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Wednesday-05.03.20178:30am-12:15pm - Morning sessions

Brian Corrigan, Oh Heck Yeah Founder Mayor Eric Mamula, Town of Breckenridge

Katherine Correll, Executive Director of

Downtown Colorado, Inc.

Opening Speaker

Elizabeth Garner, Colorado State Demographer

panelists

Noah Atencio, Community First Foundation

Curt Bean, Art of War Project

Kristin Toombs, Department of Local Affairs

12:15pm-1:45pm - lunch options - depart from mountain thunder lodge

+ How to Ask the Right Survey Questions: get to the top of your game and truly create a stellar

Downtown experience for residents and guests, your community needs solid data to take smart action. Sponsored

by National Research Center.

+ Jumpstart High-Impact Development: How can communities jump start small implementable and

affordable downtown projects in rural communities that have high impact? Consider creative ideas that can be

realized in short 1-3 year time frames, funding options, and local leadership support. Sponsored by Studio InSite.

+ DCI Urban Renewal Luncheon: 2017 strategy for Urban Renewal Impact Study. Sponsored by Brownstein

Hyatt Farber Schreck.

+ DCI districts Luncheon: Annual gathering of BID & DDA network. Sponsored by Spencer Fane.

1:45pm-4:00PM - challenge studios (see topics for both may 3 & 4 on back page)

4:15pm-6:15pm - Local tours - Depart from Mountain Thunder Lodge

+ History of Breckenridge: Back Alleys & Saloons Tour: The Historic Walking Tour of Breckenridge and

Behind Swinging Doors Saloon Tour are combined for a colorful walk and talk. Breckenridge Heritage Alliance.

Thursday-05.04.20178:30am-12:15pm - Morning sessions

Conference Introductions:

katherine correll, executive director of downtown colorado, inc. Brian corrigan, oh heck yeah founder

Robb woulfe, breckcreate, ceo

Opening speaker

Angelica Wedell, National Research Center

panelists

Sarabeth Berk, University of Colorado

Diane Lapierre, Denver Public Library

Brianna Firestone, Denver Center for the Performing Arts

Rachel Trignano, Colorado Symphony

Carolynne White, Brownstein Hyatt

Farber Schreck

Paul Tamburello, Generator Real Estate

Kyle Zeppelin, Zeppelin Development

+ Craft Industries Tour: Learn about Breck's growing craft brewing scene with Brewery Owner David "Ax"

Axelrod and learn about the grass roots efforts entrepreneurs have gone through to grow their businesses

with both the local community and visitors. Broken Compass Brewing.

+ Housing Tour: Summit County faces a severe shortage of affordable housing, with most recent studies

indicating a need for nearly 1,700 homes for the local workforce. The Town of Breckenridge has been a leader in

creating new neighborhoods for the community and has created partnerships with multiple agencies, developers

and jurisdictions to develop housing. Town of Breckenridge.

+ Main Street Improvements: Tour Breckenridge Main Street Improvement projects (blub outs, pavers,

landscaping, flowers, grading, drainage, way finding signage, parking meters, signage, street furniture etc.). The

Town has spent more than $6-8 million over the last few years to accomplish all of this and will be the

source of much inspiration. Town of Breckenridge.

6:00PM – 8:00PM Networking Reception, Cult Following Improv: Denver Center for the Performing

Arts: Off Center’s signature night of unscripted theatre featuring the fast-talking and quick-thinking of some

of Denver’s best improv performers.

8:00PM – 9:00PM Downtown Colorado karaoke

Keynote speaker

Julie Burros, Chief of Arts & Culture, City of Boston

Keynote speaker

Steven Thomson, Van Alen Institute

IN THE GAME / agenda

Wednesday-05.03.20178:30am-12:15pm - Morning sessions

Brian Corrigan, Oh Heck Yeah Founder Mayor Eric Mamula, Town of Breckenridge

Katherine Correll, Executive Director of

Downtown Colorado, Inc.

Opening Speaker

Elizabeth Garner, Colorado State Demographer

panelists

Noah Atencio, Community First Foundation

Curt Bean, Art of War Project

Kristin Toombs, Department of Local Affairs

12:15pm-1:45pm - lunch options - depart from mountain thunder lodge

+ How to Ask the Right Survey Questions: get to the top of your game and truly create a stellar

Downtown experience for residents and guests, your community needs solid data to take smart action. Sponsored

by National Research Center.

