| Schedule for 2004 - 2005 Seminars on Municipal Governance and Policy
The 2004 - 2005 Seminars on Municipal
Governance and Policy cover topics such
as home rule, affordable housing, municipal
finance, smart growth, contract and labor
negotiations, and accountability measures
for local governance. 2004 - 2005 Seminars
on Municipal Governance and Policy Schedule.
The 2004 - 2005 Seminars in Municipal Governance
and Policy will begin on Monday,
September 13 at 8 a.m. We still
have a few spots left, if you are an elected
official interested in attending the 2004
-2005 series, please contact Polly O'Brien
at 617-495-5091or email her
immediately.
Each session begins promptly at 8 a.m.
and runs for two hours.We ask that participants
arrive at the Kennedy School of Government
a few
minutes
before 8 a.m. to find the meeting location,
receive any handouts for the session and
settle in with your complimentary breakfast.
If you have questions about our attendance,
cancellation or other policies for the Seminars
in Municipal Governance and Policy, please
visit our Frequently
Asked Questions page.
| Date |
Topic |
Presenters |
| Monday, September 13* |
Myths and Misconceptions: Home Rule
in Greater Boston |
David Barron, Harvard Law School
Richard Kelliher, Town of Brookline
Robert Ritchie, Attorney General's
Office |
| Friday, October 1 |
Building Blocks? Cracking the Conundrum
of Affordable Housing |
Amy Dain, Affordable Housing Regulations
Database
Sarah Young, Department of Housing and Community Development
Alex von Hoffman, Joint Center for
Housing Studies |
| Friday, November 5* |
Building Green: Environmental Issues
and Options |
Brad Swing, Mayor's Office on the
Environment, Boston
Leith Sharp, Harvard University
Richard Lavash, Harvard University |
| Friday, December 3 |
Running on Empty: Fiscal Woes and
Municipal Finance |
Charles Chieppo, Executive Office
for Administration and Finance
Robert Costrell, Executive Office for
Administration and Finance
Jim Segel, former President of Massachusetts
Municipal Association
Michael Widmer, Massachusetts Taxpayers
Association |
| Friday, February 4* |
Growing Up Smart: Smart Growth and
Density in Municipalities |
Robin Chase, Loeb Fellow
Marc Draisen, Metropolitan Area Planning
Council
Andrew Gottlieb, Office of Commonwealth
Development
Edward Moscovitch, Cape Ann Economics
|
| Friday, March 4 |
Getting Along: Contract Negotiations
and Labor Management |
Dennis DiMarzio, City of Boston
Laurence Donoghue, Morgan, Brown and Joy, LLP
Linda Kaboolian, Kennedy School of
Government
|
| Friday, April 1* |
Measuring Up: Accountability Methods
and Measures |
Joseph Curtatone, Mayor of Somerville
Harry Spence, Department of Social Services
David Young, Boston University School of Management |
| Friday, May 6* |
Bitter Medicine: The Future of Public
Health |
Howard Koh, Harvard School of Public
Health
Bill Walczak, Codman Square Health
Center
Walter Willett, Harvard School of
Public Health |
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Special
Seminars for Public Officials
(optional
sessions for 2004 - 2005 Seminars
in Municipal Governance and Policy
participants)
|
| Friday, January 14* |
Changing Faces: The Changing Demographics
of Age, Race, and Immigration in Massachusetts |
Sen. Jarrett Barrios, Massachusetts
State Senate
Eliza Greenberg, Commission on Elderly Affairs, City of Boston
Michael Kineavy, City of Boston
John Schneider, MassINC
Guy Stuart, Kennedy School of Government
|
| Friday, May 13* |
Private Provisions for Public Space |
Jerold Kayden, Graduate School of
Design
Tim McGourthy, Boston Redevelopment
Authority
Robert Weinberg, Friends of Post Office
Square |
Please note that all dates marked with
an asterisk note that alumni of the Seminars
on Municipal Governance and Policy are
welcome to attend the program. Please contact
Polly O'Brien at 617-495-5091 or email her to RSVP.
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