Who is a member?
Our members are the local governments of Massachusetts and their elected and appointed leadership.
Thursday, January 23, 2020
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Noon-4 p.m. | MIIA Board of Directors Meeting | Sheraton, Gardner Room, 3rd floor |
3-5:15 p.m. | Conference Registration | Hynes, Hall C foyer, 2nd floor |
Friday, January 24, 2020
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7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. | Conference Registration | Hynes, Hall C foyer, 2nd floor |
8-9 a.m. | First-time Attendee Orientation | Hynes, room 210 |
9:30-11 a.m. | Opening Session Keynote: Deborah Lee James |
Hynes, Ballroom B, 3rd floor |
11 a.m.-5 p.m. | Municipal Trade Show | Hynes, Hall C & Auditorium |
Noon-1:30 p.m. | WEMO Luncheon (preregistration required) SOLD OUT Speaker: Jackie MacMullan |
Hynes, Ballroom C, 3rd floor |
2-3:30 p.m. | CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS – Friday first session • Control Your Destiny: Top Tips for Economic Development • Cybersecurity: What Municipalities Need to Know Now • Developments and Initiatives in Municipal Finance • Labor Law Update: New Laws, Recent Cases and Agency Decisions • Marijuana: New Regulations and Updated Best Practices • Preparing Your Community for a Changing Climate • Sharing Services: Solutions for Small Towns • Social Media: Policies, Ethics and the Law • Strategies for Recruiting Awesome Employees • Using Mindfulness to Increase Workplace Engagement and Effectiveness |
Hynes, 2nd floor meeting rooms |
3:45-5 p.m. | CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS – Friday second session • Alcohol and Entertainment: Keys to Local Control via Licensing • Collaboration: How Three Communities Managed a Gas Crisis • Countdown to the Census: Steps to a Successful Count • Municipal Law Update • Municipal Transportation Finance 101 • New Perspectives on School Finance and Budgeting • Transform Your Wellness Program: Create a Great Place to Work • Use Your Voice: Public Speaking and Civility in Local Government |
Hynes, 2nd floor meeting rooms |
6-7 p.m. | Opening Reception | Sheraton, Constitution Ballroom, 2nd floor |
7-9 p.m. | Banquet Dinner, MMA President’s Address Special guest speaker: Faith Salie (Preregistration required) |
Sheraton, Grand Ballroom, 2nd floor |
Saturday, January 25, 2020
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8 a.m.-3:00 p.m | Conference Registration | Hynes, Hall C foyer, 2nd floor |
7:30-8:30 a.m. | Member Associations Breakfast | Hynes, Ballroom B, 3rd floor |
BUSINESS MEETINGS FOR MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS | ||
8:30-10 a.m. | • Massachusetts Municipal Councillors’ Association | Hynes, room 309 |
8:30-10 a.m. | • Massachusetts Selectmen’s Association | Hynes, Ballroom C, 3rd floor |
8:30-10 a.m. | • Massachusetts Mayors’ Association | Hynes, room 300 |
8:30-10 a.m. | • Massachusetts Municipal Management Association | Hynes, room 310 |
10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Municipal Trade Show | Hynes, Hall C & Auditorium |
10:15-11:50 a.m. | MMA Annual Business Meeting (incl. President’s Address) |
Hynes, Ballroom A, 3rd floor |
10:30 a.m.-1:40 p.m. | Learning Lab Sessions • Strategies for Addressing Long-Term Pension and OPEB Obligations • The Value of Integration • Dangers of Assessing “Illegal” Occupancy and “Use” – A Municipality’s Potential Liability • Understand Your Liability: Conduct an HR Compliance Self-Evaluation • Ready, Set, Placemake! • Update on Implementation of Safety and Health Standards for Public Sector Workplaces • Recycling is Still Broken: Industry Update • Using a Low-Cost, High-Tech Way to Manage Your Roads • PFAS Found! Now What? • Become a Better Borrower: Municipal Bond Basics |
Hynes, Hall C & Auditorium |
11:50 a.m.-noon | MMA Board of Directors Meeting: Election of Officers | Hynes, Ballroom A, 3rd floor |
noon-1:30 p.m. | MIIA Luncheon and Business Meeting (by reservation only) | Hynes, Ballroom B, 3rd floor |
2-2:40 p.m. |
CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS – Saturday first session |
Hynes, 2nd floor meeting rooms |
3-3:40 p.m. | CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS – Saturday second session • All Aboard! Your Guide to Welcoming New Employees and Officials • Costing the Contract: Knowing Your Negotiation Numbers • Effective Financing of Parks and Recreation Departments • Financing Affordable Housing Solutions • Fostering Connection Between Community and Town Hall • Municipal Responses to Human Trafficking • New Strategies to Stabilize and Strengthen Vulnerable Neighborhoods • Property Sustainability: Protecting Municipal Assets |
Hynes, 2nd floor meeting rooms |
4-5:30 p.m. | Closing Session; Presentation of Innovation, Municipal Website and Town Report Awards Speaker: Leon T. Andrews, Jr. |
Hynes, Ballroom A, 3rd floor |
5:45-6:45 p.m. | President’s Reception | Sheraton, Foyer, 2nd floor |
6:45-8:30 p.m. | Closing Dinner (preregistration required) Entertainment: Living on a Bad Name |
Sheraton, Grand Ballroom, 2nd floor |