Agenda - Community Development Institute Southeast

Community Development Institute Southeast – Agenda – 2025

**Monday – June 9**
Time	Session
7:45am – 8:45am	Registration and Breakfast (Lobby of Birmingham/Central)
8:45am – 9:00am	Welcome and Announcements
9:00am – 10:00am	Artificial Intelligence: Your Path to the Community of Tomorrow Dawn Horn, Lee Laska, Jason Miller – University of Alabama Birmingham/Central
10:00am – 10:30am	Break and Move to Classes
10:30 am – 12:00pm	Year 1 Classroom Introductions Retail is Community Development for Your City Birmingham/Central Room	Year 2 Classroom Introductions Retail is Community Development for Your City Birmingham/Central Room	Year 3 Classroom Introductions Retail is Community Development for Your City Birmingham/Central Room
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm	Lunch on Your Own
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm	Tourism as Community Development Birmingham/Central	Tourism as Community Development Birmingham/Central	Tourism as Community Development Birmingham/Central
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm	Break and Class Picture
3:15 pm – 4:30 pm	Newtonia –A Real-World Simulation Thames Rooms	Miller County Simulation Smith Room	Marketing Your Community Birmingham Room
5:00 – 6:00 pm	Social Meetup: Networking at a Legends Bistro – Hotel Capstone

**Tuesday – June 10**
Time	Session
8:00am – 9:00am	Breakfast and Networking (Lobby of Birmingham/Central)
9:00am – 10:15am	Year 1 Workforce Development Birmingham/Central Room	Year 2 Workforce Development Birmingham/Central Room	Year 3 Workforce Development Birmingham/Central Room
10:15 am – 10:30 am	Break
10:30 am – 12:00 pm	Understanding Community Economies Smith Room	Strategies for Rural Community and Economic Development Central Room	Empowering Alabama: How Alabama Power’s “Make, Move, Serve” Strategy Fuels Economic and Community Development Birmingham Room
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm	Lunch on Your Own
1:30pm – 2:30pm	Entrepreneurship as Community Development Birmingham/Central Room	Entrepreneurship as Community Development Birmingham/Central Room	Entrepreneurship as Community Development Birmingham/Central Room
2:30pm – 2:45pm	Break
2:45pm – 4:30pm	Newtonia: A Real-World Simulation Thames Room	Miller County Simulation Central Room	Conflict Resolution Birmingham Room

**Wednesday – June 11**
Time	Session
8:00 am – 9:00am	Breakfast and Networking (Lobby of Mobile Room)
9:00am – 10:15 am	Year 1 Keynote: Leading and Thriving Through Change Jim Page Birmingham/Central Room	Year 2 Keynote: Leading and Thriving Through Change Jim Page Birmingham/Central Room	Year 3 Keynote: Leading and Thriving Through Change Jim Page Birmingham/Central Room
10:15 am – 10:30 am	Break
10:30 am – 12:00pm	Community Strategic Visioning and Planning Smith Room	Community and Economic Development Finance Central Room	Measuring Community Progress Birmingham Room
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm	Lunch on Your Own
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm	Identifying and Developing Stakeholders, Leaders and Volunteers Smith Room	Quality of Place Central Room	Community Leadership Development Birmingham Room
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm	Break
2:45 pm – 4:30 pm	Newtonia: A Real-World Simulation Thames Room	Miller County Simulation Central Room	Conflict Resolution Birmingham Room

**Thursday – June 12**
Time	Session
8:00 am – 9:00 am	Breakfast and Networking (Lobby of Birmingham/Central Room)
9:00 am – 10:15 am	Year 1 Community Asset Mapping and Assessments Smith Room	Year 2 Building Entrepreneurial Communities Central Room	Year 3 PCED Exam Review Birmingham Room
10:15 am – 1 Br0:30 am	Break
10:30 am – 12:00 pm	Community and Economic Development Practice Smith Room	Business Attraction and Site Selection Central Room	PCED Exam Review Birmingham Room
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm	Lunch on Your Own
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm	Leadership and Team Building Smith Room	Business Retention and Expansion Central Room	Emergency Management Birmingham Room
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm	Break
2:45 pm – 4:00 pm	Newtonia: A Real-World Simulation Thames Room	Miller County Simulation Central Room	Graduation Birmingham Room
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm	Debrief and Adjourn

For questions about this agenda, please contact Mary Patterson, CPA, SHRM-CP, PCED
Phone Number: 205-348-7049
Email: professionaldevelopment@ua.edu