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| Saturday, September 30 | |
| 8:15 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. | Virginia Mayors Institute * – Agenda (PDF, 675 KB) |
| Sunday, October 1 | |
| 8:15 a.m. – noon | Virginia Mayors Institute * |
| 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Registration |
| 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Exhibit hall |
| 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. | Legislative Committee meeting |
| 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. | Opening general session |
| 1:40 – 2:45 p.m. | Concurrent workshops
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| 2:45 – 3:00 p.m. | Refreshment break |
| 3 – 5 p.m. | Managing conflicting public perspectives Tonya D. Chapman, Portsmouth Chief of Police Kathleen Dooley, Fredericksburg City Attorney Claire Guthrie Gastañaga, ACLU of Virginia Executive Director Noah Simon, Lexington City Manager |
| 5 – 6 p.m. | Welcome from NLC Katrina L. Washington, Regional Membership Manager – South, National League of CitiesSponsored by National League of Cities |
| 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. | Host City Night A true Colonial experience awaits: gather at the Magazine and be led by the Colonial Williamsburg Fifes and Drums to the Capitol for a reception and reenactments. Then loosen the belt for dinner at 7:30 p.m. to enjoy a Colonial groaning board meal enlivened with more historical interpretations.Sponsored by the City of Williamsburg |
| Monday, October 2 | |
| 7 a.m. | A healthy way to start your day: yoga |
| 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. | Women in Local Government breakfast * Jane Sulzberger, Director of Lifelong Learning Society, Christopher Newport University |
| 7:45 a.m. | Nominating Committee meeting |
| 8 – 8:30 a.m. | Continental breakfast in exhibit hall |
| 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Exhibit hall |
| 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Registration |
| 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. | General session: Moving Virginia Ahead Economically in Today’s World
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| 10:45 – 11:45 a.m. | Concurrent workshops
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| 11:45 – 2:30 p.m. | Spouse/guest program luncheon * Lunch at the Williamsburg Inn then interactive program on the history of perfume making and how personal scents were made in Colonial times |
| Noon – 1:00 p.m. | NBC-LEO program and luncheon * Jasmine Gore, Vice-Mayor, Hopewell, NLC NBC-LEO Regional Representative Virginia Local Government Management Association luncheon * Lunch in exhibit hall |
| 1:00. – 2:10 p.m. | Section meetings
Each section meeting will start with the election of the chair and vice chair for the next year, followed by an educational session. The chair of each section serves on VML’s executive committee.
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| 2:15 – 4:00 p.m. | Business meeting
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| 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Meet the Candidates
Hear from gubernatorial candidates Ed Gillespie and Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam |
| 5:00 – 6:15 p.m. | First Cities meeting |
| 6:15 – 7:00 p.m. | Reception
Sponsored by Dominion Energy and Genesys |
| 7:00 – 8:15 p.m. | Banquet
Sponsored by VML Insurance Programs |
| 8:15 – 10:00 p.m. | Entertainment
Enjoy a delicious array of desserts and music by the Deloreans, who will take us on an epic and eclectic journey through the decades, from the 1950s to the present day. |
| Tuesday, October 3 | |
| 7 a.m. | A healthy way to start your day: pickleball |
| 8:00 – 8:30 a.m. | Continental breakfast |
| 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. | Local government roundtables
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| 10:00 – 10:15 a.m. | Refreshment break |
| 10:15 – 11:45 a.m. | General session
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| Noon | Conference adjourns |
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