MMANC Annual Conference
October 28 - 30, 2009 at Squaw Creek Resort
The MMANC Annual Conference is MMANC’s signature event and is the premier training conference in Northern California for mid-level professional staff to become the managers of today and tomorrow.
The Conference is a fast paced, skill intensive, dynamic educational program of interactive workshops, keynote speakers, and educational sessions with information attendees can immediately use in their current role in their organization and apply to their professional development plans.
The 2009 Annual Conference theme was “Leading the Way Through Change” and participants were provided with a series of educational tracks on topics including the future of local government, municipal finance, communications, succession planning, organizational development, and use of technology.
2009 MMANC Conference Educational Session Presentations
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The Budget Act: Learning to Juggle the Bottom Line
This entertaining and enlightening session that takes the mystery out of government accounting and budget development.
Piloting Web 2.0
Learn about one city’s effort to use the latest social technology to help people create connections and build community.
The Changing Face of External Communications
Technology has redefined how the public receives its news – online community papers, Facebook, and YouTube are now the norm when it comes to communication. Media experts discuss how the latest technology has impacted the delivery of local news.
Building Relationships through the Labor Negotiation Process
As budgets get smaller, employee bargaining gets harder. Explore the reasons for these challenging relationships and identify constructive ways to resolve concerns in a productive manner.
Creating an Employee Skill Plan that Works
Getting from good to great doesn’t happen on its own. Learn how to develop a plan that focuses on staff development and establishes a path for employee success.
Managing Intercultural Teams
Learn first hand from renown speaker, Dr. Rona Halualani, how to become culturally competent and acquire practical tools to reduce cross-cultural misunderstandings.
Civic Engagement: The Public as Partners, not Enemies
Civic engagement is a critical leadership skill. Learn how this skill can build partnerships through the toughest decisions.
Survive and Succeed
What does it really take to survive and succeed an interview? Learn from top executive recruiters the do’s and don’ts of the recruitment and interview process.
Moving Forward...Differently
This interactive session explores new ways of doing business to address the impacts of the current recession.
Extreme Hiring Makeover
Hiring 2.0 – Getting the Talent You Need and Keeping the Talent You Have – Traditional hiring practices in local government are increasingly becoming ineffective. Learn about innovative techniques that are reshaping the way government agencies attract and retain the best and brightest, including the benefits of social networking, to reinvigorate hiring in your organization!
Anticipating the Sustainability Tsunami
Cities continue to struggle to keep up with the momentum of green change. Find out how municipalities can weather the storm and get in front of the wave of sustainability initiatives.
Develop your Future Talent NOW (and how San Jose is doing it on a dime!)
Jurisdictions create long-term plans for their physical assets, why not for human assets, too? Learn what the City of San Jose is doing (for next to nothing) to build uptheir workforce with limited funds.