In conjunction with SUNY Potsdam, the Local Government Planning Committee would like to welcome everyone to the 31st Annual SUNY Potsdam Local Government Conference.
The conference will be Tuesday, October 14, 2025 in Kellas Hall. Please use parking lot 2 - View Parking Map (PDF).
The tracks offered will be:
- Assessors *
- Board Members and Budget & Finance
- Municipal Clerks
- Planning and Zoning *
- Public Works (Water and Sewer) *
Notes:
- Code Enforcement will not be offered this year.
- * CEU (Continuing Education Units) will be offered where authorized.
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 8 - 8:30 a.m | Registration |
| 8:30 - 10 a.m. | Session 1 |
| 10 - 10:30 a.m. | Coffee and Networking |
| 10:30 a.m. - Noon | Session 2 |
| Noon - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 - 3 p.m. | Session 3 |
Participant Registration
The registration fee is $35.00 per person.
It is requested that, where possible, all payments be made by credit/debit card by using the secure online registration link below.
The link to register online will be available here. Please check back.
Notes:
- Please register each attendee separately.
- All online registrations must be completed by Tuesday, September 30, 2025.
- Please be advised that all communications related to the conference will be relayed via email. Postcards and registration forms will no longer be mailed.
- If you requested to be billed using the BILLME code, we will send out an invoice and payment must be brought to conference and presented at registration. Any non registered attendees may pay at the door the day of the conference.
- Please make all checks payable to the SUNY Potsdam College Foundation - with a note for 2025 Local Government Conference.
- Questions or alternate payments requests may be directed to: sunyplgc@yahoo.com
Vendor Registration
The registration fee is $300 per vendor table.
The link to register online will be available here. Please check back.
Notes:
- Please register each vendor attendee separately and select BILLME for all vendor registrations. Please make all checks payable to the SUNY Potsdam College Foundation - with a note for 2025 Local Government Conference. Vendor checks should be brought to the conference. Please do NOT mail the vendor checks to the College.
- All vendor online registrations must be completed by Tuesday, September 30, 2025.
- Vendor registration includes a vendor table and two chairs. Lunch is provided for up to two participants. Vendors may begin arriving and set up by 7:45 a.m. on Tuesday, October 14th.
- Please be advised that all communications related to the conference will be relayed via email. Postcards and registration forms will no longer be mailed.
- Questions may be directed to: sunyplgc@yahoo.com.
SUNY Potsdam President, Dr. Suzanne Smith, will provide a greeting at lunch. Christopher Koetzle, from the NYS Association of Towns will be the lunch Keynote Speaker. Community Bank will be providing the bags for this year’s conference.
Session Track details will be available in the future. Please check back.
Additional Information
New York Power Authority
Community Bank NA
NYMIR Comp Alliance
Wright Insurance
NYS Comptroller’s Office
NYS Retirement
NYS Department of State
New York Power Authority
NYS Public Service Commission
NYS Association of Towns
NYCOM – NY Conference of Mayors
Barton and Loguidice
Brookfield Renewable
Community Bank NA
Development Authority of the North Country (DANC)
GYMO – Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering, Land Surveying
Mueller
Municollab
NYMIR – Comp Alliance
Statwide Aquastore, Inc.
The BC Group
Williamson Law Books
Wright Insurance
We look forward to seeing our friends and neighbors in revitalizing the Local Government Conference!
Peggy L. Mousaw, Chair
SUNY Potsdam Local Government Conference Planning Committee
Phone: (315) 262-2141
Email: sunyplgc@yahoo.com