GMA is holding a two-day Fall Training Event at Brasstown Valley Resort in Young Harris on October 1-2, 2026. The event will feature three six-hour classes on Thursday, October 1, and three six-hour classes on Friday, October 2. Each class is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at 3:30 p.m. At least one class must be selected to complete registration. 




The Thursday, October 1 classes are: 

Harmony in Leadership: Nurturing, Kindness, Civility, and Transformational Influence*
Steering Through the Storm; Guiding Your Community Through a Disaster*
Evolving With Technology: Key Insights (New)

The Friday, October 2 classes are: 

Building Collaborative Relationships to Solve Community Challenges
Advancing Georgia's Response to Human Trafficking (New)
Municipal Law*
*This class is on the required list.

Lodging: GMA has reserved a room block at the Brasstown Valley Resort and Spa for the nights of September 30 and October 1 for $189 per night, plus taxes and fees. 

Please use this link: Brasstown Valley Resort to book your sleeping room for Wednesday, September 30, and/or Thursday, October 1 by Friday, August 28.    

If you would like to check in earlier than Wednesday or stay later than Friday, please call the hotel at 706-379-9900 to book your room.

Cancellation Policy: Registration cancellations after September 1 will incur a $50 per class cancellation fee. Registration cancellations after September 17 will NOT be refunded.  

Please be mindful of the Harold F. Holtz Municipal Training Institute's attendance policy: To receive training credit, a participant must attend the entire class. For six-hour classes, anyone arriving more than 30 minutes after the class begins, leaving class repeatedly, or leaving the class early will not receive credit. Class completion forms must be signed by the participant and the instructor and provided to the instructor at the end of the class. Class instructors will not sign class completion forms in the event the attendance criteria cited herein are not met by the participant.

GMA strives to accommodate all guests' needs at GMA-hosted events, but we cannot guarantee that the food available at GMA-hosted events is completely free from allergens. If you have food allergies, please take necessary precautions, as attending means you accept responsibility for any potential reactions. While we do our best, we are unable to assume liability for food-related concerns. GMA has no control over food provided at events it does not host, even when such events take place in conjunction with or in the same venue as GMA-hosted events. You should reach out directly to the host of such events to discuss any food restrictions. 

All registrants and attendees of events managed by GMA or a GMA-Managed Entity are bound by these terms of the privacy policy. Note: the privacy policy includes important information about photography and recording at the event and how images and information about attendees may be used. 

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