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8A Page 13 On-Camera Media Training Available For City Officials at the Annual Conference Do you need to deliver your city's message more effectively during media interviews? If so, take advantage of this opportunity for professional on-camera media training at the League's annual conference in San Jose, Sept. 16-18. The 45-minute training will feature a short interview focused on a vital issue to your city, a video playback/critique, and a follow-up interview. Participants will receive a DVD copy of their training session. The trainers are public Information officers and media experts from cities throughout California. The session Is designed to give participants greater ease in delivering your city's important messages on camera and will Improve newspaper and radio interviewing skills. There is a high demand for these one-an-one sessions, and we're limited to three sessions on Wednesday, and six sessions per day on Thursday and three sessions on Friday, some of which have already been filled. The timeslots are listed below. The training will be held in the League Press Room at the San Jose Convention Center. You must return the registration form and provide payment to reserve one of the training spots. Please be sure to include details about an important issue facing your city so that we can prepare interview questions that are tailored to your community. The form has been posted on the League's Web site at www.cacities.ora/resource files/28225.Media Trainina flver2009.Ddf. Emily Cole, League communications assistant, is available by phone at (916) 658-8283 to answer any questions about the on-camera media trainings. Registration forms should be sent to her attention at ecolelCi>.cacities.ora or by fax to (916) 658-8240. Reservations will be accepted on a paid first-come, first-served basis. There is a $10 charge which is refunded as a $10 CityBooks coupon for those who attend the training. No refunds or coupons will be issued for "no shows." Available On-Camera Interview Training Session Times Thursday, Sept. 17 9 - 9:45 p.m. 10 -10:45 a.m. 2 - 2:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18 9 - 9:45 p.m. 10 -10:45 a.m. 11-11:45 a.m. Registration Open for ILG Annual Conference Luncheon Symposium The Institute for Local Government (ILG) will present its fifth annual Luncheon Symposium at the League's annual conference in San Jose on Sept. 17. Dr. Robert S. Ogilvie, program director of Planning for Healthy Places at Public Health Law & Policy, will speak about ways that cities can use planning, economic development, and redevelopment tools to create healthier neighborhoods. The symposium presentation will be followed by an afternoon workshop on "Local Strategies for Creating Healthy Communities." Both the symposium and the workshop are being organized by ILG's Healthy Neighborhoods Project. Local leadership related to neighborhood planning and development can have a profound influence on public health. 7