+ Jumpstart High-Impact Development: How can communities jump start small implementable and

affordable downtown projects in rural communities that have high impact? Consider creative ideas that can be

realized in short 1-3 year time frames, funding options, and local leadership support. Sponsored by Studio InSite.

+ DCI Urban Renewal Luncheon: 2017 strategy for Urban Renewal Impact Study. Sponsored by Brownstein

Hyatt Farber Schreck.

+ DCI districts Luncheon: Annual gathering of BID & DDA network. Sponsored by Spencer Fane.

1:45pm-4:00PM - challenge studios (see topics for both may 3 & 4 on back page)

4:15pm-6:15pm - Local tours - Depart from Mountain Thunder Lodge

+ History of Breckenridge: Back Alleys & Saloons Tour: The Historic Walking Tour of Breckenridge and

Behind Swinging Doors Saloon Tour are combined for a colorful walk and talk. Breckenridge Heritage Alliance.

Thursday-05.04.20178:30am-12:15pm - Morning sessions

Conference Introductions:

katherine correll, executive director of downtown colorado, inc. Brian corrigan, oh heck yeah founder

Robb woulfe, breckcreate, ceo

Opening speaker

Angelica Wedell, National Research Center

panelists

Sarabeth Berk, University of Colorado

Diane Lapierre, Denver Public Library

Brianna Firestone, Denver Center for the Performing Arts

Rachel Trignano, Colorado Symphony

Carolynne White, Brownstein Hyatt

Farber Schreck

Paul Tamburello, Generator Real Estate

Kyle Zeppelin, Zeppelin Development

+ Craft Industries Tour: Learn about Breck's growing craft brewing scene with Brewery Owner David "Ax"

Axelrod and learn about the grass roots efforts entrepreneurs have gone through to grow their businesses

with both the local community and visitors. Broken Compass Brewing.

+ Housing Tour: Summit County faces a severe shortage of affordable housing, with most recent studies

indicating a need for nearly 1,700 homes for the local workforce. The Town of Breckenridge has been a leader in

creating new neighborhoods for the community and has created partnerships with multiple agencies, developers

and jurisdictions to develop housing. Town of Breckenridge.

+ Main Street Improvements: Tour Breckenridge Main Street Improvement projects (blub outs, pavers,

landscaping, flowers, grading, drainage, way finding signage, parking meters, signage, street furniture etc.). The

Town has spent more than $6-8 million over the last few years to accomplish all of this and will be the

source of much inspiration. Town of Breckenridge.

6:00PM – 8:00PM Networking Reception, Cult Following Improv: Denver Center for the Performing

Arts: Off Center’s signature night of unscripted theatre featuring the fast-talking and quick-thinking of some

of Denver’s best improv performers.

8:00PM – 9:00PM Downtown Colorado karaoke

Keynote speaker

Julie Burros, Chief of Arts & Culture, City of Boston

Keynote speaker

Steven Thomson, Van Alen Institute

breckenridge, colorado / 2017

friday-05.05.20179:00pm-11:45pm - Morning sessions

Challenge studio solutions

Keynote speaker

Vince Kadlubek, meow wolf

11:45pm–12:00PM - Conference Closing and 2018 Announcement

12:30PM - Colorado Creative Industries and Downtown Colorado, Inc.

Awards Luncheon (separate event, ticket required)

12:15pm-1:45pm - lunch options

+ The Rise of 3D Visualization in Placemaking: Developing a collective stakeholder vision often starts

with a picture of “what could be”. Daniel Tal with DHM Design will present the latest cutting-edge tools

available to communities of all sizes to help jumpstart projects and clear obstacles to improving their

downtowns. Sponsored by DHM Design.

+ Creating Sustainable Cultural Amenities: Colorado is lucky to have so many great museums, galleries,

theaters, non-profit arts organizations, and other cultural assets. Unfortunately, many of these assets are

struggling from year to year to keep the doors open, make needed investments, retain employees, and engage the

community. How can we shape creative financing mechanisms to provide relevant programs and create

partnerships to sustain our Colorado culture? Sponsored by Arts Management & Planning Associates.

+ Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Lunch : Cooperatives present a great opportunity to create and sustain

local businesses in your community. Consider how to form a cooperative or how to transfer an existing business

to an employee-owned model. Sponsored by RMFU and RMEOC.

1:45pm-4:30PM - challenge studios (see topics for both may 3 & 4 on back page)

4:30pm–6:00PM - Riverwalk Happy Hour with Colorado Creative Industries (CCI)

6:00pm–8:00PM - DCI Open House at APRES handcrafted libationsCome have a cocktail with the DCI team at Apres, and network with attendees from around the state.

