2015 Annual Meeting Presentations

None

Thursday, July 16

8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Preconference Mobile Workshop

Discover Bluffton’s Past and Vision for the Future

9:00 a.m. – noon Preconference Workshop

Fine-tuning Public Speaking Skills

2:30 – 3:15 p.m. Breakout Session

Creating and Implementing an Economic Development Plan for Your City
Rock Hill presentation
Hartsville presentation
Hilton Head Island presentation

Friday, July 17

9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Opening General Session

Keynote: Cities of the Future (presentation)
Rebecca Ryan, Author, Economist and Futurist, Next Generation Consulting, LLC
Palindrome video

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Breakout Session

Minimizing Cyber Risks (presentation)

2:30 – 3:15 p.m. Breakout Session

Cities Take on Technology (presentation)
The future is closer than you think - Uptown article
The future is closer than you think: Cities take on technology - Florida League of Cities, Inc.

3:30 – 4:15 p.m. Breakout Session

Cities and the Sharing Economy (Uptown article) (presentation)

Saturday, July 18

11:15 a.m. – noon Breakout Session

Updates from the 2015 Legislative Session
2015 Legislative Report
Cities and the Sharing Economy
Body camera legislation
Dilapidated Buildings Act
Business licensing
Survey of business licensing practices
Budget summary
Transportation Network Companies
Letter from SC Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office
FOIA Update: Executive Sessions
FOIA Update: Meeting Agendas

1:30 – 2:15 p.m. Breakout Session

Maximizing the Impact of A and H Taxes
Post Event Report Form Hotel Occupancy Tax Funding (Word doc)
Hotel Occupancy Tax Use Guidelines Under Texas State Law Funding Application Form (Word Doc)