TML Annual Conference and Exhibition RFP
Texas Municipal League (TML)
Annual Conference and Exhibition
Request for Proposal
GENERAL BACKGROUND AND POLICY INFORMATION
The League began in 1913 when then Austin Mayor AP Wooldridge convened a conference in Austin of city officials from around the state. His call was issued to all cities, regardless of size, and 14 cities and 26 delegates responded to his call. At the conclusion of the 1913 meeting, the assembled delegates made a commitment to meet annually, and since that first meeting the League has held an annual conference each year.
The TML Annual Conference and Exhibition provides a forum in which city officials can study municipal issues, network with their counterparts from across the state, meet with vendors who provide services and products to cities, hear from speakers who have timely and important information, and exchange ideas. Today’s annual conference attracts 2,500 attendees, 350 exhibiting companies with 1,500 personnel, and injects more than $5.5 million into the host city’s economy. In addition to the economic boost, the annual conference allows the host city to showcase its local attractions and unique points of interest in a way that encourages repeat visits to the city by conference attendees.
TML wants to ensure that the site selection process for the TML Annual Conference and Exhibition is fair and reasonable because potential locations are also TML member cities. The host city and the League staff will work closely together to coordinate what is in the League’s best interest and in the best interests of the host city. What is most important is that TML, its member city officials, and the potential host cities have a successful conference and continue to advance the mission and goals of the League.
Questions about any aspect of the RFP or the response process should be submitted to conferencerfp@tml.org and answers will be posted online at www.tml.org, click About TML. No individual answers will be provided; all answers will be posted online. These are Questions & Answers.
