September 27, 2011

RE: Important Conference Sessions
For the First Time (or First Time in a While) Conference Attendee

Dear Mayor:

In preparation for our 96th Annual Conference, we will be sending a series of letters highlighting sessions in a particular area of interest or for a particular group of conference participants. We’ve been doing this for the past few years and we’ve gotten a positive response. Each letter suggests a possible itinerary for a conference attendee, not a listing of ‘required courses.’

This letter lists some sessions that might be especially helpful for someone who might not be familiar with the conference experience. This letter is the first in a series, which, we hope, you’ll find useful.

The conference schedule for sessions that are of interest to first time conference attendees is as follows:

 

Date	Time	Session	Room
* Tuesday, November 15th
	2:00 p.m.	League Workshop: Orientation: Getting the Most from Your Conference Experience	Room 319
Wednesday, November 16th
	12:15 p.m.	** Mayors Box Lunch – An Open Dialogue on Mayors’ Issues with the Governor’s Cabinet	Crown Ballroom, Sheraton Hotel
	2:00 p.m.	League Tandem Session: Elected Officials Refresher on Budget, Procurement and Finance Purchasing Issues	Room 322
	3:45 p.m.	League Tandem Session: Elected Officials Refresher on Ethics, Open Public Meetings and Open Public Records and Civility in Public Discourse	Room 322
Thursday, November 17th
	10:45 a.m.	League Joint Session with the Institute of Local Government Attorneys: Current Legal Issues that Elected and Appointed Officials Need to Know	Room 313
	12:15 p.m.	** League Luncheon for all Delegates	Sheraton Hotel
	2:00 p.m.	League Session: Preventing Sexual Harassment and Other Hostile Behaviors in the Workplace	Room 401
	3:30 p.m.	League Business Meeting	Pearl Ballroom, Sheraton Hotel

* Also on Tuesday, after the Orientation Workshop, consider a visit to the League Consulting Period in Hall A on the Exhibit Floor. This informal session runs from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. It includes about 100 ‘round tables’ staffed by experts in a whole host of specific areas, as well as key state and federal program contacts, giving conference delegates the opportunity for one-on-one consultations on virtually any topic of municipal interest, and an excellent way to update your rolodex. A future letter will be dedicated to more information on this unique opportunity.

** The Mayors Box Lunch and the League Luncheon are ticketed events. Visit the League’s website at http://www.njslom.org/96thconf/index.html and click on the links for the Mayors Box Lunch and League Luncheon for more information.

We hope these sessions will help to prepare you to better meet the needs of your fellow citizens. For more information on these, and other, sessions, visit the League’s website at www.njslom.com.

Very truly yours,

William G. Dressel, Jr.
Executive Director