The Annual Management Conference
for State and Local Leaders

Austin, TX — September 30-October 1, 2008

At GOVERNING Managing Performance there will be two days of pre-conference workshops. These workshops are full-day or half-day intensive, practical, how-to sessions designed to teach you and your management team key skills for modern state and local management. Workshop topics at Managing Performance 2008 include:

September 30:
· Public-Private Partnership-Primer (half-day AM session)
· Public-Private Partnership-Practicum (half-day PM session)
· Transformational Leadership in State and Local Government
· Customer-Centered Government

October 1:
· Budgeting Right When Revenue is Tight
· GovernmentStat
· Better, Faster, Cheaper