Innovative Cities Conference Schedule

Thursday, June 17th

Conference check-in will be available from 1:00pm to 5:00pm on Thursday, as well as Friday morning.
2:00 - 4:00 PM	Explore Downtown Lowell: Walking Tours, Canal, Trolley, etc. Tour participants should meet in the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center Hotel Lobby at 1:45pm Lowell is recognized worldwide for its extraordinary revitalization since the late 1970s. See the results of our intensive planning and development efforts. Lowell-oriented talks and tours on historic preservation and urban redevelopment projects will be among the topics. Please check off the appropriate box in the registration form if you are interested in participating in this optional event.
5:00 - 7:45 PM	Keynote Speech by Adolfo Carrión Jr., former Director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs Followed by dinner, discussion and an overview of Lowell's educational partnerships and their role in the economic development of the city, by Carole Cowan, President of Middlesex Community College & Martin T. Meehan, Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
8:00 - 10:00 PM	Film & Discussion: A Convenient Truth: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil Discussion panelists from the Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers: Maristela Tosato & Artist Lineu Zadereski

Friday, June 18th

7:30 - 8:15 AM

Conference Check-In & Breakfast

8:15 - 8:30 AM

Welcome - Jacqueline F. Moloney, Executive Vice Chancellor,
University of Massachusetts Lowell

8:30 - 10:00 AM

First Set of City Presentations

8:30 - 9:30 AM: Lowell
Panelists: Bernard Lynch, Lowell City Manager; Gary Campbell, President of the Lowell Plan, Inc.; Michael Creasy, Superintendent of Lowell National Historical Park; Jacqueline F. Moloney, Moderator.
9:30 - 10:00 AM: Ann Arbor - Michael Finney, President & CEO of Ann Arbor SPARK

10:00 - 10:15 AM

Break

10:15 - 12:15 AM

Second Set of City Presentations

10:15 – 10:45 AM: Asheville - Terry Bellamy, Mayor
10:45 – 11:15 AM: Belfast - John McGrillen, Director of Development;
Alvin McKinley,Director of the Chief Executives' Forum
11:15 - 11:45 AM: Milwaukee - John Norquist, President & CEO, Congress for the New Urbanism
11:45 - 12:15 PM: Portland - Gil Kelley, Urban and Strategic Planning Consultant

12:30 - 1:45 PM

Luncheon Keynote Speech: National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis

2:00 - 3:30 PM

Salon A: Milwaukee	Salon B: Asheville	Salon C/Jr Ballroom: Ann Arbor
Presenter John Norquist Topic Areas: Urban Design Zoning Code Reform School Reform in Urban Settings	Presenter Terry Bellamy Topic Areas: Tourism & Creating an Arts Destination Environmental Sustainability Health & Wellness	Presenter Michael Finney Topic Areas: Business Innovation Higher-Ed Business/Industry Collaborations Economic Development

3:30 - 3:45 PM

Break

3:45 - 5:15 PM

Salon A: Belfast, Ireland	Salon B: Portland	Salon C/Jr Ballroom: Lowell
Panelists Bobby Hunniford Alvin McKinley John McGrillen Maurice Blease Topic Areas: Developing Good City Relations Regeneration of the City Center Economic Development & Tourism: Titanic 2012 - A Window to the World	Presenter Gil Kelley Topic Areas: Livability/Smart Growth/Sustainability Power of Good Planning & Implementation Political Value of Regional Government	Panelists Adam Baacke Theresa Park Peter Aucella Jim Cook Jay Linnehan Topic Areas: Public/Private Partnerships Historic Preservation Development review and redevelopment planning

Saturday, June 19th

8:00 - 9:00 AM	Breakfast for Conference Attendees
9:00 - 12:00 PM	“The Role of Federal Policy in Advancing Innovative Land Re-Use and Sustainability in Mid-Sized Older Industrial Cities” A Public Forum convened by the Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition and the Northeast-Midwest Institute in cooperation with Congresswoman Niki Tsongas.
Note: Conference speakers and schedule are subject to change. Please check back periodically for updates.