Department of Neighborhood Empowerment
Newsletter

October 22, 2003

Re: Yet Another Invitation to the Congress of Neighborhoods and Some Changes

Since the backbone of our notification system is e-mail, it is possible that friends and Neighborhood Council board members without e-mail may need to know about the upcoming Congress of Neighborhoods. Hopefully, you will be able to spread the word.

The public is invited to attend the Congress of Neighborhoods on Saturday, November 1st at the Los Angeles Convention Center, where Neighborhood Councils will meet with city departments and their general managers, be trained in critical skills, and have an opportunity to network with each other.

Although the names of some of the classes may appear to be the same, an effort was made to provide new instruction and new instructors.

Registration will be available through our Web site at www.lacityneighborhoods.com, or you call the department toll-free at (866) LA HELPS.

You do NOT need to register to attend. Registration helps us ensure that we locate the classes in the properly-sized rooms. On our home page, look for the Congress icon at the left to find the program of events and classes, and the registration information.

In order to give us time to prepare the event, registration will close on the evening of Sunday, October 26. After that, you can come and network with people, visit the 40 or so city departments, and take your chances on the classes.

When you look at the program, please note that:

* During the general networking/breakfast period from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. there will be rooms set aside for special interest groups to network.

* The entire event has been condensed from an all-day event to a morning event, so there will be no lunch break.

You should be finished by 1 p.m. If you’ve already reviewed the program, you should be aware of some small corrections:

* The time for the “Ask DONE” workshop appears differently in two places. The correct time is 11:55 a.m. to 1 p.m.

* The second hour (11:55 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.) features a repeat of the Consensus Building workshop.

* Another hospitality suite has been added by the Port of Los Angeles starting at 1 p.m.

* During the morning networking period from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., a special room has been set aside for those people who share an interest in finding better ways for Neighborhood Councils to become involved in citywide issues.

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Greg Nelson

866 / LA HELPS
213 / 485-1360
213 / 485-4608 fax
done@mailbox.lacity.org email
www.lacityneighborhoods.com website