GetPluggedInDowntown.org: Schedule At-A-Glance

TUESDAY – JULY 24

10:00 – 5:30 pm Registration Open

2:45-5:30 pm Organization 101, Basic Training

Networking Opportunities with Food & Beverage
(RSVP required, cost included in registration)
6:30 – 8:30 pm Opening Evening Reception Flamingo Bowl
Networking opportunity and a time to chill before the conference begins. Enjoy FUN, food, and beverages in the heart of Washington Avenue’s night life. Take in some bowling if you’re in a competitive spirit, or just relax and get acquainted with new friends. Cost included with full registration. RSVP is required.

WEDNESDAY – JULY 25

7:30 – 5:30 pm Registration Open

7:30 – 2:00 pm Exhibitors Area Open

Networking Opportunities with Food & Beverage
7:30 - 8:30 am Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors

	8:30 – 9:45 am A Developers Perspective in Recruiting Downtown Retailers with Financial Incentive
	8:30 – 9:45 am How to Build a DREAM Team- Board Development
	8:30 – 9:45 am How to Stage Downtown as a Museum Without Walls…Oh, if walls could Talk! Learn how two communities encourage visitors to stay longer and spend more.
	8:30 – 9:45 am Design 101, Basic Training

9:45 – 10:15 am Networking Refreshment Break


	10:15 – 11:30 am Funding for Promotions-Co-op Marketing Dollars and an Emphasis on Cultural Heritage Tourism
	10:15 – 11:30 am Setting Social Media Standards & Policies for Promoting Main Street Events and Others.
	10:15 – 11:30 am Events Can Be an Economic Engine! Learn to Capitalize & Quantify their Impact

	10:15 – 11:30 am Design 101, Basic Training

Networking Opportunities with Food & Beverage
11:45- 1:15 pm Opening Luncheon

1:30 – 3:30 pm Grant Workshop: How start-up Main Street organizations can apply for a Two-Year Technical Assistance and Training Grant.

1:30 – 4:15 pm In The Field Educational Tour. Celebrating the Past & Preparing for the Future : Downtown St. Louis

1:30 – 4:15 pm In The Field Educational Tour. Restoring the Downtown Glitz: Downtown St. Louis

1:30 – 4:15 pm In The Field Educational Tour. Re-inventing the Waterfront Image: The Jefferson Memorial Park, Gateway Arch and Laclede’s Landing Historic District

Networking Opportunities with Food & Beverage
5:00- 9:30 pm Show ME St. Charles Reception & Wine Tasting
Enjoy a sampling of St. Charles cuisine and wine tasting while networking with all the conference attendees; visit the building that housed Missouri’s first legislature, then stroll the brick-paved sidewalks along Main Street, featuring unique shops and restaurants in lovingly restored historic buildings. Ticketed event. RSVP is required.

THURSDAY – JULY 26

7:30 – 5:30 pm Registration Open

7:30 – 1:00 pm Expo Area Open/10 am – Noon, Networking Break Area

Networking Opportunities with Food & Beverage
7:30 – 8:30 am Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors

9:00 – 10:15 am Your Gateway to Downtown- The Importance of Your Gateway to Main Street

9:00 – 10:15 am What Successful and Creative Retailers Need and Want- See & Hear from the Retailers Perspective

9:00 – 10:15 am Sustainability of Revitalization with Your Very Own Tax Credit Tool Kit

9:00 – 10:15 am Economic Restructuring 101, Basic Training

Networking Opportunities with Food & Beverage
10:15 – 10:45 am Exhibitor’s Expo Prize Give Away & Refreshment Break

10:45 – Noon We Need to Know: What Financial Supporters Really Want from Us… without Jeopardizing your 501c3 Status

	10:45 – Noon Join those that Know, How to Engage Your Public Official
	10:45 – Noon 30+ Years of Main Street Marketing on a Dime
	10:45 – Noon Economic Restructuring 101, Basic Training (continued

Noon – 1:30 pm Lunch Break, On Your Own

1:30 – 2:45 pm The Intangible Power of Main Street

1:30 – 2:45 pm Zoning and Planning Tools to Create a Vibrant Downtown

1:30 – 2:45 pm Promotions 101, Basic Training

3:00 – 4:15 pm Promotions 101, Basic Training (continued)

3:00 – 4:15 pm The Doctor is In- Need a shot of Inspiration or Just a Listening Ear that Might have an Answer? Make and Appointment- No Insurance Required!

1:30 – 4:45 pm In The Field Educational Tour. Kirkwood: A Downtown Transformation

1:30 – 4:45 pm In The Field Educational Tour. Grand Central Arts District: Feeding the Mind, Body and Soul

1:30 – 4:45 pm In The Field Educational Tour. Extreme Makeovers for Downtown Theatres

EVENING OF EXCELLENCE (RSVP required, cost included in registration)
Downtown Revitalization Awards & Heritage Cultural Art Silent Auction
6:30- 7:00 pm Wine Reception
7:00 – 8:00 pm Dinner Served
8:00 pm Evening of Excellence Program Begins

Get Plugged In…Downtown - Missouri’s Premier Downtown Revitalization Conference –

St. Louis, MO ~ Millennium Hotel ~ July 24-26