MACo’s Summer Conference, “Where the Rubber Meets the Road,” is scheduled for August 16-19, 2023, in Ocean City, MD. With more than 48 hours of educational content, it might be hard to choose what to attend – check out our topic-focused tracks for help deciding!
MACo’s Summer Conference has “something for everyone” – whether you’re interested in placemaking, budgets, recycling, cybersecurity, or employee relations, we’ve got a session (or several!) for you.
We’ve compiled several lists of topic-focused “tracks” that outline sessions for specific interest areas. Attendees don’t need to follow these tracks or register for sessions in advance, but seeing related topics together might help inspire you as you’re planning your time at Summer Conference.
Some of our sessions might not be included in the lists below, so be sure to check out the full line-up in our Registration Brochure. And remember – these are just suggestions! You can mix and match as you’d like!
We have developed tracks for the following topics and interest areas – scroll down for details:
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Academy for Excellence in Local Governance:
(Academy Fellows who take these courses can earn credit toward their certificates. See list.)
Administration & Leadership:
- The Robots Are Coming: AI Through the County Lens
- Facing the Future: What Facial Recognition Means for Public Safety
- Leveraging Resources to Support County Functions with Innovative Financial Technology
- Focusing on Counties’ Everyday Challenges – Managing Risk
- Employment Issues
- Conducting Effective Meetings
- FORUM: Opioid Obstacles: Overcoming Evolving Consequences of the Opioid Crisis
- Large County Coalition Meeting and Breakfast
- Rural County Coalition Meeting and Breakfast
- Welcoming Session & Keynote Speaker: Public Sector Leadership for Changing Times
- Anxiety & Depression – Caring For Emotional Well-Being On and Off The Job
- County Administrators Affiliate Meeting (private – Thursday lunch ticket required)
- Maryland County Officials Diversity Caucus Lunch (Thursday lunch ticket required)
- NextGen Public Service: Recruiting and Retaining Tomorrow’s Workforce
- Effective Administration of State and Local Digital Equity Programs
- Customer Experience (CX) in Government: Tools and Techniques to Understand How to Improve Processes and Services
- County Elected Officials Forum, Business Meeting, & Breakfast (County Elected Officials only – ticket required)
- Adult-Use Cannabis: Taxes, Zoning, and Safety – Oh My
- Navigating Paid Family and Medical Leave: What You Need to Know Now to Prepare Yourself and Your Employees
- Enhanced Mental Health Support for Public Sector Employers and Employees
- Supporting Affordable Housing in Maryland
- Women of MACo Luncheon (Friday lunch ticket required)
- Accounting for Police Accountability: Lessons Learned So Far
- More Than Bricks & Mortar (Part 1): The Human Side of Infrastructure
- Buckle Up: Turbulent Times for County Budgets
- It’s More Than Likes and Shares – Unlocking the Power of Social Media to Engage Communities
- More Than Bricks & Mortar (Part 2): Infrastructure & Climate Change
- Cannabis Conundrum: Adult-Use Cannabis Through a Public Health Lens
- Bridging the Gap: Reaching Your Residents
- Embracing Without Spacing: Pre-K Expansion and Early Childhood Education
- Governor’s Closing Address
Budget & Finance:
- The Robots Are Coming: AI Through the County Lens
- Leveraging Resources to Support County Functions with Innovative Financial Technology
- Minding the Store: Combatting Crime at the Retail Level
- Steering Workers Through Maryland Roads – Protecting Health & Managing Costs
- Effective Administration of State and Local Digital Equity Programs
- Disaster Dollars: What’s Next?
- When the Money Runs Out: Serving Communities After ARPA
- Detention Dilemma: Mobilizing MAT in Local Corrections Facilities
- Adult-Use Cannabis: Taxes, Zoning, and Safety – Oh My
- Navigating Paid Family and Medical Leave: What You Need to Know Now to Prepare Yourself and Your Employees
- The Circular Economy: What Is It and Why Is It Important?
