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- League of California Cities' C...
La Costa Resort & Spa
Wednesday, February 3 at 10:00am - League of California Cities' C...
La Costa Resort & Spa
Wednesday, February 3 at 10:00am
Institute for Local Government
The Institute for Local Government will be participating in the League of California Cities' City Manager Department Meeting in Carlsbad, CA in February 2010.
Institute staff will present, "Issues in Civic Engagement: From Budgeting to Climate Change," on February 4th, 2010 at 10:45 am.
Visit www.cacities.org/events to... register. Registration deadline is January 4th, 2010. After this date, please register onsite.
Time:10:00AM Wednesday, February 3rd
Location:La Costa Resort & Spa
Institute for Local Government The Institute's California Climate Action Network program has recently released, "Understanding the Basics of Climate Change Cap-And-Trade: A Local Official's Guide." This brief paper provides a general overview of the concept of cap-and-trade and offers information about key issues of interest to local officials and s...uggests resources to learn more. For more information, visit www.ca-ilg.org/ClimateWhitepapers.
Institute for Local Government
The Institute for Local Government is pleased to be participating in
the California State Association of Counties' 115th Annual Meeting this
week in Monterey.
Institute staff will be panelists in workshops on green energy
programs and the pros and cons of social networking for local agencies.
Institute for Local Government
Dr. Robert
Ogilvie shared his insights on Creating Healthy Neighborhoods for All at
the 5th Annual ILG Luncheon Symposium on September 17. His dynamic talk
and a workshop following the symposium outlined how cities can use
planning, economic development, redevelopment,
and other tools to create healthier neighborhoods for a...ll their
residents. For more information,
visit www.ca-ilg.org/healthyneighborhoods.
Institute for Local Government Reflections on the current state of town hall meetings: Alternative formats
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The National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation is a collaborative effort among practitioners to strengthen and unite our growing field while sharing information with the public and policymakers about the power of dialogue and deliberation.
Institute for Local Government Reflections on the current state of town hall meetings: How the current ones compare to the real deal (and the evolution of the current "town hall" format)
www.washingtonpost.com
Alexis de Tocqueville once said that "local institutions," such as town meetings, were "to liberty what primary schools are to science." He was more right than he realized. In the past ...
Institute for Local Government Reflections on the current state of town meetings: Suggestions for an alternative format
theconsensusbuildingapproach.blogspot.com
Imagine you are one of the members of Congress running a "town hall" meeting to discuss pending health care reform legislation during the current legislative break. You are confronted by some very angry citizens. They are shouting at you!
Institute for Local Government Please check out the beta-version of the Institute's new website (link below). The new site includes the opportunity to rate the Institute's publications by assigning them a number of stars and then offering comments on how they are helpful or could be more so.
sandbox.ilgbackup.org
At the Institute's Fifth Annual Luncheon Symposium at the League of California Cities’ 2009 annual conference, the Institute for Local Government is pleased to present Robert S. Ogilvie, PhD. ...
Institute for Local Government The Institute had a very productive board meeting on Friday. With the help of communications guru Rabbia Shirazi, we reflected on the Institute's brand. One of the more amusing discussion items was, if ILG were a person, what person would that be? Answers ranged from Walter Cronkite, Julia Child, Mr. Wizard and John... Gardner (the latter I confess was my personal favorite). Thoughts from ILG fans?
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We have a new summer internship program, named in honor of our retiring board member Don Benninghoven. Visit http://www.ca-ilg.org/index.jsp?displayt
