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

Wednesday, November 28

• Joint Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight
  9:00 am
  3 East Miller Senate Office Building
  11 Bladen Street, Annapolis, MD
  Subject: Discussion of status of the Trust Fund, tax tables for 2013, impact of the Modernization Act from 2010, implementation of the Victims of Domestic Violence Act from 2012, legislative audit of the Division of Unemployment Insurance, and unemployment benefits for individuals unable to work due to cancer in other states.

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