- Fire/Rescue Chiefs Meeting
- Social Security: The Choice of a Lifetime
- MACo Budget and Finance Officers Affiliate Lunch (private – Friday lunch ticket required)
- Buckle Up: Turbulent Times for County Budgets
Communications & Resident Engagement:
- MACo Good Government Book Club Looks To “Own The Room”
- Welcoming Session & Keynote Speaker: Public Sector Leadership for Changing Times
- Minding the Store: Combatting Crime at the Retail Level
- County Public Information Officers & Communications Professionals Lunch (private – Thursday lunch ticket required)
- Customer Experience (CX) in Government: Tools and Techniques to Understand How to Improve Processes and Services
- It’s More Than Likes and Shares – Unlocking the Power of Social Media to Engage Communities
- Books & Beyond: Libraries of the 21st Century
- Bridging the Gap: Reaching Your Residents
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI):
- FORUM: Opioid Obstacles: Overcoming Evolving Consequences of the Opioid Crisis
- Welcoming Session & Keynote Speaker: Public Sector Leadership for Changing Times
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officers Meeting
- Minding the Store: Combatting Crime at the Retail Level
- Maryland County Officials Diversity Caucus Lunch (Thursday lunch ticket required)
- NextGen Public Service: Recruiting and Retaining Tomorrow’s Workforce
- Effective Administration of State and Local Digital Equity Programs
- When the Money Runs Out: Serving Communities After ARPA
- Detention Dilemma: Mobilizing MAT in Local Corrections Facilities
- Adult-Use Cannabis: Taxes, Zoning, and Safety – Oh My
- Private Sector Innovation with Public Benefits: How to Improve Mobility and Equitable Accessibility Across Each Maryland County
- Supporting Affordable Housing in Maryland
- Women of MACo Luncheon (Friday lunch ticket required)
- More Than Bricks & Mortar (Part 1): The Human Side of Infrastructure
- It’s More Than Likes and Shares – Unlocking the Power of Social Media to Engage Communities
- Cannabis Conundrum: Adult-Use Cannabis Through a Public Health Lens
- Bridging the Gap: Reaching Your Residents
- Embracing Without Spacing: Pre-K Expansion and Early Childhood Education
Emergency Services & Public Safety:
- MACo Emergency Managers Affiliate Meeting (private)
- Not a Game: Saving Lives with Virtual Reality Emergency Training
- Facing the Future: What Facial Recognition Means for Public Safety
- Minding the Store: Combatting Crime at the Retail Level
- Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence Update for Public Safety
- Anxiety & Depression – Caring For Emotional Well-Being On and Off The Job
- FirstNet and NG9-1-1: The Future of End-to-End Public Safety Communications
- NextGen Public Service: Recruiting and Retaining Tomorrow’s Workforce
- Disaster Dollars: What’s Next?
- Detention Dilemma: Mobilizing MAT in Local Corrections Facilities
- Adult-Use Cannabis: Taxes, Zoning, and Safety – Oh My
- Enhanced Mental Health Support for Public Sector Employers and Employees
- Accounting for Police Accountability: Lessons Learned So Far
- Answering the Call: The Future of Firefighting and EMS
- Bridging the Gap: Reaching Your Residents
Energy & the Environment:
- FORUM: Energy Issues: Exploring Maryland’s Future
- Clean Chesapeake Coalition Meeting
- Fulfilling Electricity Needs with Clean, Carbon-Free Energy, When and Where it is Needed
- When Water Hits the Road: Use IoT for Safety!
- Partnering to Power the Future
- Steering Workers Through Maryland Roads – Protecting Health & Managing Costs
- Don’t Kick the Can Down the Road: Next Steps in Recycling
- Along the Road to Lowering or Balancing Carbon: A Perspective for Marylanders
- The Future of Ag – It’s More Than Farming
- Seeing the Forest AND the Trees: Conversations About Forest Con
- Winds of Change: Offshore Wind and Maryland’s Clean Energy Future
- Take an On-Site Energy Tour of the Roland Powell Convention Center!!
- More Than Bricks & Mortar (Part 2): Infrastructure & Climate Change
- Smart Growth Subcabinet Meeting
Health:
- MACo Health Officers/MACHO Affiliate Meeting (private)
- FORUM: Opioid Obstacles: Overcoming Evolving Consequences of the Opioid Crisis
- Combatting the Opioid Epidemic with Data and Analytics
- Anxiety & Depression – Caring For Emotional Well-Being On and Off The Job
- NextGen Public Service: Recruiting and Retaining Tomorrow’s Workforce
- Steering Workers Through Maryland Roads – Protecting Health & Managing Costs
- When the Money Runs Out: Serving Communities After ARPA
- Detention Dilemma: Mobilizing MAT in Local Corrections Facilities
- Water, Waste, and Workforce – Managing Old Problems with New Solutions
- Adult-Use Cannabis: Taxes, Zoning, and Safety – Oh My
- Enhanced Mental Health Support for Public Sector Employers and Employees
- Cannabis Conundrum: Adult-Use Cannabis Through a Public Health Lens
Human Resources:
- Not a Game: Saving Lives with Virtual Reality Emergency Training
- Employment Issues
- Welcoming Session & Keynote Speaker: Public Sector Leadership for Changing Times
- Anxiety & Depression – Caring For Emotional Well-Being On and Off The Job
- NextGen Public Service: Recruiting and Retaining Tomorrow’s Workforce
- Steering Workers Through Maryland Roads – Protecting Health & Managing Costs
- Effective Administration of State and Local Digital Equity Programs
- Water, Waste, and Workforce – Managing Old Problems with New Solutions
- Adult-Use Cannabis: Taxes, Zoning, and Safety – Oh My
- Navigating Paid Family and Medical Leave: What You Need to Know Now to Prepare Yourself and Your Employees
- Private Sector Innovation with Public Benefits: How to Improve Mobility and Equitable Accessibility Across Each Maryland County
- Social Security: The Choice of a Lifetime
- Enhanced Mental Health Support for Public Sector Employers and Employees
- MACo Human Resources Affiliate Lunch (private – Friday lunch ticket required)
- Buckle Up: Turbulent Times for County Budgets
- Answering the Call: The Future of Firefighting and EMS
Human Services:
- FORUM: Opioid Obstacles: Overcoming Evolving Consequences of the Opioid Crisis
- Combatting the Opioid Epidemic with Data and Analytics
- Minding the Store: Combatting Crime at the Retail Level
- Anxiety & Depression – Caring For Emotional Well-Being On and Off The Job
- MASSD and Human Services Affiliate Lunch (private – Thursday lunch ticket required)
- NextGen Public Service: Recruiting and Retaining Tomorrow’s Workforce
- Effective Administration of State and Local Digital Equity Programs
- Disaster Dollars: What’s Next?
