Beginning Monday, June 3, at 12 noon EDT, you will be able to register online and reserve a hotel room for ICMA’s 99th Annual Conference in Boston, Massachusetts.

View the preliminary program, which will also be included in the June issue of PM    magazine, and visit the conference website on June 3 to register for the conference and reserve a hotel room. 

For information about the block of conference hotels in downtown Boston click here. Note that to take advantage of the conference rates, reservations must be made through the conference website and cannot be made directly with the hotels.

Under an overall theme, “Revolutionary Leadership” this year’s conference features world-class keynote speakers include social psychologist and Harvard Business School professor Amy Cuddy; New York Times bestselling leadership author Daniel Pink; Beth Simone Noveck, founder and director of the White House Open Government Initiative and the first U.S. deputy chief technology officer; and John Jacobs, cofounder and chief creative optimist of the Boston-based Life is good company.  The 2013 conference also includes programmatic enhancements proposed by the 2013 Conference Planning Committee to supplement the abundance of educational, information sharing, and networking offerings you have come to expect.

Program enhancements include:

• Educational sessions with more interactive room sets and presentation styles.
• Inspirational presentations on Monday and Tuesday afternoon delivered by experts in their fields who are noted for their presentation skills:
  • Marty Linsky, leadership consultant, coach and trainer will describe the new skills local government managers must embody when change is constant, the future is uncertain, and decisions must be made with inadequate information
  • Kathleen Ronald, who will share her insights on the transformative rewards of clearing your stress factors to ensure productivity, prosperity, and peace
  • The Reverend Dr. Ronald “Ron” David will share his observations on the intertwining of science and human behavior as it relates to the challenges of public service.
• A “learning lounge,” where small numbers of attendees can hear short presentations on focused topics.
• An “experts bar” for one-on-one advice on social media, digital devices, and resumes.
• And so much more!

STAY CONNECTED

Get the latest news by following the ICMA conference at @ICMAConference (tweet about the conference using #ICMA13) and like us on Facebook and click on the Conference Event and tell us if you are coming to Boston and see who is attending.; connect with fellow attendees through the Knowledge Network Conference Group to see who’s coming, make plans to meet up, or arrange to share a ride or a room. Visit the conference website!