Greater Greener Convention

Join City Parks Alliance, Denver Parks and Recreation, and more than 1,000 global park leaders in Denver, Colorado, July 20-24 for Greater & Greener 2019: Exploring Natural Connections. For more than a decade, Greater & Greener has been the leading international conference exploring the role of parks in addressing some of the biggest challenges in cities. Conference sessions, tours, mobile workshops, and networking opportunities have been curated to foster an honest dialogue around social equity, cross-agency and cross-sector partnerships, funding models, and replicable solutions for cities.

Greater & Greener Conference Tracks:
· Equity – principles and tactics for building equity in park funding, workforce, and user engagement.
· Funding – new approaches for park development and maintenance including business improvement districts, tax levies, and cross-agency partnerships.
· Urban Greening and Biodiversity – strategies for developing, stewarding, and measuring efforts, with a focus on building biodiversity and resilience.
· Parks as Infrastructure – strategies for funding, building, and managing parks for water management, transportation, and connectivity.
· Activating Urban Parks through Recreation – promoting active, healthy lifestyles, boosting activation through programming and design, and making urban cores more livable and family-friendly.
· City Park Essentials – our popular, interactive, “How To” track with strategies to establish, grow, and sustain multi-sector partnerships.

July 19
3-8 p.m. Registration

July 20
8 a.m.-8 p.m. Registration
8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Weekend Tours

July 21
8 a.m.-7 p.m. Registration
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Weekend Tours
9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Volunteer Service Day
2-5 p.m. Deep Dive Interactive Sessions
6:30-9 p.m. Opening Reception (Confluence Park)

July 22
7 a.m-7 p.m. Registration and Exhibition Hall
7:30-8:30 a.m. Coffee and Tea
8:30-8:45 a.m. Opening Remarks and Welcome
8:45-10:30 a.m. Keynote and Plenary Session: Biodiverse Cities
10:30-11:15 a.m. Networking Break
11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Educational Sessions
12:30-1:45 p.m. Lunch and Peer-to-Peer Sessions
1:45-2:30 p.m. Networking Break
2:30-5:30 p.m. Educational Sessions and Mobile Workshops
5:30-7 p.m. Exhibition Happy Hour

July 23
7 a.m.-6 p.m. Registration
7:30-8:30 a.m. Coffee and Tea
7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Exhibtion Hall
8:30-10:30 a.m. Keynote and Mayors Forum: City Building
10:30-11:15 a.m. Networking Break
11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Educational Sessions
12:30-1:45 p.m. Lunch on your own
1:45-2:30 p.m. Networking Break and Ice Cream Social
2:30-5:30 p.m. Educational Sessions and Mobile Workshops
6-8:30 p.m. Closing Reception (Civic Center Park)

July 24
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. International Forum (McNichols Civic Center Building)

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