"Citizen Engagement: How to Build Community" will replace two Monday sessions from the final educational program, "How to Engage Citizens and Build Community: A Menu for Practitioners" from the Citizen Engagement and Citizen Expectations theme track and "Citizen Engagement ot Build Better Organizations and Stronger Communities" from the Small Community Managers theme track.

We hope you will join us for the merged session. Lynn Luckow from Craigslist Foundation will lead a dynamic panel that will present community engagement research and frameworks as well as offer experiences from two small community managers.

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Citizen Engagement: How to Build Community

Monday, October 18, 2:30PM-3:40PM

Meeting Room A2, Exhibit Level

Community change is a difficult proposition. Local government organizations and constituent groups are often at odds when it comes to implementing new ideas. Why is change so hard? Is it them or is it our approach? This session will highlight community engagement research and offer attendees real-world examples from small local governments and at the neighborhood level. Presenters will highlight the importance of the people in communities and neighborhoods in making change happen, the leadership role of professional managers, and how local governments can become more vital, resilient places through engagement.

Session Leader: Lynn Luckow, President & CEO, Craigslist Foundation

Panelists: Anton (Tony) Dahlerbruch, City Manager, Rolling Hills, California; Janet Denhardt, Professor, Arizona State University, School of Public Affairs, Phoenix, Arizona; Matt Leighninger, Director, Deliberative Democracy Consortium, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Dave Waffle, City Manager, Cornelius, Oregon

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