- When the Money Runs Out: Serving Communities After ARPA
- Detention Dilemma: Mobilizing MAT in Local Corrections Facilities
- Adult-Use Cannabis: Taxes, Zoning, and Safety – Oh My
- Navigating Paid Family and Medical Leave: What You Need to Know Now to Prepare Yourself and Your Employees
- Social Security: The Choice of a Lifetime
- Supporting Affordable Housing in Maryland
- Accounting for Police Accountability: Lessons Learned So Far
- More Than Bricks & Mortar (Part 1): The Human Side of Infrastructure
- It’s More Than Likes and Shares – Unlocking the Power of Social Media to Engage Communities
- Cannabis Conundrum: Adult-Use Cannabis Through a Public Health Lens
- Books & Beyond: Libraries of the 21st Century
- Bridging the Gap: Reaching Your Residents
- Embracing Without Spacing: Pre-K Expansion and Early Childhood Education
Land Use & Planning:
- FORUM: Energy Issues: Exploring Maryland’s Future
- Fulfilling Electricity Needs with Clean, Carbon-Free Energy, When and Where it is Needed
- When Water Hits the Road: Use IoT for Safety!
- Transformational Tourism – Turning Today’s Opportunities Into Tomorrow’s Necessities
- Broadening Broadband – A Collaborative Approach
- The Future of Ag – It’s More Than Farming
- Seeing the Forest AND the Trees: Conversations About Forest Con
- Water, Waste, and Workforce – Managing Old Problems with New Solutions
- Adult-Use Cannabis: Taxes, Zoning, and Safety – Oh My
- Making Your Mark On The Community: How To Build A Legacy Through Placemaking
- Private Sector Innovation with Public Benefits: How to Improve Mobility and Equitable Accessibility Across Each Maryland County
- Supporting Affordable Housing in Maryland
- More Than Bricks & Mortar (Part 1): The Human Side of Infrastructure
- Playing the Long Game: Roadmaps for Parks & Rec Planning
- Take an On-Site Energy Tour of the Roland Powell Convention Center!!
- More Than Bricks & Mortar (Part 2): Infrastructure & Climate Change
- Smart Growth Subcabinet Meeting
Legal:
- Facing the Future: What Facial Recognition Means for Public Safety
- Focusing on Counties’ Everyday Challenges – Managing Risk
- Resilience in a Cyber World—Three Critical Steps Toward a Mature Cyber Security Program
- Employment Issues
- Conducting Effective Meetings
- Minding the Store: Combatting Crime at the Retail Level
- Adult-Use Cannabis: Taxes, Zoning, and Safety – Oh My
- Navigating Paid Family and Medical Leave: What You Need to Know Now to Prepare Yourself and Your Employees
- MACo County Attorneys Affiliate Lunch (private – Friday lunch ticket required)
- Accounting for Police Accountability: Lessons Learned So Far
- Cannabis Conundrum: Adult-Use Cannabis Through a Public Health Lens
Technology:
- MACo County Information Technology Directors Affiliate Meeting (private)
- Tech Expo Tradeshow
- The Robots Are Coming: AI Through the County Lens
- Not a Game: Saving Lives with Virtual Reality Emergency Training
- Facing the Future: What Facial Recognition Means for Public Safety
- Resilience in a Cyber World—Three Critical Steps Toward a Mature Cyber Security Program
- 9-1-1 To Go – Live Demo
- Increase Cyber Resiliency and Secure Your Data in The Cloud
- Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence Update for Public Safety
- FirstNet and NG9-1-1: The Future of End-to-End Public Safety Communications
- Effective Administration of State and Local Digital Equity Programs
- Broadening Broadband – A Collaborative Approach
Check out all of our sessions in our Registration Brochure.
Learn more about MACo’s Summer Conference:
- Attendee Registration Pricing
- Attendee Online Registration
- Exhibitor Details & Pricing
- Exhibitor Registration
- Sponsorship Opportunities
- Tech Expo Details
- Golf Tournament Details
- Discounted Hotel Room Rates
- 2022 Conference Photos
- Conduit Street Blog Coverage
- #MACoCon on Twitter
- Questions? Contact Virginia White