Mother's Lounge

7:00 AM

Ticket Office

Closing Day Coffee

8:00 AM

Sponsored by the Town of Ocean City.

2nd Floor Foyer

Information Desk

8:30 AM

Open to help you navigate to our last day of sessions.

Terrazzo Lobby

2024-2025 MML Board of Directors Meeting

9:00 AM

Convening of the 2024-2025 MML Board of Directors. Invite Only.

Academy Graduate Class: Negotiation

9:00 AM

Municipal officials negotiate every day – with colleagues, constituents, and potential policy partners. Participants in this class will learn about the strategies, processes and psychology that lead to successful negotiation. Pre-registration required. Must be an Academy Graduate to register.

Leadership Skills: Navigating Dynamics for Success

9:00 AM

Strengthen your leadership outcomes by examining individual and group behavioral dynamics. Participants will be introduced to tools that will enhance negotiation skills and help de-escalate and re-direct unproductive interactions.

Rooms 203/204

Municipal Budgeting

9:00 AM

Jump into the financials with an overview of municipal budgeting, including the legal, policy and procedural framwork. Course will review ways in which the budget is a tool for resource allocation and financial management; outline steps in the budget process; and highlight key issues involved in budget preparation, adoption and implementation. This is an Academy of Excellence in Local Governance Core course.

Rooms 201/202

Planning Commission Training

9:00 AM

Maryland law requires county and municipal planning commission/board and board of appeals members to complete an education course on the typical issues faced in performing their duties.  Maryland Department of Planning (MDP) has developed a training course that satisfies this state requirement per Section 1-206 of the Land Use Article. Topics covered during this course include - Foundations of Planning, Comprehensive Planning, Growth Management Tools, Planning Law and Ethics, and the Roles and Responsibilities of Planning Commissioners and Boards of Zoning Appeals Members.

Room 217

Restoring Breath, Restoring Hope: Leveraging Partnerships to Address the Overdose Crisis in Maryland

9:00 AM

This session will provide an overview of recent overdose trends in Maryland and highlight Maryland’s strategic priorities for reducing overdose deaths. Attendees will also receive fundamental information about substance use disorders, substance use treatment and recovery, how to identify and respond to an overdose, and how to administer the overdose reversal medication, naloxone.

Room 215

MML Leadership Orientation (Invite Only)

10:00 AM

Mandatory training for all MML leadership inclusive of Board of Directors, Standing Committees and MML affiliate including Chapters, Departments, Caucuses, Constituency Groups.

Room 208

NLC: Infrastructure Bootcamp

10:00 AM

Room 207

Modernizing Engagement: Blending Digital and Traditional Approaches

10:30 AM

Explore the integration of digital and traditional approaches to community engagement connecting residents to government projects. Attendees will explore lessons learned in building a digital engagement space, learn how municipal projects can benefit from virtual engagement, and understand how blended participation strategies can create more inclusive and equitable decision-making.

Room 215