On September 15, 2009, four ICMA members and staff held a 45-minute telephonic media session from the Palais des congres (Montreal convention center) to discuss how local governments are navigating the current fiscal crisis. The event attracted the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Capital News Service, Atlanta Business Chronicle, Central Pennsylvania Business, Salina Journal, American City and County Magazine, and the National Association of Credit Management. Participants included Ron Carlee, county manager, Arlington County, Virginia, and newly-appointed executive in residence/director of Strategic Initiatives at ICMA; Scott Hancock, executive director, Maryland Municipal League, Annapolis, Maryland; Peggy Merriss, city manager, Decatur, Georgia and former ICMA president; and Elizabeth Kellar, deputy executive director, ICMA.