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Concentration in Urban and Regional Economic Development Policy
Innovations in Economic Development Forum

Co-sponsored by the Georgia Tech School of Public Policy and the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute

The Innovations in Economic Development Forum brings together faculty, other researchers, students, economic developers, and policymakers to discuss leading-edge ideas and practices in economic development and innovation policy. Established in 2004, the Forum meets three to four times per semester at Georgia Tech, usually in Technology Square. The Forum is free and open to the public.

Next Forum Meetings

Fall 2009 Forum Theme: Surviving the Recession - Strategies for financing community and economic development in today's historic downturn
Schedule for all Fall 2009 forum meetings:
Noon Meet the speaker (brown bag)
12:30 pm Program
Location Centergy Building @ Tech Square, 75 5th Street NW, Hodges Conference Room, third floor, Tech Square
Directions  
 
Is venture capital no longer relevant? Funding startups in a new financial environment. Panel: Stephen Fleming (moderator), vice provost, Enterprise Innovation Institute, Georgia Tech; Nelson Chu, managing director, Kinetic Ventures; Gordon Rogers, president, Atlanta Technology Angels; Connie Ruffner, ATDC catalyst, Enterprise Innovation Institute, Georgia Tech; Radhika Subramanian, CEO, Emcien. November 11, 2009.
 
Meetings - 2009-2010 Academic Year
Fall 2009 Forum Theme: Surviving the Recession - Strategies for financing community and economic development in today's historic downturn
Advances in Economic Development Finance. Ed Blakely, Professor, Urban Policy, University of Sydney, and Nancey Green Leigh, Professor, City and Regional Planning Program, Georgia Tech. October 8, 2009 (Thursday). Special location: Global Learning Center (directly across 5th Street from Centergy Building), 84 Fifth Street, NW Atlanta, GA 30308 Auditorium 235 (on second floor).
Economic Incentives and Fiscal Retrenchment. Reagan Farr, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Revenue. September 30, 2009. Moderator: Brian Williamson, Georgia Department of Community Affairs
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Meetings - 2008-9 Academic Year
Spring 2009 Forum Theme: To Survive and Thrive: Policies and Practices for Sustainable Growth
Making Playgrounds More Sustainable. Bill Orser, Director of Business Development, Safeplay Systems. April 1, 2009.
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Encouraging Communities to Grow Green. Maia Davis, Principal Environmental Planner, Atlanta Regional Commission. March 4, 2009. Presentation [PDF]
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Retrofitting Suburbia. Ellen Dunham-Jones, Professor and Director, Architecture Program, Georgia Tech. February 4, 2009.
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Meetings - 2008-9 Academic Year
Fall 2008 Forum Theme: To Survive and Thrive: Policies and Practices for Sustainable Growth
How Large US Cities are Amplifying Global Warming and Planning Adaptive Responses. Brian Stone, Professor, City and Regional Planning Program, Georgia Tech. November 19, 2008. Special forum held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, [3:30 pm, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, 1000 Peachtree Street NE, across from the MARTA Midtown Station on the Tech Trolley route]. Registration required. Contact Jared Yarsevich at jared.yarsevich@atl.frb.org  to RSVP by Nov. 14. Presentation [PDF]
Sustainability in Business: Natural Capitalism through Innovation. John Bradford, Vice President of Operations and Research and Development, InterfaceFLOR Commercial, November 5, 2008.
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Addressing Environmental Challenges in the Southeast through Green Building Technology. Dennis Creech, Executive Director, Southface Energy Institute, October 1, 2008. Co-sponsored by Energy and Environmental Services (ESS), Georgia Institute of Technology. Commentator: Holly Grell-Lawe, ESS. Presentation [PDF]
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Shrinking the Carbon Footprint of Metropolitan Areas. Marilyn Brown, Professor of Energy Policy, School of Public Policy, Georgia Tech, September 3, 2008.  Presentation [PDF]
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Meetings - 2007-8 Academic Year
Spring 2008 Forum Theme: The 'Young and the Restless'
Virtual Games to Real Money: the New Economic Development Currency. David Altig, Sr. Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, April 2, 2008. Commentator: Professor Celia Pearce, School of Literature, Communication, and Culture, Georgia Tech. Presentation [PDF]
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What's Old is New: Neighborhood Revitalization in the Old Fourth Ward. Honorable Kwanza Hall, Atlanta City Council, March 5, 2008. Commentator: Professor Harley Etienne, City and Regional Planning Program, Georgia Tech.
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Treasure Hunting through ‘Geocaching’: How can we make an economic development link? Jarrett King, Macquarium Intelligent Communications; and Slater Barr, Carroll Tomorrow. February 6, 2008.
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Meetings - 2007-8 Academic Year
Fall 2007 Forum Theme: "The 'Young and the Restless': Resurgent Entrepreneurial Ideas for Innovation and Economic Developmention in Action"
Building a City Business Around New Urban Music. Curtis Daniels III, Chief Operating Officer, Patchwerk Recording Studios, December 5, 2007. Commentator: Professor Gil Weinberg, Music Technology Program, Georgia Tech
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Virtual Economies and Next Generation Games. Clinton A. Lowe, Chair, Georgia Game Developers Association, November 7, 2007. Commentator: Asante Bradford, Digital Entertainment Liaison, Georgia Department of Economic Development.
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Preserving Artistic and Entrepreneurial Places: Little Five Points. Rob Thompson, Holy Mother Tattoo, and Mel Pinson, Criminal Records, October 3, 2007. Commentator: Professor Benjamin Flowers, College of Architecture, Georgia Tech
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Green Transportation Alternatives: Why own the car when you can own the drive? Liz Wattenberg, General Manager, Flexcar. September 5, 2007. Commentator: Professor Marilyn Brown, School of Public Policy, Georgia Tech Presentation by Kevin Planovsky
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Special Guest Presentations | Fall 2007
Finding shortcuts in the map of science. Interdisciplinarity as integration of diverse geographies. Seminar Presentation. November 6, 2007, 3.30 pm. GT School of Public Policy, DM Smith Building. Ismael Rafols, Science and Technology Policy Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex, UK. Master Class III on Science and Technology Indicators. For more on the global map of science, see http://users.fmg.uva.nl/lleydesdorff/map06/texts/index.htm
Gender Aspects of Patenting and Publishing. Seminar Presentation, October 16, 2007, School of Public Policy, DM Smith Room, 303. Rainer Frietsch, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovations Research, Karlsruhe, Germany. Master Class II on Science and Technology Indicators. 