8:00pm–9:00PM - Creative District Open House & Progressive Dessert

Challenge Studios

Afternoon Workshops May 3 & 4

1 Branding a Destination for Business and Living

Featured Community: Hot Sulphur Springs, CO

Colorado's rural towns are changing. Many communities are seeing aging population,

shrinking school enrollment, and fewer businesses to drive sales tax or private

investments to build or maintain building stock and housing. How can small towns use

their assets to become a place that people and business will locate?

2 Remediating & Redeveloping Urban Blight

Featured Community: Sheridan, CO

As development pressures build, Metro Area communities look to redevelop land

adjacent to natural amenities. The challenge, however, are the historic land uses on

these parcels. Businesses such as auto salvage yards, recycling centers, or lumber

yards, bring up questions about the environmental suitability for redevelopment. What

types of partnerships, financing, and resources make clean-up ad re-use of the land a

viable option?

3 Sustainable Financing for Cultural Amenities

Featured Community: Walsenburg & Paonia, CO

Colorado is lucky to have so many great museums, galleries, theaters, non-profit arts

organizations, and other cultural assets. Unfortunately, many of these assets are

struggling from year to year to keep the doors open, make needed investments, retain

employees, and engage the community. How can we shape creative financing mechanisms

to provide relevant programs and create partnerships to sustain our

Colorado culture?

4 Affordable Housing; Gentrification & Workforce

Featured Community: Denver & Lafayette

As the cool factor grows, development pressures mount, prices rise, and gentrification

happens. Change may be inevitable, but what are some ideas to help maintain diversity

of income, ethnicity, and character of building in Colorado? Can we incentivize equity

and inclusivity?

d o w n t o w nh o u s i n g

b r o w n f i e l d s

b r a n d i n g

c u l t u r a la m e n i t i e s

IN THE GAME / agenda

friday-05.05.20179:00pm-11:45pm - Morning sessions

Challenge studio solutions

Keynote speaker

Vince Kadlubek, meow wolf

11:45pm–12:00PM - Conference Closing and 2018 Announcement

12:30PM - Colorado Creative Industries and Downtown Colorado, Inc.

Awards Luncheon (separate event, ticket required)

12:15pm-1:45pm - lunch options

+ The Rise of 3D Visualization in Placemaking: Developing a collective stakeholder vision often starts

with a picture of “what could be”. Daniel Tal with DHM Design will present the latest cutting-edge tools

available to communities of all sizes to help jumpstart projects and clear obstacles to improving their

downtowns. Sponsored by DHM Design.

+ Creating Sustainable Cultural Amenities: Colorado is lucky to have so many great museums, galleries,

theaters, non-profit arts organizations, and other cultural assets. Unfortunately, many of these assets are

struggling from year to year to keep the doors open, make needed investments, retain employees, and engage the

community. How can we shape creative financing mechanisms to provide relevant programs and create

partnerships to sustain our Colorado culture? Sponsored by Arts Management & Planning Associates.

+ Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Lunch : Cooperatives present a great opportunity to create and sustain

local businesses in your community. Consider how to form a cooperative or how to transfer an existing business

to an employee-owned model. Sponsored by RMFU and RMEOC.

1:45pm-4:30PM - challenge studios (see topics for both may 3 & 4 on back page)

4:30pm–6:00PM - Riverwalk Happy Hour with Colorado Creative Industries (CCI)

6:00pm–8:00PM - DCI Open House at APRES handcrafted libationsCome have a cocktail with the DCI team at Apres, and network with attendees from around the state.

8:00pm–9:00PM - Creative District Open House & Progressive Dessert

Challenge Studios

Afternoon Workshops May 3 & 4

1 Branding a Destination for Business and Living

Featured Community: Hot Sulphur Springs, CO

Colorado's rural towns are changing. Many communities are seeing aging population,

shrinking school enrollment, and fewer businesses to drive sales tax or private

investments to build or maintain building stock and housing. How can small towns use

their assets to become a place that people and business will locate?

2 Remediating & Redeveloping Urban Blight

Featured Community: Sheridan, CO

As development pressures build, Metro Area communities look to redevelop land

adjacent to natural amenities. The challenge, however, are the historic land uses on

these parcels. Businesses such as auto salvage yards, recycling centers, or lumber

yards, bring up questions about the environmental suitability for redevelopment. What

types of partnerships, financing, and resources make clean-up ad re-use of the land a

viable option?

