Richard J. Daley Urban Forum

Richard J. Daley Urban Forum

Richard J. Daley Urban Forum

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2005 Richard J. Daley Urban Forum: Schedule

8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Welcome by Mayor Richard M. Daley and Chancellor Sylvia Manning
9:30 a.m. Keynote Address:
Michael Beschloss, award-winning presidential historian, author, commentator
10:00 a.m. Mayor Richard J. Daley: A Legacy of Achievement
Richard J. Daley ran Chicago during a period of historic challenges to American cities and created a legacy of achievement that still shapes the lives of Chicagoans. Panelists will reflect on key moments of challenge and opportunity in the mayor's 40 years of public life.
11:00 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m. Richard J. Daley and American National Politics
In a discussion of raw politics, participants and observers will reflect on the major national political events of 1955-1976, the role of the Mayor, and the changed landscape since his death.
12:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m.

Panel Session Number One: The Mayor and the Media
Journalists who covered the mayor will reflect on the growth of his image and subsequent legend, and the changes in media perception since his death.

Panel Session Number Two: Shaping Chicago and Urban America, 1955-2005
Chicago is famous for an urban landscape that stretches from the Loop to the neighborhoods, and is dotted with skyscrapers and bungalows. A panel of architects, critics, and policy makers will discuss how the city has been developed over the last half century, and what forces and principles continue to shape the great cities of the world.
2:45 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m.

Panel Session Number One: Urban Politics, Race and Ethnicity
Chicago has long been the place where America's ethnic groups have defined their identities and sorted out differences. Participants will discuss the leadership in Chicago politics at mid-century, and the entry of other ethnic groups and new immigrant communities into Chicago's political and social processes.

Panel Session Number Two: Learning from Chicago: A Dialogue About the Urban Future
Chicago has long been a laboratory for understanding cities. As north-central cities rusted and the Sun Belt boomed, urban experts talked about the death of downtowns, suburban sprawl, and the extinction of old social identities in the new metropolises of Los Angeles, Atlanta and Houston. In a dialogue of thinkers and doers, a panel of urban scholars and mayors discuss the new urban dynamic and the force of Chicago as its leading example.
4:30 p.m. Symposium Adjourns