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NYS 250 Commemoration Virtual Summit

Event Details

Jan 30, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Online / Virtual Event

You're invited to join us January 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM as we reconvene planners, programmers and promoters for a 250 Commemoration Virtual Summit. The morning program will follow-up on the successful September 2024 gathering in Saratoga Springs with a virtual event packed with updates, progress reports, ideas and guidance. A live / in-person event is also planned for September of 2025 - details will be shared at the virtual meeting in January.

We look forward to seeing you! Register now

Date: Thursday January 30, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM to 11:45 AM

Preliminary Agenda

9:55 AM: Login begins to the virtual platform.

10:00 AM: Welcome/Remarks: Devin Lander, New York State Historian; NYS Education Department

10:15 AM: Updates: NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation - Phil Giltner, Special Initiatives Coordinator & Madeleine Gionet, Director of Marketing Empire State Development - Ross Levi, Vice President/Executive Director of Tourism

10:45 AM: Updates / Best Practice / Case Studies In Collaboration: - Brief presentations from destinations, museums and historic organizations

11:30 AM: Closing Remarks / Next Steps / Plans for September 2025


Contact Information:

NYS 250 Commemoration Questions: Devin R. Lander, New York State Historian, Devin.Lander@nysed.gov

Event Registration Questions: Brooke Wilson, New York State Tourism Industry Association (NYSTIA), brooke@nystia.org

You're invited to join us January 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM as we reconvene planners, programmers and promoters for a 250 Commemoration Virtual Summit. The morning program will follow-up on the successful September 2024 gathering in Saratoga Springs with a virtual event packed with updates, progress reports, ideas and guidance. A live / in-person event is also planned for September of 2025 - details will be shared at the virtual meeting in January.

We look forward to seeing you! Register now

Date: Thursday January 30, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM to 11:45 AM

Preliminary Agenda

9:55 AM: Login begins to the virtual platform.

10:00 AM: Welcome/Remarks: Devin Lander, New York State Historian; NYS Education Department

10:15 AM: Updates: NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation - Phil Giltner, Special Initiatives Coordinator & Madeleine Gionet, Director of Marketing Empire State Development - Ross Levi, Vice President/Executive Director of Tourism

10:45 AM: Updates / Best Practice / Case Studies In Collaboration: - Brief presentations from destinations, museums and historic organizations

11:30 AM: Closing Remarks / Next Steps / Plans for September 2025


Contact Information:

NYS 250 Commemoration Questions: Devin R. Lander, New York State Historian, Devin.Lander@nysed.gov

Event Registration Questions: Brooke Wilson, New York State Tourism Industry Association (NYSTIA), brooke@nystia.org

NYS 250th Committee: