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OverOver the the next next few few days, days, you’ll you’ll have have the the opportunity opportunity to to hearhear fromfrom a range ofof guestguest speakers speakers and and panels panels about about how how to energizeto energize your your comm communitiesunities for for positivepositive change.change. We’vWe’vee also also scheduled scheduled a numbera number of of“mobile “mobile workshops workshops,”,” so y soou you can cansee seefirst -first- handhand howhow transit,transit, parksparks aandnd publicpublic s spaces,paces, s portssports v enuesvenues an andd neighborhood neighborhood revitalization revitalization (and (and more)more) areare making ourour hosthost city city of of Charlotte Charlotte a aplace place where where people people of allof agesall ages can canthrive. thrive. We hope that you enjoy yourself and come away with the connections and ideas that you need We hope that you enjoy yourself and come away with the connections and ideas that you need to sustain the “livability” momentum in your own communities. AARP is committed to working to sustain the “livability” momentum in your own communities. AARP is committed to working with each of you as you lead this important work. with each of you as you lead this important work. Sincerely, Nancy LeaMond Executive Vice President, Chief Advocacy & Engagement Officer Conference Schedule The 2018 AARP Livable Communities National Conference is an opportunity for elected officials, planning professionals, local leaders and community advocates to share ideas, best practices and solutions for making towns, cities and communities more livable for people of all ages. We’re so glad you’re here! The conference’s main activities will take place on the Grand Promenade and in the Grand Ballroom. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12 2:00 – 8:00 pm CHECK-IN AND EXHIBITS ARE OPEN 6:00 – 7:30 pm WELCOME DINNER 7:30 – 8:30 pm DESSERT AND NETWORKING (See page 19 for locations.) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 6:30 – 7:15 am FUN AND FITNESS RUN/WALK (Meet in the lobby.) 7:30 – 8:30 am BREAKFAST BUFFET AND BREAKFAST SESSIONS (See page 19.) 8:30 – 8:45 am WELCOME! 8:45 – 9:30 am KEYNOTE: Transportation and Mobility Keith Benjamin, Director, Traffic and Transportation, Charleston, South Carolina 9:30 – 10:30 am * PLENARY PANEL Engaging People: Building Livable Communities through Citizen Engagement 10:45 – 11:45 am BREAKOUT SESSIONS (See page 2 for locations.) 11:45 am – Noon LUNCH IS SERVED Noon – 12:45 pm PLENARY LUNCH Engaging Partners: Conversations with Anchor Institutions 1:00 – 2:00 pm BREAKOUT SESSIONS 2:15 – 3:15 pm * BREAKOUT SESSIONS * Light refreshments 2:15 – 5:00 pm+ MOBILE WORKSHOPS: 1st Departures will be served on the Grand Promenade 3:30 – 4:30 pm BREAKOUT SESSIONS after this session. 3:30 – 5:30 pm+ MOBILE WORKSHOPS: 2nd Departure 5:00 pm – Whenever! MOBILE WORKSHOPS: 3rd Departure WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 6:30 – 7:15 am FUN AND FITNESS RUN/WALK (Meet in the lobby.) 7:30 – 8:30 am BREAKFAST BUFFET AND BREAKFAST SESSIONS (See page 19.) 8:30 – 8:45 am WELCOME 8:45 – 9:30 am INNOVATION SHOWCASE: Hosted by LOR Foundation Rapid-Fire Presentations about Making Communities More Livable 9:30 – 10:15 am * PLENARY PANEL Looking Forward: The Issues that Matter for Cities 10:30 – 11:15 am PLENARY PANEL Putting It All Together: A Focus on Age-Friendly States 11:30 am – 12:30 pm BREAKOUT SESSIONS (See page 2 for locations.) 12:30 – 12:45 pm LUNCH IS SERVED 12:45 – 1:30 pm PLENARY LUNCH: Placemaking and Public Spaces Mitchell J. Silver, Commissioner, New York City Parks and Recreation 1:30 – 1:45 pm CLOSING REMARKS 1:45 – 2:30 pm OFFICE HOURS (The conference ends at 2:30 pm.) AARP.org/Livable | @AARPLivable | 1 Breakout Sessions AT A GLANCE TUESDAY TUESDAY TUESDAY 10:45 – 11:45 am 1:00 – 2:00 pm 2:15 – 3:15 pm Changing Culture in Advancing an Age-Friendly Are Communities Becoming Age-Friendly Communities Public Health System More Livable? The 2018 ❒ Providence II ❒ Providence II Livability Index ❒ Providence II How Cohousing Supports Creative Placemaking in Livable Communities Rural America Complete Streets and Vision ❒ ❒ Providence III Providence III Zero: How Community Organizations are