Annual Conference & Exhibit: Add-ons
Think outside the traditional-conference box and add-on to your conference experience with these events:
Golf: City officials and exhibitors can enjoy an afternoon of networking on the greens of Brown Deer Golf Club on Wednesday. The $65 registration fee covers 18-holes of golf, a shared cart and lunch. 10 a.m. Shotgun start. Pre-registration required.
Run/Walk: Nothing starts of day learning like a 5K run (or 2.5K walk). This free event, which leaves for the beautiful trails around Iowa City and Coralville at 7 a.m. Thursday morning, is sponsored by the Iowa Municipalities Workers’ Compensation Association (IMWCA).
Service Event: Lend a hand on Wednesday morning at the Service Event and plant trees at Coralville’s Youth Sports Complex. Participants not only get to help another city grow, they also get lunch. Pre-registration requested.
There’s still time to register for the conference, or to add these to your existing registration by emailing mailbox@iowaleague.org. See you September 22-24 in Coralville!
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League Launches Essay Contest for 7th Graders
The Iowa League of Cities has launched the “If I Were Mayor…I Would” Essay Contest. The contest is open to all 7th grade students in the state and is an interesting way for students to articulate what their city would be like if they were mayor.
To publicize the contest, the League is sending registration materials to the lead 7th grade social studies and English teachers in the state. In addition, materials have been sent to the mayor of each member city. Mayor participation will be an important part of the success of the contest. Mayors can encourage teachers to participate in the program and volunteer their time to answer students’ questions about local government during classroom discussions. Essays must be received at the Iowa League of Cities office by November 22, 2010. Winners will be notified by the end of December and will be announced to the membership at the League’s Legislative Day, to be held January 25 in Des Moines.
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League Proposed Legislative Priority Language
On Friday, September 24, at the Annual Business meeting during the Annual Conference & Exhibit, voting delegates will consider the legislative priorities for the upcoming 2011 legislative session. The proposed language was unanimously approved by the Legislative Policy Committee on August 10 and by the Executive Board on August 19. To review the proposed priority language prior to the Annual Conference click here.
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