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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 15, 2025 9:13 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Buffy Skee <Buffy.Skee@okcommerce.gov>; MainStreetManagers <mainstreetmanagers@lists.onenet.net>; Josh Kunkel <josh@method.group>; Samantha Extance <sextance@cityoftulsa.org>; Kay Decker (kldecker@nwosu.edu) <kldecker@nwosu.edu>; Linda Barnett (lindabarnett63@gmail.com)
<lindabarnett63@gmail.com>; Lou Sims <lousims52@gmail.com>; Randy McFarlin (randy.mcfarlin53@gmail.com) <randy.mcfarlin53@gmail.com>; Ron Frantz <rfrantz1@cox.net>; Rusty Milroy (rmilroy@mabreybank.com) <rmilroy@mabreybank.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] Re: [MainstreetManagers] 2026 Main Street Now Conference: Tulsa</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">I will of course the on the Big Bash and willing to help with Mobile Workshops.
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Sincerely, </p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Cindy Lawrence</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Executive Director</p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Buffy Skee<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 14, 2025 4:19 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> MainStreetManagers <mainstreetmanagers@lists.onenet.net>; Josh Kunkel <josh@method.group>; Samantha Extance <sextance@cityoftulsa.org>; Kay Decker (kldecker@nwosu.edu) <kldecker@nwosu.edu>; Linda Barnett (lindabarnett63@gmail.com) <lindabarnett63@gmail.com>;
Lou Sims <lousims52@gmail.com>; Randy McFarlin (randy.mcfarlin53@gmail.com) <randy.mcfarlin53@gmail.com>; Ron Frantz <rfrantz1@cox.net>; Rusty Milroy (rmilroy@mabreybank.com) <rmilroy@mabreybank.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [MainstreetManagers] 2026 Main Street Now Conference: Tulsa</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi Main Street!</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you for being on the call yesterday and for your willingness to help with the conference.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Here are the main committees and a few special events
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Education</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> helps develop the theme and session tracks for the conference and works with MSA and OMSC to select sessions that focus on those themes. Attached are
the themes and tracks from three past conferences.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Fundraising</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> is exactly as it sounds. The base funding is secure, but additional money will help to make the conference better.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mobile Workshops</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> committee will help communities develop half and full day tours that fit the theme of the conference. Mobile Workshop submissions will be reviewed
and selected by the committee, MSA and OMSC. There will be a total of 18 20 workshops some half-day and some full-day.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> For those wanting to create a mobile workshop, Steve Amraen will set up a zoom call to explain the process to everyone.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Special Events</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> will help plan the various events at the conference. The names next to the event are the team lead but will need more people. Events with a blank
need a lead and committee members. *Some of the events seem simple and I <i>think</i> are completely handled by MSA I could be wrong. </span></p>
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<li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Coordinator Meeting (2 Days before main conference): Buffy Skee</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">EV/Design Meeting (2 Days before main conference): Tamara Nelson & Josh Kunkel</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Big City Reception*</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Meet-Up*</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">First Time Attendee Meet-Up*</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">OK-KS Get Together: Whitney Redding</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Opening Plenary: Buffy Skee</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Opening Reception: _______</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Civic Leaders Lunch: ________</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">El Cafecito: Alejandro Garcia</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Founders Reception: Buffy Skee</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">LGBTQ Meet-Up*</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Big Bash: Cindy Lawrence</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Closing Celebration: _______</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Exhibitors Hall and Reception: _____</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">General Conference/Registration: ______</span></li></ul>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Volunteers</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> help find between 60-70 people to help with the conference, creates the volunteer t-shirt, manages scheduling using VolunteerLocal, and keeps the volunteer
lounge stocked. Savvy Tulsa will be part of the volunteer base.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Oklahoma Film and Music and Visit Tulsa will help find bands and professional talent for the various events.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">You dont need to decide immediately, and we will break into committees at our first planning meeting during the June ED/Volunteer training in Muskogee on Thursday 06.12, 11:00-12:00. Also, each committee/special
event will have a monthly meeting via zoom that includes the committee, MSA lead and OMSC. Feel free to invite others from your community if they want to help.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you,</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Buffy</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background:white; vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">Buffy Skee | State Main Street Director</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background:white; vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">Oklahoma Main Street Center | Oklahoma Department of Commerce</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
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