TRACK A: Beginner/Intermediate TRACK B: Intermediate TRACK C: Advanced TRACK D: Beginner-Advanced

Liberty Museum & Arts Center Serendipity Café Catskill Artists Gallery Liberty Museum & Arts Center

“SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION “HISTORIC WALKING TOUR OF “LIBERTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION NYUC and NYMSA Meetings
8:00 FOR THE NEW MAIN STREET.” MAIN STREET LIBERTY” PROJECTS- WALKING TOUR”
John Conway, BUZZ Equipment Company, LLC Maurice Gerry, Town of Liberty Councilman Heinrich Strauch, Executive Director, Liberty C.D.C.

“USING CREATIVE APPROACHES TO “CULTIVATING FARM TO “THE DOUGLASTON VILLAGE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT:
9:00 FUNDING COMMUNITY PROJECTS” TABLE CONNECTIONS” BROTHER, CAN YOU SPARE A STOREFRONT?”
Peg Ellsworth, Executive Director of the MARK Project David Gilmour, AICP Kevin Wolfe, Kevin Wolfe Architect, PC

“WHAT’S NEW AT THE OFFICE OF “A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR INTEGRATING “DRIVING RETAIL SALES DURING DIFFICULT TIMES” “MEET THE SPEAKERS,
COMMUNITY RENEWAL” WATERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT” Larisa Ortiz , Larisa Ortiz Associates ONE ON ONE”
10:00
Deputy Commissioner, Joe Rabito and NYMS staff Arthur J. Sciorra, City Manager; J. Justin Woods, Director Peg Ellsworth, David Gilmour
of Planning & Development, City of Ogdensburg and Kevin Wolfe

“NEW YORK MAIN STREET (NYMS) “ITHACA’S DOWNTOWN 2020 STRATEGIC “HOW TO MAKE YOUR MAIN STREET WORK PLACE “MEET THE SPEAKERS,
11:00 2010; PROGRAM OFFERINGS:” PLAN AND PLANNING PROCESS”  WORK FOR YOU” ONE ON ONE”
Program Director Chris Leo and NYMS staff Gary Ferguson, Downtown Ithaca Larry Lane, Lane Architecture + Design, P.C. Joe Rabito, Arthur J. Sciorra,
J. Justin Woods and Larisa Ortiz

“MEET THE SPEAKERS,

ONE ON ONE”
12:00 KEYNOTE PRESENTATION - Panel Discussion: “Successes in Challenging Times” Moderated by Robert Elliott Chris Leo , Gary Ferguson
and Larry Lane

“NEW YORK MAIN STREET (NYMS) “USING LOCAL FOUNDATIONS TO “CREATING OWNERSHIP: USING PARTICIPATORY DESIGN”  “MEET THE SPEAKERS,
PROGRAM; BEST PRACTICES:” FUND URBAN DESIGN PLANS” Melissa Ix, Vice President of Design, Mark k Morrison Associates, Ltd, ONE ON ONE”
1:00 Lee Harkness, Discover Jamestown Landscape Architects and Mary Alice Lee, Director of the NYC
NYMS staff Robert Elliott, and Various Presenters
Playground Program at the Trust for Public Land. from the panel discussion.

“NYS REHABILITATION TAX CREDITS “HOW LAND BANKS CAN HELP REVITALIZE “INCREASING THE VITALITY OF MAIN STREETS “MEET THE SPEAKERS,
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL” NEW YORK’S URBAN CORES” BY REACHING OUT TO STUDENT AND ONE ON ONE”
2:00 John A. Bonafide, Historic Preservation Services Benjamin R. Walsh, Metropolitan Development Lee Harkness, Melissa Ix
SENIOR POPULATIONS” 
Coordinator, NY State Historic Preservation Office Association, Inc.; New York State Urban Council Michael King, Nelson\Nygaard and Mary Alice Lee

