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Networking Opportunities with Food & Beverage
(RSVP required, cost included in registration)
6:00 – 8:30 pm Opening Evening Reception at 9th Street Abbey in Soulard District Join us in the heart of the Soulard Neighborhood Historic District. The reception is a time to meet and greet old friends and get acquainted with those who are new to downtown revitalization. Transportation will take us to the 9th Street Abbey, an abandoned church that stood empty for many years until an imaginative developer, Wayne Long, restored it and turned it into a delightful venue for his wife’s business, Patty Long Catering. Enjoy the pocket garden beside the church; tour the rooftop garden, the stained glass windows, and the |
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WEDNESDAY – AUGUST 11 |
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8:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration Open
8:00 am – 2:00 pm Expo Area Open
Networking Opportunities with Food & Beverage
8:00 – 9:00 am Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors |
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9:00 – 10:15 am How Downtown Revitalizations Programs Can Manage Effectively Until Resources Are Available to Hire Staff |
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9:00 – 10:15 am Keeping Former Board Members Involved & Engaged in the Program |
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9:00 – 10:15 am Ways Main Street Can Capture New & Existing Businesses during the Economic Downturn |
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9:00 – 10:15 am Packaging Resources to Restore and Revitalize Historic Buildings |
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9:00 – 10:15 am Get Plugged In…Downtown Main Street Training – Design Segment |
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Networking Opportunities with Food & Beverage
10:15 – 10:30 am Refreshment Break |
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10:30 – 11:45 am Creative Marketing that WORKS for Special Events and Keeping Business Alive Through Streetscape Project |
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10:30 – 11:45 am Why Historic Tax Credits are Important to Downtown Revitalization & Examples that Will Inspire Change |
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10:30 – 11:45 am What are My Responsibilities as a Board Member & How to Keep the Program In Compliance With The IRS |
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10:30 – 11:45 am All Those Expensive Studies, Surveys & Strategic Plans- Where Do We Begin to implement them? |
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10:30- 11:45 am Get Plugged In… Downtown Main Street Training- Design Segment |
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Networking Opportunities with Food & Beverage
12:00- 1:30 pm Opening Luncheon
In the Field Educational Tours (Ticket Required for each Tour)
1:45 – 4:00pm Lafayette Square Historic District
1:45 – 4:30pm Central West End
3:00 – 9:00pm Downtown Washington Tour & “Show Me Heritage Wine Country Celebration & Dinner”
Networking Opportunities with Food & Beverage (ticket required)
6:00 – 9:00 pm “Show Me Heritage Wine County Celebration & Dinner” at Washington
Missouri’s heartland has been quietly perfecting the art of growing grapes and making wine here for nearly 150 years. With over half of Missouri’s wineries within a one-hour drive, historic Washington invites you to embrace the “Why” of visiting here and partaking of its hospitality. While celebrating Washington’s rich river heritage and friendly downtown neighborhood, you will have opportunities for wine tasting and purchasing from some of Missouri’s 47 wineries. Learn wine-tasting tips from the experts and the names of their uncommon varieties like Cynthiana/Norton, Vignoles, Seyval and Chambourcin- don’t hesitate to ask the locals to provide you with the correct pronunciation. Dinner and entertainment are hosted by Downtown Washington Inc., an Accredited Main Street® community. |
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THURSDAY – AUGUST 12 |
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8:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration Open
8:00 am – 1:00 pm Expo Area Open
Networking Opportunities with Food & Beverage
8:00 – 9:00 am Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors |
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9:00 – 10:15 am A NEW Matching Grant is Available for Newer Communities Starting Revitalization. Come & Hear All About It! |
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9:00 – 10:15 am Marketing Your Downtown & Organization with Winning Results through Social Media |
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9:00 – 10:15 am Educate Elected Officials & Property Owners: Why Code Enforcement & Building Preservation is Important |
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9:00 – 10:15 am Nuts & Bolts of Establishing a Taxing District In Challenging Times |
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9:00 – 10:15 am Get Plugged In… Downtown Main Street Training – Promotions Segment |
Networking Opportunities with Food & Beverage
10:15 – 10:45 am Exhibitors Expo Prize Give Away & Refreshment Break |
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10:45 – 12:00 pm Need More Funding? It’s All Here: Creating a New Fundraiser & Getting the Most from a Membership Drive |
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10:45 – 12:00 pm Entertainment & Art Districts Are Rejuvenating Downtowns & Changing Perceptions |
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10:45 – 12:00 pm Building Your Program’s Value & Budget with Special Events |
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10:45 – 12:00 pm Understanding to Implementing Incentives with Municipalities, Business and Property Owners |
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9:00 – 10:15 am A NEW Matching Grant is Available for Newer Communities Starting Revitalization. Come & Hear All About It! |
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10:45 – 12:00 pm Get Plugged In… Downtown Main Street Training – Promotions Segment |
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In the Field Educational Tours (Ticket Required for each Tour)
1:00 – 5:00 pm Ste. Genevieve Downtown Tour
1:15 – 4:30 pm Soulard Market & Historic District
1:30- 4:30 pm Civic Center & Washington Avenue Historic District
EVENING OF EXCELLENCE (RSVP required, cost included in registration)
Dinner, Downtown Revitalization Awards & Piccadilly Un-Plugged
6:30- 7:00 pm Wine Reception & Preview of Piccadilly Auction Items
7:00 – 8:00 pm Dinner Served
8:00 pm Evening of Excellence Program Begins
Evening of Excellence will be an Event to Remember. Join communities across the State of Missouri to celebrate the achievers in Downtown Revitalization, the community and the people that inspire and motivate excellence in Missouri Main Street programs across the State. We are excited to recognize this year’s achievements and unveil to you the 2010 winners. Don’t forget to bring your quarters and enjoy the fun of the Piccadilly Auction. |
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FRIDAY – AUGUST 13 |
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| 8:30 – 9:30 am Registration Open
Training Sessions (Ticket Required for breakfast) |
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9:30 – 11:00 am Full Breakfast Session- Round Table Discussion with DREAM Panel -Where does the DREAM Go From Here?
If your community was among the original participants in the Downtown Revitalization Economic Assistance for Missouri (DREAM) that began several years ago, or if yours is among the 2008-2010 DREAM communities, you will find this discussion useful. The new DREAM projects may be wondering how to implement the strategic plan designed for their community and how others made it all come together with an organized Downtown Revitalization Program. Hear what other communities are doing to make a DREAM investment sustainable over time by integrating the DREAM concepts with their Main Street® Philosophy for ultimate results in downtown revitalization.
9:30 – 11:00 am Full Breakfast Session – Hands on Marketing & Branding for the Organization, the Downtown & the Community.
Ever wondered how a community came up with a great brand, or how communities market themselves together with other organizations to form a unified image. Wouldn’t it be great if the entire community would “buy in” to the new brand? This hand’s on session will inspire you to rethink the image and find the elements that will Brand and Market your community as a destination. Examples of implementation in helping Missouri Accredited Programs find their identity in 2009 will be showcased from web-design to directional signage to boulevard banners. |
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