2025 CDS Annual Conference

PRE CONFERENCE WORKSHOP #2 (Registration Required) : Community Development: Concepts and Applications - Lead Presenter: Daniel Kahl 12:00pm - 3:00pm

New Member Orientation 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Lakeside Networking at FLX Welcome Center 3:00pm - 5:00pm

PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOP #3 (Registration Required) - Using Journey Mapping to Ignite System Transformation - Lead Presenter: Raqu... 1:00pm - 3:00pm

CDS Board Meeting (Old Board) 9:00am - 12:00pm

Conference Check-in 8:00am - 6:00pm

Welcome Reception: Corridors of Community 6:30pm - 8:30pm

PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOP #5 - Rosendale Heart & Soul (Registration Required) – A Case Study on Community Engagement in a Small New... 7:30am - 9:30am

Taste of the Finger Lakes Reception in Downtown Geneva 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Boxed Lunch Pickup...

Showing of the Film "Sing Sing" (Free Admission for CDS Conference Attendees) 7:00pm - 9:15pm

PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOP #8 (Registration Required) - Fun, Simple, & Effective Tools for Community Vitality & Placemaking - Lead P... 7:30am - 9:30am

PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOP #9 (Registration Required) - Strengthening Communities Through Collective Impact: Lessons Learned from a... 7:30am - 9:30am

PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOP #4 (Registration Required) - Climate Justice and Asset-Based Community Development: Stories from a Wetlan... 7:30am - 9:30am

PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOP #7 (Registration Required) - The Power of Facilitation: An innovative, responsive introduction to facilit... 7:30am - 9:30am

PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOP #6 (Registration Required) - How a Map Can Make a Difference: Understanding and Utilizing Geographic Info... 7:30am - 9:30am

Conference Check-in 7:15am - 12:00pm

Opening Session with Plenary Session: Place-Based Development and Empowerment 9:30am - 11:00am

CDS Membership Committee Meeting 5:00pm - 6:00pm

CDS Programs Committee Meeting 5:00pm - 6:00pm

CDS Stewardship & Finance Committees Meeting 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Communities for Kids: The Origin Story and Early Stories of Partnership and Prog... 8:30am - 9:45am

How can community development theory and practice help make refugee resettlement... 8:30am - 9:45am

Student Chapter Workshop Session 10:30am - 11:45am

Why and How Belonging Matters for Resilient Rural Communities 1:45pm - 3:00pm

Strengthening Local & Regional Economies: Key Strategies 3:45pm - 5:00pm

From community development to community capacity building: a systematic approach... 10:30am - 11:45am

Community Council Empowerment Pilot Project 10:30am - 11:45am

Building Resilience Leadership and Placemaking: DMA’s Community Visioning and Yo... 10:30am - 11:45am

Innovative Practice for Street Vendors in Community Development to Enhance Incom... 1:45pm - 3:00pm

Solar power and place: Perceptions of community change from large-scale solar de... 1:45pm - 3:00pm

Partnerships and Citizen Engagement for Appropritae Technology Transfer 1:45pm - 3:00pm

A structured cross-sectoral leadership development process for innovation and im... 3:45pm - 5:00pm

A meta-analysis of climate change-related content over 55 years in the Journal o... 3:45pm - 5:00pm

Development Aid Projects: Community Development and Peacebuilding in Merged Dist... 3:45pm - 5:00pm

Enhancing leadership development programs and impact through international colla... 8:30am - 9:45am

Practical Modules for Community Empowerment: Taiwan’s Experience Influenced by S... 8:30am - 9:45am

Stories Inspire Community-wide Change 8:30am - 9:45am

Building Resilient Communities through Social Entrepreneurship and Collaborative... 10:30am - 11:45am

International Connections Session - Pilot for the CDS International Chapter 1:45pm - 3:00pm

How to Center Lived Experiences to Drive Stronger Economic Mobility Initiatives 3:45pm - 5:00pm

All Things Nebraska 8:30am - 9:45am

Regional Knowledge Center (RNC): A Place-Based Collaboration 8:30am - 9:45am

From Bowling Alleys to Social Networks: Evolving Metrics of Community Connectedn... 10:30am - 11:45am

Rainbow Chambers of Commerce Building Social Capital Across the United States 10:30am - 11:45am

Growing Intellectual Capital from Community-University Partnerships: Case Studie... 10:30am - 11:45am