Working Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper: Cultivating Entrepreneurship to Make Philadelphia a More Changing the Built in Culturally Identified Livable Community Environment to Increase Commercial Districts ❒ Providence III Livability and Investment ❒ Uptown I Cross-Sector Collaboration ❒ Uptown I Home for a Lifetime: The to Facilitate LGBT Culturally Power of Collaboration in Competent Real Estate Services Livable Communities and the Promoting Universal Design ❒ Ethnic and Racial Disparities Providence I ❒ Intersection Uptown II Engaging Your Local Planners: ❒ Providence I Hurricane Maria: Reflecting on Lessons and Best Practices Relationships and the Role of from Around the World Livable Communities in Community Nursing ❒ Uptown 1 Rural America: Challenges, ❒ Providence I Opportunities and Solutions Expand Your Reach and ❒ Uptown II Leveraging Utilities and Impact: Tips for Finding and Livable Communities Advocacy Developing Volunteer Leaders Strategic Partnerships: The ❒ Uptown III ❒ Uptown II Strength of Age-Friendly Communities and Universities Rural Transportation: Engaging Lean Livability: Making ❒ Uptown III Philanthropy, Local Providers, Lovable Places for $500 or Promising Partners Less (Part 1: Presentation) Transportation Momentum: ❒ Trade Room ❒ Uptown III How to Keep It Moving ❒ Trade Room So You Need to Write an Mobile Workshops * Action Plan? 1st Departures (Return: 5:00 pm+) Volunteers Can Put It All ❒ Tryon Room Together! #1. Take the Train, Ride a Bike ❒ Tryon Room #2. Fun for All Ages #3. Explore the Tree Canopy #4. Play Ball! Stadium Tours #5. Missing Middle Housing #6. Housing for All 2 | 2018 AARP Livable Communities National Conference Breakout Sessions AT A GLANCE TUESDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY 3:30 – 4:30 pm 5:00 pm – 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Autonomous Vehicle Mobile Workshop * Attitudes, Insights and Integration in the Community 3rd Departure (Return: Whenever!) Mindsets: Results from Recent ❒ Providence 1 Livable Communities Research #8. See the South End ❒ Providence II Collaborating with Nurses to Create a Culture of Health Creating a New Livable ❒ Providence II Neighborhood: Engaging New Partners, Influencers and the Public Video Premiere: Lifelong CAN’T FIND A ❒ Housing Across Generations BREAKOUT Providence I ❒ Providence III SESSION ROOM? Check out the maps Engaging Communities Lean Livability: Making on the back cover. through Hands-On Design Lovable Places for $500 or Collaboration with Mixopoly Less (Part 2: Project) ❒ Uptown III ❒ Meet in the lobby to head outdoors and across the street. Financing Livable Communities by Ballot: Opportunities and Mobile Workshops * Challenges 2nd Departure (Return: 5:00 pm+) ❒ Providence III #7. Arts and Parks Urban Tour Less Is More: The Village Network Comes to North Carolina ❒ Uptown I Rural Communities: Engaging People, Partners and Policy Makers through Regional Approaches ❒ Trade Room Statewide Initiatives to Create * Mobile Workshop Tours will meet Communities for All in the hotel lobby for departure. ❒ Uptown II Look for the signs. All of the workshops except for #4 The Future of Transportation: and #6 will involve spending time Universal Mobility as a Service outdoors, so check the weather and ❒ Tyron Room dress accordingly. While some of the workshops might fit in a brief food and beverage break, others won’t. Feel free to bring a snack and drink with you. AARP.org/Livable | @AARPLivable | 3 Keynote and Plenaries: Tuesday Keynote Speaker 2018 Conference Host ❒ 8:45 - 9:30 am ➤ Nancy LeaMond Executive Vice President Transportation and Mobility Chief Advocacy and Engagement Offi cer, AARP Randall “Keith” Benjamin II Twitter @NancyLeaMond Director, Department of Traffi c and Transportation With responsibility for driving AARP’s social mission on Charleston, South Carolina behalf of Americans 50-plus and their families, Nancy Twitter @RKBtwo LeaMond’s team includes 650 staff members across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Keith Benjamin has led the city U.S. Virgin Islands. She leads major AARP issue areas, of Charleston, South Carolina’s including the AARP Livable Communities initiative. As Department of Traffi c and host of the 2018 AARP Livable Communities National Transportation since April 2017.