WDC In Denver- Women Building on Dana Crawford’s Downtown Legacy

Posted on: May 10, 2025

Featuring women who are building on Dana Crawford’s legacy to preserve and enrich downtown Denver’s historic fabric.
By Libby Seifel/Women’s Development Collaborative

Date and time

 

Sunday, May 11 · 2:30 – 7:15pm MDT

Location

 

VMWP, 1738 Wynkoop St #203 Denver, CO 80202

Agenda

2:30 PM – 4:45 PM

Registration, Light Refreshments, Presentations and Conversations

VMWP

4:45 PM – 6:00 PM

Tour featuring Dana Crawford developments and Denver developments


Downtown Tour Begins from VMWP – Larimer Square, Union Station/Crawford Hotel, Oxford Hotel, Market Station, Acme Lofts, Flour Mill Lofts

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Lively conversations with wine and nibbles

VMWP


We’ll gather for engaging conversation over creatively curated charcuterie boards and refreshments!

About this event

WDC in Denver– Women Building on Dana Crawford’s Downtown Legacy

Sunday May 11 – 2:30 PM to 7:15 PM

WDC’s Denver program starts on Sunday afternoon May 11 next to Union Station at the Van Meter Williams Pollack studio. The program will honor the 60-year development legacy of Dana Crawford and feature women leaders who continue to preserve Denver’s rich historic fabric and enliven its neighborhoods including Laura Aldrete of Hatch Urban Solutions, Donna Blair of Pacific Retail Capital Partners, Amy Cara of East West Partners, and Susan Powers of Urban Ventures. Laura Aldrete and local historian Steve Turner of CU Denver Historic Preservation Group will guide our downtown tour showcasing Dana’s most iconic developments– Larimer Square where her preservation journey began, Oxford Hotel, Flour Mill Lofts, and the Crawford Hotel in Union Station. We will return to VMWP to toast Dana and share our collective development stories over delicious appetizer boards by Wander + Graze.

Schedule
2:30 PM Registration + Welcome at VMWP

3:00 PM Presentations, Conversations and Q&A

4:45 PM Downtown Tour Begins from VMWP

6:00 PM Closing Reception

7:15 PM End
We hope you can also attend WDC’s 5/12 program!

5/11 registration cost (Eventbrite fees are additional)

Early Bird- prior to April 28

Early Bird Member – $125

Early Bird Non-Member – $145

Full Price – after Early Bird

Full Price Member – $150

Full Price Non-Member – $170

Student – $80

BEST VALUE FOR NEW 2025 WDC SUPPORTING MEMBERS:

$325 – Become a new 2025 WDC Supporting Member, which includes attendance at May 11 event and option to attend May 12 program at member discount pricing.

BEST VALUE FOR NEW 2025 WDC DENVER CHAMPION MEMBERS:

$1,050.00 – Become a new 2025 WDC Denver Champion Member, which includes attendance at BOTH May 11 and May 12 programs.

 

**PLEASE READ BEFORE REGISTERING

WDC Registration Liability Waiver and Assumption of Risk

Attendee understands that participation in any in-person program or event (aka event) of the Women’s Development Collaborative (WDC) is entirely voluntary and requires attendees to abide by any applicable rules of conduct or local, state or provincial laws that may be announced at any time before or during the event. While WDC is the convener of WDC’s events, Attendee understands and acknowledges that WDC has no direct control over and is not responsible for the acts or omissions of any personnel or others involved in producing an event, or any other attendees at an event. Attendee has carefully considered the risk involved and hereby releases, covenants not to sue, discharges, and holds harmless WDC’s directors, employees, agents, and representatives, of and from any such claims, including all liabilities, claims, actions, damages, costs, or expenses of any kind (including reasonable attorney’s fees) arising out of or relating thereto.

Attendee acknowledges the highly contagious nature of infectious diseases and voluntarily assumes the risk of exposure or infection by attending a WDC event and understands that such exposure or infection may result in personal injury, illness, disability, and/or death to attendee. Attendee understands that the risk of becoming exposed to or infected at events may result from the actions, omissions, or negligence of others who may attend events or their families, colleagues, or others with whom they may have contact. Accordingly, attendee understands and agrees that this release includes any claims based on the actions, omissions, or negligence of WDC, its directors, employees, agents, and representatives, whether an infection occurs before, during, or after participation in the event.

In addition to all other rules and regulations relating to the attendee’s attendance, attendee agrees to comply with disease prevention procedures that may be implemented by WDC, Urban Land Institute (ULI) and Denver venues including, but not limited to, mask-wearing and social distancing requirements and restrictions on certain activities that carry higher risk, in order to protect as much as possible the health and safety of all WDC and ULI meeting attendees. By completion and submission of the meeting registration form, I certify that I have read and fully understand this Liability Waiver and Assumption of Risk agreement and understand that it affects my legal rights. I agree and acknowledge that this waiver and release (1) shall be binding on me, my heirs, family, estate, representatives, and assigns and (2) is intended to be as broad as permitted under applicable law, and each waiver or provision herein is severable and shall apply notwithstanding the invalidation of any other provision herein.

ANNUAL WDC MEMBERSHIP (2025)

Please consider becoming a member of WDC as we rely on your support to sustain and grow WDC. 2025 WDC membership dues can be conveniently paid via Eventbrite (see ticket options for this event) or paid by check. We also have online payment options on our WDC website here for membership dues which can be paid annually or monthly. Membership renewals can be made here. If paying by check, please make checks payable to “Women’s Development Collaborative” and mail to:

Women’s Development Collaborative

5214F Diamond Heights Boulevard #221

San Francisco CA 94131

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