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Destination Downtown Agenda - September 14-16, 2009
Destination Downtown
September 14-16, 2009
El Dorado, Arkansas
Monday, September 14
Time TBA Opening Reception
Myrtelle’s House – 323 W. Oak Street
Tuesday, September 15
7:30 Early-Bird Session
Designing Window Displays that Sell
Susan Shaddox - Interior Design Consultant, Main Street Arkansas
2 Fifty 2 Building – 200 W. Main
8:00 Registration and Coffee
2 Fifty 2 Building – 200 W. Main
9:00 – 10:30 Opening Session
Historic Rialto Theater - 117 East Cedar Street
Welcome and Introductions
Cary Tyson, Director, Main Street Arkansas
Bob Wilson, Director, Mississippi Main Street Association
Ray Scriber, Director, Louisiana Main Street Program
El Dorado Promise Representative
10:45 – Noon Concurrent Sessions
What to Do About Those Vacancies – TODAY!
Diane Laird – State Coordinator, Delaware Main Street Program Chamber of Commerce Board Room – 111 W. Main
Keeping Main Street Afloat in a Down Economy
Stephanie Redman – President, ReSurge, Inc.
2 Fifty 2 Building – 200 W. Main
12:15 – 1:30 Lunch on Your Own
Roundtables for Executive Directors and State Staff
1:45 – 3:00 Concurrent Sessions
El Dorado - 1971
Ron Frantz – Architect, Oklahoma Main Street Center
Chamber of Commerce Board Room – 111 W. Main
Best Board Practices: Twelve Touchstones of a Healthy Main Street Organization
Stephanie Redman – President, ReSurge, Inc.
2 Fifty 2 Building – 200 W. Main
3:15 – 4:30 Sessions and Tour
Growing Our Own Businesses with Entrepreneur Development
Keith Kjelstrom - Principal, Keith Kjelstrom Consulting
Chamber of Commerce Board Room – 111 W. Main
Proper Care & Feeding of Your Main Street Manager
Marian Boyd – Deputy Director, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program
2 Fifty 2 Building – 200 W. Main
Ticketed Tour
Downtown El Dorado Walking Tour
Rachel Silva – Preservation Outreach Coordinator, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program
6:30 - until Showdown at Sunset and Closing Party
Courthouse Square and Laredo Grill
Late night Haunted El Dorado
Rachel Miller – Education Outreach Coordinator, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program
Wednesday, September 16
7:30 Early Bird Session
Retail and Business Events That Work
Kathy LaPlante – Program Officer, National Trust’s Main Street Center
2 Fifty 2 Building – 200 W. Main
8:00 Registration and Coffee
9:00 – 10:15 Concurrent Session
Deep Fried Internet
Tripp Muldrow - Arnett Muldrow & Associates
Chamber of Commerce Board Room – 111 W. Main
Smart Growth with Downtown Housing
Chris Chain - President/Owner, Renovations of Mississippi, Inc.
2 Fifty 2 Building – 200 W. Main
10:30 – 11:45 Closing Session
Insanity Has It’s Own Rewards
Roger Brooks – Destination Development, Inc.
11:45 Adjourn
September 14-16, 2009
El Dorado, Arkansas
Monday, September 14
Time TBA Opening Reception
Myrtelle’s House – 323 W. Oak Street
Tuesday, September 15
7:30 Early-Bird Session
Designing Window Displays that Sell
Susan Shaddox - Interior Design Consultant, Main Street Arkansas
2 Fifty 2 Building – 200 W. Main
8:00 Registration and Coffee
2 Fifty 2 Building – 200 W. Main
9:00 – 10:30 Opening Session
Historic Rialto Theater - 117 East Cedar Street
Welcome and Introductions
Cary Tyson, Director, Main Street Arkansas
Bob Wilson, Director, Mississippi Main Street Association
Ray Scriber, Director, Louisiana Main Street Program
El Dorado Promise Representative
10:45 – Noon Concurrent Sessions
What to Do About Those Vacancies – TODAY!
Diane Laird – State Coordinator, Delaware Main Street Program Chamber of Commerce Board Room – 111 W. Main
Keeping Main Street Afloat in a Down Economy
Stephanie Redman – President, ReSurge, Inc.
2 Fifty 2 Building – 200 W. Main
12:15 – 1:30 Lunch on Your Own
Roundtables for Executive Directors and State Staff
1:45 – 3:00 Concurrent Sessions
El Dorado - 1971
Ron Frantz – Architect, Oklahoma Main Street Center
Chamber of Commerce Board Room – 111 W. Main
Best Board Practices: Twelve Touchstones of a Healthy Main Street Organization
Stephanie Redman – President, ReSurge, Inc.
2 Fifty 2 Building – 200 W. Main
3:15 – 4:30 Sessions and Tour
Growing Our Own Businesses with Entrepreneur Development
Keith Kjelstrom - Principal, Keith Kjelstrom Consulting
Chamber of Commerce Board Room – 111 W. Main
Proper Care & Feeding of Your Main Street Manager
Marian Boyd – Deputy Director, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program
2 Fifty 2 Building – 200 W. Main
Ticketed Tour
Downtown El Dorado Walking Tour
Rachel Silva – Preservation Outreach Coordinator, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program
6:30 - until Showdown at Sunset and Closing Party
Courthouse Square and Laredo Grill
Late night Haunted El Dorado
Rachel Miller – Education Outreach Coordinator, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program
Wednesday, September 16
7:30 Early Bird Session
Retail and Business Events That Work
Kathy LaPlante – Program Officer, National Trust’s Main Street Center
2 Fifty 2 Building – 200 W. Main
8:00 Registration and Coffee
9:00 – 10:15 Concurrent Session
Deep Fried Internet
Tripp Muldrow - Arnett Muldrow & Associates
Chamber of Commerce Board Room – 111 W. Main
Smart Growth with Downtown Housing
Chris Chain - President/Owner, Renovations of Mississippi, Inc.
2 Fifty 2 Building – 200 W. Main
10:30 – 11:45 Closing Session
Insanity Has It’s Own Rewards
Roger Brooks – Destination Development, Inc.
11:45 Adjourn
Thursday, April 2, 2009
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