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Maryland Municipal League
1212 West Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-268-5514
800-492-7121
2007 MML Convention Preliminary Program Schedule

Academy for Excellence in Local Governance Sessions: C = Academy core; E = Academy elective

Sunday, June 22, 2008
7:30 AM - 1:00 PM Golf Tournament
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM First Time Attendees Orientation
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Workshop:Consensus and Team Building (C)
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Board of Directors Meeting
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Involving Youth in Community Decision Making
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Registration
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM President's Reception
  Sponsored by:
  • Chevy Chase Bank
  • Funk & Bolton
  • Giant Food
  •Verizon
Monday, June 23, 2008
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Corporate Partners Breakfast
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Registration
8:15 AM - 9:45 AM Workshops
  • Topic Roundtables
  • Municipal Budgeting (C)
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Rehearsal for Parade of Flags
10:00 AM - 11:45 AM Opening General Session Keynote
  • Parade of Municipal Flags
  • Banner City/Town Award Recognition
  • Keynote Address: Success in Action - Speaker: Dan Thurmon
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Family Fun at Jolly Roger Amusement Park
11:30 AM - 4:30 PM Exhibits Open
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Lunch in Exhibit Area
  Mayors Forum & Lunch
  City & Town Administrators Lunch Meeting
  Municipal Clerks Association Lunch Meeting
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM Workshops
  • E-Mail Do’s & Don’ts (E)
  • The New World of Cable Franchising (E)
  • Creative Ways to Fund Playgrounds
  • Ethics (C)
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Chocolate Break in Exhibit Area
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Municipal Attorneys Department Meeting
  Prince George's Elected Women Meeting
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Eastern Shore Association of Municipalities Dinner
  Reception Hosted by Prince George's County Executive Jack Johnson
  Montgomery Chapter Dinner
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM Women in Government Service (WINGS) Breakfast
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM Resolutions Committee Meeting
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Municipal Police Executives Breakfast
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Credentials Desk Open
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Registration
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Business Meeting
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Coffee Break in Exhibit Area
9:00 AM - 4:15 PM Exhibits Open
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Family Fun at Jolly Roger Amusement Park
10:30 AM - 11:30 PM • Municipal Dogs Parks
  Workshops
  • Historic Preservation (E)
  • Police Departments and the Elected Leadership: Breaking the Culture Barriers (E)
  • Mansionization: What Is It? How Can a City/Town Prevent It from Occurring?
11:00 AM - 4:15 PM Commerce Day in Exhibit Halls
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM Big City Forum & Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM MMITA Lunch
  Lunch in Exhibit Halls
  MML Past Presidents Luncheon
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Workshops
  Roundtable Forum with Cabinet Secretaries
  • Quality of Life and the T.A.G. Approach (E)
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM • Employment Issues (C)
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Pop Party in Exhibit Halls
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Reception Hosted by Governor Martin O'Malley
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Children's Party
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM Cash Bar
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Dinner
  • Distinguished Service Award
  • Municipal Officials Hall of Fame Inductions
  • Background Music: For the Moment
  • Entertainment by Billy Finch
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM Dessert Reception Hosted by Baltimore City
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM Prince George's Chapter Breakfast
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM Registration
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Workshops
  • Housing Issues — Part 1: The Nuts and Bolts of Rental Housing (E)
  • Housing Issues — Part 2: Preserving Homeownership and Weathering the Foreclosure Crisis (E)
  • Open Meetings Act (C)
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Family Fun at Jolly Roger Amusement Park
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM Closing General Session
  Speaker: Governor Martin O'Malley
  Induction of MML's New Board of Directors
11:15 AM - 12:45 PM Workshops
  • Update on ADA — Key Topics for Municipal Officials (E)
  • Theft: Protecting Your City/Town, Its Employees, and Citizens’ Identities
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Convention Planning Committee Meeting
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Seafood Buffet at Phillips Crab House
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Board of Directors Meeting