The City of Madison is hosting a citywide Neighborhood Conference on Saturday, October 13, Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center, from 8:00 – 4:00 pm.
The 2012 Mayor’s Neighborhood Conference will be a dynamic event for community leaders to share, network, and take steps to ignite ideas within our extensive networks of neighborhoods. The full-day event will feature hands-on workshops covering neighborhood organizing, neighborhood-based projects, and ways to connect in the community. Participants will have the opportunity to network with neighborhood leaders, governmental staff, and local resource representatives.
Fred Kent, President, Project for Public Places, will be the keynote speaker and workshop presenter at the conference due to the generous contribution from Madison Gas & Electric Company. Fred will talk about the “Power of 10” in Placemaking. At the core of this concept is the idea that any great place itself needs to offer at least 10 things to do or 10 reasons to be there. Madison neighborhoods already offer unique experiences but this is a forum at which we can learn about other placemaking opportunities involved in the Power of 10.
Mark your calendars to attend the citywide neighborhood conference scheduled for Saturday, October 13. Neighborhood Information will be available later this summer at www.cityofmadison.com/neighborhoods/. Contact Linda Horvath, Planning Division, at lhorvath@cityofmadison.com or 608-267-1131 with questions.