[MainstreetManagers] National Main Street Conference

[Marissa Tucker]

Buffy,

Just confirming AMS is not required to have me (the director) attend
Sunday's MS 101. As I attend the online conference last year and New
Director training the previous year, correct?

On Mon, Mar 28, 2022 at 1:51 PM Buffy Hughes <Buffy.Hughes at okcommerce.gov>
wrote:

> Good afternoon Main Street.
>
>
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> *Main Street Now Conference*
>
> May 16-18 in Richmond, VA
>
> Main Street Now Conference link:
> https://www.mainstreet.org/howwecanhelp/mainstreetnow/now2022
>
> MS 101 is scheduled for Sunday, May 15 and is required for all new
> directors.
>
>
>
> *Registration*
>
>    - Registration opens the first week of February and early bird rates
>    close at 11:59pm March 14.
>    - Hotel blocks will open the same time as registration
>       - Hilton Richmond Downtown
>       - Richmond Marriott Downtown
>
>
>
> *Registration Rates*
>
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>
>
> *On-Site COVID Protocols*
>
>    - 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
>    - Masks are required in all public places while not actively eating or
>    drinking
>    - Where possible, more spacing between seats in education session rooms
>    - Implementation of a color code system to notify attendees on amount
>    of interaction desired
>
>
>
> *Conference Themes *
>
>    - Main Street for the New Economy
>    - Community Preservation and Expression
>    - Housing and Small-Scale Development
>
>
>
> *Tracks include*
>
>    - Core Concepts
>    - Civic Leader
>    - Climate resiliency
>    - Design for All
>    - Digital Promotion
>    - Equity & Inclusion
>    - Historic Preservation
>    - Leadership
>    - Making the Case
>    - Rural Focus
>    - Supporting Entrepreneurs
>    - UrbanMain
>
>
>
> *Keynote Preview*
>
>    - Monday Opening: Dr. Tiffany Manuel, The CaseMade, on making the case
>    for Main Street
>    - Tuesday Main Idea: Coordinating with NTHP to focus on Community
>    Preservation
>    - Wednesday Main Idea: Panel discussion (speakers TBA) on
>    collaborative housing development in Main Street districts, including
>    examples from partners at Virginia Housing
>    - Wednesday Closing: Kiran Singh Sirah, International Storytelling
>    Center, on using storytelling to promote inclusion
>
>
>
> *Education Highlights – Session Previews*
>
>    - Main Street, Monopolies, and the Post-Pandemic Economy with Kennedy
>    Smith, Institute for Local Self-Reliance
>    - Community Centered Economic Inclusion: A Strategic Action Playbook
>    with Hanna Love, Brookings Institution, Tunua Thrash-Ntuck, LISC Los
>    Angeles and William Taft, LISC
>    - Disaster Preparedness and Resilience: Funding and Resources with
>    Manuel Ochoa, Ochoa Urban Collaborative
>    - The Importance of Cultural Heritage in Neighborhood Commercial
>    Corridors with Dionne Baux, NMSC
>    - Upper Story Housing in Historic Downtowns with Kathleen Frazier,
>    Frazier Associates, Architects & Planners
>    - 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
>
>
>
> Please contact me if you have any questions.
>
>
>
> Have a good day,
>
> Buffy
>
>
>
> *Buffy Hughes | State Main Street Director*
>
> Oklahoma Main Street Center | Oklahoma Department of Commerce
>
> Buffy.Hughes at okcommerce.gov
>
> c. 405-664-1260
>
> okcommerce.gov
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-- 
*Marissa Tucker*
Executive Director, Ada Main Street
O: 580.436.1600 | C: 405.406.9327
Email <mainstreetada at gmail.com>
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Ada Main Street, Inc. is a non-profit organization whose mission is to
promote the quality of life in Ada by revitalizing the downtown area as a
community center, promoting a healthy, friendly, economically viable and
attractive Main Street.
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