What: Inter-City Visit 2022 (ICV) Delegation Orientation When: Thursday, October 13, 2022 from 4:00pm-5:30pm Where: Chapel Hill Public Library, 100 Library Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (Meeting Room B) Logistics: This is an in-person event. Free and convenient parking is available in the adjoining lots. Light refreshments will be provided. Attire is business casual. Why: This 90-minute orientation will give Delegates an overview of the ICV 2022 learning objectives and agenda, and introduce delegates to one another and the technologies that will power our experience (Groupme and GuideBook). It is recommended that every delegate attend.

2. Introductions
Find someone you don't know, introduce
yourself, and share one thing that excites
you about the Inter-City Visit.
[We will do two, 5-minute rounds]

3. Agenda
Segment 1: Overview
• Pause for questions
Segment 2: Itinerary
• Pause for questions
Segment 3: Actions
• Pause for questions

4. Overview
• What: Inter-City Visit and Leadership Conference (ICV 2022)
• Who: The delegation includes ~70 local business, government, nonprofit,
and education leaders
• When: Monday, Oct 24, 2022, through Wednesday, October 26, 2022
• Where: Asheville with a stop in Winston-Salem, NC
• Why: To learn from the experiences of another community, better
understand our own community assets, and build relationships among
each other to help us address our local challenges
• How: The delegation will enjoy presentations, tours, receptions, and
experiential learning activities

5. ICV 2018 Delegation on a tour of the Sports Pavilion Lawrence in Lawrence, Kansas.

6. Objectives
ICV 2022 will deliver on the following ten learning objectives and
prioritize equity throughout:
Increasing Affordable Housing
Focusing on Downtown Development and Redevelopment
Addressing Youth and Student Success
Accelerating Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Improving Workforce Development
Planning Community Land Use
Elevating Climate Action
Strengthening Community Partnerships
Investing in Public Infrastructure
Reconnecting

7. ICV 2022 by the Numbers
73 Delegates
50+ Locations
50+ Speakers
15 Sessions
10+ Learning Objectives
3 Days
2 Cities
1 Powerful Shared Experience

8. ICV 2018 Delegates enjoying a reception, experiencing infrastructure by bike adventure, and engaging in a site visit of a college and career center.

9. Where are we going?

10. Starting in Orange County

11. First to Winston-Salem

12. First Stop, Winston-Salem

15. Then to Asheville

16. Explore Asheville (Region)
"Explore the Region." (2022, Oct 10). Retrieved from https://www.exploreasheville.com/

17. Explore Asheville (Region)
"Explore the Region." (2022, Oct 10). Retrieved from https://www.exploreasheville.com/
ICV 2022 programming
will take place in
downtown Asheville and
the River Arts District

18. Explore Asheville (Region)
"Explore the Region." (2022, Oct 10). Retrieved from https://www.exploreasheville.com/

19. Why Asheville?

20. Demographic Comparison
Population Diversity
Median
Rent
Median
Home
Poverty
Orange County 148,696 12%B, 8%A, 9%H $1,136 $331,800 10%
Chapel Hill 61,960 10%B, 14%A, 7%H $1,221 $435,500 19%
Hillsborough 9,660 15%B, 4%A, 7%H $979 $292,800 9%
Carrboro 21,295 16%B, 7%A, 7%H $1,152 $386,900 14%
Buncombe County 269,452 6%B, 2%A, 7%H $1,019 $250,000 14%
Black Mountain 8,426 2%B, 0%A, 1%H $1,228 $235,500 4%
Asheville 94,589 11%B, 2%A, 7%H $1,084 $291,800 13%
Woodfin 7,936 2%B, 4%A, 13%H $1,167 $244,100 21%

21. Aligned with Learning Objectives
 Asheville/Buncombe has a similar educational structure (city and county school systems) and achievement
gaps.
 Asheville is known as "Climate City USA" with significant NOAA presence and a leader in climate action (eg,
The Collider)
 Asheville has made strong investments in community land use and public infrastructure (eg, River Arts
District and RADTIP)
 Asheville has voted on reparations and using data to guide policy decisions to prioritize equity.
 Asheville and surrounding communities have an affordable housing challenge, many innovative solutions
underway (including employer-assisted solutions), and a $40 million affordable housing bond on the ballot.
 Asheville has strong downtown economic development and revitalization and best in class workforce
development at AB Tech.
 Asheville is actively fostering an innovation ecosystem (eg, Hatch Innovation Lab).
 Asheville and surrounding communities share our community’s progressive values.
 Asheville has beautiful fall foliage right now!

