Availble conference materials and links

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Monday, Oct. 20
Materials/link	Presentation Description
Senator Chichester speech (Word doc)	Keynote Address: Moving Virginia Forward Senator John Chichester, Chairman, Senate Finance Committee, President Pro Tempore, Virginia Senate
Opening Session (power point)	Keynote Address: Demographic Changes and Implications for Virginia's Cities, Towns and Counties Robert Puentes, Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy, Brookings Institution
Electronic procurement (power point)	Procurement - The Power of Collaborative Purchasing Speakers-Sandra D. Bowen, Secretary of Administration, Commonwealth of Virginia; Ron Bell, Director, Division of Purchases and Supply; Virginia Department of General Services; Oliver Sleser, Vice President, Silver Oak Partners, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
Use of Mediation to Overcome Land Use Disputes (Word doc)	Use of Mediation to Overcome Land Use Disputes Speaker-Karen Firehock, Senior Associate, Institute for Environmental Negotiation, University of Virginia
HIPAA (power point)	Implications of HIPAA for Local Governments Speaker-James P. McElligott Jr., Partner, McGuireWoods, LLP
Creative Reuse of Shopping Malls (power point)	Creative Reuse of Shopping Malls Speakers-Howard Kohn, President, The Chesapeake Group, Inc.; Edward B. Barber, Supervisor, Chesterfield County
Secretary of Transportation Whitt Clement (power point)	The State of Transportation in Virginia Speaker-Whittington W. Clement, Secretary of Transportation, Commonwealth of Virginia
Public Education Funding Issues (power point)	Education Funding and Tax Restructuring Speaker-James Regimbal, Fiscal Analytics, Richmond; John Feldman, Fiscal Analytics, Charlottesville
High-Speed Internet Access (power point)	Getting Affordable High-Speed Internet Access to Your Community (town track) Speakers-Mark Cvetnich, E-911 Manager & Director of Telecommunications Operations, Dickenson County
Handouts 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10	Shining the Light on Electric Deregulation Speakers- Arlen Bolstadt, Senior Counsel, State Corporation Commission; William F. Stephens, Director, Division of Energy Regulation, State Corporation Commission
Virginia First Cities (power point)	Virginia First Cities Speakers-Rhet Tignor, Chairman, Virginia First Cities; Connie Bawcum, VFC Coordinator
http://www.spqa-va.org/quality	Nuts and Bolts of the U.S. Senate Productivity and Quality Award Program Speakers-Ken Smith, Member, SPQA Board of Directors
Tuesday, Oct. 21
Chic Thompson presentation (PDF)	Keynote Address-Be Curious First Chic Thompson, President, Creative Management Group, Charlottesville
Town Section: Building Code Maintenance (Word doc)	Town Section: Economic Development & the Building Maintenance Code Speakers-Walter C. Erwin, City Attorney, Lynchburg; Michael R. Packer, City Attorney, Petersburg; Braxton Hill, Christian & Barton, Richmond
Smart Growth & Urban Revitalization (power point)	Urban Section: Smart Growth & Urban Revitalization Speaker-Robert Puentes, Senior Research Manager, Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy, Brookings Institution
Freedom of Information Act (PDF)	Freedom of Information/Conflict of Interests Speaker-Mark K. Flynn, Director of Legal Services, VML
RLUIPA round table (Word doc)	Local Government Roundtable - Religious Land Use Protection Act Speaker-Walter C. Erwin, City Attorney, Lynchburg
Annexation roundtable (PDF)	Local Government Roundtable - Town Annexation Speaker-Ted McCormack, Associate Director, Commission on Local Government, Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
Virginia Local Sickness & Disability Program (power point)	Local Government Roundtable - Virginia Local Sickness & Disability Program Speaker-Ben Howard, Employer Representative to the Political Subdivisions, Virginia Retirement System
Water reuse roundtable (power point)	Local Government Roundtable - Cost Effective Water Reuse Speaker-Bill M’Coy, P.E., Vice President, HDR
www.timmons.com	Local Government Roundtable - GIS Website – How It Can Save Money and Improve Service Delivery Speaker-Russell Minnich, Principal, Timmons Group
Traffic calming round table (word doc)	Local Government Roundtable - Traffic Calming Methods Speaker-Ken King, Manager, Transportation Division, Roanoke Department of Public Works
www.vhda.com	Local Government Roundtable - Virginia Housing Development Authority Speaker-Richard Taylor, Virginia Housing Development Authority
www.govdeals.com	Local Government Roundtable - GovDeals Speaker-Robert Bowen, GovDeals
Streamlined sales tax round table (power point)	Local Government Roundtable - Streamlined Sales Tax Project Speaker-Mark C. Haskins, Office of Policy and Administration, Virginia Department of Taxation
www.valocalfinance.org	Local Government Roundtable - VML/VACo Bond Pool Program Speaker-Will Turnage, Deputy Managing Director, VML/VACo Finance Program
2004 Final Legislative Report & Policy Statements	Annual Business Meeting & Election of Officers Adoption of 2004 Policy Statements Adoption of 2004 Legislative Program

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About the VML Annual Conference

Each fall about 1,000 local government officials, speakers and exhibitors attend the VML Annual Conference. The conference includes:

• General sessions featuring political leaders, nationally-known speakers and local government experts.
• Workshop sessions on a variety of local government issues.
• Business meeting focusing on the adoption of the annual VML legislative program and the election of officers for the upcoming year.
• The presentation of the annual achievement awards recognizing excellence in local government programs.
• The opportunity for networking with colleagues from across the state.
• Exhibit hall featuring the latest in products and services for local governments.
  

Upcoming annual conferences

2004 -- Alexandria
2005 (100th Anniversary) -- Richmond
2006 -- VA Beach
2007 -- James City County (Williamsburg)

Conference logistics

The VML Annual Conference is typically held in a single "conference" hotel or convention center. Because of the number of sleeping rooms needed, blocks of rooms also are set aside for VML participants at other hotels nearby. Bus or trolley transportation is generally provided between the overflow hotels and the main conference hotel.

Hotel reservation information is available from the league office. Call 804-649-8471.

A conference registration packet will be mailed to local elected officials and clerks. The packets, which include all necessary registration forms, also will be published in the July issue of Virginia Town & City. Information on speakers, workshops and activities at the conference is included in Virginia Town & City, Update and through individual mailings. Check back for more information about registration fees for members and non-members

Please let us know

...any ideas you have on how to improve the annual conference! Maybe you know of a great speaker, or you think we should include a workshop on a particular idea. Please send your ideas to Denise Thompson at telephone: 804/649-8471; fax: 804/343-3758.

If you are interested in additional information about exhibiting at the conference, please contact Kimberly Pollard.

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