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2009 Oregon Main Street Annual Conference Agenda

September 16th, 17th & 18th 2009
Marylhurst University
17600 Pacific Highway
Lake Oswego, OR

Wednesday, September 16th

6:30 pm: Downtown Manager’s Dinner
Location: Chuck’s Place (148 B Avenue #200 Lake Oswego, Oregon)

Thursday, September 17th

8:00 am: Registration Open

8:30 am: Continental Breakfast and Networking

9:00 am: Welcome
Speaker(s): Bob Austin, Board of County Commissioners; Judith Johansen, Marylhurst University President

Organization

9:30 am: “How to Get Volunteers and Keep Them”
Speaker: Heidi Henry, Banner Nonprofits
Community Best Practices: Timothy Bishop, Main Street Ellensburg, WA

10:50 am: Break

11:00 am: “Creative Fundraising Techniques and Strategies”
Speaker: TBD

12:30 pm: Lunch
Keynote Speaker: National Main Street Center

Promotion

2:00 pm: “Promoting Your Main Street”
Speaker: Patti Webb, Downtown Consultant
Community Best Practices: Lisa Shaw-Ryan, Lake Oswego Business Owner

3:00 pm: Break

3:10 pm: “Making Your Windows Work for Your Main Street”
Speaker: Candace Vincent, General Manager, Made in Oregon

4:10 pm: “Using Technology on Main Street”
Speaker: Ash Shepherd, TACS
Community Best Practices: Timothy Bishop, Ellensburg, WA

Friday, September 18th

8:00 am: Registration Open

8:30 am: Continental Breakfast and Networking
Design

9:00 am: “Signage That Works on Main Street”
Speaker: David Berniker, Urban Design Consultant
Community Best Practices: TBD

9:50 am: Break

10:00 am: “Resources for Main Street”

  • State Historic Preservation Office
    Speaker: Roger Roper, SHPO Deputy Director & SHPO Staff
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    • Dispelling the SHPO Myth
    • Historic Inventories
    • Certified Local Government Program
    • SHPO Resources for Communities and Property Owners
    • “Making Historic Properties more Energy Efficient”
  • “Oregon Building Codes on Main Street”
    Speaker: Wendy Beard, Oregon Building Codes Division
  • Energy Efficiency on Main Street
    Speakers: Kathleen Ortbal, Energy Trust of Oregon; Verlea Briggs, PGE; Kari Greer, Pacific Power
  • Brownfields on Main Street
    Speakers: Miranda Bateschell, Metro; Karen Homolac, Business Oregon
    Community Best Practice: Shawn Irvine, City of, Independence

12:30 pm: Lunch
Keynote Speaker: First Lady of Oregon – Mary Oberst

Economic Restructuring

2:00 pm: “How to Use Your Market Analysis”
Speaker: Mary Bosch, Marketek, Inc.

3:00 pm: Break

3:10 pm: “Effective Marketing Materials- What Business Prospects Want to See”
Speaker: Mary Bosch, Marketek, Inc.

3:30 pm: “Business Retention and Recruitment Strategies for Main Street”
Speaker: Dennie Houle, Business Oregon
Community Best Practices: Patti Webb, Former McMinnville Downtown Manager,” Bringing a grocery store to downtown”
Tony Helbling, Former Canby City Councilor and Urban Renewal Agency Chairman, “Bringing a movie theater downtown”