May 24 – 27, 2017Downtown Hilton Omaha

& CenturyLink Center in Omaha, NE

REGISTER TODAYFOR THE 42ND ANNUAL NEIGHBORHOODS, USA CONFERENCE

For more INFORMATION and to REGISTER visit www.nusa.org.

• Pre-Conference Activities

• Keynote Speakers o Fred Kent, Founder and President of Project for Public Spaces Read more about him HERE. o Joseph Porcelli, Senior City Strategist for Nextdoor Read more about him HERE.

• Over 56 local and national workshops in eight tracks (including Neighborhood Initiatives, Creative Inclusion, Emerging Leaders, etc.)

• Over 20 Neighborhood Pride Tours

• Over 30 local and national exhibitors

Highlights of the 2017 Neighborhoods, USA Conference:

Register today and join hundreds of people who are passionate about improving neighborhoods and building stronger communities. Gather together to share information with one another, attend and actively participate in educational workshops, tour neighborhoods and recognize achievements of neighborhoods across the nation.

2017 Neighborhoods, USA (NUSA) Conference Omaha – May 24-27, 2017

• Over 800 attendees from cities across the country will gather for the 42nd annual NUSAConference.

• Almost half of the conference attendees will be from the Omaha/Council Bluffs area• Attendees will share best practices for making neighborhoods great places in which to

live and work.• NUSA is passionate about improving neighborhoods and building stronger communities

through educational workshops, neighborhood tours and peer to peer sharing with expertsfrom other cities.

Collaborating Organizations: NUSA, the City of Omaha, One Omaha, Omaha By Design, Omaha Convention and Visitors Bureau, Omaha/Council Bluffs Neighborhood Alliances and Associations, VGA

TheOmaharepresentativesatNUSA2016inMemphis!

KeynotePresenters:FredKent,FounderandPresident,ProjectforPublicSpaces–Fredistheleadingauthorityonrevitalizingcityspacesandisoneoftheforemostthinkersinlivability,smartgrowthandthefutureofthecity.

JosephPorcelli,Nextdoor–JosephservesasNextdoor’sNortheastSeniorCityStrategistand“ProfessionalNeighbor”.JosephfocusesonbringingcitypartnersontotheNextdoorplatformtoimproverelationshipsandcommunicationsamongneighborsandcityagencies.

JoseGarciaandTerriSanders,Omaha’s24thStreetCorridor–JoseandTerriwillspeakontherevitalizationoftheNorthandSouthOmaha,focusingspecificallyonthe24thStreetCorridor.

NUSA 2017 Conference Includes: • 50+ workshops on community health and betterment. This knowledge will generate

enthusiasm, ideas and improvement projects throughout the metro neighborhoods. • Highlights of all the metro area has to offer via its 22 neighborhood tours which will be

planned and executed by area neighborhood groups. • 30+ local, regional and national exhibitors who will be on site to share their mission and

information. • The opportunity for the general public to attend the conference which is being organized

in large part by neighborhood associations and alliances. • NUSA’s Annual Neighborhood Awards Presentations which will celebrate neighborhood

initiatives, leaders and newsletters. Neighborhood Pride Tours Include: Benson-Fontenelle-Central Park Minne Lusa and Florence Blackstone Neighborhood North Omaha Village Revitalization Tour Boys Town Northwest Neighborhood Alliance Dahlman Neighborhood Blue Barn Theatre / KETV Historic North Omaha Park Ave Gifford Park South Omaha’s Small Commercial District Historic Council Bluffs South Omaha Mural Project Lincoln-Fairview Historic District Spring Lake Long School Loess Hills, IA Historic Midtown Neighborhood Urban Agriculture Tour Downtown Bike Tour KANEKO-CEC-Do Space Conference Venues: Downtown Omaha Hilton and CenturyLink Center For more information, please contact: Conference Coordinator: Roxanne Nielsen, Vic Gutman and Associates, 402-345-5401, ext. 112 rnielsen@vgagroup.com

www.nusa.org

Fiscal Sponsor: Omaha By Design, a 501 (C) (3) Nonprofit Organization