2010 Keynote with Tim DuRoche September 15, 2010

We are proud to announce our 2010 Keynote Speaker,Tim DuRoche. Tim is a writer, musician, and community cultural advocate focusing on culture and the arts, cities and the public realm, democracy, education and other aspects of civic ecology. In his keynote, Tim will explore the role of culture as a springboard for reciprocity, mutual understanding and global citizenship.

Tim is currently the Director of Programs at the World Affairs Council of Oregon and was the Community Programs Manager at Portland Center Stage for four years. While at PCS, he focused on animating the various spaces of the Gerding Theater at the Armory and connecting the community to the work of PCS through community programs, partnerships and outreach that amplify the "four pillars" of sustainability, historic preservation, community and art/theater.

For those who participated in The New Communicators last year, you may remember Tim from the discussion panel he organized and moderated, Youth Power: Speaking for the Future.

Official Website: http://thenewcommunicators.com/2010/08/18/2010-keynote-with-tim-duroche/