Engineered Irony: Octave Chanute's Kansas City Bridge

October

26

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2022

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1:00pm

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Engineered Irony: Octave Chanute's Kansas City Bridge

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A virtual Brown Bag Lunch and Learn presented in partnership with the Kansas City Public Library.

Join historian and author David W. Jackson as he examines the engineering marvel that transformed frontier Kansas City into the metropolis of today and recounts the fanfare that led up to the Hannibal Bridge's dedication on July 3, 1869.

The speaker

David W. Jackson was graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. in Historic Preservation and Archives Studies from Southeast Missouri State University in 1993. He is director of The Orderly Pack Rat, an independent historical research and consulting firm and publishing house he founded in 1996. Jackson’s 20+year professional career included Archives and Education Director for the Jackson County (Mo.) Historical Society; and, as an archivist for Unity School of Christianity, Unity Village, Missouri. In 2009, he co-founded the Gay and Lesbian Archive of Mid-America (GLAMA). Jackson is author of numerous newspaper columns, and periodical articles. Since 2000, Jackson has helped to add to local history bookshelves--on his own or in concert with others--more than 40 book titles. Through The Orderly Pack Rat, he continues to consult, research, write, publish, and present on local history, heritage, and historic preservation matters.

Key Topics:

What agile event programs are and why they're essential

Strategies and tools for building agile event marketing

How to scale agile event programs without losing brand integrity or valuable data

Steps you can take right now to introduce agile event marketing into your business

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A virtual Brown Bag Lunch and Learn presented in partnership with the Kansas City Public Library.

Join historian and author David W. Jackson as he examines the engineering marvel that transformed frontier Kansas City into the metropolis of today and recounts the fanfare that led up to the Hannibal Bridge's dedication on July 3, 1869.

The speaker

David W. Jackson was graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. in Historic Preservation and Archives Studies from Southeast Missouri State University in 1993. He is director of The Orderly Pack Rat, an independent historical research and consulting firm and publishing house he founded in 1996. Jackson’s 20+year professional career included Archives and Education Director for the Jackson County (Mo.) Historical Society; and, as an archivist for Unity School of Christianity, Unity Village, Missouri. In 2009, he co-founded the Gay and Lesbian Archive of Mid-America (GLAMA). Jackson is author of numerous newspaper columns, and periodical articles. Since 2000, Jackson has helped to add to local history bookshelves--on his own or in concert with others--more than 40 book titles. Through The Orderly Pack Rat, he continues to consult, research, write, publish, and present on local history, heritage, and historic preservation matters.

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David W. Jackson

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This event has ended. You can watch the recorded program below.

A virtual Brown Bag Lunch and Learn presented in partnership with the Kansas City Public Library.

Join historian and author David W. Jackson as he examines the engineering marvel that transformed frontier Kansas City into the metropolis of today and recounts the fanfare that led up to the Hannibal Bridge's dedication on July 3, 1869.

The speaker

David W. Jackson was graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. in Historic Preservation and Archives Studies from Southeast Missouri State University in 1993. He is director of The Orderly Pack Rat, an independent historical research and consulting firm and publishing house he founded in 1996. Jackson’s 20+year professional career included Archives and Education Director for the Jackson County (Mo.) Historical Society; and, as an archivist for Unity School of Christianity, Unity Village, Missouri. In 2009, he co-founded the Gay and Lesbian Archive of Mid-America (GLAMA). Jackson is author of numerous newspaper columns, and periodical articles. Since 2000, Jackson has helped to add to local history bookshelves--on his own or in concert with others--more than 40 book titles. Through The Orderly Pack Rat, he continues to consult, research, write, publish, and present on local history, heritage, and historic preservation matters.

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Jake Hernandez

Chief Creative Officer

Openform

Jake Hernandez is senior director of product marketing at Openform, where his goal is to help people unlock the power of in-person events.

Leo Di Salvo

Sr. Technology Consultant

Openform

Leo Di Salvo is the Senior Technology Consultant at Openform, where his goal is to help people unlock the power of in-person events.

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How to Build a Rock Solid Agile Events Program

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