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Florida Main Street Conference 2005, Itinerary @ OCHP

Itinerary

This conference will be a multi track event. Each educational session will offer two choices.

Monday, October 31
12:00pm - 10:00 pm Exhibitor Set-Up
Professional Development Center

Tuesday, November 1
8:00 - 9:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
(Sponsored by the Greater Naples Marco Island Everglades CVB)
Professional Development Center
8:00am - 5:00 pm Exhibit Hall Open
9:00 - 10:30 am What MainStreet and Dairy Farms Have in Common --Taver Cornett
or
Urban Application of the Main Street Four-Point Approach --Kristopher Smith
10:30 - 11:00 am Break
11:00am - 12:30 pm Media Bootcamp! The Skinny on Getting Your News into Print --Judy A. Kahler
or
Networking: The Secret of a Successful Business Program --N. David Milder
12:30 - 2:00 pm Lunch on your own
2:00 - 3:30 pm Reevaluating Main Street --Bill Steiner
or
Public Markets: What They are and How They can Benefit your Community --Aaron Zaretsky
3:30 - 3:45 pm Break
3:45 - 5:15 pm Downtown Dynamics --Chet Hunt
or
Working with Post World War II Properties --Barbara Mattick
6:00 - 8:00 pm Welcome Reception
(Sponsored by the Grater Naples Chamber of Commerce and Gulf Coast Media)
Chamber of Commerce Building
(Cocktails and horsd'oeuvres) The von Liebig Art Center
(dessert)
Wednesday, November 2
7:30 - 8:30 am Registration
7:30 - 8:30 am Board Member's Breakfast**
(Sponsored by Phil McCabe and the Inn on Fifth)
Inn on Fifth
8am - 6:30 pm Exhibit Hall Open
8:30 - 10 am Slaying the White Elephants --Sharlene Celaya
or
Design for Downtowns: Creating a Retail Environment --Scott Day
10:00 - 10:15 am Break
10:15 - 11:45 am Progressive Partnerships --Laura Lee Corbett
or
The Origins and History of the Sarasota School of Architecture and a Look at Sarasota Today --Edward J. "Tim" Seibert, FAIA
11:45am - 1:00 pm Lunch on your Own
1:00 - 2:30 pm Tour 1-Lunch Cruise on Naples Princess**
1:00 - 3:00 pm Tour 2-Walking Tour on Fifth Avenue South ("Art in Public Places" Program)
1:00 - 3:00 pm Tour 3-Segway Tour of Old Naples**
3:15 - 5:00 pm Tour 4-Tour of the Sugden Theater
3:15 - 5:00 pm Tour 5-Boat Tour of Naples Area**
5:30 - 6:30 pm Cocktail Reception
(Sponsored by Vergina's)
Vergina on 5th Avenue
7:00pm - 10 pm Awards Dinner and Key Note Speaker**
Inn on Fifth

Keynote Address: Portland, Oregon: Making Livability Work--Chet Orloff

Entertainment:
Before Dinner: Frank Smith
After Dinner: Felix Jiles Band
Thursday, November 3
8:00 - 9 am Registration
8:00 - 9 am Community Redevelopment Agency breakfast**
(Sponsored by the Florida Redevelopment Association)
Inn on Fifth
8:00am - 2:00pm Exhibit Hall Open
9:00 - 10:30 am Demystifying Business Recruitment: Putting Together a Realistic Gameplan! --Mary Bosch
or
How to Get More Money from the CRA --Gail Hamilton & Rick Stauts
10:30 - 11 am Break
11:00am - 12:30 pm Downtown Retail and Residential Market Analysis: Key to Mixed-Use Marketing Success! --Mary Bosch & Eleanor Matthews
or
Redesigning Urban Parks as Main Street Destinations --Robert Feild, AIA
12:30 - 2 pm Exhibitors Lunch
Professional Development Center
2:00 - 3:30 pm A Visual and Analytical Look at the City of Naples Downtown Redevelopment --Matthew Kragh, AIA
or
How to "Promote" without Creating Special Events Marjorie Ferrer
3:30 - 3:45 pm Break
3:45 - 5:15 pm Tax Credits 101 --Andrew M. Ham & Brent Runyon
or
What's Hot? Understanding Trends in Specialty Retail Shops --Kathy Manry


**Asterisks denote ticketed events.