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AARP Rural Livability Workshop

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spinner image AARP Livable Communities 2019 Livability Workshop

Follow links in the schedule below to learn about the keynote speakers, plenary panels and breakout sessions.

9:00 – 9:15 am: Morning Welcome and Workshop Orientation (V)

  • Lori Parham, State Director, AARP Maine 

9:30 – 10:45 am: Regional Discussions

11:00 – 11:20 am: Welcome (V)

  • Jean Setzfand, Senior Vice President, AARP Programs

11:20 – 11:50 am: Morning Keynote: Age-Friendly by Design in Rural Communities and the Triple Bottom Line: Economic, Environmental and Human Health (V)

  • Mark Fenton, Adjunct Associate Professor, Tufts University

11:50 am – 12:20 pm: Plenary Panel: Housing in Rural Communities (V)

12:20 – 12:45 pm: Audience Questions

12:45 – 1:15 pm: Grab-and-Go-Lunch and Rural Community Videos from AARP Wisconsin, AARP Vermont, Age-Friendly Berkshires (Massachusetts) and Charleston, West Virginia (V)

1:15 – 1:45 pm: Innovation Showcase: The AARP Livable Experience: Fun, Engaging, Informative and Intergenerational (V)

1:45 – 2:15 pm: Plenary Panel: Broadband in Rural Communities (V)

2:15 – 2:35 pm: Keynote: 90 Days to Rural Livability (V)

  • Andrew Howard, Cofounder/Director, Team Better Block

2:35 – 2:50 pm: Audience Questions

2:50 – 3:00 pm: Closing Remarks (V)

  • Kristin Dillon, Senior Vice President, AARP States and Community Engagement 

3:15 – 4:15 pm: Breakout Sessions #1

  • Enhancing Community Infrastructure (Broadband)
  • Strengthening Transportation Options
  • Creating Intergenerational Communities
  • Enhancing Community Infrastructure (Partnerships)
  • Preparing for Extreme Weather and Disasters
  • Community Engagement

4:30 – 5:30 pm: Breakout Sessions #2

  • Preparing for Extreme Weather and Disasters
  • Strengthening Transportation Options
  • Improving Housing Affordability and Choice
  • Enhancing Community Infrastructure (Parks)
  • Creating Intergenerational Communities
  • Community Engagement

5:30 – 6:30 pm: Lobby Reception

5:45 – 6:30 pm: Fun with Purpose Activities

7:30 – 9:00 am: Breakfast 

9:00 – 9:30 am: Morning Welcome and Maine Presentation (V)

  • Patricia Pinto, President, AARP Maine 
  • Jean Saunders, Coordinator, Age-Friendly Saco
  • Amelia Meier, Community Outreach and Wellness Coordinator, City of Saco 

9:45 – 10:45 am: Breakout Sessions #3

  • Enhancing Community Infrastructure (Health)
  • Strengthening Transportation Options
  • Enhancing Community Infrastructure (Economic Development)
  • Improving Housing Affordability and Choice
  • Advocacy
  • Strengthening Transportation Options

11:00 – 11:15 am: Welcome Back and Music Performance (V)

  • Phillip White Hawk and Connie (Star Walker) Bellet

11:15 – 11:45 am: Plenary Panel: Federal Partners and Resources (V)

11:45 am – 12:10 pm: Innovation Showcase (V)

12:10 – 12:25 pm: Grab-and-Go Lunch

12:25 – 12:55 pm: Keynote: Rural Public Transportation: Small Places, Big Impacts (V)

  • John Robert Smith, Chair, Transportation for America

12:55 – 1:25 pm: Plenary Panel: Philanthropic Partners and Resources (V)

1:25 – 1:50 pm: Audience Questions

1:50 – 2:00 pm: Closing Remarks

2:15 – 5:00 pm: Mobile Workshops

Friday, June 21

7:30 – 9:00 am: Breakfast 

9:00 – Noon: Mobile Workshops

7:30 – 9:00 am: Breakfast 

9:00 – Noon: Mobile Workshops

2019 AARP Rural Livability Workshop

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