2010 Executive Directors' Conference
2010 Executive Directors' Conference
The Capital Area Council of Governments, Central Texas Council of Governments, the Brazos Valley Council of Governments and NARC hosted this years’ Executive Directors’ Conference in Austin, TX. Attendees participated in this two-day training conference to meet with experts, networked with their colleagues and shared best practices in management, programs, finance, budget, governance and other issues. Presentations and materials from the conference can be found below:
Welcome to the Region: the Inner Texas Triangle
Tom Wilkinson, Jr., Brazos Valley Council of Governments
Jim Gaines, Texas A&M University, Real Estate Center
Jon Roberts, TIP Strategies
The Future of Emergency Communications: The Best Case Scenario for a Regional Approach
Betty Voights, Capital Area Council of Governments
Mart Nelson, Avistas
Jim Goerke, Texas 9-1-1 Alliance
Kent Cawley, ESi
Ed Schaefer, Capital Area Council of Governments
Healthcare Reform in Action
Fred Abousleman, National Association of Regional Councils
Brett Bowers, Texas Municipal League
Building Your Workplace for the Future: Succession Planning
Chick Krautler, Atlanta Regional Commission
Wayne Sommer, International City/County Management Association
LaShon Smith, City of Plano, TX
Pew Center on the States: States and Regions Collaborating
Fred Abousleman, National Association of Regional Councils
Rob Krupicka, Pew Center on the States
How to Create and Maintain Collaborative Communities: Communities of Practice
Fred Abousleman, National Association of Regional Councils
Jill Hundley-Keefer, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Drafting a Sustainable Communities Plan: Sharing Strategies to Create Competitve Grant Proposals
David Robertson, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
Regional Metropolitan and Urban Policy Forum
Immediately preceding the 2010 Executive Directors' Conference was the Regional Metropolitan and Urban Policy Forum. This Forum was a discussion on recent trends and opportunities in metropolitan policy for regions of all sizes addressing federal, state, and local issues related to transportation, environment, economic and community development, and public safety and security, in cities and towns and urbanized(ing) counties. Presentations and materials from the forum can be found below:
Welcome to the Austin Region
The Honorable Kirk Watson
Smart Grid Technology Meets Innovation Cluster: Where Green Jobs Begin
Jon Rees, Capital Area Council of Governments
Brewster McCracken, Pecan Street Project, Inc.
Sara Massey, U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration
Financing Transportation Infrastructure: New Capacity Depends on Creative Tools
Jim Reed, Central Texas Council of Governments
Terry Brechtel, Alamo Regional Mobility Authority
Renee Green, Bexar County, Texas
Walter Diggles, Deep East Texas Council of Governments
Public-Private Partnerships: A New Regional Solution
Chick Krautler, Atlanta Regional Commission
Don Howell, CH2M Hill
Jon Mantay, CH2M Hill
Infrastructure Planning and Sustainability: Addressing Livability and Community Issues to Support Successful Regions
Fred Abousleman, National Association of Regional Councils
Julia Anastasio, American Public Works Association
Julia Pulidindi, National League of Cities
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: Sustainable Communities Update
Chick Krautler, Atlanta Regional Commission
Shayne Brady, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
For more information, please email Lindsey Riley or call 202.986.1032 x220.