CityWorks (X)po 2011 is a "small cities conference celebrating the people and projects that have exponential impact." Theaster Gates (LF '11) and Kennedy Smith (LF '06)  are among the speakers who are "national leaders from the fields of Social Entrepreneurship & Capital, Arts & Design, Knowledge & New Media, Leadership & Good Government, Food & Drink and Outdoors & Recreation" October 27th-30th in Roanoke, Virginia.