Preliminary Conference Agenda

Tuesday April 17

12:00-4:00pm Golf at Adams Pointe

10:00-4:00pm Preconference Session A - KU-CH2M HILL Free Pre-Conference on Public-Private Collaboration

1:30-4:30pm Preconference Session B - Facilitation-A Skill To Run A Meeting Or The Platform For Leadership?

1:30-4:30pm Preconference Session C - Innovation Academy

5:30-9:30pm Dine Around at the Plaza

Wednesday April 18

8:00-9:00am Continental Breakfast 

9:00-10:30am Opening Ceremony and Keynote

10:30-11:00am Break

11:00-12:15pm Innovation Sessions

• No Municipality is an Island, City of Lake Forest, IL and Village of Glenview, IL

• Light Response Vehicles (LRV’s): Changing the Way We Chase Ambulances, City of Arlington, TX

• Marketing to Make a Difference: Effectively Promoting Early Childhood Literacy, Johnson County, KS

• Carrots and Sticks:  An accountable and incentivizing approach to controlling health care costs and creating a Culture of Health, Manatee County, FL

12:30-1:45pm Alliance Awards Lunch

2:00-3:15pm Innovation Sessions

• Great Things Happen When Performance Measures Intersect with Community Engagement, City of Durham, NC

• BBP – An Alternative to Reduction, Elimination and Outsourcing, City of Colorado Springs, CO

• Ready, Set, Build! Youth & Amateur Sports as an Economic Development Catalyst, City of Avondale, AZ

• Award Winners Rapid Session

3:15-3:45pm Break

3:30-5:00pm Innovation Tour 1 - Stream Corridor Restoration and Open Channel Master Plan Implementation - City of Mission Hills, KS

3:45-5:00pm Group Team Exercise

5:00-6:30pm "Speak Easy" Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall

Thursday April 19

7:00-8:00am Liberty Memorial Uphill Battle Run/Walk

7:30-8:30am Continental Breakfast

8:30-10:00am Keynote Session

10:00-10:30am Break

10:30-11:45pm Innovation Sessions

• The Great Divide: How Boulder Bridged the Distance and Energized Its Community, City of Boulder, CO

• Leveraging Technology to Promote Citizen Engagement, City of Olathe, KS

• City of Arlington Challenge Grant: Consider the Possibilities, City of Arlington, TX

• What Happened in Vegas Doesn't Have to Stay in Vegas, City of Las Vegas, NV

12:00-1:30pm Lunch

12:00-1:30pm MCMA Membership Lunch Meeting

1:30-2:45pm Innovation Sessions

• Polishing your Crystal Ball: The Power of Forecasts, Pinellas County, FL

• Breaking Through Barriers: How Regionalism and “Coopertition” Can Improve Organizations and Create Fertile Ground For Technology Startups, City of Livermore, CA

• Citizen Engagement: Right Brain and the Emotional Draw, Village of Bayside, WI

• Making the Most Out of Bricks and Mortar, City of San Antonio, TX

2:45-3:15pm Break

2:45-5:00pm Innovation Tour 2 - Re-using Existing Buildings to Innovate New Business - City of Independence, MO

3:15-4:30pm Innovation Sessions

• The “New” Local Government- Preparing for the Future by Developing Today’s Leaders, Arlington County, VA and City of Tyler, TX

• Storytelling + Citizen Participatory Models = Value Based Service Delivery: An Equation for Successful Engagement Plans, Cities of Durham, NC and Golden, CO

• Boats to Bikes: How to bring your community plan to life!, City of Rock Hill, SC and City of Virginia Beach, VA

• Award Winners Rapid Session

5:30-7:30pm Conference Festival - The Three B's of Kansas City!

7:30-10:30pm Kansas City Jazz Crawl

Friday April 20

7:30 - 9:00am KACM Membership Breakfast Meeting

9:00-10:15am Innovation Sessions

• Leading in the 21st Century – the P4 Phenomena, City of Lethbridge, AB

• Rebuilding Citizen Engagement and Pride, City of Wellington, FL

• Solar Powering Your Community: Building Local Solar Markets, Cities of Beaverton, OR and Gainesville, FL

• Rockin’ the Vote – Phoenix Style, City of Phoenix, AZ

10:45-12:00pm Closing Ceremony and Keynote Session