The Alliance for Innovation (Alliance) is a network of local government professionals seeking innovation and governmental excellence. Created from a partnership between International City/County Management Association (ICMA), Arizona State University (ASU) School of Public Affairs, and the Innovation Groups, the Alliance is the widest and deepest innovation based network serving local government. The unique partnership was created from a shared mission to transform local government and advance community excellence through the discovery and application of leading ideas and practices. The strengths that ICMA and ASU bring combined with the Alliance’s structure creates a special collaborative forum for learning, measured risk taking, exploration and discovery, and sharing of knowledge and experience.  The Transforming Local Government Conference (TLG) attracts participation from local governments that are constantly and deliberately seeking new and innovative ways to connect with the people, information and ideas that supports them in their efforts to be the best places to live, work, play and prosper. TLG is recognized for it's dynamic content that encourages freethinking and fosters unprecedented ideas, all within a relaxed and professional networking and learning environment.

Online pre-registration has ended, but REGISTRATION IS STILL OPEN!  Register on-site in Corpus Christi at Omni.

The conference is specifically designed to promote team building and to provide opportunities for sharing ideas. The scale of the conference allows local government professionals to participate in highly interactive conversations, to network directly with the presenters and to establish new and long lasting peer-to-peer contacts.  The City of Corpus Christi, TX is looking forward to serving as your host for TLG 2009 and are anxious to share a slice of paradise in the largest coastal city in Texas. They promise plenty of activities and sun shine for the May 13-15, 2009 conference week.  Click here to view a video of Corpus Christi, TX. “Innovation close to home? You bet! Corpus Christi invites you to join us for the Transforming Local Government national conference. Come take your work to a higher level while enjoying our beautiful city nestled along the Gulf Coast.” ‘Angel R. Escobar, City Manager, City of Corpus Christi