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NEWCOMERS TO THE CONGRESS OF CITIES
<br />AND NEWLY-ELECTED OFFICIALS.I!
<br />The Congress &Cities can be a very confusing experience if
<br />you have never before attended. If you are newly-elected to
<br />office, or you have never attended the conference, a special
<br />orientation session has been designed to introduce you to the
<br />National league of Cities and the Congress &Cities. This
<br />session will be held on Saturday, December 7 at 5:30 p.m. in
<br />the San Antonio Convention Center.
<br /> Complete the "Attendee Profile" on the Housing and
<br />Registration form to receive more detailed information about
<br />the orientation session for first time attendees.
<br />
<br /> CONSTITUENCY GROUPS
<br />Network with colleagues with similar interests at NLC's con-
<br />stituency group meetings. Several special opportunities will
<br />occur among various diverse groups who invite their mem-
<br />bers and new colleagues to collaborate in their caucuses.
<br />Many of their meetings and events will be open to anyone
<br />registered at the Congress of Cities, while others will only be
<br />open to members of the group.
<br />
<br />APAMO will convene its annual business meeting and host a
<br />reception for APAMO members and colleagues in conjunc-
<br /> )n with local Asian Pacific American leaders in the San
<br />:mtonio area.
<br />
<br />The group will convene its annual business meeting and a
<br />reception for members and interested colleagues. Please
<br />check offthe GLBLO activity fee on the registration form
<br />and include payment with the full conference fee.
<br />
<br />~ ~ ~ ~ (l~,O) This year,
<br />HELO celebrates its 20th anniversary as a constituency group
<br />of NLC. To recognize its 20th year, HELO plans some spe-
<br />cial activities including an anniversary reception and banquet.
<br />This will be open to members and nonmembers. Please
<br />check off the appropriate HELO fees on the registration form
<br />and include payment with the full conference tee.
<br />
<br />(I~,-R'O) NBC-LEO members and colleagues will partici-
<br />pate in the annual membership meeting, the membership lun-
<br />cheon, workshops and a special reception. NBC-LEO will
<br />have a headquarters office to help interested new members
<br />get acquainted with the group. Please check offthe NBC-
<br />LEO membership dues/activities fee on the regismtion form
<br />and include payment with the full conference tee.
<br />
<br />~ ~ ~ ~ University and
<br />college community officials and friends are welcome to par-
<br />ticipate in the annual mundtable discussions and a workshop.
<br />There will also be a UCC Board of D/rectors meeting during
<br />the conference.
<br />W~mm~ in ~ 6~nmm~m~ {¥~1M6) This year,
<br /> 'IMG will sponsor a pre-conference seminar, the traditional
<br />, ~etworking Bnmch/Membership Meeting, and an evening
<br />event to help women delegates get acquainted with WIMG
<br />and learn about how WIMG is helpful to local women lead-
<br />en. Activities are open to all delegates. Sign up for the
<br />brunch event on the registration form and include pa.anent
<br />along with the fi~ll cont~rence fee.
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<br /> LEADERSHIP
<br /> TRAINING INSTITUTE
<br />
<br /> Institute, established in 1992,
<br /> is guided by the Leadership
<br /> Training Council. The
<br /> Institute's program will be
<br /> sponsored by the Leadership
<br /> Training Council.
<br /> The 14 half-day and full-
<br />day seminars are designed to
<br />enhance participants' abilities
<br />to understand and lead change
<br />and innovation in their com-
<br />munities. These seminars,
<br />facilitated by skilled instruc-
<br />tors, will provide participants
<br />opportunities for exchanging
<br />ideas and strategies with both
<br />their peers and other subject
<br />matter experts. A separate
<br />registration fee will be
<br />charged for these pre-confer-
<br />ence seminam. Because of
<br />limited space for each of these
<br />sessions, registrations will be
<br />accepted on a space available
<br />basis. Please register early to
<br />avoid being closed out of the
<br />session you would like to
<br />attend.
