The Perfect Place to Meet Leaders Who Are Re-inventing Ohio's Communities
Dayton will always be the birthplace of aviation, but today it's becoming a city that embraces new people and new ways to build community and a strong future. The leadership of the "Gem City" is creatively harnessing local resources to build communities that will prosper today and in the future. Dayton is the perfect place to meet the leaders who are re-inventing Ohio's communities! Please join us October 9th and 10th at the Crowne Plaza in downtown Dayton for informative workshops, neighborhood tours and networking.
The keynote speaker is Peter Kageyama, an internationally recognized expert on community development and grassroots engagement. He is author of For the Love of Cities, which explores the value of nurturing emotional connections with our cities and towns and how that can become a development resource. He is also co-founder of the Creative Cities Summit. Featured speakers include Harry Gantz, co-producer of the HBO documentary American Winter, Benjamin Miller, founder of Fundrise, a marketplace lending platform for community development, and Robert Caldwell, regional director of Think Tank, Inc. Neighborhood tours will showcase Dayton’s new immigrant initiative, comprehensive community development, and a community land trust in Yellow Springs.PCRG Members are eligible to receive a significant discount for registration to the Ohio CDC Association's conference. If you are a PCRG Member and would like more information on this discount, please contact Katie Hale at khale@pcrg.org or (412) 391-6732 ext. 207.For more information and to register please visit the conference page: (http://www.ohiocdc.org/index.php/what-we-do/conference/2014-conference.html).