SLCC International Programmes

Participate in the SLCC 2010 International Experience Programme  

Win a trip to the IIMC Conference in Reno Nevada in May 2010!

The SLCC, in conjunction with our international exchange sponsor Blachere Illuminations will provide 5 opportunities for members of the SLCC or the ILCM to gain international experience through attending the International Institute of Municipal Clerks conference in Reno Nevada which will take place from 23rd to 27th May 2010.

The programme

Each year the IIMC holds an international conference for Municipal Clerks from all over the world. In 2010 this will take place in Reno Nevada USA between 23rd and and 27th May. Around 1000 delegates from The USA, Canada, UK, South Africa, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Portugal and elsewhere will meet to participate in high quality sessions, on a range of topics, of relevance to practitioners in the Clerks profession. Participants will have the opportunity to meet Clerks from all over the world to learn from their experiences and gain a new perspective on old problems. They will also be able to visit Reno city Council and other parts of the area and also make their own holiday arrangements following the conference.

Five bursaries worth £850 each will be provided to winners of the entrance competition.. Two bursaries will be awarded exclusively to members of the Institute of Local Council Management (ILCM) while three will be open to all members of the SLCC.

Each bursary will pay for return transatlantic flights to Reno and registration to the conference. All that participants will need to pay for is accommodation in the conference hotel at the IIMC negotiated rate of around £62 per night and incidental travel and subsistence costs. Further details of the conference can be found from early December on http://www.iimc.com/Conference/Current_conf.shtml


How to participate

Participation will be by entry to the competition which will take place between 30th November 2009 and 12th February 2010. Entries should arrive at the SLCC main office in Taunton no later than Midday on Friday 12th February 2010. Entries will be judged by a panel appointed by the National Executive Council and winners will be notified by the end of March 2010. All entrants must certify that they will, if they win, participate in the programme and pay their own accommodation and incidental travel costs.

Entrants should submit the application form, together with a written article which, if of sufficient quality will be published in future editions of “The Clerk.” The article should be between 600 and 1000 words long and should tell readers about an interesting project which you have been involved in with your council, or an unusual skill or technique which you employ in your work. Alternatively you can discuss “the benefits of international experience as a part of continuous professional development”. The winners will be those who, in the judge’s opinion, have provided the most informative, amusing and/or well written article.


For further information about the programme please contact Nick Randle at ceo@slcc.co.uk 

Download the application form.