Research on the Actual Usage and Support of “Local Childrearing Support Center S... 1:45pm - 3:00pm

Advocacy for Neighborhood Leaders 1:45pm - 3:00pm

“Planting the Seeds of Change: The Challenges and Opportunities of Multi-Layered... 1:45pm - 3:00pm

Civil Leadership for Vibrant Communities: Building Bridges through Partnering fo... 3:45pm - 5:00pm

How do we get people-driven solutions without the ‘people?’: Exploring innovativ... 3:45pm - 5:00pm

Roots of Disparity: Unpacking Healthcare Inequality in Jharkhand's Rural Distric... 3:45pm - 5:00pm

A Change Through Culture approach to Promote Community-Driven Development 8:30am - 9:45am

Empowering Scholars Through Collaborative Scholarship Initiatives: The Ethio-Chi... 8:30am - 9:45am

Power Analysis of Community Land Trust Efforts in Three Cities 8:30am - 9:45am

Rank's Place-based philanthropy: A Case Study 10:30am - 11:45am

Health Migration in Rural Jharkhand: Addressing Structural Disparities through C... 10:30am - 11:45am

Examining Longitudinal Trends in Community Leadership Structures 10:30am - 11:45am

Innovating for Belonging: The Role of Community Leaders in Fostering Innovation... 1:45pm - 3:00pm

From Multi-Level Governance to Public-Private Partnership_Strategies for Sustain... 1:45pm - 3:00pm

Fostering Innovative Collaborative Partnership for Social Service Professionals... 1:45pm - 3:00pm

Effectiveness of non-formal educational centers for inclusive community developm... 3:45pm - 5:00pm

In Pursuit of Place: Developing Resilient & Meaningful Communities 3:45pm - 5:00pm

Building Social Infrastructure: Neighborhood Action Tables as Pathways to Power 3:45pm - 5:00pm

Trends and Opportunities in Community Development Research: Insights for Emergin... 8:30am - 9:45am

Community based innovative and collaborative solutions to advance resilience of... 10:30am - 11:45am

Seeding Thriving Urban and Rural Farm Communities - Co-created Participatory Edu... 10:30am - 11:45am

Journey Mapping: Exploring How Food and Farm Business Owners Navigate a Midwest... 10:30am - 11:45am

Examination of socio-cultural factors influences the involvement of youth in ent... 1:45pm - 3:00pm

Helping poor communities to break the cycle of poverty through social entreprene... 1:45pm - 3:00pm

Enhancing belonging and connectedness: innovative pathways for community develop... 3:45pm - 5:00pm

How Does Cooperative Extension Transform its Rural Community Development Program... 3:45pm - 5:00pm

Innovative Practice and Human Rights issues in Community Development 3:45pm - 5:00pm

Bayou Bytes: How Louisiana Parks are Connecting Online 8:30am - 9:45am

Inclusive Broadband Expansion: Empowering Local Communities 8:30am - 9:45am

Geographic Facebook communities: fostering connectivity within and between commu... 8:30am - 9:45am

Building Resilient Communities with the Help of Healing-Informed Social Imaginar... 10:30am - 11:45am

Translating Local Knowledge into Regional Impact: How Learning in Polycentric Go... 10:30am - 11:45am

Evolution of the Institutional Review Board in Community Based Research 10:30am - 11:45am

Lived Experiences of Housing Informality in North Texas: Resident Non-Compliance... 1:45pm - 3:00pm

Building Strong Communities: Regional Solutions for Affordable Housing in Indian... 1:45pm - 3:00pm

Bridging Gaps and Building Futures: Foster Care Training in the Delta Regional A... 3:45pm - 5:00pm

Englewood Rising 3:45pm - 5:00pm

Indigenous-Led Community Development & Placemaking: Centering Iyadvnelidasdi 3:45pm - 5:00pm

The Power of Presence: Strengthening Rural Communities through Parental Engageme... 10:30am - 11:45am

Extension in the Digital Age: Empowering Communities through Digital Skills 10:30am - 11:45am

Promoting Technology Adoption and Awareness to Invigorate Digital Equity in Rura... 10:30am - 11:45am

Sustaining Inclusion: Dialogue-to-Change Strategies for Systemic Transformation 1:45pm - 3:00pm

New Perspectives with Ripple Effects Mapping: Spiraling Up of Community Capitals... 1:45pm - 3:00pm

State and County Economic Growth Using Community Capitals Framework 3:45pm - 5:00pm

A Silver Lining in the Every Student Succeeds Act: Community School Models and F... 3:45pm - 5:00pm

The Economic Wellbeing Formula: A Tool for Understanding the Intersection of Dem... 3:45pm - 5:00pm

Break: Research Posters, Silent Auction, Exhibit... 9:45am - 10:30am

Break: Research Po...

