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NAC Events

  • URBANEXUS CINCINNATI: the Salon

    Cincinnati, OH Jun 25, 2009 - Jun 25, 2009 Join Next American City and our Cincinnati hosts for a subscriber-only reception to kick off our URBANEXUS tour. Come out and meet some of Cincinnati’s finest as we enjoy snacks and drinks with our lecture participants. Admission is free for subscribers. Admission for non-subscribers is $15 in advance or $20 at the door and includes a one-year subscription to Next American City magazine and entry to all NAC events.

  • URBANEXUS CINCINNATI: the Lecture

    Cincinnati, OH Jun 25, 2009 - Jun 25, 2009 Join Next American City and our Cincinnati partners - SoapboxMedia.com, CincinnatiInnovates.com, Northern Kentucky Forum and Halle/U.S. Bank Foundation - as we make our next stop on the URBANEXUS tour to host a conversation on innovation in the city. Our region’s institutions and companies lead the world with their innovative products, processes and people. How can we tap that internal culture to inspire a broader civic culture that makes Cincinnati synonymous with creativity, ideas and energy?

  • URBANEXUS to visit St. Louis in September!

    St. Louis, MO Sep 24, 2009 - Sep 24, 2009 URBANEXUS heads to St. Louis this September for a one-night event series to talk about restoring St. Louis and drawing and maintaining the creative class. Details to follow!

Event recap

  • URBANEXUS AUSTIN - The Salon: The Future of Live Music

    Austin, TX Feb 19, 2009 - Feb 19, 2009 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.

  • URBANEXUS AUSTIN: The Lecture - The Place for Culture

    Austin, TX Feb 18, 2009 - Feb 18, 2009 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.

  • Boston Urbanexus a success!

    Boston, MA Jan 21, 2009 - Jan 22, 2009 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.

  • Holiday Party + Issue 21 Release Celebration

    Philadelphia, PA Dec 04, 2008 - Dec 04, 2008 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!

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

    Philadelphia, PA Nov 06, 2008 - Nov 08, 2008 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.

  • URBANEXUS: LA a success!

    Los Angeles, CA Oct 29, 2008 - Oct 31, 2008 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.

  • Diana Lind reflects on Detroit and the Creative Cities Summit 2.0

    Detroit, MI Oct 12, 2008 - Oct 15, 2008 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.

  • 24:HRS Milwaukee

    Milwaukee Sep 20, 2008 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.

  • Next American City and FUEL Milwaukee Symposium on Transportation

    Milwaukee, WI Sep 17, 2008 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.

  • Issue 20 Launch Party + Songs of City DJ event!

    Philadelphia, PA Sep 11, 2008 - Sep 11, 2008 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.

  • 24Hrs: New Orleans

    New Orleans, LA Mar 08, 2008 - Mar 09, 2008 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.

  • Sparking Creativity

    New Orleans, LA Mar 06, 2008 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.

  • From The Ground Up: NAC Symposium

    New York, NY Feb 01, 2007 - Feb 01, 2007 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?

Affiliate events

  • Reclaiming Building Properties: Building Leadership to Restore Communities

    Louisville, KY Jun 01, 2009 - Jun 03, 2009 With the rising number of foreclosures, blight from vacant properties confronts communities across the country and severely threatens neighborhood stability. Cities of all shapes and sizes are searching for innovative, cost effective strategies to abate these public nuisances and transform vacant properties into catalysts for revitalization. As the new Obama Administration gets under way, what better time to join your vacant property colleagues to share successful initiatives taking place across the country and discuss the new opportunities to change the federal and state policies that affect our cities and towns. For more information, visit reclaimingvacantproperties.org.

  • California Downtown Association Annual Conference

    Ventura, CA Sep 23, 2009 - Sep 26, 2009 The California Downtown Association is hosting its 2009 Annual Conference, “Chartering A Course Through A Turbulent Times,” in Ventura, CA this September 23-29. The CDA has been California’s premier source for education and networking for professionals leading the revitalization and development of downtowns and central business districts throughout the state. For more information, please visit californiadowntownassocation.com.
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