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Jan 24, 2025 11:00 AM Winter Salt Week: Promoting Sustainable Winter Maintenance and Protecting Freshwater Resources ('sustainability', 'governance')
May 04, 2024 09:00 AM Tenth Annual Earthfest Export ('sustainability', 'MPR')
Mar 12, 2024 08:00 AM Thermal Energy Network Symposium ('sustainability', 'dmc')
Jan 24, 2024 08:00 AM Courageous Change Collective ('sustainability', 'civic engagement')
Aug 05, 2023 11:00 AM Isaiah Forum with Rochester Area Legislators ('faith', 'ISAIAH', 'covid', 'sustainability')
May 17, 2023 12:00 PM Sustainability Series: Energy Incentives: What’s Out There & How to Apply ('sustainability', 'DMC')
Apr 19, 2023 12:00 PM DMC Sustainability Series ('sustainability', 'dmc')
Nov 16, 2022 12:00 PM DMC: Sustainability Series: Sketchbox – Simplified and Free Energy Modeling Tool ('sustainability', 'dmc')
Jul 20, 2022 12:00 PM Sustainability Series: Better Climate Challenge ('sustainability', 'DMC', 'community engagement')
Mar 01, 2022 06:00 PM Riverfront Talks: Sustainability + Access ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'Housing', 'access', 'sustainability')
Feb 03, 2022 09:30 AM Februray 3, 2022 DMCC Board Session and Collaborative Session ('DMC', 'housing', 'workforce', 'governance', 'Entrepreneurship', 'sustainability', 'transit', 'Work Product: DMC')
Jan 26, 2022 11:30 AM HEALTH AS A CATALYST FOR GROWTH ('DMC', 'sustainability', 'housing', 'workforce', 'governance', 'Entrepreneurship', 'America City for Health', 'Health', 'transit', 'Work Product: DMC')
Nov 04, 2021 09:30 AM November 4, 2021 DMCC Board Meeting ('DMC', 'housing', 'workforce', 'governance', 'Entrepreneurship', 'sustainability', 'transit', 'Work Product: DMC')
Sep 15, 2021 12:00 PM DMC Sustainability Speaker Series - EV and Charging ('sustainability', 'DMC')
Jul 14, 2021 10:00 AM July 2021: Coalition for Rochester Area Housing Alliance ('RAF', 'sustainability', 'housing')
Jun 09, 2021 10:00 AM June 2021: Coalition for Rochester Area Housing Alliance ('RAF', 'sustainability', 'housing')
May 12, 2021 10:00 AM May 2021: Coalition for Rochester Area Housing Alliance ('RAF', 'sustainability', 'Housing', 'housing')
Apr 10, 2021 10:30 AM Isaiah Forum with Rochester Area Legislators ('faith', 'ISAIAH', 'covid', 'sustainability')
Mar 04, 2020 03:30 PM 2020 Energy Benchmarking Kick-Off ('sustainability',)
Jan 13, 2020 06:00 PM Community Health and Wellness Fair ('sustainability', 'America City for Health', 'Health/Wellness', 'health', 'Health')
Dec 16, 2019 05:00 PM Mayor Sustainability Pledge ('city', 'DMC', 'sustainability', 'dmc', 'civic engagement')
Oct 14, 2019 05:15 PM MPR Connects: MPR chief meteorologist Paul Huttner ('sustainability', 'MPR')
Sep 19, 2019 03:30 PM C4G: Sustainability Action Group Thursday, November 16, 3:30 p.m. Assisi Heights ('sustainability', 'c4g')
Aug 22, 2019 03:30 PM C4G: Sustainability Action Group ('sustainability',)
Aug 14, 2019 12:00 PM DMC Sustainability Series - Solar, Batteries, and EV’s, Oh, My! ('sustainability',)
Jun 12, 2019 06:00 PM MNDOT, Isaiah: Pathways to Clean Transportation - Rochester (evening session) ('sustainability', 'ISAIAH', 'transportation', 'MNDOT')
Jun 12, 2019 02:30 PM MNDOT, Isaiah: Pathways to Clean Transportation - Rochester (afternoon session) ('sustainability', 'ISAIAH', 'transportation', 'MNDOT')
May 16, 2019 12:00 PM DMC Art + Design in Public Space Series ('sustainability', 'arts', 'DMC', 'diversity')
May 11, 2019 10:00 AM ISAIAH-wide End of Session Strategic Training: Saturday 5/11, 10am-3pm ('diversity', 'housing', 'sustainability', 'job', 'Civic Equity', 'poverty', 'community engagement', 'isaiah', 'living wage')
Mar 31, 2019 01:30 PM Claiming Our Voices: Rochester Community Meeting with House Representatives ('community engagement', 'compassion', 'community health', 'sustainability', 'Health/Wellness', 'Civic Equity', 'childcare', 'Financial Stress')
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Two types of event information being shared in the following:

1. A list of Beam aware upcoming community events of all types. 

2. A list of noteworthy past events that have one or more of the following contents: presentation slides, video recordings as well as takeaways. 

Upcoming Events
Rochester Housing Alliance Mar 12, 2025 Mar 12, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 PM
1Q 2025 County Health Assessment and Planning Partnership (HAPP) Mar 13, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Art Show Mar 13, 2025 05:30 PM - 07:30 PM — Gallery 24, 120 Elton Hills Dr. NW #100
Strengthening Cities and Counties through Education Partnerships Mar 14, 2025 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM — Virtual
Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day! Mar 15, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM — History Center of Olmsted County
MPR Connects! Rochester Smash Boom Best Mar 15, 2025 12:30 PM - 03:00 PM — Peace Plaza, 15 1st St SW, Rochester, MN 55902
United Way of Olmsted County Centennial Gala Mar 15, 2025 06:00 PM - 08:30 PM — J. Powers at the Hilton in Downtown Rochester
Women’s History Mar 20, 2025 04:30 PM - 07:30 PM — Rochester Area Foundation, 12, Elton Hills Dr. NW, Rochester, MN
Free Training: Build A Private AI to Support Your Needs Mar 29, 2025 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM — University of MN, Robert J. Joines Urban Research
DMC 2025 Real Estate Development and Investment Summit Apr 16, 2025 09:30 AM - 03:00 PM — Mayo Civic Center
Upcoming events…
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Presentation, Memo and Video Recording

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DMC Equitable Economic Development

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PB Reporting

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