<br />
<br />FRIDAY
<br />DECEMBER 6
<br />Full-day Seminars
<br />
<br />9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
<br />Registration Fee: $145
<br /> This workshop will intro-
<br />duce you to Carver's Policy
<br />Governance Model for defin-
<br />ing the governing role and the
<br />council-management partuer-
<br />ship. In this interactive work-
<br />shop, you will learn how to
<br />distinguish council issues
<br />from management issues,
<br />how to govern the municipal-
<br />ity from a policy perspective,
<br />how to connect with citizens
<br />as owners of government
<br />instead of citizens as cus-
<br />tomers of government how
<br />to tbcus council meetings on
<br />opportunities for leadership,
<br />how the city council can seize
<br />its opportunity, to herald a
<br />rebirth of citizen governance,
<br />and hou, to get tree chief
<br />executive officer performance
<br />
<br /> in a city manager. John
<br /> Carver, President, Carver
<br /> Governance Design, will lead
<br /> this session.
<br />
<br /> 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
<br /> Registration Fee: $145
<br /> As an elected official, you
<br />are looked upon to solve a
<br />variety of problems, often
<br />simultaneously. This work-
<br />shop will provide you with a
<br />clear and practical six-step
<br />process for solving problems
<br />quickly and effectively. You
<br />will learn how to identify a
<br />problem as distinguished
<br />from its symptoms, to collect
<br />and analyze data, to plan for
<br />action, and to evaluate results.
<br />The seminar will also explore
<br />aspects of group dynamics
<br />that facilitate or inhibit group
<br />problem-solving, and provide
<br />practice through case analysis
<br />and interactive exercises.
<br />The insm~ctors are Nancy
<br />Lampen, Director of
<br />Management Programs, New
<br />York State School of
<br />Industrial and Labor
<br />Relations, Comell University,
<br />and Pat Semanek, Senior
<br />Associate, Programs for
<br />Employment and Workplace
<br />Systems, New York State
<br />School of Industrial and
<br />Labor Relations, Comell
<br />University.
<br />BL Who's In Chuge
<br />He, ? Exe,tising
<br />Leadefsh~ in tm
<br />
<br />9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
<br />Registration Fee: $145
<br /> Emergency management
<br />requires strong leadership. At
<br />the local level, elected offi-
<br />cials must act quickly and
<br />with sound judgment while
<br />quieting the fears of the com-
<br />munity. To govern effective-
<br />ly, local leaders must estab-
<br />lish an emergency manage-
<br />ment policy; clarify lines of
<br />authority with federal, state,
<br />local, and volunteer agencies;
<br />and manage the economics of
<br />disaster recovery. Through
<br />the use of presentation, role
<br />playing, and case studies, you
<br />will learn and use skills tbr
<br />
<br /> addressing the four phases of
<br /> emergency management-
<br /> mitigation, preparedness,
<br /> response, and recovery. This
<br /> is a new course designed
<br /> especially for local officials,
<br /> by Federal Emergency
<br /> Management Agency
<br /> (FEMA) in cooperation with
<br /> NLC. John McKay,
<br /> Superintendent, Emergency
<br /> Management Institute,
<br /> Federal Emergency
<br /> Management Agency
<br /> (FEMA) will lead the session.
<br />
<br /> Half-day Seminars
<br />
<br /> 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
<br /> Registration Fee: $95
<br /> Events in local and nation-
<br />al news have drawn attention
<br />to issues of race, class, and
<br />gender that divide our com-
<br />munities. How can elected
<br />officials begin to create an
<br />environment oftrusff What
<br />strategies can be used to initi-
<br />ate dialogues among diverse
<br />groups? In this dynamic,
<br />interactive workshop, you will
<br />learn leadership strategies and
<br />facilitation skills for effective-
<br />ly leading conversations on
<br />the difficult issues surround-
<br />ing diversity. This workshop
<br />has received the highest rat-
<br />ings at previous NLC confer-
<br />ences. Henry McKoy, State
<br />Senator, North Carolhm will
<br />lead the seminar.
<br />
<br />1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
<br />Registration Fee: $95
<br /> As members of a local
<br />leadership team, elected offi-
<br />cials must work together to
<br />serve their city. As a member
<br />of the policy-making team,
<br />how do you balance your
<br />constituent interests with
<br />those &the other members of
<br />the team? This workshop
<br />will explore how local leader-
<br />ship teams can work together
<br />effectively in ways that align
<br />team members to common
<br />goals. You will learn critical
<br />skills ~br working with t~llow
<br />communiw leaders in team
<br />settings, and practice strate-
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