Share your knowledge at the 2024 City Managers Conference
The League of California Cities is seeking dynamic and engaging session proposals for the 2024 City Managers Conference. Scheduled for Feb. 7-9, the conference will showcase best practices, collaborations, and lessons learned from fellow city managers and other experts.
Noncommercial submissions from any individual, group, business, or organization on any topic are welcome. Session proposals must be submitted online by Aug. 4.
Submissions proposals for panel discussions, facilitated discussions, and opportunities for keynote speakers are welcome. Topics to consider include:
- Leadership and communication skills
- Strategies for working with the city council
- Smart cities technology
- Law enforcement reform
- Energy, including funding for energy efficiency, electrification, and decarbonization projects
- Succession planning and staff turnover
- How climate change will impact local governments
- Employee discipline, investigations, and conflict resolution
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Working with public safety officers
- Infrastructure
Member-driven and member-led programming is a cornerstone of Cal Cities’ educational activities, with more than 95% of all programming coming directly from open calls for proposals. When preparing a proposal, try to answer the following key questions:
- Is the topic new or critical for city managers and assistant city managers?
- Does the session apply to both seasoned and new city managers?
- Will the session draw a wide audience?
- Does the description clearly state the session’s key takeaways?
- Will this issue stimulate action and further important discussion?
- Does the panel reflect the diversity of Cal Cities members and California cities — north and south, large and small, urban and rural?
Proposals are evaluated on their broad appeal, topic timeliness, originality, innovation, interactivity, creativity, supporting evidence, the ability to provoke discussion or thought, and the absence of product or vendor commercialization.
Session proposal tips, along with last year’s schedule and session materials, are available on the City Managers Conference webpage. For more information contact Education and Events Manager Christina George.