3 Sustainable Financing for Cultural Amenities

Featured Community: Walsenburg & Paonia, CO

Colorado is lucky to have so many great museums, galleries, theaters, non-profit arts

organizations, and other cultural assets. Unfortunately, many of these assets are

struggling from year to year to keep the doors open, make needed investments, retain

employees, and engage the community. How can we shape creative financing mechanisms

to provide relevant programs and create partnerships to sustain our

Colorado culture?

4 Affordable Housing; Gentrification & Workforce

Featured Community: Denver & Lafayette

As the cool factor grows, development pressures mount, prices rise, and gentrification

happens. Change may be inevitable, but what are some ideas to help maintain diversity

of income, ethnicity, and character of building in Colorado? Can we incentivize equity

and inclusivity?

d o w n t o w nh o u s i n g

b r o w n f i e l d s

b r a n d i n g

c u l t u r a la m e n i t i e s

breckenridge, colorado / 2017

5 Social Media for Civic Engagement

Featured Community: wheat ridge, CO

Modes and media for connecting people continue to expand. Our public input processes

must similarly evolve to capture citizen ideas and engagement in community and

economic development. How can a mid-sized community reshape processes to

incorporate input and help residents feel heard?

6 Incentivizing the ‘Right” Development

Featured Community: Nederland, CO

In a small town, it isn't uncommon that one person may own a lot of the commercial

property. Property owners with huge stakes in a small town highlight the

importance of clear processes and incentives that help the private owner understand

and comply with the community vision. What incentives are can help a town wary of

density and loss of character and in need of sustainable building when a developer

with big plans owns 20% of the downtown?

7 Civic Pride and Engagement

Featured Community: Monte Vista

Cities and towns have all got room for improvement, but people live and work there

for a reason. How can we expand civic engagement and tell our story in a positive

manner to build pride?

8 Financing for a Downtown “White Elephant”

Featured Community: Brush

Rural schools are often the most beautiful and loved buildings in the historic

downtown area. Once the district moves to a new building, these buildings often fall

to disrepair and require the most complex partnerships and funding strategies to save

them. How can a small community with strong partners turn this challenge into

daycare and housing?

9 Balancing Local v. Tourist Communications

featured Community: Woodland Park

Driven by a seasonal tourist economy, many Colorado towns struggle to balance the

needs of locals, business owners, and tourists. How do you engage your locals,

communicate with tourists, and help the businesses lead the charge?

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IN THE GAME / agenda

5 Social Media for Civic Engagement

Featured Community: wheat ridge, CO

Modes and media for connecting people continue to expand. Our public input processes

must similarly evolve to capture citizen ideas and engagement in community and

economic development. How can a mid-sized community reshape processes to

incorporate input and help residents feel heard?

6 Incentivizing the ‘Right” Development

Featured Community: Nederland, CO

In a small town, it isn't uncommon that one person may own a lot of the commercial

property. Property owners with huge stakes in a small town highlight the

importance of clear processes and incentives that help the private owner understand

and comply with the community vision. What incentives are can help a town wary of

density and loss of character and in need of sustainable building when a developer

with big plans owns 20% of the downtown?

7 Civic Pride and Engagement

Featured Community: Monte Vista

Cities and towns have all got room for improvement, but people live and work there

for a reason. How can we expand civic engagement and tell our story in a positive

manner to build pride?

8 Financing for a Downtown “White Elephant”

Featured Community: Brush

Rural schools are often the most beautiful and loved buildings in the historic

downtown area. Once the district moves to a new building, these buildings often fall

to disrepair and require the most complex partnerships and funding strategies to save

them. How can a small community with strong partners turn this challenge into

daycare and housing?

9 Balancing Local v. Tourist Communications

featured Community: Woodland Park

Driven by a seasonal tourist economy, many Colorado towns struggle to balance the

needs of locals, business owners, and tourists. How do you engage your locals,

communicate with tourists, and help the businesses lead the charge?

c i v i cp r i d e

i n c e n t i v e s

s o c i a lm e d i a

northwest

northern mountains

North central

northeastern

central

denver metro

southwestern

south central

southeastern

1

64

8

4

25

9

37

3

h i s t o r i cp r e s e r v a t i o n

f i n a n c i n gd o w n t o w n

breckenridge, colorado / 2017

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produced by downtown colorado , inc .

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