Midwest CDI ~ COURSE SCHEDULE Years One, Two, and Three
This schedule is a draft and subject to change
August 6-9, 2012
Stoney Creek Inn, Moline, Illinois
| Monday, August 6, 2012 | |||
| YEAR ONE | YEAR TWO | YEAR THREE | |
| 10-11:15am | Opening Session, Moderated by John Gruidl Welcome from the City of Moline: Mayor Don Welvaert Keynote Speaker: Dwight Bailey "Bringing Success to Our Communities" |
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| 11:15-12 noon | Class Introductions | Class Introductions | Class Introductions |
| 12:00-1:00pm | Lunch and Musical Performance | ||
| 1:00 - 3:00 pm | Personality Types and Communication - Terry Feinberg | Business Retention and Expansion - John Greuling | Starting a Non-Profit Organization - Joy Boruff |
| 3:00 - 3:15 pm | Refreshment Break | ||
| 3:15 - 4:15 pm | Community Development Principles and Practice | Project Finance - John Greuling | Managing a Non-Profit Organization - Joy Boruff |
| 3:15-4:15pm | Break | ||
| 4:15 - 4:45 pm | Networking | ||
| 4:45 - 6:00 pm | Intro to Economic Development - John Gruidl | How Globalization Affects Economic Development - Chris Merrett | Putting it All Together into an Effective ED Organization - John Greuling |
| 6:30pm | Visit the Deere Winmann Estate | ||
| Tuesday, August 7, 2012 | |||
| YEAR ONE | YEAR TWO | YEAR THREE | |
| 8:00-8:15am | Greeting & Announcements | ||
| 8:15-9:45am. | Asset-Mapping and Identification of Stakeholders - Anne Heinze Silvis | Making Your Community Development Ready - Robert Pittman and Jeff Wagoner | Establishing A Community Foundation - Joy Boruff |
| 9:45-10:00am | Refreshment Break | ||
| 10:00-11:30am | Strategic Visioning and Planning - Gisele Hamm & Linda Lee Blaine | How Companies Make Site Selection Decisions - Robert Pittman and Jeff Wagoner | Workforce Development - Blanche Shoup & Chuck Stewart |
| 11:30-12:30pm | Lunch | ||
| 12:30-2:15pm | Team Building & Group Decision Making - Anne Heinze Silvis | Transformational Leadership & Community Development - Thom Anderson | Marketing Your Community - Robert Pittman & Jeff Wagoner |
| 2:15-2:30pm | Refreshment Break | ||
| 2:30-3:00pm | Networking | ||
| 3:00 - 4:30 pm | Community Systems Game - John Gruidl | Brownfield Remediation - Eric Brumbaugh | Practical Marketing - Mallory Smith |
| 4:30 - 5:00 pm | Class Photos | Class Photos | Class Photos |
| 5:30-7:00pm | Optional Activity: Bike Ride on the Riverfront | ||
| Evening | Dinner on Your Own | ||
| Wednesday, August 8, 2012 | |||
| YEAR ONE | YEAR TWO | YEAR THREE | |
| 8:00-8:15am | Greetings & Announcements | ||
| 8:15-9:45am | Community Assessment | The Importance of the Arts in Community Development - Joe Taylor | What's Working in Tuscola? - Brian Moody |
| 9:30 - 12:45 | Field trip to the Butterfield Educational Center in Moline "The Process of Revitalizing the Quad Cities" - Joy Boruff Lunch on your own in Moline |
Field Trip to Davenport, IA Lunch on your own in Davenport |
Field Trip to Rock Island, Illinois. "Putting Together a Successful Economic Development Org." - Brian Hollenback Lunch on Your own in Rock Island |
| 1:00-2:30pm | Entrepreneurship in Fairfield, Iowa | Attracting and Financing Private Sector Investment (Part 1) - Steve Kline and Dan Walker | Planning, Zoning, and Code Enforcement - Mercy Davison |
| 2:30-2:45pm | Refreshment Break | ||
| 2:45-4:15pm | Town Planning 101 - Mercy Davison | Entrepreneurship in Fairfield, Iowa | Attracting and Financing Private Sector Investment (Part 2) - Steve Kline and Dan Walker |
| 4:15-4:45pm | Networking | ||
| 4:45 - 6:00 pm | Motivating & Managing Volunteers - Thom Anderson |
Green Development in Normal, IL - Mercy Davison | Entrepreneurship in Fairfield, Iowa |
| 6:30-7:00pm | Pre-dinner Reception and Musical Performance by Tony Sconyers Band at Johnny's Italian Steakhouse, Downtown Moline | ||
| 7:00-8:30pm | Dinner Served at 7:00pm - Johnny's Italian Steakhouse, Moline, IL | ||
| Thursday, August 9, 2012 | |||
| YEAR ONE | YEAR TWO | YEAR THREE | |
| 8:00 - 8:15 am | Greetings & Announcements | ||
| 8:15 - 9:45 am | Facilitation - Anne Heinze Silvis | Technology and Community Development 2.0 - Paul Schuytema | Tourism Development - Kathy Vance |
| 9:45 - 10:00 am | Refreshment Break | ||
| 10:00 - 10:30 am | Networking | ||
| 10:30 - 12:30 pm | Conflict Management & Resolution | Technology and Community Development 2.0 - Paul Schuytema | Media Relations - Kathy Vance |
| 1:00 - 2:00 pm | Lunch, Graduation Ceremony & Musical Performance | ||
| 2:30-4:30pm | PCED EXAM for those testing for certification | ||
