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Municipal Innovation Forum

Municipal Innovation Forum Recap

On behalf of MuniSight, I would like to thank our clients for their participation in the 2019 Municipal Innovation Forum. We were pleased to welcome 100 attendees from over 45 municipalities, for over two days of active and insightful sessions. I would also like to thank all of the speakers that took time out of their busy schedule to share their thoughts with us.

The event re-affirmed MuniSight’s belief that community events where we can all learn from each other are vital. As a company, we learned a lot about the current challenges that are in front of municipal governments in Canada. Although the event has concluded, I would like to invite the conference participants to continue to share any challenges and opportunities with MuniSight so that we can continue to build solutions and services that are useful.

We are currently processing feedback from the event in order to decide if we should host the event again in 2020. We hope to make a February 2020 announcement about the next MIF, and will be sure to keep all of MuniSight’s clients posted.

Once again, thank you for your participation in the event. We hope that it was beneficial for you and your municipality.

Sincerely,

Quinten Griffiths

President, MuniSight

See below for a few pictures of the event:

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Special thanks to our sponsors!

MuniSight Ltd.
Accurate Assessment Group Ltd.
Municipal Information Network
Titan GPS

Our User Conference Keynote Speaker – Mellisa Hollingsworth

We are excited to announce that Olympian Mellisa Hollingsworth will be speaking at MuniSight’s user conference!  Mellisa is a decorated Skeleton athlete that has harnessed an innovative spirit to bring her through both success and disappointment.

Mellisa Hollingsworth was raised in Eckville, a small Albertan community that shaped who she is today; a decorated Skeleton athlete with rural roots that run deep.  Mellisa’s story is an incredible journey in athletics, and we are proud to have her join us at the 2019 Municipal Innovation Forum.

More about Mellisa:

Mellisa Hollingsworth considered quitting the sport of skeleton when she wasn’t named to the 2002 Canadian Olympic Team. Thankfully, for her, and Canada, she didn’t.

Mellisa’s World Cup season leading up to the 2006 Olympic Winter Games redefined the term “hot streak”. After lengthy discussions with her coach during the off-season, and mapping out a new competitive strategy, Mellisa, from Eckville, Alberta, kicked off the pivotal season by winning her first World Cup in 10 years of racing, and became the first athlete in the history of the sport to never finish out of the top three for the rest of the year. Mellisa won the Overall World Cup title in 2006 and slid to a historic bronze-medal finish in Torino at the Olympic Winter Games – becoming the first Canadian to win a medal in Skeleton.

With a mission of winning Olympic gold, Mellisa was on-pace to achieve her goals at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. With the nation watching, Mellisa headed into those Games ranked number-one in the world with her second Overall World Cup title. Sitting in second spot heading into the final run, Mellisa pushed a personal best start time her final trip down the track but made a costly error while taking a risk to accomplish her mission. Mellisa finished a heart-breaking fifth.

Gutsy, courageous and determined, Mellisa earned a spot at her 3rd Olympics in 2014 Sochi, Russia. The weather was not on her side on Day 1, but in her final competitive run she tied for 2nd with fellow Canadian Sarah Reid & retired as the Winningest Female in the World in the sport of Skeleton.

Mellisa grew up as a country girl on a ranch. Raised around horses on the family ranch, rodeo was a tradition richly ingrained in this naturally gifted Alberta rancher. When Mellisa was not pursuing excellence in a multitude of sports, she was often and still can be found riding horses or competing in barrel racing. Currently, Mellisa is a Realtor at the Dusty Smith Team, Royal LePage Network Realty, Broadcaster for CBC during Calgary Stampede & most recently was a competitor on “The Amazing Race Canada” – Heroes Edition.

To register for MIF2019, visit www.munisight.com/mif.

Join us at the 2019 Municipal Innovation Forum!

MuniSight welcomes back its annual User Conference in 2019, presented in a new format – the Municipal Innovation Forum.

The Municipal Innovation Forum will provide an opportunity for municipal administrators to connect and learn from experts in the field of municipal innovation. The event will be taking place on September 12 & 13, 2019 at the Fantasyland Hotel at West Edmonton Mall. In order to facilitate an active event, the agenda has been split up into two days:

Day 1: MuniSight Focus (Sept 12, 2019)

  • Get up to speed on new MuniSight products

  • Gain insights on new MuniSight developments coming soon

  • Provide feedback on areas for future development

  • GIS workshops for QGIS, Hexagon Geomedia, and Munisight Webmap

  • Take time to network with colleagues from other municipalities

Day 2: Municipal Focus (Sept 13, 2019)

  • Learn about innovative solutions from other municipalities

  • Learn about new and emerging municipal technologies

  • Keynote talks from

Our keynote speaker(s) will be announced in the coming weeks, but to start we are excited to share that our friends from AAG and Titan GPS, as well as familiar faces from MuniSight, will be among the speaking lineup!

Early bird pricing for the event is available before June 1, 2019, and is limited to 30% of the available tickets. For more information on the event and to register, please visit the Municipal Innovation  Forum website:

www.munisight.com/mif