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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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Tuesday, July 8
 

12:00pm EDT

Luncheon and Plenary Session: People-Based Approaches to Community Change
Tuesday July 8, 2025 12:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Vandervort Room - Scandling Center, 2nd Floor
Sarah Kirk, Welcome remarks
Amie Hendrix, Welcome remarks
John Sipple, Speaker – Community partnerships and rural education
Craig Talmage, Speaker and Moderator – Community partnerships and rural education
Frank Sykes, Panelist – Community-rooted efforts and public library initiatives
Steven Schultz, Panelist – Data on needs and impact through collective action
Cassandra Lundgren, Panelist – Youth development and community engagement
Speakers
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Sarah Kirk

Provost, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
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Amie Hendrix

City Manager, Geneva
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John Sipple

Professor, Cornell University - Department of Global Development
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Craig Talmage

Associate Professor of Business Management and Entrepreneurship, Community Development (Journal)
CDS memberCommunity Development Editor
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Frank Sykes

Executive Director, Geneva Public Library
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Steven Schultz

Pediatrician, Finger Lakes Medical Associates
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Cassandra Lundgren

Representative, HWS Tutor Corps
Tuesday July 8, 2025 12:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Vandervort Room - Scandling Center, 2nd Floor Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 300 Pulteney St, Geneva, NY 14456, USA
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6:30pm EDT

Awards Banquet & Live Auction
Tuesday July 8, 2025 6:30pm - 8:30pm EDT
Vandervort Room - Scandling Center, 2nd Floor
Dinner Served
Awards Presentation
Live Auction
Tuesday July 8, 2025 6:30pm - 8:30pm EDT
Vandervort Room - Scandling Center, 2nd Floor Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 300 Pulteney St, Geneva, NY 14456, USA
  Key Event, All Attendees
 

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Bozzuto Center for Entrepreneurship
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Coxe Hall - Coxe 7
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FLX Welcome Center
Outdoor Classroom
Scandling Center
Smith Center for the Arts (Smith Opera House)
Stern Hall - Room 103
Stern Hall - Room 117
Stern Hall - Room 201
Stern Hall - Room 203
Stern Hall - Room 204
Stern Hall - Room 301
Stern Hall - Room 303
Stern Hall - Room 304
Stern Hall Lobby
Stern Hall Lobby (near Room 101)
Vandervort Room - Scandling Center, 2nd Floor
  • Attendee Check-in
  • Board Meeting
  • Break
  • CDS Committee
  • CDS Members
  • Collective Efficacy and Impact
  • Community Development and Civic Engagement
  • Creating Strategies for Local and Regional Food System Transformation
  • Entrepreneurship and Community Development
  • Key Event
  • Lunch
  • New Member Orientation
  • People Driven Solutions
  • Place Based Collaboration
  • Plenary Session or Opening Session
  • Technological Integration
  • Technology Integration
  • Workshop
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