|
July, 2002
<br />Dear Local Official:
<br />�.� � I am excited to invite
<br />��- '' ' you to Salt Lake City,
<br />Utah,forthe National
<br />League of Cities 79th
<br />Congress of Cities & Exposition -The
<br />Right Place, the Right Time for America's
<br />Cities. This is both an exciting and a very
<br />challenging time to be an elected
<br />official in America's cities. The program
<br />we have planned reflects the time we
<br />live in and deals directly with issues
<br />facing our cities. This year's program will
<br />provide you with many opportunities to
<br />learn more about what your colleagues
<br />in other cities are doing,what products
<br />and services are available to your city,
<br />and for you to share your own ideas and
<br />lessons.
<br />As you review the offerings and
<br />examine the many educational seminars,
<br />workshop sessions, and networking
<br />opportunities available at this year's
<br />Congress of Cities & Exposition,you will
<br />find an abundance of riches. I encourage
<br />you to visit the NLC W2b51te often for
<br />updates on the many workshops and
<br />events being planned for all delegates.
<br />For those of you who have never
<br />attended an NLC Congress of Cities &
<br />Exposition, I encourage you to make this
<br />conference your first one. The activities
<br />planned will provide value and benefits
<br />to you and your city.
<br />Please join us in Salt Lake City this
<br />December as it is going to be -The Right
<br />Place,The RlghtTime for America's Cities.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />Karen J. Anderson
<br />NLC President
<br />Mayor, Minnetonka, Minnesota
<br />� ' � � VisitNl[wehsiteat
<br />Or �rl�a (� V� Pdconfere ce degtails
<br />SALT LAKE CITY -THE RIGHT PLACE
<br />InJuly 1847, Brigham Young arrived in Salt
<br />Lake City withmOPE than140 Mormons who
<br />had left Illinois to seek a new home. To him,
<br />Salt Lake City was "the right place where my
<br />people shall pitch their tents." The spot is now
<br />marked by the "This Is the Place Monument."
<br />!n February 2002, Salt Lake City was the right
<br />place for thousands of athletes from around
<br />the world to compete in the 2002 Winter
<br />Olympic Games.
<br />InDecem6er2002,SaltLake City will be the
<br />right place for thousands of city officials to
<br />come togetherto share ideasz participate m
<br />educationalprograms,exammebestpractices,
<br />adopt new national policy positions, and con-
<br />nect with successful programs in Salt Lake City.
<br />DECEMBER 2002 -THE RIGHT TIME
<br />FORAMERICA'SCITIES
<br />The 2002 Congress of Cities & Eaposition in
<br />SaltLake City will offer six unique learning
<br />opportunities for city officials over a five-day
<br />period.
<br />GENERALSESSIONSAND
<br />CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
<br />featuring nationally recognized speakers,
<br />seasoned subj ectmatter experts, and
<br />experienced city officials who will share
<br />successful programs and new approaches to
<br />local governance will begin on Thursday
<br />mommg, December 5, and continuethirough
<br />Saturday, December 7.
<br />GENERAL SESSION SPEAKER
<br />We arepleasedto
<br />announce that Dr. Stephen
<br />R. Covey author ofThe �
<br />' ' Habi ts or Highly [rre���e
<br />� P� will be the general
<br />se s sion spe aker onFriday
<br />morning December 6,
<br />2002. Dr. Covey is
<br />� ' co-founder&ice-chairman of
<br />.�. Franklin Covey, a leading
<br />global professional services firm. He is an
<br />mternahonally re spectedleadership authority,
<br />family expert, teacher, and organizational
<br />consultant. Dr. Covey has made teaching
<br />principle-centered livmg and principle-centered
<br />leadership his life's work.
<br />There will be four general sessions and
<br />more than 40 Conference workshops focusing
<br />on awide range of critical Issues facingtotla�s
<br />local leaders including:
<br />• Municipal Finance,
<br />• Homeland and Hometown Security,
<br />• EconomicDevelopmentStrategies,
<br />• Approachesto Building Quality
<br />Communities,
<br />• Leadership Challenges in Today's World,
<br />• Ensuring Race Equality,
<br />� Successful Early Childhood
<br />Development,
<br />� EmergingpubllCPo�icy Issues, �:.
<br />� and muchtnor�.`V'' '
<br />General sesstons and worksliops are open to
<br />all registered dele,gates a&their guesfiss
<br />HOSTCITYMOBI LEWORKSHOPS
<br />will feature topics ranging from innovative
<br />housing strategies, to downtown redevelopment,
<br />to pedestrian safety. to learning from the
<br />Olympic legacy. Mobile workshops will begin
<br />onTuesday,December3,andcontmue
<br />through Friday, December 6. Delegates will
<br />ha�e the opportunity to participate in these
<br />Host City Mobile Workshops by signing up
<br />during the conference at the Host City Desk
<br />in the Registration area. There is no
<br />pre-registr�tion but space is limited to
<br />mamtam aproductive educational and
<br />learning experience. Registration will be
<br />on a first-come first-served basis.
<br />LEADERSHIP TRAINING INSTITUTE
<br />S E MI N A RS provide in deptl�skill building
<br />learningexperiencesforaseparatefeeand
<br />credit toward the Certificate of Achievement in
<br />Leadership. These specialseminarswillbe
<br />offered on Tuesday, December 3, and
<br />Wednesday, December 4. A complete schedule
<br />ofplanned seminars and fees is included inthis
<br />brochure. Pre-registrationandprepaymentai�e
<br />t�equiredto reserveyourplace.
<br />NETWORKING SESSIONS AND RESOURCES
<br />offer delegates the opportunity to share ideas,
<br />compare notes, and learn from each other.
<br />There will be both structured networking
<br />sessions during the conference as well as
<br />opportunities to exchange ideas informally
<br />betweenworkshop sessions and during
<br />lunches and various meetings. 11l addition,
<br />the City Showcase willprovide a special
<br />opportunity to leam about successful
<br />programs and to talk with city staff who l�a�e
<br />beendirectlyinvolvedinimplementing the
<br />programs. Networking sessions and the
<br />City Showcase willbe opento allregistered
<br />conference delegates and their guests on
<br />Thursday, December 5, andFrida,y,
<br />DecemberG.
<br />AN EXPOSITION with more than 300 booths
<br />provides delegatesthe chance to make
<br />connections withthe leading vendors serving
<br />municipal govemment. The expositionwillbe
<br />open to all conference delegates and their
<br />guests starting Wednesday eveningDecember
<br />4 for the Welcome Reception and will be open
<br />during the day Thursday, December S, and
<br />Friday, December 6. To ensure plenty oftime
<br />to visit the many vendors, there will be special
<br />events in the e�ubit hall including two
<br />conference wide lunches, prize drawing s, and
<br />vendor-sponsored workshops.
<br />SPECIAL PROGRAMSthatrespondto special
<br />interests and needs will include sessions
<br />exclusively for newcomers tothe Congress of
<br />Cities, programs for youtl� delegates wl�o are
<br />interested m learning more about local
<br />government, opportunities for city oflicials from
<br />small communitiesto dealwiththeirunique
<br />challenges. and programs offered byNLC's six
<br />�;, constituency groups on key local issues.
<br />
|