<div dir="ltr"><div>Greetings,</div><div><br></div><div>Bozeman-based Future West is hosting the next webinar in its series on Managing Growth in the New West this Wednesday May 12th at 11am. This webinar features the highly acclaimed Chuck Marohn and will focus on the subject of Building Strong Towns. Please see below for more information and a link to register. Feel free to contact me: <a href="mailto:hannah@future-west.org">hannah@future-west.org</a> with any questions!</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div>Hannah<br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(192,0,0)">WEBINAR REMINDER AND REGISTRATION!</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(192,0,0)"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="cid:ii_koiwfesb0" alt="image.png" width="164" height="73"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE NEXT WEBINAR IN OUR SERIES:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">MANAGING GROWTH IN THE NEW WEST</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Ready to learn more about what you can do to
manage growth and development in the new west? Please join Future West as we
host our next free webinar in our Managing Growth in the New West series:<i> </i></span><b><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black">BUILDING STRONG TOWNS</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:maroon">Featuring: Chuck Marohn on <i>Wednesday, May 12^th,
11:00 am – 12:30 pm MST.</i> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:maroon"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Many of our communities are experiencing
explosive growth. As development accelerates are you, much like our featured
speaker, worried that "the way we build our cities now squanders precious
resources that should be used to make our towns more prosperous?” Or that “our
communities are trading short-term growth for long-term liabilities that are slowly
bankrupting us, and that we deserve better?”  At Future West, we certainly share these
concerns - and that's why we've booked Chuck Marohn, founder and leader of the
Strong Towns movement, for our next webinar.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The Strong Towns
approach is a radically new way of thinking about the way we build our world.
They believe, and we agree, that in order to truly thrive, our cities and towns
must:</span></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Wingdings">ü<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Stop valuing efficiency and start valuing resilience</span></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Wingdings">ü<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Stop betting our future on huge, irreversible projects, and
start taking small, incremental steps and iterating based on what we learn</span></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Wingdings">ü<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Stop fearing change and start embracing a process of continuous
adaptation</span></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Wingdings">ü<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Stop building our world based on abstract theories, and start
building it based on how our places actually work and what our neighbors
actually need today.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Chuck is a radically
practical thinker who has changed the way we approach community-building at
Future West. We're delighted that he's agreed to join us on May 12th. You don't
want to miss this one!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Register
Here:</span></b><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XvOGVTk9T-OAWnai2EkCMA" style="color:blue" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XvOGVTk9T-OAWnai2EkCMA</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Each month we will offer a webinar featuring
individuals with in-depth knowledge of planning, sustainable development, and growth management issues
– leaders in their fields who foster a more complete understanding of these
challenges and related opportunities.  </span><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">To learn more about this series, watch past
webinars, and preview upcoming webinars, see attached flyer.</span><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">We look forward to having you join us!</span><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Dennis Glick and the Future West Team</span><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://www.future-west.org/" style="color:blue" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">www.future-west.org</span></a><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;font-size:12.8px">





























































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</div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><a href="http://www.hannahjaicks.com/" target="_blank"><b>Hannah Jaicks</b></a><b>, Ph.D.</b></div><br></div><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)" lang="EN-CA"><br></span></i></p><b></b><i></i><u></u><strike></strike><br><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>