile) Speakers Location
07:00 - 05:00p Registration
River Concourse
07:30 - 08:30a Continental Breakfast & Voting Credential Pickup  
Outside Chatham Ballroom
08:30 - 09:15a Business Meeting  
Chatham Ballroom
08:30 - 11:30a Cyber Security Risks Every City Faces (CE Credit)
Clerks' Event
Westin: Grand Ballroom F
08:30 - 11:30a Elections Training: Part Two (must take Part One to receive CE Credit)
Clerks' Event
Westin: Grand Ballroom E
08:30 - 11:30a Tax Revenue 202 (Elective)
Clerks' Event
Westin: Grand Ballroom D
09:30 - 10:45a Combatting Human Trafficking in Georgia Cities: An Update from the GRACE Commission
Concurrent Session
Room 102-104
09:30 - 10:45a Make Sure Your City is Ready for the Next Disaster
Concurrent Session
Room 100-101
09:30 - 10:45a Rural Broadband: Partnerships to Succeed
Concurrent Session
Room 204-205
09:30 - 10:45a Enabling Entrepreneurship through Innovation Spaces      
Concurrent Session
Room 105-106  
11:00 - 12:00p Is Your City Ready for Its Close-up? Preparing for the Film Industry  
Concurrent Session
Room 105-106
11:00 - 12:00p Dollars and Censu$: Make Them Count  
Concurrent Session
Room 100-101
11:00 - 12:00p House Hunters Georgia: Finding Housing Options in a Low-Inventory Environment  
Concurrent Session
Room 204-205
11:00 - 12:00p Understanding Georgia’s Civic Health: A Primer for Georgia’s City Leaders

Concurrent Session
Room 201-202
12:15 - 02:00p Awards Luncheon (separate ticket required)  
Chatham Ballroom
02:30 - 03:30p Small City Rapid Fire
Room 100-101  
02:30 - 03:30p Large City Rapid Fire
Room 105-106
02:30 - 04:30p RMEBS Meeting
Westin – Grand Ballroom B
03:30 - 04:30p DCA Wage and Salary Survey Focus Group
Room 203
06:30 - 10:30p Closing Event
Exhibit Hall and Chatham Ballroom
Tuesday | June 25, 2019
Time Activity  (Click on an event to see full profile) Speakers Location
08:15 - 11:15a Beyond the Beltway: Influencing Federal Policy through Grassroots Engagement
Training
Angelina Panettieri Becky Taylor Room 100
08:15 - 11:15a Economics of Education
Training
Steve Dolinger Room 101
08:15 - 11:15a Information Privacy and Security and Security Breaches: Prevention and Response
Training
Alison Earles Room 102
08:15 - 11:15a Lets Get Social
Training
Chris Floore Room 103
08:15 - 11:15a Municipal Taxation 102 The Basics Continued
Training
Tyler Reinagel, Ph.D Joel Wiggins Room 104
08:15 - 11:15a Municipal Law Update 2019
Training
Rusi Patel Room 205
08:15 - 11:15a New and Emerging Technology for Cities
Training
Steven Carter, MBA Room 204
08:15 - 11:15a Public Works and Transportation*
Training
Walt McBride, Ed.S Room 105-106
08:15 - 11:15a Risk and Insurance 101
Training
Dan Beck Room 203
08:15 - 11:15a Succession Planning: Preparing for Tomorrows Workforce Today
Training
Terrell Jacobs Room 202