Below is a schedule of upcoming conferences and meetings of interest to local government officials.  Confirm registration requirements prior to traveling to any meeting or conference.

Tuesday, November 27

• House Environmental Matters- Land Use Subcommittee
  10:00 am
  House Office Building, Room 251
  6 Bladen Street, Annapolis, MD
  Subject: Joint Meeting with the Local Government Subcommittee: Review of the “flags” identified in the new Land Use Article
• Indemnity Deed of Trust Work Group
  2:00 pm
  DHMH Building, L-2 Conference Room
  201 West Preston Street, Baltimore, MD

Tuesday, December 4

• Joint Committee on Transparency and Open Government
  10:00 am
  House Office Building, Room 130
  6 Bladen Street, Annapolis, MD
  Subject: Briefing on the Public Information Act and a discussion on SB 740 of 2011, SB 253 of 2012, and HB 1202 of 2012
• Task Force to Study the Laws and Policies Relating to Representation of Indigent Criminal Defendants by the Office of the Public Defender
  1:00 pm
  House Office Building, Room 100
  6 Bladen Street, Annapolis, MD
  Subject: Discussion of subcommittee work and overall work of the task force.

Wednesday, December 5

• Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families
  10:00 am
  House Office Building, Room 130
  6 Bladen Street, Annapolis, MD
  Subject: Presentation on Alternative Education Programs
• Maryland Communications Tax Reform Commission
  1:00 pm -4:00 pm
  Louis L. Goldstein Building
  80 Calvert Street, Annapolis, MD

Tuesday, December 11

• Maryland Sustainable Growth Commission Meeting
  1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
  City of Greenbelt-Community Center, Room 201
  15 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD

Thursday, December 13

• Maryland Planning Directors’ Roundtable
  10:00 am – 12:30
  Banneker-Douglass Museum
  84 Franklin Street, Annapolis, MD
  Pre-registration required
• Spending Affordability Committee Meeting
  4:00 pm
  House Office Building, Room 120
  6 Bladen Street, Annapolis, MD
  Subjects: Decision Meeting

Wednesday, January 2- Friday, January 4

• MACo 2013 Winter Conference
  Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Resort, Cambridge, MD
  Conference Information (Registration Required)

Tuesday, January 8

• Sustainable Leadership & Decision Making Weekly Webinar Series
  12:00 pm (CST)
  Early Bird Registration ends November 15. Registration restricted to 30 participants
  Registration Information