Leading Successful Communities in the New Global Economy
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ICMA's 2009 Annual Conference
Montréal, Québec, Canada
September 13-16, 2009
In challenging times, it’s easy to think about opportunities for professional development and career renewal as unnecessary luxuries that can easily be cut to fill the gaps resulting from budget shortfalls. When you’re facing layoffs, hiring freezes, budget cuts, and less revenue, earmarking funds for professional development may seem frivolous.
Yet, isn’t it during times such as these that the tools, tips, information, and resources you receive from attending high-quality conferences and workshops becomes even more important than ever? Aren’t the professional and personal renewal and networking opportunities—which in the past have helped you find effective solutions to some of your most challenging problems—worth the cost? Wouldn’t you benefit from sharing your stories and exchanging invaluable information with old friends and colleagues while making new ones?
If you answered yes, start planning now to attend the 95th ICMA Annual Conference in Montréal, Québec, September 13-16, 2009. This year’s program will address the issues, trends, and challenges you are facing right now, through experts from the public, private, nonprofit, and academic sectors. These individuals will share their knowledge and interact with you during workshops, forums, field demos, and educational sessions organized around five theme and four career tracks.
ICMA Annual Conference participants have repeatedly said that they’ve saved their communities thousands of dollars from just one idea that they picked up during an educational session or other conference program event. And, by the way, Montréal is an affordable, exciting, and safe city. As the cultural capital of Québec and the second-largest city in Canada, it’s rich in history, art, old-world charm, fine restaurants, and plenty of convenient hotel rooms.
ICMA remains committed to delivering the high-quality support, resources and services that you’ve come to rely on. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your leadership and managerial skills, find solutions to your local problems, and to demonstrate the value of your ICMA membership to your elected officials, residents, and local media.
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