Local government leaders are always looking for ways to share high-quality, timely professional development experiences with their staffs. The ICMA Virtual Conference provides an online learning experience focused on strategies and how-to's on the hottest topics in local government management that will provide attendees with the insights and tools they need to take charge of their future.

Session Topics

Local Government 101: Mastering the Fundamentals is a 6-session series of educational sessions and forums targeted at small and medium-sized communities; everyone from the beginning manager to senior leaders can benefit from honing the basic skills you need to do an outstanding job for your community. Key topics covered:

• Working with Elected Officials
• Budgeting
• Economic Development
• Citizen Engagement
• Strategic Planning
• HR and Team Meeting Facilitation.

Keynote Speakers:

• Shawn Achor: The Happiness Advantage
• Vernā Myers: Overcome Your Biases: Walk Boldly toward Them
• Patrick Lencioni: Leadership, Teamwork, and Organizational Health; and
• Kelly Leonard: Using Improvisation to Improve Creativity and Collaboration

Other Important Topics:

• Building the Workforce of the Future; Police, the Community, and the Manager led by Bob O'Neill, ICMA Executive Director, on the role of the police, building community trust, and the leadership challenge of the manager.
• The Power of Critical Relationships: The Roles of the City Manager and the Police Chief
• Delivering Services Differently
• Our Changing Demographics: How Diversity Is Evolving in Our Communities
• Reenergizing Neighborhoods: From Now to Wow
• Preparing for the Next Step.

See the full schedule here.

Twenty-six Hours of Professional Development

The ICMA Virtual Conference will provide local government professionals who are unable to make the trip to Seattle with an affordable opportunity to participate in the conference. For those with reduced support for professional development or travel, the virtual conference is a great way to leverage a small investment into great learning opportunities. Content can be accesses for one year after the conference ends (keynote sessions available for 60 days). 

Register today!