Role of Universities in Developing Countries. Seminar Presentation, August 23, 2007, School of Public Policy. Master Class I on Science and Technology Indicators: Approaches to Appropriate Patent-based Country Comparisons, August 24, 2007, School of Public Policy. Dr. Ulrich Schmoch, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovations Research, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Presentations [PDF] | Universities | Patents

Meetings - 2006-7 Academic Year
Spring 2007 Forum Theme: "Innovation in Action"
Danny Bretznitz Globalization, Coopetition, and the Role of the State in the Creation of New Industries. Danny Breznitz, Professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and the School of Public Policy, Georgia Tech; and Chris Clark, Deputy Commissioner for Global Commerce at the Georgia Department of Economic Development, April 17, 2007. [3 pm, Economic Development Building, Tech Square]. [Directions]
Chris Clark
Starting Emerging European High-Tech Operations in the US: The Case of Hubtech21. Patrick Cheenne, CEO, Hubtech21, March 28, 2007. [3 pm, Centergy Building @ Tech Square, 75 5th Street NW, Hodges Conference Room, third floor, Tech Square]. [Map and Directions] Presentation [PDF]
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40th Annual Basic Economic Development Course - Open Public Session
Fostering Your Competitive Edge in the Innovation Economy, Mary Jo Waits, Director, Pew Center on the States, March 14, 2007. [3:30 pm, Global Learning Center, Room 236, 84 5th Street NW, Tech Square]. Co-sponsored by 40th Annual Basic Economic Development Course. Presentation [PDF]
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Technology Corridors Revisited. Thomas Ballard, Director, Economic Development and Partnerships,  UT-Battelle, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, February 28, 2007. [3:30 pm, Centergy Building @ Tech Square, 75 5th Street NW, Hodges Conference Room, third floor, Tech Square]. Presentation [PDF]
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Making the Beltline Happen. Terri Montague, President and CEO, Atlanta Beltline, Inc. January 31, 2007. [3 pm, Centergy Building @ Tech Square, 75 5th Street NW, Hodges Conference Room, third floor, Tech Square]. Presentation [PDF]
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Fall 2006 Forum Theme: "New Insights for Innovative Economic Development Strategies"
Metropolitan Economic Development: A Global Perspective. Marc Weiss, Chairman and CEO, Global Urban Development. December 6, 2006. [4 pm, Centergy Building @ Tech Square, 75 5th Street NW, Hodges Conference Room, third floor, Tech Square]. Co-sponsored by CIFAL Atlanta - a program of UNITAR, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research. Discussant: Alexander A. Mejía, Program Director, CIFAL. Presentation [PDF]
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Secrets of Gazelles: Differences Between High Growth, Low Growth and No Growth Businesses Owned by African Americans, Thomas D. Boston, Professor, Georgia Tech School of Economics. November 8, 2006 [4.30 pm, Centergy Building @ Tech Square, 75 5th Street NW, Hodges Conference Room, third floor, Tech Square]. Sponsored by the Georgia Statewide Minority Business Enterprise Center. Discussant: Fred Burks, President/CEO, The Burks Companies. Presentation [PDF]
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The Innovation Value Chain: A UK Perspective. Stephen Roper, Professor, Aston Business School, Birmingham, UK, October 4, 2006. [4.30 pm, Centergy Building @ Tech Square, 75 5th Street NW, Hodges Conference Room, third floor, Tech Square]. Presentation [PDF], Paper [PDF]
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  2006 Technology Transfer Society Conference - Open Meeting
 "Next Generation Innovation: What More Can Universities and States do to Promote Innovation in Research, Technology Transfer, and Economic Development?" Open public session @ 2006 Technology Transfer Society Conference. September 28, 2006 [4.30 pm, Georgia Tech Global Learning Center, Auditorium]. Keynote speaker: Michael Cassidy, President, Georgia Research Alliance.
Innovation in Non-traditional Places: Lessons from the EPSCoR Program. Randall Haley [BIO], Principal, Research Terrain, September 6, 2006 [4.30 pm, Centergy Building @ Tech Square, 75 5th Street NW, Hodges Conference Room, third floor, Tech Square]. Moderator: Susan Hart Ridley, Office of Planning and Budget, State of Georgia.
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Meetings - 2005-6 Academic Year
Spring 2006 Forum Theme: "Innovating the New Georgia"
Creating Georgia's Innovative Coast. Chris Miller, Executive Director, The Creative Coast, Savannah, Georgia. April 28, 2006 [12 noon, Centergy Building @ Tech Square, 75 5th Street NW, Hodges Conference Room, third floor.]  Commentator: Professor Jennifer Clark, School of Public Policy, Georgia Tech
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What Can Banks do to Promote New Community Economic Development Strategies in Georgia? Ray Christman, President, Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta. March 31, 2006. [4.00 pm, Economic Development Building, Tech Square]. Moderator: Professor Dan Immergluck, City and Regional Planning Program, Georgia Tech
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Industry and Innovation Strategies for a New Georgia. Sid Johnson, Commission on the New Georgia. February 24, 2006  [4.00 pm, Economic Development Building, Tech Square]. This forum was webcasted, with additional participants from other locations in Georgia, Germany, and the Netherlands.
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Commercializing Technological Innovation in Georgia. Stephen Fleming, Georgia Tech's Chief Commercialization Officer. January 27, 2006 [4.00 pm, Economic Development Building, Tech Square]. A successful Atlanta investor and entrepreneur, and a Georgia Tech graduate with private-sector experience at AT&T Bell Laboratories and Northern Telecom, Fleming has been a partner in two Atlanta-based venture capital firms, and has managed investments in more than 20 start-up companies.

