October 14-16, 2007
Crown Expo Center, Fayetteville

Governor's Drought Statement from Fayetteville

Concurrent Sessions presentations from the 2007 NCLM Annual Conference in Fayetteville (where available). Check back for more presentations.

Saturday, October 13

Pre-Conference Workshop: Getting From Conflict to Confrontation to Resolution with Dr. Todd Arwood, Todd Arwood Performance Partners, Louisville, Ky.

Sunday, October 14

Pre-Conference Workshop: M.E.E.T. on Common Ground: Speaking Up for Respect in Your City with Dr. Todd Arwood, Todd Arwood Performance Partners, Louisville, Ky.

Monday, October 15

11:00-12:15 Concurrent Sessions
Different Communities, Similar Problems, Different Solutions with Vaughn M. Upshaw, D.P.H., Ed.D, lecturer in Public Administration and Government, UNC-Chapel Hill School of Government

Can You Recover from a Computer Disaster with Lee Mandell, Ph.D., Director of Information Technology and Research/CIO, N.C. League of Municipalities

1:30-2:45 Concurrent Sessions
Difficult Conversations -- Strategies for Getting Results and Building Commitment When Stakes Are High with Peg Carlson, Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Leadership and Government, UNC-Chapel Hill School of Government

3:00-4:15 Concurrent Sessions

The Painful Art of Setting Water and Wastewater Rates with Jeff Hughes, director, UNC Environmental Finance Center

Preparing for Tomorrow's Growth Today with Dawn A. Blobaum, Assistant Manager, Davidson

How to Build Legal Defense Strength with Brian E. Edes, Attorney, Crossley, McIntosh, Prior & Collier, Wilmington

Tuesday, October 16

11:15-12:30 Concurrent Sessions
Are You Ethical Enough for the New Ethics Law? with Norma Houston, Strategic Planning Coordinator, General Administration, UNC-Chapel Hill

Keys to Effective Code Enforcement with Richard Ducker, Associate Professor of Public Law and Government, UNC-Chapel Hill School of Government; Jeff Baker, Baker Solutions, Asheville ; and Dolores Williams, assistant city attorney, Wilmington

Also:

Risk Management Services Breakfast Celebrating 25 Years of Service to the Membership

Exhibit Hall Vendor Theater
Prudential 401(k)
Black Mountain Software
Buxton