IACT Conference Wrap-up

Carey Stranahan, Kokomo

This week was the annual meeting of the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns. There were several engineering related sessions ranging from energy conservation contracts, to low impact design. I also attended a very interesting session on developing a crisis communication plan with the Mayor of Columbus.

Tuesday I attended an AWESOME road trip directed by some folks from the South Bend development department. Jeff and Jennifer seem to be the kings of redevelopment. This is an excellent example of a community that is doing things right, so while the rest of the country is economically screaching to a halt, the momentum they have built is keeping them working.
I was a bit dissapointed in the number of our regular members that were able to attend. While it wasn't specifically tailored to engineers, there were several sessions that were very informative. There were also great opportunities to network with vendors from all sorts of specialties.
Our bus trip was cancelled due to the fact that there were only two city engineers in attendance. I encourage each member to take a look at the agenda next year and try to fit it into their schedules. You wll be glad you did.