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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
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
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

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