Events

From The Ground Up: NAC Symposium

On Thursday, February 1st, 2007 The Next American City partnered with Bank of America and The Rockefeller Foundation to spark a lively conversation about the country’s environmental future. Over 200 business, community and environmental leaders gathered at the American Museum of Natural History in New York to join Tom Brokaw, the event moderator and longtime NBC News anchor, in asking a panel of green building experts: How do you make green building a mainstream practice?

Sparking Creativity

Can investing in human capital and entrepreneurship build a strong economic future for the city? Co-hosted by NAC and NOLA Young Urban Rebuilding Professionals. Recap and commentary by Jeffrey Hill.

24Hrs: New Orleans

A crawfish boil, the dry dock, an art party and very sore feet. It was an awesome trip. Check out maps, blogs, pictures and video from the roadtrip.

Issue 20 Launch Party + Songs of City DJ event!

Next American City rocked out for three hours while listening to an incredible set list culled by subscriber Doug Sell. Read on to check out the incredible playlist and find out where the evening took us.

Next American City and FUEL Milwaukee Symposium on Transportation

Next American City and FUEL Milwaukee joined forced in September to present a roundtable discussion on public transportation. The event featured a panel of experts discussing the importance of public transit in the face of financial woes hitting cities across the country. Check out the web exclusive video of the discussion.

24:HRS Milwaukee

What happens when you set out to experience a city in 24 straight hours, with no sleep? Check out NAC columnist Dave Steele’s post and pictures from his journey through Milwaukee.

Diana Lind reflects on Detroit and the Creative Cities Summit 2.0

NAC’s editor-in-chief Diana Lind delivered a keynote address on the agenda for the next generation of urban leaders at the Creative Cities Summit 2.0 in Detroit on Wednesday, Oct. 15. Check out her blog post from the conference.

URBANEXUS: LA a success!

Thank you for joining Next American City in Los Angeles for our kick off to the Urbanexus series! Over the course of three days, we met over 150 new friends as we engaged Los Angeles in a series of conversations covering everything from architecture in the city to the availability of local food in the neighborhood grocery stores. Check out photo and the web exclusive audio from our trip.

Re-Imagining Cities: Urban Design After the Age of Oil

Next American City was the exclusive host of live blogging for the Penn Institute for Urban Research’s upcoming conference “Re-Imagining Cities: Urban Design After the Age of Oil.” The conference, which ran Nov. 6-9 at the University of Pennsylvania, addressed the role of urban design in the face of one of the most profound and important challenges facing global society: re-imagining cities in a future without the plentiful and abundant oil that, until now, has fueled urban economies. Here is a recap of the conference and a look at the live blogging.

Holiday Party + Issue 21 Release Celebration

Next American City had a great time celebrating the holidays with our friends and NAC family! Special thanks to Wireless Philadelphia for joining into the digital divide conversation. Pick up a copy of Issue 21 on newsstands today!

Boston Urbanexus a success!

Next American City enjoyed our January visit to Boston as part of the Urbanexus series! For two days, we made new friends, listened to the current state of housing in Boston, talked about the importance of public art and most importantly, enjoyed all the city had to offer. For a recap, please visit americancity.org/urbanexus.

URBANEXUS AUSTIN: The Lecture - The Place for Culture

Next American City’s URBANEXUS Austin kicked off with a great lecture about Austin as the place for culture. University of Texas at Austin professor Michael Oden spoke about the relationship between local culture and economic development. A panel featuring Ann Graham, Beatrice Thomas, Bobby Garza and Jason Neulander later shared their own experiences as part of the cultural scene while talking about the development of Austin. For a recap, please visit americancity.org/urbanexus.

URBANEXUS AUSTIN - The Salon: The Future of Live Music

We had a great time visiting Austin and hosting a conversation on the future of live music as part of URBANEXUS. Austin Poetry Slam’s Mike Henry was joined by local guests of honor including Paul Oviesi, John Reidie and Da’Shade for an excellent conversation on the stability and viability of Austin’s music scene. For a recap, please visit americancity.org/urbanexus.

Cities and Women’s Health: Global Perspectives

The University of Pennsylvania in partnership with the International Council on Women’s Health Issues (ICOWHI), will convene ICOWHI’s 18th Congress on women’s health issues, titled “Cities and Women’s Health: Global Perspectives” on April 7-10, 2010 at the University of Pennsylvania. Next American City will be hosting a liveblog of the conference at americancity.org/citiesandwomenshealth .

APA Annual Conference: New Orleans

Meet the staff of Next American City at the American Planning Association’s conference. We’ll be in the expo hall, handing out copies of Next American City and subscribing planners at a special $15 rate. Also, join Next American City and the New Orleans Lens for an URBANEXUS salon discussion on April 11. More details to come!

URBANEXUS New Orleans

Beyond Recovery: Talent, Capital and the Future of New Orleans

Entrepreneur’s Row, 220 Camp Street, New Orleans

Join Next American City, The New Orleans Lens and Transforma for a powerful panel conversation about the state of New Orleans four-and-a-half years after Hurricane Katrina. How has outside talent and capital transformed the city’s demographics, culture and physical state? The panel will also discuss what steps New Orleans is already taking to become a more socially, economically and environmentally sustainable city. A subscriber-only reception with light refreshments will follow at Loa, across the street (221 Camp Street).
Opening Keynote, Adolfo Carrion, Director of White House Office of Urban Affairs; Panel: Jed Horne, Times-Picayune (moderator); Ellen Lee, Greater New Orleans Foundation; Charles Allen, Center for Bioenvironmental Research at Tulane and Xavier Universities; Will Bradshaw, Green Coast Enterprises.

The panel venue accommodates 150 people. RSVP here to reserve your spot.

Next American Vanguard

Next American Vanguard is the only annual conference dedicated to enlightening, networking and inspiring the best and brightest young urban leaders. Next American City will be opening its application process in January for the 2010 Next American Vanguard event. Please check out americancity.org/vanguard2010 for more information.

URBANEXUS Chicago

Next American City comes to Chicago to host its first URBANEXUS in that city. The conversation, partners and details are to come.

Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference

National Trust for Historic Preservation Annual Conference