Midwest CDI ~ COURSE SCHEDULE Years One, Two, and Three
This schedule is a draft and subject to change
August 9-12, 2010
Stoney Creek Inn, Moline, Illinois
| Monday, August 9, 2010 | |||
| YEAR ONE | YEAR TWO | YEAR THREE | |
| 10-10:30am | Introductions | Introductions | Introductions |
| 10:30-Noon | Community Development Principles and Practice - Jack Vincent | Overview of Economic Development - Steve Warren | Starting a Non-Profit Organization - Joy Boruff |
| Noon-1:00pm |
Lunch and Opening Plenary Session Welcome from Honorable Don Welvaert, Mayor of Moline Introduction by John Gruidl, Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs Acknowledgement of Sponsors |
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| 1:00-2:30pm | Introduction of Economic Development - John Gruidl | Business Retention and Expansion - John Grueling | Managing a Non-Profit Organization - Joy Boruff |
| 2:30-2:45pm | Break | ||
| 2:45-4:15pm | New Town - Jack Vincent | Project Finance - John Grueling | Community Foundations - Joy Boruff |
| 4:15-5:30pm | New Town (continued) - Jack Vincent | How Globalization Affects Economic Development - Chris Merrett | Putting it All Together into an Effective ED Organization - John Grueling |
| 5:30 - 6:00pm | Class Photos - 5:30 | Class Photos - 5:40 | Class Photos - 5:50 |
| 6:00-7:30pm | Dinner and Reflection on the Day's Learning - Anne Heinze Silvis | Dinner and Reflection on the Day's Learning - Thom Anderson | Dinner and Reflection on the Day's Learning - Mallory Smith |
| 7:30-8:30pm | Ice-cream Bar | ||
| Tuesday, August 10, 2010 | |||
| YEAR ONE | YEAR TWO | YEAR THREE | |
| 8:00-8:15am | Greeting | ||
| 8:15-9:45am. | Community Assessment - Jack Vincent | A Private Sector Perspective on Economic Development - Bill Ratzburg | Marketing Your Community - Robert Pittman and Jeff Wagoner |
| 9:45-10:00am | Break | ||
| 10:00-11:30am | Asset-Mapping and Identification of Stakeholders - Anne Heinze Silvis | How Communities Make Site Selection Decisions - Robert Pittman and Jeff Wagoner | Tourism Development - Francis Boggus |
| 11:30-12:30pm | Lunch Keynote Speaker - Bill Menner - "Becoming a CD Professional" | ||
| 12:30-2:00pm | New Town - Jack Vincent | Making Your Community Development Ready - Robert Pittman and Jeff Wagoner | Media Relations - Kathy Vance |
| 2:00-2:15pm | Break | ||
| 2:15-4:15pm | Managing and Motivating Volunteers - Thom Anderson | Financing and Negotiating a Private Investment Deal - Steve Kline and Dan Walker | Community Futures Simulation Game - John Gruidl |
| 4:15-5:15pm | Reflections on the Day's Learning - Anne Heinze Silvis | Reflections on the Day's Learning - Thom Anderson | Reflections on the Day's Learning - Mallory Smith |
| 5:45-7:00pm | Optional Activity: Bike Ride on the Riverfront | ||
| Evening | Dinner on Your Own | ||
| 8:00pm | Optional Activity: Movie "A Man Named Pearl" | ||
| Wednesday, August 11, 2010 | |||
| YEAR ONE | YEAR TWO | YEAR THREE | |
| 8:00-8:15am | Greeting | ||
| 8:15-9:15am | Certification Benefits and Process - John Gruidl and CDI alum | The Importance of the Arts in Community Development - Joe Taylor | Somerset Case Study - Jack Vincent |
| 9:15-Noon | Field trip to the Butterfield Educational Center in Moline "The Process of Revitalizing the Quad Cities" - Joy Boruff | Field Trip to Milan, Illinois. "The Power of GIS in Community and Economic Development" - Steve Siever & Annette Ernst | Field Trip to Rock Island, Illinois. "Putting Together a Successful Economic Development Org." - Brian Hollenback |
| 12:00 - 1:00pm | Lunch | ||
| 1:00-2:30pm | Facilitation - Anne Heinze Silvis | Brownfield Remediation - Eric Brumbaugh | The Importance of the Arts in Community Development - Joe Taylor |
| 2:30-2:45pm | Break | ||
| 2:45-4:15pm | Strategic Visioning - Gisele Hamm | Community Development 2.0 - Using Websites, blogs, networks, twitter, etc for Marketing - Paul Schuytema | Brownfield Remediation - Eric Brumbaugh |
| 4:15-5:15pm | Reflections on the Day's Learning - Anne Heinze Silvis |
Reflections on the Day's Learning - Thom Anderson | Reflections on the Day's Learning - Mallory Smith |
| 6:30-7:00pm | Pre-dinner Reception at Johnny's Italian Steakhouse, Downtown Moline | ||
| 7:00-8:30pm | Dinner Served at 7:00pm - Johnny's Italian Steakhouse, Moline, IL | ||
| Thursday, August 12, 2010 | |||
| YEAR ONE | YEAR TWO | YEAR THREE | |
| 8:00-9:45am |
Plenary Session What Community Leaders Should Know About Entrepreneurship - Ron Hustedde |
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| 9:45-10:00am | Break | ||
| 10:00-11:30pm | New Town De-briefing - Jack Vincent | Making Your Community E-Friendly - Ron Hustedde and entrepreneur | Workforce Development - Chuck Stewart |
| 11:30-12:15pm | Lunch | ||
| 12:15-2:00pm | Personality Types and Communication - Terry Feinberg | Green Development in Normal, IL - Mercy Davison | Making Your Community E-Friendly - Ron Hustedde and entrepreneur |
| 2:00-2:15pm | Break | ||
| 2:15-3:45pm | Team Building and Group Decision-Making - Anne Heinze Silvis | Engaging Generations in the Workplace - Terry Feinberg | Green Development in Normal, IL - Mercy Davison |
| 4:00-6:00pm | PCED EXAM for those testing for certification | ||
