Past Conferences
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- Past Conferences
2011 Northwest Regional Spring Conference
The 2011 Northwest Regional Conference was held March 22 - 25, 2011 at Skamania Lodge in Stevenson, WA.
- Social Media Engagement Strategies (
), by Cheryl Bledsoe, Emergency Manager and Clark Regional Emergency Services (Cresa) - WCMA/Holy Cross Province (), Poland Partnership, by Rich Yukubousky
- Social Media and Government: New Tools for New Times ()
- The Changing World of Ethics (), by Ron Holifield
- Shared Services; Leveraging the Changing IT Landscape (), by John Backman
- Social Media and Government: New Tools for New Times (), by Charlie Bush, Cheryl Bledsoe, Dave Mora, Jim Doherty, Seth Atkinson and Kalei Taylor
2010 Summer Conference
The 2010 WCCMA Summer Conference was held August 17 - 20, 2010 at the Sun Mountain Lodge in Winthrop, WA.
Conference Presentations
Wednesday, August 18
Noon - 1:15 p.m. and 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
HOW TO RUN A GOVERNMENT FOR FUN AND PROFIT
- Ted Gaebler, International Best Selling Author of "Reinventing Government"
3:15 - 4:30 p.m.
WHEN A COMMUNITY FACES TRAGEDY: LAKEWOOD'S STORY
- Andrew Neiditz, Lakewood City Manager
Thursday, August 19
8:30 - 10.00 a.m.
SUSTAINABLE RETURN ON INVESTMENT
- Jeannie Renne-Malone, HDR One Company
10:15 - 11:45 a.m.
WHEN YOU ZIG AND YOUR COUNCIL ZAGS -- HOW TO GET COUNCIL GOING IN THE STRAIGHT LINE
- Jeanne Harris, C3 Confluence Consulting
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
TELLING YOUR STORY EFFECTIVELY TO COMPEL AND INSPIRE CITIZENS
- Michael Shadow, President, Shadow and Associates, Inc.
1:45 - 3:15 p.m.
FRAMING YOUR STORY
- Michael Shadow, President, Shadow and Associates, Inc.
1:45 - 3:15 p.m.
GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE - CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT - CONNECTING PERFORMANCE TO ACCOUNTABILITY
- Stuart Elway, President, Elway Research Inc.
6:00 p.m.
LEADERSHIP IN THE FISCAL CRISIS
- Bob O'Neill, ICMA Executive Director
Friday, August 20
7:30 - 8:20 a.m.
STATE OF MUNICIPAL BONDS
- Lindsay Sovde, Seattle Northwest Securities
Thank you 2010 Conference Sponsors!!
2009 Northwest Regional Conference
Conference Presentations
2008 Summer Conference
The 2008 Summer Conference was held August 19-22, 2008 at Sun Mountain Lodge in Winthrop, Washington.
Conference Presentations
Wednesday, August 20
Noon - 2:00 p.m.
LUNCHEON PROGRAM: LIVABLE COMMUNITIES
2:15 - 3:45 p.m.
WHAT ARE THE REAL IMPLICATIONS OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES
- "Real Implications of Alternative Energy Sources," Roger Garratt, Director of Resource Acquisition and Emerging Technologies, Puget Sound Endergy (PSE)
- "Conservation: An Alternative Energy Source for Local Communities," Ted Coates, Power Manager, Tacoma Public Utilities (TPU)
Thursday, August 21
8:30 - 10.00 a.m.
WATER CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- "Land Use Planning and Environmental Sustainability," Robert Massarelli, Ch2M-Hill
- "Advancing Sustainability at the Local Level," Alison Van Gorp and Jeremy Eckert, Cascade Land Conservancy
10:15 - 11:45 a.m.
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE - LOCAL GOVERNMENT RESPONSE