The Power of Place

Schedule

Full timing details are coming soon. Sessions listed without a time are confirmed for the day shown.

Monday, November 16, 2026

1. 5:00 PM

   Hilton Lexington/Downtown
   Registration

   On-site registration opens

2. 6:00 PM

   Hilton Lexington/Downtown
   Social

   Welcome reception

Tuesday, November 17, 2026

1. 8:00 AM

   Gatton Student Center, University of Kentucky
   Registration

   Registration opens

2. Time TBA

   Grand Ballroom, Gatton Student Center
   Plenary

   Bipartisan Keynote Conversation: Elections & Civic Engagement

   Michael Adams and Adrian Fontes

3. Time TBA

   Grand Ballroom, Gatton Student Center
   Plenary

   Roundtable: Stewarding Civic Health in Place

   Richard Young, Evan Weissman, and Elissa Lee

4. Time TBA

   Grand Ballroom, Gatton Student Center
   Plenary

   Citizenship and Community in Rural America

   Mary Berry

5. Time TBA

   Grand Ballroom, Gatton Student Center
   Plenary

   Data Are Made, Not Found

   danah boyd

6. Time TBA

   Grand Ballroom, Gatton Student Center
   Plenary

   How Americans Engage: Politics, Civics, News, and Religion

   Elisa Shearer

7. Time TBA
   Unconference

   Unconference sessions: Block 1

8. Time TBA
   Unconference

   Unconference sessions: Block 2