“FINDING FUNDS WHEN “BACK TO BASICS ESSENTIAL “MAIN STREET ASSESSMENTS AND THE “MEET THE SPEAKERS,
TIMES ARE TIGHT” SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS VISIONING PROCESS” ONE ON ONE”
3:00 Helen Budrock, AICP, Community Planner, Sullivan AS DOWNTOWN ANCHORS” Victor Dadras, Dadras Architects John A. Bonafide, Benjamin R. Walsh
Renaissance; Glenn Gidaly, Senior Project Manager, Alan Sorensen, AICP, Planit Main Street ; and Michael King
Barton & Loguidice Robert Dadras, Dadras Architects

The New York Main Street Alliance (NYMSA) Roundtable Discussion: “MEET THE SPEAKERS,
4:00 “Economic Development Successes in Challenging Times” ONE ON ONE”
Helen Budrock, Glenn Gidaly,
Moderated by David Zembiec, President; New York Main Street Alliance, Director of Community Development, NYS Tug Hill Commission
Alan Sorensen and Victor Dadras

5:00 Dinner: “A Taste of MAIN STREET”

6:00 EVENING PRESENTATION FOLLOWED BY RECEPTION: Film, “Community of Voices” Narrated by Edward McMahon
 NEW YORK PRESERVATION FORUM SCHEDULE
The New York Main Street Alliance Presents
Sunday, November 1, 2009
This two-day conference is open to anyone, on a first come first served
8:00 REGISTRATION / BREAKFAST basis, with an interest in either Historic Preservation or Main Street
revitalization. You may register for one or both days. Since space is
9:00 LOCAL WALKING TOURS limited, please fill out the following registration information and
return it with payment as soon as possible.
“THE SILVER AGE AND ITS RELEVANCE: 
WHY THE GOLDEN AGE WOULD HAVE BEEN _________________________________________________
10:00 Name
IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT IT”
John Conway, Historian/Author _________________________________________________
NEW YORK Organization/Municipality
“RESTORING MAIN STREET BUILDINGS”;
PRESERVATION _________________________________________________
11:00 THE BUILDING OWNERS’ PERSPECTIVE Address
FORUM
Panel Discussion _________________________________________________
City/State/Zip
12:00 LUNCHEON: “A TASTE OF MAIN STREET” _________________________________________________
Daytime Phone
_________________________________________________
“RESTORING MAIN STREET BUILDINGS”;
E-mail
1:00 THE ARCHITECTS’ PERSPECTIVE
Panel Discussion
Different Rates Apply* Please Use The Following Chart
Registration includes lunch & dinner!
“RESTORING MAIN STREET BUILDINGS”;
2:00 THE CONTRACTORS’ PERSPECTIVE
Panel Discussion

“THE IMPORTANCE OF CREATING HISTORIC Early Registration Rates [postmarked by Oct. 16th]
3:00 DISTRICTS”, AN URBAN EXAMPLE
Kevin Wolfe, Kevin Wolfe Architect, PC $40 $95 $120
Pre-Registration Rates [postmarked by Oct. 23rd]

SESSION EIGHT: “PRESERVATION AS AN $50 $105 $130

4:00 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVICE’’ Regular Rates [registration on day of conference]
Alan Sorensen, AICP, Planit Main Street Sunday & Monday
$60 $115 $140
November 1 & 2 *Special Group Rate: 3 or More Deduct 20%
5:00 Dinner (on your own) 2009
Liberty, New York
“SECRETS OF SUCCESSFUL
6:00 HISTORICAL STOREFRONTS” Please mail your registration & payment to:
the 2009 Main Street Forum is produced with assistance
Liberty Museum & Arts Center
Larry Lane, Lane Architecture + Design, P.C. from the following Conference Co-Sponsors:
The New York Urban Council
The New York Main Street Alliance 46 South Main Street. Liberty NY 12754
The New York Planning Federation
RECEPTION; FOR THE 8TH ANNUAL
The New York Conference of Mayors Phone : [845] 292-2394 www.LibertyMuseum.com
7:00 PRESERVATION PHOTOGRAPHY/ ART SHOW.
The Catskill Center
LaVerne Black, Artist/Photographer
The Liberty Museum & Arts Center You may also register by email: LMACinfo@libertymuseum.com