Main Street: Creating Livable, Lovable Communities
2025 NC Main Street Conference
March 11-13 | Mooresville, NC
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- PRESENTER INFORMATION -
Registration:
Must Register No Later Than: 1/27
You should have received an email from Liz with your speaker code, if you do not have your code, please reach out to Sharon Tripp. info@ncmainstreetconference.com
Presentations:
Due No Later Than: 2/24
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Please do not include sound or links to 3rd party sources to play sound. We do not have the capablity to play sound within presentations during the sessions.
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Review the schedule below. Save your presentation to closely match the title. If you do not do that, we will not have anyway of knowing what session was sent in, unless you have the title of the session on your FIRST SLIDE.
Uploading the PowerPoint:
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Liz sent you an email in January with the link AND password to upload your presentation.
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If you do not have the password, please search for the email and use the password in the email.
Room Location:
Closer to the conference date we will populate your session location in your session description. Check the conference schedule page for the room assignments.
Parking:
Please park in the lower lot of the Charles Mack Citizens Center parking lott. This lot has a bright blue mural on the retaining wall. You may access this lot from North Church Street (use 201 North Church Street for gps directions). 201 North Church Street is directly across the street from this parking lot.
- SCHEDULE OVERVIEW -
Day | Time | Description | Location |
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3/11 - Tuesday | 7:30 am - 5:30 pm | Registration | Room # TBD |
3/11 - Tuesday | 9:00 am - 1:00 pm | Shop and Explore | Downtown |
3/11 - Tuesday | 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Toolkit Sessions | Main Building |
3/11 - Tuesday | 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Don’t Be a Nonprofit Offender | Room # TBD |
3/11 - Tuesday | 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Be The Worst Kept Secret! | Room # TBD |
3/11 - Tuesday | 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Is Your Project Ready? | Room # TBD |
3/11 - Tuesday | 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Funding Diversity: Meeting Business Owners Where They Are | Room # TBD |
3/11 - Tuesday | 9:00 am - 10:00 am | We Are the Champions | Room # TBD |
3/11 - Tuesday | 10:00 am - 10:30 am | Time with Exhibitors | Main Building |
3/11 - Tuesday | 10:30 am - 11:30 am | Toolkit Sessions | Main Building |
3/11 - Tuesday | 10:30 am - 11:30 am | Economic Acceleration Thru Transformation | Room # TBD |
3/11 - Tuesday | 10:30 am - 11:30 am | Carolina on My Mind | Room # TBD |
3/11 - Tuesday | 10:30 am - 11:30 am | Rethinking Social Media: How to Cultivate Civic Pride and Downtown Investments Through Your Social Media Strategy | Room # TBD |
3/11 - Tuesday | 10:30 am - 11:30 am | Thinking About Main Street? | Room # TBD |
3/11 - Tuesday | 10:30 am - 11:30 am | Tap Into Federal Programs for Downtown | Room # TBD |
3/11 - Tuesday | 11:30 am - 1:30 pm | Exhibitors & Lunch | Main Building |
3/11 - Tuesday | 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm | Breakout Sessions | Main Building |
3/11 - Tuesday | 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm | Affordable Housing on Main Street | Room # TBD |
3/11 - Tuesday | 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm | Size Doesn't Matter: Transforming Small and Overlooked Spaces into Memorable Downtown Features | Room # TBD |
3/11 - Tuesday | 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm | Building Visitor Itineraries that Start and End in Downtown | Room # TBD |
3/11 - Tuesday | 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm | Tips to Equip, Empower and Retain Volunteers | Room # TBD |
3/11 - Tuesday | 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm | The Most Creative Uses of a Downtown Building: Revitalizing Downtown | Room # TBD |
