Friday, April 24, 2009

Final Thoughts on Slovakia

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As I sit home in Santa Paula having returned from Europe last night, I can't help but be so proud of the accomplishments of our meetings...
Wednesday, April 22, 2009

The Incredible Peter Agh

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Our host for our stay in Nové Zámky was City Manager Peter Agh. Peter is seen here on the right standing in the Town Square with ICMA Execu...

Farewell Lunch

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We ended our stay in Nové Zámky with an outstanding farewell luncheon complete with a five member band playing all sorts of gypsy melodies...

Visit to Nové Zámky

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Our final day in Slovakia was spent in the City of Nové Zámky . The City is located about halfway between Bratislava and Budapest. There i...
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Evening Cruise Down the Danube River

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We ended our day of our meetings with a cruise down the Danube River from Bratislava toward the point where the River meets Austria and the ...

Tuesday Seminar - Sustainability Issues

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On Tuesday afternoon, the group discussed sustainability issues from the perspective of three countries. Mike Garvey (ICMA Senior Advisor -...

WorldExecs.net

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Alan Jones, Chief Executive of Somerset County Council, UK, shared with the group a new website he has created WorldExecs.net to allow for ...

Tuesday Seminar - Global Fiscal Crisis

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Tuesday was seminar day, where participants heard from panelists on two separate topics. In the morning, Wes Hare (City Manager - Albany, O...
Monday, April 20, 2009

Reception at the US Ambassador's Residence

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The committee was hosted at reception held in our honor at the residence of the United States Ambassador to the Slovak Republic. There is n...

New Affiliate Agreement with Slovak City Managers Association

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ICMA Executive Director Bob O'Neill (right) signs updated affiliate agreement with President and Executive Director of the Slovak City M...

Our Own UN

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Countries represented at this meeting: Australia, Austria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Norway, the Netherlands, Poland, Slov...

Development of 2009/10 Committee Workplan

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The committee has struggled in recent years on how best to move forward the goals of ICMA internationally separate and apart from the very s...

Meetings Begin - ICMA International Report

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The International Committee held its business meeting Monday. The meeting started with a report from ICMA staff member Diane Crosby on the ...
Sunday, April 19, 2009

Opening Night Reception

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Everyone gathered in the lobby of the Crowne Plaza Hotel Sunday evening for a welcome reception. Items overheard: * Jet Lag: Some arrived...

Closer Relations with Europe

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Prior to the official start of our meetings Monday, several representatives from ICMA met Sunday afternoon with representatives of the Euro...

"Ironman" City Manager

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Patrice and I traveled to Bratislava Sunday through Vienna. While waiting for our flight from Heathrow Airport, we met up with Michael Will...
Saturday, April 18, 2009

Must Be Time to Head to Bratislava

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Patrice and I went to a little, somewhat out of the way, Italian restaurant in the Notting Hill section of London tonight for dinner called ...

Economic Stimulus

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We saw this parking meter covered this morning in London. The writing on the bag says free parking every Saturday in April "Drumming ...
Friday, April 17, 2009

Local Government Use of Surveillance Technology Limited

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A local government story appears on the front page of the Times of London today where the national government is limiting the use of surveil...
Thursday, April 16, 2009

En Route - A Visit to London

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En route to the meeting in Bratisalva, my fiancee Patrice and I have stopped in London. On Thursday we had lunch with Kathryn Rossiter and ...
Monday, April 13, 2009

ICMA's Work in Slovakia

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ICMA has a great story in the current issue of its e-newsletter "Local Government Matters" about the work of ICMA in Slovakia and...

What is the International Committee?

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The ICMA International Committee is one of five member committees or task forces which studies issues of interest and importance to the orga...

Meeting Agenda and Schedule

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The International Committee will be in Bratislava for two days of meetings and will then travel to the City of Nové Zámky for a day of vi...
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Friday, April 10, 2009

Getting Ready for Slovakia

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The ICMA International Committee is getting ready to head to Bratislava for its Spring meeting. Check out the blog from our last meeting in...