2025 CDS Annual Conference

2025 CDS Annual Conference

2025 CDS Annual Conference
July 6-9, 2025 - Geneva, NY
Theme: Innovative Pathways for Thriving Communities
Sub-themes: Technological Integration, People-Driven Solutions, Place-Based Collaboration
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7:15am EDT

Conference Check-in Stern Hall Lobby (near Room 101)

7:30am EDT

PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOP #4 (Registration Required) - Climate Justice and Asset-Based Community Development: Stories from a Wetland - Lead Presenters: Nancy Gift and Deborah Puntenney Stern Hall - Room 203Nancy Gift • Deborah Puntenney PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOP #5 - Rosendale Heart & Soul (Registration Required) – A Case Study on Community Engagement in a Small New York Town - Lead Presenter: Ian Moran Bartlett Theatre - Coxe HallIan Moran PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOP #6 (Registration Required) - How a Map Can Make a Difference: Understanding and Utilizing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Community Programming - Lead Presenter: Josh Bowman Stern Hall - Room 301Josh Bowman PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOP #7 (Registration Required) - The Power of Facilitation: An innovative, responsive introduction to facilitation strategies and techniques for new audiences - Lead Presenters: Will Cronin... Stern Hall - Room 204Will Cronin • Bethany Prykucki PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOP #8 (Registration Required) - Fun, Simple, & Effective Tools for Community Vitality & Placemaking - Lead Presenter: Todd Johnson Stern Hall - Room 103Todd Johnson PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOP #9 (Registration Required) - Strengthening Communities Through Collective Impact: Lessons Learned from a Community-Based Literacy Initiative - Lead Presenters: Peter Budman and Heather Mi... Stern Hall - Room 201Peter Budmen • Heather Mills

9:30am EDT

Opening Session with Plenary Session: Place-Based Development and Empowerment Vandervort Room - Scandling Center, 2nd FloorMaureen Ballatori • Gina Lee • Julia Hoyle • Sarah Gummoe

11:30am EDT

Boxed Lunch Pickup - 11:15am to 11:45am Scandling Center *CANCELED* MOBILE LEARNING WORKSHOP #2 MOBILE LEARNING WORKSHOP #1 (Registration Required) - Artistic Expression Meets Economic Development MOBILE LEARNING WORKSHOP #3 (Registration Required) - Community History Through FLX Wine MOBILE LEARNING WORKSHOP #4 (Registration Required) - Brewing Innovation: How FLX Breweries Express CED MOBILE LEARNING WORKSHOP #5 (Registration Required) - Future of Farming and Food MOBILE LEARNING WORKSHOP #6 (Registration Required) - Finger Lakes in AI Art: A Hands-On Workshop MOBILE LEARNING WORKSHOP #7 (Registration Required) - Design to Honor History and Culture for the Future MOBILE LEARNING WORKSHOP #8 (Registration Required) - SERVICE PROJECT WITH BLUEPRINT KITCHEN

5:30pm EDT

Taste of the Finger Lakes Reception in Downtown Geneva Bozzuto Center for Entrepreneurship

7:00pm EDT

Showing of the Film "Sing Sing" (Free Admission for CDS Conference Attendees) Smith Center for the Arts (Smith Opera House)