3/11 - Tuesday | 2:45 pm - 3:15 pm | Time with Exhibitors | Main Building |
3/11 - Tuesday | 3:15 pm - 3:45 pm | Opening Remarks | Room # TBD |
3/11 - Tuesday | 3:45 pm - 4:15 pm | Special Announcements | Room # TBD |
3/11 - Tuesday | 4:15 pm - 4:30 pm | Break | Main Building |
3/11 - Tuesday | 4:30 pm - 5:15 pm | Keynote - Katherine Loflin | Room # TBD |
3/11 - Tuesday | 5:15 pm - 6:45 pm | Welcome Reception | Room # TBD |
3/11 - Tuesday | 6:45 PM | Dinner on Your Own | Downtown |
3/12 - Wednesday | 7:30 am - 5:00 pm | Registration | Room # TBD |
3/12 - Wednesday | 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Time with Exhibitors | Main Building |
3/12 - Wednesday | 8:30 am - 9:00 am | Welcome | Room # TBD |
3/12 - Wednesday | 9:00 am - 9:30 am | Plenary - Jon Schallert | Room # TBD |
3/12 - Wednesday | 9:30 am - 10:15 am | Keynote - Jeff Siegler | Room # TBD |
3/12 - Wednesday | 10:15 am - 10:45 am | Time with Exhibitors | Main Building |
3/12 - Wednesday | 10:45 am - 12:00 pm | Breakout Sessions | Main Building |
3/12 - Wednesday | 10:45 am - 12:00 pm | Fabulous Findings: Finessing Downtown's Future with Market Data | Room # TBD |
3/12 - Wednesday | 10:45 am - 12:00 pm | The Importance and the Art of Third Places: Gathering Spaces within the Downtown Context | Room # TBD |
3/12 - Wednesday | 10:45 am - 12:00 pm | Imagine the Impact: Gaining Local Government Support for Downtown Revitalization | Room # TBD |
3/12 - Wednesday | 10:45 am - 12:00 pm | Hit the Trail from Downtown: Enhancing Outdoor Recreation with Vibrant Downtown Amenities | Room # TBD |
3/12 - Wednesday | 10:45 am - 12:00 pm | When Disaster Hits: Lessons in Preparedness and Recovery | Room # TBD |
3/12 - Wednesday | 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Exhibitors & Lunch | Main Building |
3/12 - Wednesday | 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm | Breakout Sessions | Main Building |
3/12 - Wednesday | 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm | Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: A Place-Based, Collaborative Framework | Room # TBD |
3/12 - Wednesday | 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm | Generational Design Concepts: Creating Healthier, More Inclusive Outdoor Spaces | Room # TBD |
3/12 - Wednesday | 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm | The Write Stuff 2.0: The Words We Write about the Places We Love | Room # TBD |
3/12 - Wednesday | 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm | The Power of Culture and Inclusive Community Engagement | Room # TBD |
3/12 - Wednesday | 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm | Big Ideas for Big Projects: Revitalizing Historic Spaces | Room # TBD |
3/12 - Wednesday | 3:15 pm - 3:45 pm | Time with Exhibitors | Main Building |
3/12 - Wednesday | 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm | Tours | Downtown |
3/12 - Wednesday | 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm | Cocktails | Room # TBD |
3/12 - Wednesday | 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm | Awards Ceremony | Room # TBD |
3/12 - Wednesday | 6:30 PM | Dinner on Your Own | Downtown |
3/13 - Thursday | 8:00 am - 9:15 am | Tours | Downtown |
3/13 - Thursday | 9:15 am - 9:30 am | Break | Main Building |
3/13 - Thursday | 9:30 am - 10:45 am | Breakout Sessions | Main Building |
3/13 - Thursday | 9:30 am - 10:45 am | Does Quirky Get Your Community Noticed? | Room # TBD |
3/13 - Thursday | 9:30 am - 10:45 am | Planning for a Main Street Project: Collaboration, Design, and Flexibility | Room # TBD |
3/13 - Thursday | 9:30 am - 10:45 am | The 15-Minute Economy in Rural Downtowns: Can You Access What You Need Within 15 Minutes? | Room # TBD |
3/13 - Thursday | 9:30 am - 10:45 am | City Parks with Big Impact: Transforming Urban Spaces for Health, Sustainability, and Community | Room # TBD |
3/13 - Thursday | 9:30 am - 10:45 am | Empowering Small Businesses with Knowledge: Unlocking Tools for Success | Room # TBD |
3/13 - Thursday | 10:15 am - 11:00 am | Champion Registration | Room # TBD |
3/13 - Thursday | 10:30 am - 11:15 am | Coffee with Champions | Room # TBD |
3/13 - Thursday | 11:15 am - 12:45 pm | Champions Ceremony | Room # TBD |
3/13 - Thursday | 12:45 pm - 1:00 pm | Closing Remarks | Room # TBD |