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NAC Events
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Issue 20 Launch Party + Songs of Cities DJ event!
Philadelphia, PA Sep 11, 2008 - Sep 11, 2008 Next American City will celebrate the launch of Issue 20 with a one-night “Songs of Cities” music event featuring DJ Doug Sell. Come out to Ugly American, 1100 South Front Street, on Thursday, Sept. 11 from 8-11 pm to meet Next American City staff, pick up a copy of our latest issue and mingle with friends as DJ Doug Sell plays a mix of indie rock/classic rock/R&B/pop/country, you name it! (Any song about cities/towns is fair game!) -
Next American City-FUEL Milwaukee host cafe-style symposium
Milwaukee, WI Sep 17, 2008 Next American City and FUEL Milwaukee have joined forced to present a cafe-style roundtable discussion on public transportation. The event, to take place on Sept. 17, 2008 from 5-8 p.m., will feature a panel of transportation experts discussing the importance of public transit and the financial woes hitting cities across the country. Location to be announced shortly! -
24:HRS Heads North!
Milwaukee Sep 20, 2008 Join us for another 24:HRS as we explore “The Ill Mill”. Featuring several local guides including New American City’s own Dave Steele. -
NAC is coming to Los Angeles!
Los Angeles, CA Oct 29, 2008 - Nov 01, 2008 Next American City is coming to Los Angeles! Find our more about what we’ll be up to, including the launch of a new lecture series and an NAC subscriber salon, at americancity.org. If you are interested in volunteering, please email us at volunteer@americancity.org.
Event recap
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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
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Architecture and the City
San Francisco, CA Sep 01, 2008 - Sep 30, 2008 AIA San Francisco and the Center for Architecture + Design will host the fifth annual Architecture and the City festival, the nation’s largest architectural event showcasing tours, films, exhibitions, lectures, green programming and more. -
NAC booth at NYC Century Bike Tour!
New York City, NY Sep 07, 2008 Next American City will be setting up a booth in the nonprofit tent at the finishline of the NYC Century Bike Tour, in the heart of NYC’s Central Park, on September 7, 2008! Come out and join the 6,000 cyclists who are geared up to make this a great event! If you are interested in volunteering, please email us at volunteer@americancity.org. -
Facility Decisions Conference
Las Vegas, NV Sep 16, 2008 - Sep 17, 2008 Facility Decisions is a new, free two-day trade show and educational conference for facility professionals who are responsible for the management, operations, maintenance, design and construction of non-residential buildings. The event will be held at the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV from Sept. 16-17, 2008. For more information, please visit www.facilitydecisions.com. -
PARK(ing) Day 2008
San Francisco, CA Sep 19, 2008 - Sep 19, 2008 PARK(ing) Day is a one-day, global event centered in San Francisco where artists, activists, and citizens collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spots into “PARK(ing)” spaces: temporary public parks. -
International Urban Parks Conference: Body & Soul: Parks and the Great Health of Cities
Pittsburgh, PA Sep 21, 2008 - Sep 23, 2008 The biennial conference of the City Parks Alliance and the National Association for Olmsted Parks is the premier forum for professionals and parks advocates with a primary focus on urban and historic parks. -
CDA 2008 Annual Conference
Santa Rosa, CA Oct 01, 2008 - Oct 03, 2008 Next American City is proud to be the media sponsor for the California Downtown Association’s upcoming CDA 2008 Annual Conference, Oct. 1-3 in Santa Rosa, Calif. The annual conference is the statewide event that caters to the interests of downtown professionals, developers, architects, government officials, economic development specialists and urban planners. For more information, please visit www.californiadowntown.com. -
CNU’s Transportation Summit 2008
Charlotte, NC Nov 06, 2008 - Nov 08, 2008 Next American City is a proud media partner for the Congress for the New Urbanism’s Transportation Summit 2008. The summit is an opportunity for designers, planners and engineers to pool their experiences to advance expertise. The summit will focus on sustainable transportation networks. For more information, visit cnu.org/transportation2008.
