MACo is pleased to announce its list of session titles for the 2013 Summer Conference, “Bringing it All Back Home,” scheduled for August 14-17. For the full schedule and session descriptions, please download the Summer Conference Registration Brochure:
General Sessions:
- Keynote Presentation – How Talent and Culture Create Jobs (sponsored by LGIT)
- Preserving Partnerships in Times of Fiscal Federalism
- Emphasizing Arts and Culture for Entertainment, Enrichment, and the Economy
- Schoolyard & Beyond: Understanding and Standing Up to Bullying
- Governor’s Address
Affiliate Sessions:
- Building Diversity Into Your Business Base
- Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head – Financing Stormwater Infrastructure
- Health Care Reform and Local Health Departments: Opportunities for Achieving Success
- Local Sports Venues: Making Play Pay
- Bridging the Digital Disconnect
- Agricultural Tourism: A High Yield Investment
- Accounting for Growth: Finding & Funding Development Offsets
- Aiding All Ages: Multiple Models for Making a Difference
- Gazing Into the Crystal Ball: Benefits of Long-term Budget Planning
- Time for a Check-up? County Compliance with the Affordable Care Act
- Eds, Beds, Feds, & Meds: Economic Drivers for Maryland’s Counties
- Don’t Throw That Out! Moving to Zero Waste in Maryland?
- Vouching for Volunteer Companies
- Getting to “YES” with GIS: What Digital Mapping Technology Can Do for You
- Tourism Works
- A Conversation with Former Governor Harry Hughes
- Who Gets to Sue? Maryland’s Shifting Faultline
- Justice Reinvestment Initiative – Better Outcomes & Better Budgets
- Our Community Colleges – Fueling the Workforce
Academy for Excellence in Local Governance Core Sessions:
- Employment Issues (Core)
- County Financial Management (Core)
Special Sessions:
- Understanding Maryland’s New Campaign Finance Landscape
- Integrated Stormwater & Wastewater Plans
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More information about MACo’s 2013 Summer Conference: