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<p class="MsoNormal">Good afternoon Main Street. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This is just a reminder to register for the conference if you haven’t already. New Main Street executive directors are required to attend the Main Street Now Conference at the first available opportunity after accepting the position even
if the out-going director attended the conference the previous year. Otherwise, Main Street programs are required to attend every other year.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Main Street Now Conference<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">May 16-18 in Richmond, VA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Main Street Now Conference link: <a href="https://www.mainstreet.org/howwecanhelp/mainstreetnow/now2022">
<span style="color:#0563C1">https://www.mainstreet.org/howwecanhelp/mainstreetnow/now2022</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">MS 101 is scheduled for Sunday, May 15 and is required for all new directors.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Registration<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">Registration opens the first week of February and early bird rates close at 11:59pm March 14.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">Hotel blocks will open the same time as registration<o:p></o:p></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1">Hilton Richmond Downtown <o:p>
</o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1">Richmond Marriott Downtown<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Registration Rates<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>On-Site COVID Protocols<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">Vaccines or proof of negative test will be required for all attendees and speakers - data and verification to be collected & managed via a vetted third party partner<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">Masks are required in all public places while not actively eating or drinking<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">Where possible, more spacing between seats in education session rooms<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">Implementation of a color code system to notify attendees on amount of interaction desired<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Conference Themes <o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Main Street for the New Economy<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Community Preservation and Expression<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Housing and Small-Scale Development<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Tracks include<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Core Concepts<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Civic Leader<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Climate resiliency<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Design for All<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Digital Promotion<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Equity & Inclusion<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Historic Preservation<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Leadership<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Making the Case<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Rural Focus<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Supporting Entrepreneurs<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">UrbanMain<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Keynote Preview<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Monday Opening: Dr. Tiffany Manuel, The CaseMade, on making the case for Main Street<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Tuesday Main Idea: Coordinating with NTHP to focus on Community Preservation<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Wednesday Main Idea: Panel discussion (speakers TBA) on collaborative housing development in Main Street districts, including examples from partners at Virginia Housing<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Wednesday Closing: Kiran Singh Sirah, International Storytelling Center, on using storytelling to promote inclusion<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Education Highlights – Session Previews<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Main Street, Monopolies, and the Post-Pandemic Economy with Kennedy Smith, Institute for Local Self-Reliance<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Community Centered Economic Inclusion: A Strategic Action Playbook with Hanna Love, Brookings Institution, Tunua Thrash-Ntuck, LISC Los Angeles and William Taft, LISC<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Disaster Preparedness and Resilience: Funding and Resources with Manuel Ochoa, Ochoa Urban Collaborative<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">The Importance of Cultural Heritage in Neighborhood Commercial Corridors with Dionne Baux, NMSC<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Upper Story Housing in Historic Downtowns with Kathleen Frazier, Frazier Associates, Architects & Planners<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Benefits of Pollinators and Public Art Mash-Ups with the Built Environment with Dawn Kopp, Downtown Business Association of Bismarck and Molly McLain, Dakota West Arts Council<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please contact me if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Have a good day,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Buffy<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Buffy Hughes | State Main Street Director</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Oklahoma Main Street Center | Oklahoma Department of Commerce<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><a href="mailto:Buffy.Hughes@okcommerce.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">Buffy.Hughes@okcommerce.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">c. 405-664-1260</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#004D9A;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><a href="https://okcommerce.gov/" title="https://okcommerce.gov"><span style="color:#004D9A">okcommerce.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#004D9A;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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