Special Events

Everyone leaves conferences with a stack of handouts and business cards, but CM'10®’s special events were designed make sure you leave with much more than that. Through a wide range of creative events, informal networking opportunities, hands-on experiences and demonstrations, we aim to make sure people acquire concrete skills and ideas and connect with those who can help them the most.

 

Tools and Demonstrations

 

Community SandboxCommunity Sandbox

Get your hands dirty playing with the latest high- and low-tech tools for community engagement and planning.

 

Open SpaceOpen Space

The Open Space approach is experimental by design and free form in spirit, intended to capture, elevate and enhance the informal, lively conversations too often relegated to hotel hallways and short coffee breaks.

 

Tools FlashMobsTools FlashMobs

Interested in trying a web 2.0 tool that could help connect people, ideas and information in your community? As you take breaks between program offerings, join us for a tool "flashmob."

Please also see our list of Workshops & Mobile Tours for more great tools, skills, and ideas to take back home.

 

Networking and Engagement Opportunities

 

Opening ReceptionOpening Reception

Join us for drinks and light hors d’oeuvres at the Grand Hyatt, plus a sneak peek at the Community Sandbox.

 

Networking ReceptionNetworking Reception

Chat with other attendees on Wednesday night and enjoy conversation, connections, and delicious local foods.

 

Dinner with the DoctorDinner with the Doctor

Make an appointment for Dinner with the Doctor, where a themed dinner group will head out to a local restaurant with a group of experts to engage in more in-depth conversation on a particular topic.

 

Sojourn TheatreSojourn Theatre Performance

Join Sojourn and help build a performance that captures the spirit of the conference and our work in communities.