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Placemaking Week

Ryan Swanson

The Urban Conga
Founder / CEO
Brooklyn, NY

theurbanconga.com

Ryan Swanson is the founder of The Urban Conga, a multidisciplinary design firm that promotes community activity and social interaction through open-ended play for all. They achieve this by creating interactive installations and environments that spark creativity, exploration and free-choice learning into spaces.

My Friends

7:00pm EDT

Pre-conference drinks meet up! The Honest Pint

9:30am EDT

Welcome to Chattanooga Kick-Off Waterhouse Pavilion

2:15pm EDT

Short Talks: Placemaking for Youth and Play Palace Theater

3:45pm EDT

Power of the Crowd: Combining Crowdfunding and Grantmaking to Transform Public SpacesFILLING Waterhouse Pavilion

5:00pm EDT

Head to Hunter Museum Hunter Museum

5:30pm EDT

Opening Reception + Mayor's Welcome Hunter Museum

7:30pm EDT

Walnut Bridge Storytelling Activation: A Bridge Through Time Walnut Bridge

9:00am EDT

Plenary Pt. 1 Walker Theater

10:15am EDT

Coffee Break in Plenary Walker Theater

10:45am EDT

Plenary Pt. 2 Walker Theater

12:00pm EDT

Picnic in Miller Park Miller Park

1:15pm EDT

Tactical Urbanism for Cities and Citizens Alike: Collectively Institutionalizing Iterative Placemaking The Edney, Floor Five, Community Space

2:30pm EDT

Head to next breakout session

3:00pm EDT

Incorporating Arts, Equity, and Inclusion in Placemaking: 10 Principles The Edney, Floor Five, Community Space

4:45pm EDT

When Public Spaces are Unjust: Placemaking Promotes Livability and Inclusiveness Bessie Smith Cultural Center, Atrium

6:00pm EDT

Head to Choo Choo Happy Hour

6:30pm EDT

Choo Choo Happy Hour till 7:30PM Choo Choo Gardens

7:00pm EDT

Movie Night in the Park - "Love, Simon" Miller Park

8:30am EDT

Plenary Pt. 3 Walker Theater

11:00am EDT

Public-Private Partnerships for PLAYces (P4s): Lessons from Detroit's Cody Rouge Neighborhood Palace Theater

12:30pm EDT

Farmers Market and Food Truck lunch Miller Park

1:45pm EDT

Short Talks: Creatively and Community Supported Miller Park Community Stage

3:30pm EDT

How to Develop an Authentic Brand for Your Authentic Place Palace Theater

4:45pm EDT

Head to Party in Cooper's Alley Cooper's Alley

5:00pm EDT

Party in Cooper's Alley Cooper's Alley

7:00pm EDT

Levitt Amp Music Series Bessie Smith Cultural Center

8:00pm EDT

Afterparty Drinks (multiple venues)