| Tuesday, September 11th |
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| 12:00pm - 5:00 pm |
Exhibitor Set-Up
Oak & Sable |
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Wednesday, September 12th |
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| 8:00 - 9:00 am |
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Kissimmee Civic Center |
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| 8:00am - 5:00 pm |
Exhibit Hall Open
Oak & Sable Rooms |
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| 9:00 - 9:30 am |
Welcome Address — Joan Jefferson, Florida Main Street Program Coordinator & Jessica Newman, Kissimmee Main Street Manager
Cypress & Magnolia Rooms |
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| 9:30 - 10:30 am |
Keynote Address - James Howard Kunstler - Town & Country in a Post-Oil Future
Cypress & Magnolia Rooms |
| 10:30 - 11:00 am |
Break |
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| 11:00am - 12:30 pm |
Developing and Building Partnerships - Doris Tillman, Main Street Ft. Pierce Manager & Anne Satterlee, Main Street Ft. Pierce Board President
Cypress Room
or
10 Keys to Making a Success of Special Events - Nancy Brown, Designs in Development
Magnolia Room |
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| 12:30 - 2:00 pm |
Exhibitors Lunch
Oak & Sable Rooms |
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| 2:00 - 3:30 pm |
501 (c)(3) Workshop — Jeanette Peters, Nonprofit Management Consulting LLC
Cypress Room
or
Mid Century South Florida Architecture — Innovations and Traditions — Al Browning Parker, FAIA; George Reed, FAIA; & Peter Jefferson, FAIA
Magnolia Room
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| 3:30 - 3:45 pm |
Break |
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| 3:45 - 5:15 pm |
Retail Planning Principles for American Towns, Cities & Commercial Centers - Robert Gibbs, Gibbs Planning Group Inc.
Cypress Room
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Farmer's Markets are Good for Everyone - Sharon Yeago, Florida Association of Community Farmers Markets Inc.
Magnolia
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| 6:00 - 8:00 pm |
Opening Reception - Open to all conference attendees
Osceola County Historic Courthouse, 3 Courthouse Square.
(There is a parking lot on Bryan St. between Beaumont and Orlando Avenues.)
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| Thursday, September 13th |
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| 7:30 - 8:30 am |
Registration
Kissimmee Civic Center |
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| 7:30 - 8:30 am |
Networking Breakfast** |
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| 8:30 - 10 am |
How to Structure and Finance Downtown Mixed-Use Projects -
Andrew Ham, Community Development Partners Inc.
Cypress Room
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Tooting Your Own Horn - Anne Fogarty, Clearwater Main Street Program Coordinator
Magnolia Room
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| 10:00 - 10:15 am |
Break |
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| 10:15 - 11:45 am |
Promoting the Organization - Teresa Lynch, National Trust Main Street Center, Senior Program Manager
Cypress Room
or
Sure Fire Actions for Downtown Revitalization - Katia Boykin and Laura Minns, HHI
Magnolia Room
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| 11:45am - 1:00 pm |
Lunch on your Own — Enjoy Downtown |
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| 1:30 pm- 3:00 pm |
Web Design Workshop - Tracy Crowe, Land Design Innovations
Cypress Room |
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| 1:30 pm-4:00 pm |
Tours |
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| 1:30 pm |
Bus Tour of St. Cloud Main Street |
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| 2:00 pm |
Walking Tour of downtown Kissimmee |
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| 7:00pm - 10 pm |
Annual Secretary of State Awards Dinner**
Kissimmee Berlinsky Community House, 300 E. Monument
Sponsored by the Kissimmee CRA
This is a limited seating event. Register early!
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| Friday, September 14th |
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| 8:00 - 9 am |
Registration
Kissimmee Civic Center |
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| 8:00 - 9 am |
Community Redevelopment Agency breakfast**
Inn on Fifth
Sponsored by the Florida Redevelopment Association (FRA) |
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| 9:00 - 10:30 am |
Overview of the Division of Cultural Affairs Grant Program -
Sarah Stage, Florida Division of Cultural Affairs
Cypress Room
or
Fiduciary Responsibility of Board Members - Taver Cornett, Taver Cornett Consulting
Magnolia
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| 10:30 - 11 am |
Break |
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| 11:00am - 12:30 pm |
Breathing Life into Your Downtown Through Rezoning - Robert Jeffrey, City of St. Petersburg & Becky Clarke, President Florida Trust for Historic Preservation
Cypress Room
or
Tapping Expanding Markets through Multicultural Tourism - Marilyn Hett, Hillsborough County Economic Development Department; Amy Rodriguez, The Rodriguez Group; & Harold Uzzell, The Uzzell Group
Magnolia
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| 12:30 - 2 pm |
Lunch on your own |
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| 2:00 - 5:00 pm |
Main Street Round Table - Open to Program Managers and Board Members
Cypress Room |
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| Saturday, September 15th |
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| 5:00 pm -8:00 pm |
Post-Conference Event: The fourth, 23rd Annual Meatloaf Cook-Off -
Culinary craftsmen will bring their meaty masterpieces to Toho Square for
their shot at being crowned this year's Lord of the Loaf or Meatloaf
Maestro! Live entertainment, exhibitors and other local flavor will add to
the festivities. So bring your lawn chairs and the entire family to this free, fun event. |
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**Asterisks denote ticketed events.
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