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To Civic Entrepreneurs in Northeast Ohio: Last November, many of you attended a Making Change event at the Ritz Carlton Hotel. Sponsored by the Center for Regional Economic Issues at Case, this meeting kicked off a process to strengthen our civic networks and develop a new approach to regional economic development in Northeast Ohio. We invite you to a follow-up meeting next Monday, May 17th, from 8:30AM to 1:00PM. You'll get a lot more insight into our evolving networks of civic entrepreneurs in Northeast Ohio. You'll also see how our colleges and universities are coming together to accelerate the regional economic transformation that is well underway. Most important: You'll meet some really interesting people. We've planned an exciting program, and here is what will happen: * You'll see how we are using our Innovation Road Map to define new directions for our region's economic transformation. * We'll give you an update on the emerging collaborations among our colleges and universities in the region. * You'll hear a briefing on what it will take to create our own Google. * You'll also get a briefing on how competition with China is shifting our manufacturing base. * You'll hear from over a dozen civic entrepreneurs on what they are doing to build a new economy in Northeast Ohio. * We'll get some valuable insights into how social network analysis is helping us build a new "open source" model for economic transformation. This model is built on the power of networks and promotes knowledge sharing, not knowledge hoarding. * You'll get a digital fact book on our regional economy. All of this work is sponsored by the SBC Foundation. We invite you to join us. To register, visit https://www.123signup.com/event?id=hzrr. We look forward to seeing you. Ed Morrison Center for Regional Economic Issues Time and cost Monday, May 17, 2003 8:30AM to 1:00 PM $25.00 per person Valet parking included Location Ritz Carlton Cleveland 1515 West Third Street Cleveland, OH 44113