Roland Powell Convention Center, Ocean City, Worcester County. The annual conference draws nearly 2,500 local, state and federal government official attendees and their families.
Nearly 20 continuing education sessions will be offered at the conference, featuring more than 80 speakers from the public and private sectors. The conference also hosts state agency briefings, organization meetings and regional county meetings as well as MACo committee meetings. Several education sessions are approved for the Academy for Excellence in Local Governance course credit.
A 250+-Exhibit Booth Trade Show, featuring the best of commercial, state and county services and products is held in two grand exhibit halls, across the foyer from one another.
Highlights of the conference include the Closing Session Address by the Governor and the Crab Feast on Friday evening.
MACo is strictly a non-partisan organization and does not allow any type of political campaigning at its conferences and events.
Registration, hotel and exhibits information will be available online in the spring.
2011 Annual MACo Summer Conference:
New Energy, New Outcomes
August 17-20, 2011, Ocean City, Maryland
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Below is a list of powerpoint presentations from our 2011 Summer Conference. This is by no means the complete list; some speakers prefer for their presentations not to be made public. Please click on the links below to download the presentations that are avaialable.
MACo 2011 Summer Conference Presentations:
County Financial Management (presenters: Wacks and Kramer)
Are You Ready? Preparing for an Environmental Disaster (presenter: Paul Meyer)
General Session - Powering the Future: Meeting Maryland’s Energy Needs (presenter: Hutzler)
General Session - Powering the Future: Meeting Maryland’s Energy Needs (presenter: Landers)
General Session - Sustainable Schools: The Benefits of Building & Operating Green (presenter: Schmader)
Maintaining Maintenance of Effort: Changes and Challenges (presenter: Ervin)
Maryland Access Point: One Stop Shop for Health and Support Services (presenter: Williams)
Maryland Access Point: One Stop Shop for Health and Support Services (presenter: Valentine)
The Promise of Program Open Space (presenter: Lafferty)
Redistricting: An Elected Official's Challenge Every 10 Years (presenter: Shaw)
Show Me the MONEY: Finding, Writing, & Implementing Grants (presenter: Brenner)
Social Media in the Workplace (presenter: Sloane)
Will Health Care Reform Really Deliver? (presenter: Sharfstein)
WIPing the Chesapeake into Shape (presenter: Bodine)
WIPing the Chesapeake into Shape (presenter: Eskin)
WIPing the Chesapeake into Shape (presenter: Farasy)
WIPing the Chesapeake into Shape (presenter: Ochsenhirt)
FUTURE SUMMER CONFERENCE DATES:
- August 15-18, 2012, Ocean City
MACo Summer Conference Highlights
Governor Martin O'Malley provides his keynote address at the MACo Summer Conference where he touched on the need to create jobs and expand opportunity in Maryland. To read more, click here!
Dana J. Thompson, Director of Federal Relations, Office of the Governor, addresses County Elected Officials on the Federal budget deal and its local effects
U.S. Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger, Howard County Executive and MACo President Ken Ulman, University of Maryland, School of Public Policy Dean, Don Kettl, and Baltimore City Council Member Rikki Spector offer Congressional, local government, and academic perspectives on the importance of the nation's defense, as well as practical effects of the physical facilities, high-level jobs, and economic growth that will accompany it.
