Annual Conference presentations and handouts

Wednesday, June 21

7:30 – 11:30 am

Early start sessions/mobile tour

7:30 – 8:15 am

The bigger we: DEIB through the GARE network and approach

8 – 11 am

Mobile tour: Riverfront Park Pavilion and sporting complex

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8 – 9 am

Fun in funding: Winning grants

8:30 – 11:30 am

Managing difficult conversations with constituents & colleagues

9 – 11 am

Short course on local planning

9:15 – 10:15 am

The funding stack: Combine funding for capital projects

10 – 11:30 am

The FBI on foreign malign influence and you

10 – 11:30 am

Two essentials for successful council meetings

10:30 – 11:30 am

ABCs of affordable housing finance

Noon – 1:30 pm

General session

A conversation with Mónica Guzmán: How to have fearlessly curious conversations in dangerously divided times

2 – 4:30 pm

Concurrent sessions/mobile tour

2 – 4:30 pm

Small cities: Challenges, opportunities, and celebrations

2 – 4:30 pm

Mobile tour: Partnerships in action: City, schools, library, and parks collaborate on brand-new public facilities

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2 – 3:30 pm

Reclaiming curiosity: Toward more constructive (and less judgmental) disagreements

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2 – 3 pm

Bridging communication gaps: How council can impact audits

2 – 3 pm

Meeting the state's energy efficiency requirements: The role of city leadership

2 – 3 pm

The digital divide: Lessons from the national and state level

3:15 – 4:30 pm

Digital equity roundtable

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3:15 – 4:30 pm

Sip ’n chat with attorneys on all things OPMA, PRA, and ethics

3:15 – 4:30 pm

Surviving the crisis

Thursday, June 22

9:15 – 10:15 am

General session

Reimagining civic engagement

10:15 – 11:30 am

Mobile tour

Mobile tour: Next level treatment: Library renovations, river cleanups, and public works projects shine

10:45 – 11:45 am

Concurrent sessions

Ask Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC)

Broadband equity, access, and deployment

Equitable outcomes in policy, projects, decisions

Housing for all: New requirements and opportunities

Intergovernmental relations: Partnering with counties and tribes

1:30 – 2:30 pm

Concurrent sessions

Building bridges to resilient and inclusive communities: Operationalizing equity in the strategic planning process

Innovative infrastructure: Creative approaches to building resilient municipal infrastructure systems

Involving youth in local government: The benefit of a youth advisory council

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Ten essential practices of effective elected officials

2:45 – 3:45 pm

Concurrent sessions

Adapting main street for a changing retail landscape

AI in governance: Navigating opportunities and ethical considerations

DEIB panel: Lessons learned

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Effective council communications: Can’t we just all get along? How to work together

Oral health equity for thriving families and empowered communities

Friday, June 23

8:45 – 9:30 am

General session

90 years of advocacy: Continuing AWC’s tradition of building strong city advocates

9:30 – 10:45 am

Closing general session

Calling BS

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