January 2-4, 2018
Rock Valley, Iowa
Embedded Community Experience
January 5, 2018
Webster City, Iowa High School
TEDx Presentation during J-Term
March 7-9, 2018
Golden, Colorado
Colorado Hospital Association Rural Health and Hospitals Conference
Opening Keynote
Event Page
March 12-16, 2018
Embedded Community Experience
Bennettsville, SC
March 26, 2018
Sallisaw, Oklahoma
Community Presentation
Telling Your Stories
March 29-30, 2018
Tulsa, Oklahoma
SMTulsa
Six Steps to Working Bigger
www.smtulsa.com
April 11, 2018
Kearney, NE
Women’s Business Conference
April 17-20, 2018
Decauter County, Iowa
Embedded Community Experience
May 1-5, 2018
Forest County, Pennsylvania
Embedded Community Experience with Becky McCray, visiting three communities each and presenting on the Idea Friendly Method, Forest County, Pennsylvania
May 9-10, 2018
Surf Ballroom, Clear Lake, Iowa
Building Communities Tourism Conference
May 18-20, 2018
Portland, Oregon
Regards to Rural R2R
Representing SaveYour.Town
June 15-17, 2018
TinyFest Midwest
Omaha, NE
July 16-19, 2018
Embedded Community Experience
Estherville, Iowa
August 3-4 and 10-11, 2018
Using Your Smartphone to Make Movies
LegacyLearningBRV.org
Webster City, Iowa
September 10-18, 2018
Two Embedded Community Experiences:
Avon, MN and Cold Spring MN
Initiative Foundation, Minnesota
September 6-7, 2018
Rural That Works Conference
Cohost with Sarah Thompson
Hamilton County, Iowa
September 20-21, 2018
Michigan Association of Planning Conference
Grand Rapids, MI
September 27-28, 2018
Radically Rural Conference
Keene, NH
September 30 to October 4, 2018
Atlanta, Georgia
International Economic Development Conference
Town Hall Speaker
October 14-15, 2018
Columbia, MO
Missouri Community Betterment Annual Conference
Keynote
November 13-14, 2018
Follow up visit with Forest County, PA
- Pending: Henrietta, Texas and Clay County
Oil City, PA ECE
Deadwood, SD ECE
2017 Engagements:
January 9, Monday, 5 to 7 pm
K’é – A Place to Grow Small Business
126 Main Street, Downtown Mesa, AZ
Downtown After Five: Bringing Life to Your Downtown After Hours
February 1, Wednesday, 11 am to 12:15 pm
Western Association of Chamber Executives
Marriott Los Angeles Airport
5855 West Century Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 95812
Small Chambers – They’re in a League of Their Own
February 22 and 23, 2016
Monroe County Economic Development Conference
WI Military Academy – Ft. McCoy, Wisconsin
Bringing More Life and Activity to Your Downtown After 5 on Wednesday
Creating A Successful Future for Your Town and Businesses
Sallisaw, Oklahoma
March 27-29
Embedded visit
March 30 and 31
SMTulsa
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Tulsa, OK
What Can I Do?
April 5 and 6
Mid States Economic Development Conference
Marina Inn, South Sioux City, NE
Keynote
April 19 and 20
Creating Entrepreneurial Communities (CEC)
McCook, Nebraska
May 4
Mid-America Chamber Executives Conference
Innovative Rural Business Models
Sioux Falls, SD
June 6-8
Rural Arts and Culture Summit
The Role of Arts and Culture in Talent Attraction and Retention
Morris, Minnesota
June 8-10
Preserve Iowa Summit
Community Buy-In and Preservation
Fort Dodge, Iowa
June 27
Social Media Breakfast
Keynote: Idea Friendly Towns
Albert Lea, MN
July 18 and 19
Rural X Summit
Aberdeen, SD
Keynote Presentation and Closing
July 20
Empower! South Dakota
Faulkton, SD
Conversation in Action
September 5-8
Embedded Community Visit
Akron, Iowa
September 13-14
The Future of Rural
Klamath Falls, Oregon
September 19-20
Building a Foundation for Revitalization
Ritzville, WA
Keynote Presentation and Workshop
October 3-5
Manufacturer’s Day
Belle Fourche, SD
October 11
Photo Walk with Brendan Hoffman
Webster City, Iowa
October 15-16
Columbia, Missouri
Rural Progress and Pride Conference
November 3
Leadership Iowa
Jefferson, Iowa
November 11
Boone County Humane Society
Boone, Iowa