22. ICV 2018 Delegates enjoying a waterfront reception, touring Peaslee Tech, and learning from a panel discussion.

23. Questions so far?
(about where we are going and why)

24. Agenda: Day 1
Day 1: On Monday morning (Oct 24), the delegation will head to Winston-Salem to tour their
Innovation Quarter and meet with local leaders on strategies for accelerating innovation and
entrepreneurship. In the afternoon, the delegation will head west where we will begin our
Asheville portion of the conference with relationship-building activities and a joint reception
with Asheville leaders at the Governor's Western Residence sponsored by MHAworks. We will
conclude our first day with small-group discussions throughout downtown, organized around
our learning objectives.

25. Agenda: Day 2
Day 2: The delegation will kick off on Tuesday (Oct 25) with a breakfast activity sponsored by
Chapel Hill Transit and then a tour of Downtown Asheville with discussions on redevelopment
strategies, housing, community land use planning, and public infrastructure. After lunch
downtown, we will engage in a panel discussion on education and workforce development with
a focus on improving outcomes and student success. Late afternoon, delegates will choose
their own experience sponsored by Coastal Credit Union (selecting from a curated list of fun
activities and things to explore that bring conference learning objectives to life). The
delegates willconclude Day 2 with a celebratory dinner in an Asheville hotspot.

26. Choose your own experience
(Day 2 continued)
1) Tour AB Tech Advanced Manufacturing Center
(Improving Workforce Development)
2) Tour affordable housing solutions, including teacher colony and purpose-built community
(Increasing Affordable Housing)
3) Ride electric bikes along RADTIP
(Investing in Public Infrastructure and Planning Community Land Use)
4) Talk racial equity, equity data, and reparations, and tour historically Black community
(Prioritizing Equity)
5) Tour The Collider and learn why Asheville is “Climate City”
(Elevating Climate Action)
6) Tour C3356 Comprehensive Care Center and discuss crisis care
(Strengthening Community Partnerships)

27. Agenda: Day 3
Day 3: On Wednesday morning (Oct 26), the delegation will focus on housing affordability
and innovative affordable housing strategies. Afterwards, the delegation will tour the Asheville
River Arts District followed by a discussion on business and talent attraction and retention. The
delegation will learn about how Asheville differentiates itself from competitors and uses
storytelling to market and promote itself and the region. We will conclude with a wrap up
session and board the bus for a smooth and easy drive home.

28. ICV 2018 Delegates enjoying a welcome reception, networking over lunch, and exploring downtown Lawrence.

29. Questions so far?
(about the itinerary)

30. Technology
Guidebook is a free app for
your smartphone that will
serve as your ICV 2022 e-
binder with delegate and
speaker bios, session details,
and post-session surveys.
GroupMe is a free app for
your smartphone that will
serve as our group texting
and ah-ha/picture-
sharing messaging system.

31. Technology
Download ICV 2022 Guidebook app
On your smartphone (not desktop):
1) Go to Guidebook.com/g/icv2022
2) Download the app
3) Open Guidebook, click "Have a
Passphrase," and enter: icv2022.
Download ICV 2022 GroupMe app
On your smartphone (not desktop):
1) Go to https://bit.ly/icv2022groupme
2) Download the app
3) Open GroupMe, update your profile, and
request to join the ICV 2022 group.

32. Actions
• Download and get familiar with Guidebook and Groupme.
• Connect with your contemporaries in Asheville and invite them to meet you at our
Opening Reception at the Governor's Western Residence on Monday, October 24 from
5:30-7pm. Ask them to register with our compliments: https://bit.ly/ICV2022Reception
• Reply to Aaron's email from today (10/13/22) confirming your bio and other
logistical information.
• Read our emails in the next two weeks (we will be sharing updates to help you get
really smart, really fast on Asheville).
• Be thinking about which "Downtown Discussion" (Monday evening) and Choose your
own Experience (Tuesday afternoon) you would like to join. We will send an email with a
link to a google doc in the coming days with a first-come, first-serve sign-up.

33. Questions?
(about actions, next steps, and/or anything else)

35. Appendix

36. Asheville Metropolitan Area
"Asheville Metropolitan Area." (2022, Oct 10). Wikipedia. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asheville_metropolitan_area