Great Cities Symposium 2021
Schedule
Wed Oct 06 2021 at 05:30 pm
Location
Garden Club of Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL
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Scenic Jacksonville is pleased to welcome Ron Littlefield as its guest speaker at this year’s Great Cities Symposium. Littlefield is former two term mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee and current senior fellow with the Governing Institute. There, he serves as lead analyst for the City Accelerator initiative.The Great Cities Symposium, second in the series, is Wednesday, October 6th, 2021, 5:30pm, at the Garden Club of Jacksonville, 1005 Riverside Avenue. The event’s presenting sponsors are FIS and Foley & Lardner LLP.
Tickets are now on sale at:
https://www.scenicjax.org/great-cities-symposium-2021/
Covid precautions will be observed (see below)*
While mayor of Chattanooga, Littlefield attracted billions of investment from companies such as Volkswagen and Alstom, won international acclaim for municipal technology expansions, and helped transform the city into a popular destination for visitors, entrepreneurs, arts, and professionals.
Prior to serving two terms as mayor, Littlefield oversaw the undertaking of Vision 2000 -- one of the first large scale visioning projects in the United States -- credited with changing public outlooks and attitudes, paving the way for Chattanooga’s transition from "the dirtiest city in America" to a new local economy based on environmental sustainability and quality of life. A planner by career, he also served on the Chattanooga city council, was elected commissioner of public works and served as the city’s director of economic development.
"Chattanooga is cool and green and growing," Littlefield noted, as he left office. "No longer dingy and declining. Chattanooga has status as a fast-advancing, youth attracting, 'cool' city. Nothing could be finer."
The Great Cities Symposium begins at 5:30pm with Camp craft cocktails and Biscottis hors d’ouevres, followed by Mayor Littlefield’s remarks at 6:15pm, with Q & A after. Tickets are $100 per person. Purchase tickets here: https://www.scenicjax.org/great-cities-symposium-2021/
The event benefits Scenic Jacksonville, the nonprofit organization working to preserve, protect and enhance the natural and built environment of Jacksonville, Florida. More about Scenic Jacksonville: https://www.scenicjax.org/
Thanks to FIS Foley & Lardner LLP along with our other important sponsors, for making the Great Cities Symposium possible.
*COVID precautions will be observed: Limited attendance; COVID form required; and masks required indoors when not eating or drinking. We will have the cocktail hour outside in the courtyard (weather permitting) and the speaker presentation indoors in a large ballroom that will be at approximately half capacity.
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Where is it happening?
Garden Club of Jacksonville, 1005 Riverside Ave, Jacksonville, FL 32204, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
Tickets
USD 100