2011 Susquehanna River Symposium

Focus on River Towns October 14-15

How are towns along the river responding to modern social, economic, and environmental challenges? Come to the annual Susquehanna River Symposium October 14–15 and learn about successful programs and efforts to meet these challenges. The symposium will focus on River Towns in the 21st Century and will be hosted by Bucknell University’s Nature and Human Communities Initiative.

The event will bring together community, university, business, and government leaders to explore opportunities for collaboration. The symposium begins at 1 p.m. on Friday, October 14 with presentations by SGP on the Susquehanna Greenway River Town Program and Creating Healthier Communities through the Built Environment. A panel discussion will follow on Investing in River Town Revitalization and Economic Development.
 
Following is a complete agenda, held at the Elaine Langone Center, Bucknell University in Lewisburg.

Registration Opens online October 1 at: http://www.bucknell.edu/x71426.xml  

Educational sessions are free; however, there will be a charge for meals.

AGENDA:
Friday October 14
1 p.m.  Susquehanna Greenway River Towns Initiative- Technical Assistance to Incorporate
 Green Infrastructure for Economic, Social, and Environmental Benefit
Trish Carothers, Program Director, Susquehanna Greenway Partnership
1:30 p.m.  Creating Healthier Communities with the Built Environment
Susquehanna Greenway technical assistance is helping local communities to become healthier
and more vibrant places to live and work.  What are the essential partnerships necessary for success?
Brian Auman, Principal Planner, SEDA-COG Community Resource Center
2 p.m.  Investing in River Town Revitalization and Economic Development,
    
Panel Presenters:
• Revitalizing Core Communities  - Julie Fitzpatrick, Pennsylvania Downtown Center
• Entrepreneurial Coaching and Capital - David Kahley, The Progress Fund
• Keystone Communities - Kim Wheeler, PA Dept  Community & Economic Development
• Financial Assistance for Sewer, Stormwater, Drinking Water, and Non-Point Source
Pollution -  Brion Johnson, PennVest
3 p.m. Native American Panel , Anne Dapice, Moderator
4 p.m.  Transition Break
4:30-6:30 p.m.  Heartland Coalition Sponsored Student Poster Session – (Concurrent with other events)
5-6 p.m.  Reception  
6-7 p.m.   Dinner  
6:30-7:15 p.m. Capt John Smith Trail and Honoring Ceremony

7:15-8 p.m.  Introductory Panel (Profs. Ben Marsh, Carl Milofsky)
8-9:30 p.m.  Panel Discussion – Understanding Community Impacts of Marcellus Shale Development:
Strategies and Questions
 
Saturday October 15
8 a.m. Coffee and pastries  
8:30 a.m.  Panel 1 – Cooperative social service agencies: Columbia County case studies respond to the
flood impacts
10 a.m. Asset-Based Community Development
Jody Krentzmann, Northwestern University  
11:15 a.m.  Panel 2 – Commercial development and sustainable communities: regional businesses and
downtowns
12:30 p.m. Lunch
1 p.m. Urban Institute's Community Platform Implementation for the Susquehanna Valley
Tom Pollack, Urban Institute
2:15 p.m.  Panel 3 - Philanthropy and community health: the Williamsport example
3:30 p.m. Now what? A discussion of regionally informed actions
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