Break: Research Po...

RESEARCH POSTER PRESENTATION: The Transformative... 3:00pm - 3:45pm

RESEARCH POSTER PRESENTATION: Peoples Diplomacy... 3:00pm - 3:45pm

RESEARCH POSTER PRESENTATION: The Ergonomics of... 3:00pm - 3:45pm

RESEARCH POSTER PRESENTATION: Strategies to Mana... 3:00pm - 3:45pm

RESEARCH POSTER PRESENTATION: A Scientometric An... 3:00pm - 3:45pm

RESEARCH POSTER PRESENTATION: Hawkinsville, Geor... 3:00pm - 3:45pm

RESEARCH POSTER PRESENTATION: Fostering The Use... 3:00pm - 3:45pm

RESEARCH POSTER PRESENTATION: Building Places, B... 3:00pm - 3:45pm

RESEARCH POSTER PRESENTATION: Compassion as a Fo... 3:00pm - 3:45pm

RESEARCH POSTER PRESENTATION: Researchers’ Perce... 3:00pm - 3:45pm

RESEARCH POSTER PRESENTATION: Everyone is talkin... 3:00pm - 3:45pm

Break: Research Poster Presentation, Silent Auct... 3:00pm - 3:45pm

RESEARCH POSTER PRESENTATION: From Classrooms to... 3:00pm - 3:45pm

Luncheon and Plenary Session: People-Based Approaches to Community Change 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Awards Banquet & Live Auction 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Livelihood transitions in former homelands of South Africa: A ca... 11:00am - 12:00pm

Working Toward Systemic Change in Community-Based Literacy Instr... 11:00am - 12:00pm

CDS Board Meeting (New Board) 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Rural America in the 2020s: Shocks, Stressors, and Successes Relevant to Communi... 9:30am - 10:45am

Advancing Inclusive and Culturally Responsive Leadership Program... 11:00am - 12:00pm

The Role of Latino High School Students as Data Collectors in Co... 11:00am - 12:00pm

Community and Student Impacts in Rural West Virginia Communities with the Fulcru... 9:30am - 10:45am

A new library model that includes local community: The case of the “Town-Wide Li... 9:30am - 10:45am

More than a third place: Public libraries’ role in equitable com... 11:00am - 12:00pm

Better Places: Empower Your Community to Create Vibrant Public P... 11:00am - 12:00pm

Neolocalism and Craft Breweries: Navigating the Authenticity Dilemma in Communit... 9:30am - 10:45am

Outdoor Recreation Entrepreneurship 9:30am - 10:45am

Highlighting Stories of Community Resilience through Ripple Effe... 11:00am - 12:00pm

Culture, Language, Place and Belonging: The Sault Malayalee Asso... 11:00am - 12:00pm

Building Community Resilience Through Community-Driven Dialogue: A Two Year Case... 9:30am - 10:45am

Keystone Collective Impact: Community-Based Collaboration Addressing Systems Lev... 9:30am - 10:45am

Migrants and Community Quality of Life: Lessons from Indiana as a Place-Based Ca... 9:30am - 10:45am

Reimagining a “Legacy Program:” Learnings from the collaborative redesign of Uni... 9:30am - 10:45am

Building a More Vibrant Bulloch County 9:30am - 10:45am

STRIPES: STudying Real Issues, Places and ExperienceS 9:30am - 10:45am

Strengthening Civic Leadership 9:30am - 10:45am

A 3-continent effort: A collaborative curriculum development of an interdiscipli... 9:30am - 10:45am

IPTP to Foster Diplomacy of Environmental Governance 9:30am - 10:45am

Break

Break

CDS Annual Business Meeting (All CDS Members Welcome to Attend) 8:00am - 9:15am

Luncheon with Closing Session: Technology-Based Innovation for Rural Futures 12:00pm - 2:00pm