Jay Walljasper speaks regularly to business, professional, university and citizen groups.
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A Selection of Speaking Appearances
2009 Expert Panelist
Mayor's Symposium on Sustainability
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Talk on improving urban livability
2009 Keynote Speaker
Minnesota Community Education Association
St. Paul, Minnesota
Address on innovative ways to improve your community
2009 Lecturer
St. Olaf College
Northfield, Minnesota
Lecture on how the commons promotes prosperity, innovation, sustainability and the good life
2009 Keynote Speaker
Public Library Anniversary Celebration
Iowa City, Iowa
Headlined event with a talk entitled "Everything I need to know, I learned at the Public Library"
2009 & 2008 Speaker
University of Minnesota’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Edina, Minnesota
Public addresses on the idea of the commons
2008 Special Guest Speaker
UNESCO International Conference on Creative Tourism.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Conference drawing city officials from around the world to explore potential of tourism to strengthen sustainability and economic vitality in their communities.
2008 Keynote Speaker
Smart Growth Summit
Jeffersonville, Indiana
Annual seminar on smart growth and urban revitalization in the greater Louisville area.
2008 Speaker
University of Wisconsin Union
Madison, Wisconsin
Address on “Winter Cities and Vibrant Outdoor Spaces” at conference kicking off plans to renovate campus facilities.
2008 Keynote Speaker
Explore Minnesota Tourism Conference
Mankato, Minnesota
Remarks on sustainable tourism at semi-annual conference sponsored by Minnesota Department of Tourism.
2008 Keynote Speaker
Neighborhood Sustainability Conference
Minneapolis, Minnesota
"Changing the World One Neighborhood at a Time"
2008 & 2006 Speaker
American Institute of Architects lecture series
Minneapolis, Minnesota
2008 Speaker
Urban Currents Lecture Series
Minneapolis, Minnesota
2008 Speaker
Northfield Downtown Development Corporation
Northfield, Minnesota
Headlined Annual Partnership Celebration
2007 Keynote Speaker
What’s the Economy For Anyway? Conference
Washington, D.C.
Conference exploring quality of life issues that was part of the annual Green Festival.
2007 Speaker
Chicago Architectural Foundation & Municipal Planning Council lecture series
Chicago, Illinois
Presentation about the power of communities to improve their own future.
2007 Moderator
Urban Land Institute Conference on Winter Cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota
2007 Keynote Panelist
Sensible Land Use Coalition Conference
St. Louis Park, Minnesota
2005 Speaker
Iowa Great Place Conference
Iowa City, Iowa
Convened by Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack, the conference focused on practical measures to improve quality of life in small towns and cities.
2004 Keynote Speaker
Manitoba Magazine Publishers Association Conference
Winnipeg, Manitoba
2004 Speaker
Trinity Cathedral Lecture Series
Cleveland, Ohio
Address on “How to Fall in Love with your Hometown” for a lecture series on urban issues.
2002 Keynote Speaker
Big Ten Editor's Conference
Iowa City, Iowa
1998 Speaker
Tom McCall Society Lecture
Portland, Oregon
Address on trends in urban planning around the world in an annual lecture honoring Oregon’s former Republican governor.
1996 Keynote Speaker
Savannah State University Annual Journalism Conference.
Savannah, Georgia
Address about my journalistic experiences on the occasion of receiving the Robert S. Abbott Award for Meritorious Service in Communications.
1994 Meredith Lecturer
Drake University
Des Moines, Iowa
Annual lecture on magazine publishing endowed by the Meredith Publishing Company.
1994 Keynote Speaker
Minnesota Department of Transportation annual Bicycle Conference
St. Paul, Minnesota
1994 Keynote Speaker
St. Cloud State University Conference on Popular Culture
St. Cloud, Minnesota
College Appearances
- Bowdoin College, Political Science Department
- University of Iowa, Journalism Department
- University of Minnesota-Duluth, Split Rock Arts Program
- Drake University, Journalism Department
- University of St. Thomas, Graduate School of Business
- University of Minnesota, Journalism Department
- Hamline University, Graduate Program in Liberal Arts
- Carleton College, Journalism Department
- Macalester College, Communications Department
- St. Cloud State University, Journalism Department
- Augsburg College, Sociology Department
- St. Olaf College, Economics Department
Fellow, Editor
On The Commons .org
Senior Fellow
Project For Public Spaces
Contributing Editor
National Geographic Traveler
Editor At Large
Ode Magazine
"A lot of what I think about how cities grow comes out of reading, and talking with, Jay.”
— Mayor R.T. Rybak of Minneapolis
Coming: Jay's New Book
What We Share: A Field Guide to the Commons (July 2010)
