[OMS_MANAGERS] Call for Session Proposals | Oregon Main Street Conference 2025

[AMABILE Cam * OPRD]

Hello Main Streeters,

It’s time to start thinking about October! The Oregon Main Street Conference will be here before you know it and to make it the best possible conference, we’re seeking session proposals from the network and beyond. Know someone who might be a good speaker, have a cool project to showcase, or a great community resource you want to highlight that fits our theme? Fill out a proposal form today or share it far and wide with those you are connected to.


Oregon Main Street (OMS) is now accepting speaker proposals for Oregon’s premier downtown conference in 2025.

We are calling for sessions ranging from 45 to 90 minutes for new and established downtown programs. This year's theme, "Dedicated to the Long Game," will enlighten attendees on the power of a creating a vision for how the community would like your downtown to look, feel, and function, and then keeping focused over the long term. Main Street organizations often experience many ups and downs as you work toward achieving your vision, but through dedicated efforts of local leaders, partners, and volunteers, Main Streets are ideally positioned to seize opportunities as they arise and to work steadfastly in improving and enhancing the function, use, and experiences by bringing the community together to live, work, invest, and play.

We encourage submissions highlighting the importance of developing a vision and strategic direction for downtown to guide any changes that will enhance and sustain downtown’s vitality. This includes investing in creating a sustainable organization, engaging all members of the community, inspiring people to contribute time and resources, working incrementally, communicating progress, being flexible – essentially all the things to build a structure to support efforts over the long haul. Your proposal can be reflective of any of the four points of the Main Street Approach which are Design, Organization, Promotion, and Economic Vitality. We strive to provide content at all learning levels including newer to advanced communities and share perspectives and success stories from urban districts to small towns and rural Main Streets.

Sessions at the conference are scheduled for Thursday, October 9, and Friday, October 10. The schedule is determined by balancing topics and target audiences. Please make sure you are available on these dates before submitting.

Conference Logistics Information:
Location: Albany, Oregon; various venues
Dates: October 8th – 10th, with sessions occurring the 9th and 10th
Conference Webpage: https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/oh/pages/omsconference.aspx

Interested in submitting a proposal?
Fill out the form linked here.<https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Mmk_qnz6tEegzqWYytFhz4r7Z5pSkUdHn0mSpus1wWRUOUlDUjQ3QjVPMEhYUDRENktYNkxRWENNVS4u>

NOTE: If you have an idea but don’t want to organize an entire session, please fill out this form and submit your idea. OMS may combine your presentation with others to create a session.

Cheers,
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Cam Amabile, CIT & CIG<https://www.interpnet.com/NAI/interp/Certification/Certification/nai/_certification/Certification_Program_Page.aspx?hkey=238a449c-b3c6-4a93-9ebb-ebaeaef7e29a> (she, her, hers) |  Technical Resources Coordinator
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