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Wednesday, September 6, 2006
1:30 Welcome and Opening Comments—Vic Lechtenberg and/or Sam Cordes, Co-Directors of Purdue Center for Regional Development (PCRD)
1:45 The New Face of "Regionalism": Where Did it Begin and Where Will it End?
David Thornburgh, President and CEO of the Alliance for Regional Stewardship
2:15 Issues and Opportunities for Collaboration Initiatives in Economic Development and Governance
Moderator: Charles Fluharty, Director, Rural Policy Research Institute
Colleen Landkamer, President, National Association of Counties
Matthew Chase, Executive Director, National Association of Development Organizations
Mark Drabenstott, Director, Center for the Study of Rural America

3:45

Break
4:00 Regional Collaborative Initiatives in:
Economic Development
1. Development Efforts, Initiatives, and Successes in Eastern Indiana
2. Collaborative Initiatives Benefiting Southern Indiana
Governance
1. Unigov Revisited: Refining the Experiment for the next Generation
2. Partnering for Success: Examples of Community Engagement
3. Opportunities for Local Government Collaboration

6:00

Adjourn Break Out Sessions and Reception
7:00 Dinner
 

Thursday, September 7, 2006
7:30 Breakfast
8:30 Regional Collaborative Initiatives in:
Economic Development
1. Clusters of Innovation: A New Approach to Economic Development in Economic Growth Region 8 (EGR8)
2. Central Indiana Corporate Partnership: Using Regional Collaboration for Building A Competitive 21st Century Economy in Central Indiana
3. Development Efforts, Initiatives, and Successes in Northwestern Indiana
4. Workforce Innovations in Regional Economic Development (WIRED)
Governance
1. Regional Systems: Water, Air Quality, Environmental Management and Transportation Planning
2. Regional Governance: Working Past State Lines
3. Building Globally Competitive Regions: The Indiana Humanities Council’s Regional Leadership Forums Initiative

10:00

Break
10:15 Reflections: An External View of Indiana’s Future
Opening comments by Martin C. Jischke, President, Purdue University
Moderator: Gerry Dick, President and Managing Editor, Inside INdiana Business
Karl Stauber, President, Northwest Area Foundation
William Testa, Vice President and Director of Regional Programs, Federal Reserve Bank of
 Chicago
Randall Jackson, Director, Regional Research Institute West Virginia University (invited)
Jim Hunt, President, National League of Cities
11:45 Luncheon and Closing Remarks by President Jischke

1:15

Adjourn
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