The city of Pittsfield always looks forward to the annual MMA conference in January. It’s an opportunity that allows our team to participate in thought-provoking workshops, hear from dynamic speakers, and connect with our fellow colleagues from across the state. I encourage everyone to register, as this is an experience you don’t want to miss.

Do whatever you can to be part of this fantastic event! You won’t be disappointed.

Returning to the Annual Meeting in person provides a great opportunity to learn from our municipal colleagues, share similar experiences, and hear about new programs and initiatives to consider implementing locally.

The MMA Annual Meeting has been my must-go conference since I got elected in 2017. The workshop sessions are informative to my day-to-day efforts as a councillor. My favorite activity is the networking, so that I can hear and share lessons learned, best practices and strategies with other municipalities.

Thank goodness for the MMA Annual Meeting, as all of us have a critical need to connect! From across the Commonwealth, we can support each other and share our experiences, and come back to our individual towns and cities with new tools and connections, better equipped to get to work.

Learning about new and interesting solutions from colleagues across the state motivates me and reinvigorates me every year. Networking with municipal and state officials and meeting with vendors in person leads to new collaborations and connections that benefit my community throughout the year.

I will be attending the MMA Annual Meeting because it is a great opportunity to learn and grow as a local leader. You are guaranteed to leave with resources to take back to your community.

When my town was without a town administrator, I attended Annual Meeting workshops about the hiring process, met with consultants at the Trade Show, and connected with communities who recently completed the hiring of an administrator/manager. I left the conference better prepared to move through the recruitment and hiring process, which I’m happy to report was successful.

The Annual Meeting is an excellent opportunity for anyone new to local government. It gives you a chance to meet and connect with people doing the same work as you, and to learn from your peers. I always learn so much from the experiences, challenges and triumphs of my colleagues.

The MMA Annual Meeting is one of the events I look forward to every year. It gives me an opportunity to hear best practices from around the state and even gives us some needed facetime with our colleagues.

I’ve been to at least 12 Annual Meetings, and it’s the people that keep me coming back. … You get to see a broader range of issues across large and small towns that gives you a better perspective.

Everytime I come to Annual Meeting, I meet amazing people. I learn something new, and I am coming out a better councillor, a better public servant.

For me, Annual Meeting is an oasis in the middle of winter. … You’re going to learn something that you can apply immediately when you go back to work next week. That is really valuable.