Thursday, July 20

• 9:00 a.m. – Noon Preconference Workshops
  • Mobile Tour (City Connect blog post(opens in a new tab))
  • Keeping Residents Connected to the City's Vision(opens in a new tab)
  • Speak Up with Confidence(opens in a new tab)
    – Handout 1(opens in a new tab)
    – Handout 2(opens in a new tab)
    – Handout 3(opens in a new tab)
• 2:00 – 2:45 p.m. Breakout Sessions
  • Making the 2020 Census Count(opens in a new tab) (Uptown article)
• 3:00 – 3:45 p.m. Breakout Sessions
  • HR Challenges in a Changing World (opens in a new tab)(Uptown article(opens in a new tab))

Friday, July 21

• 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Opening General Session (City Connect blog post(opens in a new tab))
  • Keynote: Ed McMahon, Senior Resident Fellow, Urban Land Institute(opens in a new tab)
  • Be distinctive, adjust to change says national speaker - Uptown article
• 3:15 – 4:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions
  • Cities Prepare for Small Cells(opens in a new tab)
• Trash Talk with PalmettoPride (Uptown article(opens in a new tab)) (City Connect blog post)

Saturday, July 22

• 11:15 a.m. – Noon Breakout Sessions
  • Get Along to Move Along (opens in a new tab)(Uptown article(opens in a new tab))
• 1:30 – 2:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions
  • Lessons Learned from Severe Weather Events(opens in a new tab) (Uptown article(opens in a new tab))

Tech Talks

(Uptown article(opens in a new tab))

• Social Media in a Crisis
• Navigating Social Media Policies and Content(opens in a new tab)
• Drones: Love Them or Hate Them?(opens in a new tab)
• Microsoft Office 365: What’s New?(opens in a new tab)
• Protecting City Data(opens in a new tab)