Annual Meeting to feature 18 timely workshops

People attending workshops at the MMA Annual Meeting & Trade Show in January can learn how to make better use of regionalization to maximize services, use public communication to build community and trust, and minimize hostile interactions during these stressful times, among other timely topics.

The MMA will offer 18 workshops at the Hynes Convention Center on Jan. 20 and Jan. 21. Attendees will gain insights from experts on a range of topics and hear from fellow members who have developed best practices in their communities.
The following are the Annual Meeting workshops for 2023:

Friday, First Session, 2-3:15 p.m.
The ABCs of EVs: Electric Vehicles 101
Can I Work from Home? Succession Planning Post-Pandemic*
Economic and Fiscal Outlook
Hot Topics in Municipal Law*
Regionalization: Best Practices and Lessons Learned*
Strengthening Your Municipal Cybersecurity Program and Incident Response Planning*

Friday, Second Session, 3:30-4:45 p.m.
Cultivating an Effective Manager/Board Relationship*
Getting It Right: How Municipalities Can Achieve Housing Goals
The Latest in Labor Law*
The Path Forward on PFAS: Examining State and Local Approaches*
Private Roads: Political Nightmare, Legal Reality
Using Public Communications to Build Community and Trust

Saturday Session, 1:15-2:30 p.m.
Cooling Hostility: Tools and Strategies*
Going, Going, Green! Municipal Aggregation and Clean Energy
Mental Health and Policing: Crisis Intervention and Co-Responders*
Neighborhood Joints: Social Consumption in Your Municipality
Reframing Recruitment: Advancing Municipal Hiring Strategies*
Transportation Funding Opportunities Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Workshops with an asterisk are eligible for MIIA Rewards.

Full workshop descriptions and panelists are available on the MMA website and will be available in the MMA’s Annual Meeting app.