Chair’s Message – April 2025

Greetings everyone,

Springtime is great for the warmer weather and the flowers blooming. It is also a very busy planning time for CDS. We are excited about the progress and planning to provide more events and benefits to our members.

The Website and Educational Training Committee, chaired by Tanner C. Knorr, held a webinar last week on community well being and quality of life with a focus on Indiana. Many community development professionals and students were in attendance and we thank the partners, panelists, and attendees for making the event successful.

The Call for CDS Board Nominations has been extended until May 6th. If you are a CDS member and would like to contribute to the organization through board service please fill out the nomination form by clicking HERE

The 2025 Annual CDS Conference will feature over 100 presentations and will be held in the serene, picturesque Finger Lakes Region at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York. We are almost complete with finalizing our conference schedule and will be sending an announcement to all presenters and registered attendees soon.

Our Visit Finger Lakes webpage has been updated with all the things to do in Geneva. To explore things to do at the conference location click HERE

The conference early bird registration deadline is May 12th, so please consider registering with the discount pricing by clicking HERE

We look forward to seeing you in Geneva.

In service,

Stephen Jeanetta
Chair, 2024-2025
chair@CDSociety.org

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