{"id":2,"date":"2019-08-13T19:10:35","date_gmt":"2019-08-13T23:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bsu.edu\/smallcities\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2021-09-28T12:23:28","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T16:23:28","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bsu.edu\/smallcities\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The May 2022 Small Cities Conference has been canceled. Future dates TBD.<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"wysiwyg-button-wrap\">\r\n<h5>Learn more<\/h5>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bsu.edu\/smallcities\/contact\/\">Organizers and contact info<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.bsu.edu\/forms\/small_cities_conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conference mailing list<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h2>About the Small Cities Conference<\/h2>\r\n<p><strong>The Small Cities Conference at Ball State University<\/strong> brings together scholars and policymakers to focus on issues facing small cities and rural communities. Since 2001, the Small Cities Conference has examined past milestones, present challenges, and future prospects of mid-sized communities on a national and global stage.<\/p>\r\n<p>The Small Cities Conference is led by the <a href=\"https:\/\/bsu.edu\/middletown\">Center for Middletown Studies<\/a> with interdisciplinary support from scholars and offices across campus, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/bsu.edu\/cber\">Center for Business and Economic Research<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/bsu.edu\/ici\">Indiana Communities Institute<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/bsu.edu\/rupri\">RUPRI Center for Local and State Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"wysiwyg-button-wrap\">\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.bsu.edu\/forms\/small_cities_conference\">Join our Small Cities Mailing List<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-51\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-sites.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/03\/10155221\/APA-logo-300x112.jpg\" alt=\"American Planning Association Indiana Chapter\" width=\"256\" height=\"100\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding-left: 40px;vertical-align: middle\">\r\n<h6><em>AICP credits for select sessions are provided via the <br \/>Indiana Chapter of the American Planning Association.<\/em><\/h6>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The May 2022 Small Cities Conference has been canceled. 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