II. Important Conference Sessions: Extraordinary Events
In this letter, we want to make you aware of some extraordinary events taking place at the League’s Conference. If you are interested in federal policy or the state’s executive branch or if you want to help shape your League of Municipalities, going in to 2019, there may be something here that you won’t want to miss. We hope this will help you to make the most of your time at our 103rd Annual Conference – November 13 through the 15th, at the Atlantic City Convention Center.
Tuesday, November 13th
Time: Various
Four Sessions, each for specific municipalities.
NJ Opportunity Zone Workshops
Room 310
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Session: Conference Orientation & Legislative Primer
Room 319
ALL DAY
The National League of Cities: Meet the Staff Looking Out for Municipal Interests in Our Nation’s Capital
Room 321
Wednesday, November 14th
Time: Various
Three sessions, each for municipalities in specific counties.
NJ Opportunity Zone Workshops
Room 321 or 410
Time:12:00 Noon
* Mayors’ Box Lunch and Briefing (with Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver and Attorney General Gurbir Grewal)
Sheraton Crown Ballroom
ALL DAY
The National League of Cities: Meet the Staff Looking Out for Municipal Interests in Our Nation’s Capital
Outside Room 413
Time: 5:15 p.m.
* Women in Municipal Government Networking Event and Awards Presentation
Sheraton Pearl Ballroom
Thursday, November 15th
Time: Various
Three sessions, each for specific municipalities
NJ Opportunity Zone Workshops
Room 310
Time: 10:45 a.m.
Session: ** The State of Innovation: Building a Stronger and Fairer NJ Economy
Rooms 408/409
Time: 12:00 Noon
* Annual League Luncheon (with Keynote Address by Governor Phil Murphy)
Sheraton Crown Ballroom
Time: 3:30 p.m.
League Business Meeting (including election of League Officers and adoption of policy resolutions)
Sheraton Pearl Ballroom
*Meal function. With the exception of the League’s Business Meeting, separate tickets required for events at the Sheraton.
**This session, with New Brunswick Mayor Jim Cahill presiding, will feature presentations by Lieutenant Governor and DCA Commissioner Sheila Oliver, Tim Sullivan, CEO of the NJ Economic Development Authority, NJ Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo, and Zakiya Smith Ellis, Acting Secretary of NJ’s Office of Higher Education.
DCA experts will be offering special Opportunity Zone technical assistance meetings all week. You can get more information and register for either an information session specific to your municipality, or a general information session, by contacting DCA’s Christopher Wheeler at Christopher.Wheeler@DCA.NJ.gov
For more information on these and other sessions, visit the League’s website at www.njslom.org/conference or consult the Conference app. For a current list of approved Continuing Education Credits please visit the Conference CEU Listing. Follow Conference updates on the League’s Facebook and Twitter using #njleague. Also, be sure to read more about these sessions and the Conference in the October and November editions of our magazine, New Jersey Municipalities.