Conference Season Is Here! - Tripepi Smith Newsletter

Conference Season Is Here!

Each year, the lull of summer months is quickly replaced with the madness of "conference season." From September to early December, the local government world lights up with key conferences, including those of the League of California Cities (LOCC), Municipal Management Association of Northern California (MMANC), Municipal Management Association of Southern California (MMASC), Municipal Information Systems Association of California (MISAC), International City/County Management Association (ICMA), California Contract Cities Association (CCCA) and California Special Districts Association (CSDA).

Why are thousands of people spending so much time meeting up in conference rooms and hallways to talk and listen to each other? To learn. To grow. To think bigger. To find solutions to their communities' challenges. We are there to confer with our fellow local government peers. Local government offers a unique opportunity to see hundreds of petri dishes run policy experiments that yield both positive and negative results. At these conferences, we have an opportunity to share our results so we can all learn what worked and what didn't.

As you head into conference season, define "success." Evaluate what you learned in the past and maximize what you learn this year. Walk the entire exhibit hall, and get to the edges where the small new players are just revealing their fresh ideas for solving the most quizzical of public challenges. Focus not just on the solutions they are offering, but challenge the root cause of the problems they are trying to solve.

Instead of wandering into a conference, stride in with a plan, a vision and a lot of prep-work. These narrow windows of assembled movers and shakers are powerful moments. Make the most of them.

Happy Conferring,

Ryder

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