Past Events
CivicCon Frederick Events
Since September 2025, Frederick’s CivicCon has seen growing community interest. The programming expanded to include focused discussions such as “How Maryland Creates Lovable Places in Frederick and Beyond,” bringing together planners, leaders, and residents for meaningful collaboration.
- September 17, 2025 – Ed McMahon, the former Senior Fellow at the Urban Land Institute’s land use and economic development expert. Presented: Frederick’s Future: Growth by Design or Default.
- November 11, 2025 – Rich Harwood, President and founder of The Harwood Institute. Presented: The New Civic Path: Restoring Our Belief in One Another and Our Nation.
- January 12, 2026 – Josie Faass, Executive Director of the Progress and Poverty Institute, and Greg Miller, Executive Director of the Center for Land Economics. Presented: Reimagining Property Taxes to Return Community-Created Value Back to the Community.
- March 10, 2026 – Jake Day, Maryland Secretary of Housing and Community Development. Presented: How Maryland Creates Loveable Places, in Frederick and Beyond.
- May 27, 2026 – Tim Keane, Baltimore’s Acting Commissioner of Housing and Community Development, Ren Southard, Acting Planning Director, and Klaus Philipsen, Civic Architect Activist. Presented: A View from Baltimore, What We Can Learn from Our Historically Linked City?
- August 27, 2026 – Edward Erfurt, Strong Towns’ Chief Technical Advisor Presented: How the Strong Towns Approach Can Energize Frederick’s Positive Citizen Engagement and Actions.