Paul Kelman, Executive Vice President, Central Atlanta Progress. December 2, 2005. [4.30 pm. Economic Development Building, Tech Square].

How Japanese Companies Are Using New Sciences for Business Development. Professor Fumio Kodama, Dean, Graduate School of Engineering Management (MOT Program), Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan and Faculty Fellow at the Research Institute of Economy, Tokyo, Japan; and Professor Jun Suzuki, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan. November 16, 2005. [12 noon - 1.30 pm, DM Smith Building, Room 303] [PAPER DOWNLOAD PDF | PRESENTATION PDF | PPT (2MB)]

The University as a Regional Development Agent: Cambridge, Yale and the Biotechnology Clusters. Shiri M. Breznitz, University of Cambridge (UK). November 11, 2005. [4.30 pm. Economic Development Building, Tech Square]. Commentator: C. Russell Allen, President and CEO, BioSouth, Inc.
The Past and Future of America's Economy: Long Waves of Innovation that Drive Cycles of Growth. Dr. Robert D. Atkinson. Vice President and Director of the Technology and New Economy Project, Progressive Policy Institute. October 19, 2005. [12 noon - 1.30 pm, DM Smith Building, Room 303]

Empowering Rural Communities through Bottom-Up Innovative Development: Insights from the European LEADER. Program. Dr. Juan Noguera, Assistant Professor, University of Valencia, Spain. September 1, 2005. [4.30 pm, Economic Development Building, Tech Square]. Discussant: Greg Laudeman, Georgia Tech Economic Development and Technology Ventures. [More information on LEADER]
University-Industry Collaborations in Developing Countries: The Case of the Bio-Bio Region in Chile. Dr. Alex Berg, Executive Director of the Technology Development Unit at the Universidad de Concepción, Chile. August 26, 2005. [Presentation]
Meetings - 2004-5 Academic Year

Issues in Science and Technology in China. Yu Wing-Yin, University of Macau. April 11, 2005.

Cultural Diversity and Economic Development: The International Village Project. Chris Lazar. April 8, 2005 (Chamblee). [International Village]

Making Markets Work for the Poor. Monica Oliver, CARE. March 15, 2005.

Science and Technology-Based Economic Development: A Georgia Perspective. Mike Cassidy - President, Georgia Research Alliance. February 11, 2005.

Information technology and economic development in developing countries. Dr. Michael Best. MIT Media Lab; Visiting Professor, Georgia Tech. November 12, 2004. [LINK]

The Beltline Project. Ryan Gravel, Friends of the Beltline. October 29, 2004.
 [Picture acknowledgements: USA Today]

VentureLab: A Technology Commercialization Initiative. Ben Hill, VentureLab Program Manager. September 24, 2004. [VentureLab]

The Forum is co-organized by Philip Shapira (School of Public Policy), Jan Youtie (Enterprise Innovation Institute), and Todd Greene (Enterprise Innovation Institute). Support provided by John Slanina (2004/5 and 2005/6); Hazel Taylor (2006/2007); Brian Lynch (2007).

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Web: www.stip.gatech.edu/forum