November 2-3, 2022
Mayo Clinic Event Center, Mankato, MN
Wednesday, November 2
Breakout 1a: Engaging Your Board: Roles, Ideas, and Strategies
Presenter: David Unmacht, Executive Director of the League of Minnesota Cities
Presentation: PowerPoint Presentation
Breakout 1b: Getting from Here to There with Mobility Management and RTCCs
Presenters: Michelle Lichtig, MnDOT; Lynell Popowski, NWRDC; and Terry Smith, MMDC
Presentation: PowerPoint Presentation
Breakout 2a: RLFs Best Practices and Discussion
Presenters: Sean Ranum, NWRDC and Greg Wagner, WCI
Presentation: MADO RLF Presentation
Breakout 3a: Community Organizing for Broadband
Presenters: Nathan Zacharias, AMC and Barbara Droher Kline, Le Sueur County Broadband Initiative
Presentation: PowerPoint Presentation
Breakout 3b: Minnesota Electric Vehicles Infrastructure Plan
Presenter: Beth Croteau-Kallestad, Principle Sustainability Planner, MnDOT
Presentation: EV Presentation
Breakout 3c: Housing Discussion
Presenters: Sarah Wilcox, HRDC and Sandy Hennum, Beltrami County Commissioner
Presentation: Housing Presentation
Thursday, November 3
General Session: Minnesota’s Changing Demographics
Presenter: Dr. Susan Brower, State Demographer
Presentation: PowerPoint Presentaton
Breakout 1c: Rewriting the Rural Narrative: Resident Recruitment
Presenter: Ben Winchester, Rural Sociologist, University of Minnesota Extension
Presentation: Resident Recruitment Presentation
Breakout 2b: Economic Development
Presenter: Jordan Zeller
Presentation: Economic Development Presentation