Conversational Transition Digital Design:
Introduction: Video Park(ing) Day Pontiac 2018
11:00AM: City of Pontiac Council President Kermit Williams (Still Tentative)
11:15AM: Blair McGowan, Crofoot Ballroom & Studios - Pontiac Historical Retrospective
11:30AM: Janice Smith, OLHSA Early Childhood Director: Context of Human Services in Pontiac, Impact of Covid-19, Shift to Digital Learning, Early Childhood Resilience & Digital Learning Pilot October 15th
12:00PM: Oakland University Global Cities, Rochester Hills, MI - Future Work, Live and Play, Interactive Student Inquiry
12:30PM: Friends of the Pontiac Parks, Kathalee James - Inclusive Development, Pontiac and Oakland County, Parks in Neighborhoods and Downtown, Role of the Parks in Public Health
1:00PM: Katy Davis, KaBoom!, Washington, D.C. - Play in Cities, Designers, Play, Government & Business Communities, Play and Resilience
1:30-3:00PM: Placemaking US w/ Ryan Smolar (Long Beach Fresh, Downtown Santa Ana Business District) Madeleine Spencer (Downtown Santa Ana Business District, Circulos School Intermediary), Tina Govan (Placemaking Studio Raleigh, NC, Founder/Architect) : Kid in Cities Symposium, Pilots, XQ School Redesign Challenge, Architecture and Human Centered Design Relationship & Shift, Role of Placemaking in Cities
Still Unscheduled:
State Representative Brenda Carter: State of Michigan’s relationship with Pontiac
Pontiac Sun Timebank: Food Security and Covid-19 recovery efforts, focus of the organization.
Brie Stevens, Chattanooga Entrepreneur: Racial Equity, Digital Learning & Community Engagement and Development, Organizational Politics
Drone Footage (Ryan Google Earth)