Date & Time |
Session |
Resource/Info |
| Tuesday, June 3 | ||
| 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Pre-conference Workshop: Best Practices are the Enemy of Innovation by Patrick Ibarra | |
| 6:00 p.m.– 10:00 p.m. | Dinner Colonnades Club in Memorial Stadium |
Don’t miss out on this fun event. There will be entertainment, tours of the stadium and much more! Memorial Stadium is within walking distance from the I Hotel. For those that drive, free parking is available in Lot 31 and Lot 36. |
| Wednesday, June 4* | ||
| 6:45 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. | Legacy Walk | Meet in the lobby of the I Hotel by 6:45 a.m. |
| 7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast Illinois Ballroom IL Association of County Administrators (IACA) Breakfast Honors Room |
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| 8:50 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Welcome, Intros & Keynote Address Building Resilience: Leadership Strategies for Uncertain Times by Joy Baldridge Heritage Hall 2, 3, 5, & 6 |
Due to licensing agreements, PowerPoint slides cannot be posted. You are able to take pictures of slides during the presentation. |
| 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Break in Exhibit Hall Heritage 1 & 4 |
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| 10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | Breakout Sessions: | |
| Session 1: AI in Action: Practical Strategies for Local Government Heritage 2 & 5 |
No PowerPoint | |
| Session 2: Transforming Spaces, Building Places, Innovative Placemaking Across Illinois Heritage 3 & 6 |
Placemaking Across IL | |
| 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. | Lunch, ILCMA Business Meeting, & ICMA Update Illinois Ballroom |
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| 12:45 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | ILCMA Awards Celebration Illinois Ballroom |
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| 1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. | Dessert Break in Exhibit Hall Heritage 1 & 4 |
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| 1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Beyond Right and Wrong: Decisions, Dilemmas, and Dialogue Illinois Ballroom |
Beyond Right and Wrong
ICMA Code of Ethics |
| 3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Snack Break in Exhibit Hall | |
| 3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. | Breakout Sessions: | |
| Session 1: May the Workforce be With You Heritage 2 & 5 |
Slides_May the Workforce Be With You | |
| Session 2: Cybersecurity Maturity Heritage 3 & 6 |
Slides_Cybersecurity Journey_Rochelle | |
| Session 3: IACA Idea Exchange Honors Room |
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| 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Reception and Dinner Illinois Ballroom |
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| 7:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. | Savor the Flavor of Downtown Champaign | Savor the Flavor Event – Map |
| Thursday, June 5 | ||
| 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast Heritage 2 & 5 |
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| 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Breakout Sessions: | |
| Session 1: Grant Procurement: Strategies for Success Heritage 1 |
Grant Procurement_Argumedo
Diversify Grant Strategy for Funding Local Capital Projects_Loebe |
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| Session 2: Lessons Learned in Freeport: Recovering from the Challenges of Infrastructure Disinvestment Heritage 3 |
Lessons Learned in Freeport | |
| Session 3: Harnessing Social Media to Inspire Action: Strategies for Improving Sustainability Communication Honors Room |
HarnessingSM KuehlWagner ILCMA25 | |
| 9:45 a.m. — 10:45 a.m. | Breakout Sessions: | |
| Session 1: What Employees Want: Optimizing Total Rewards to Attract and Retain Employees Heritage 1 |
Slides_What Employees Want – 6.5.25 | |
| Session 2: Building Successful Government Facilities: From Vision to Reality Heritage 3 |
Slides_Building Successful Government Facilities | |
| 11:00 a.m.– noon | Closing Keynote: Keep on Pushing: A Roadmap to Ethical and Innovative Leadership by Devon Harris Heritage 2 & 5 |
Slides_Keep on Pushing_Harris |
*Bus transportation will be available on June 4 with the following schedule:
Morning Pick-Up (from Hilton Garden Inn to I Hotel): 7:30 AM, 8:00 AM, 8:30 AM
Lunch Shuttle:
Departing from I Hotel at 11:55 AM to Hilton Garden Inn
Return shuttle from Hilton Garden Inn to I Hotel at 1:00 PM
Dinner Shuttle:
Departing from I Hotel at 4:55 PM to Hilton Garden Inn
Return shuttle from Hilton Garden Inn to I Hotel at 5:40 PM
Savor the Flavor Event (Downtown):
Depart from I Hotel at 7:15 PM to Downtown
After Downtown drop-off, shuttle returns to I Hotel (approx. 7:45 PM)
Then departs to Hilton Garden Inn at 8:05 PM
Returns Downtown by approximately 8:30 PM
Evening Return Shuttles (from Downtown):
9:00 PM, 10:00 PM, 10:30 PM, 11:30 PM
Route for Return Shuttles: Downtown to I Hotel to Hilton Garden Inn then back to Downtown (continuing until final round).
