Midtown Wednesdays at Myers University

Industries Opportunity?
What is our Innovation

What is our Creative

PROGRAM PROGRAM Expert Participation I-Open Framework

What is our Global

Opportunity?

Opportunity?

Government

Brainpower

Branding &

Dialogue &

Connected
Date

Innovation
Marketing
Research

Business

Inclusion

Quality,

Places
Civic
Topic Speakers/Leaders/Facilitators

01/11/06 IOpen/Attendees 1 1

Jack Ricchiuto: Introduction to

Building Business Opportunity with
1 Networking Pyramid, Guide to 1 1
Strategic Networks
Networking Pyramid, 3 Circles

01/18/06

NEO CyberJournalist Leaders &

Best Practices: George Nemeth,
Meet the Bloggers/Bill Callahan,
Citizen Journalism Accelerates New
1 MTB/David Stack, Plugged in 1 1
Networks
Cleveland/Norm Roulet,
RealNEO/Ken Warren, Lakewood
Observer

01/25/06
Midtown Wednesdays at Myers University

Alex Micheals,
Change Brings Opportunity for NEO Film
1 Prelude2Cinema/Chris Carmody 1 1
Industry
contributing

02/01/05

Getting Results: Positive Deviance, June Holley, ACEnet and

1 1 1
Networking Hubs and Action Projects Knowledge Expert

02/08/05
02/13/06 Building Culture: Creativity, Youth Gaming Panel: Ted Jordan/Black 1 1 1
02/15/06 Entrepreneurship
Starting Early with IT & Gaming for
Education Data Brhel,
Rich Processors
Dir. ofAssociation
Library, Myers
Kids University; Willard Brown,
Midtown Wednesdays at Myers University

Eugene Cranford, Moddy Nolan;

Karamu House; Cleveland African
Envisioning a NEO African American
American Museum; City of 1 1 1 1
Cultural Center
Cleveland Planning Dept;
Moderator: Ed Morrison

02/22/06
Midtown Wednesdays at Myers University

Tom Nosek, Case, Prof. Dept.

Physiology and Biophysics
and Assoc. Dean for Academic
Computing will share the latest
ideas in
technology, learning and
visualization/Two entrepreneurs
will be joining Tom, one video
conferencing from Denver.

Dr. Carlos Baptista, MD, Ph.D.,

Assistant Professor, Department
of Neurosciences, College of
Medicine, Department of Public
Health, College of Health Science,
Medical University of Ohio at
Toledo

Gregg Wrenn, Second year Case

Medical Student
1 1 1
Andrew Sher, Third year Case
Medical Student

Kenneth D. Coulter
Medical Illustrator, ION Medical
Designs, Denver, Colorado
www.ionmedicaldesigns.com

Subjects: The list should include:

1. Creation of an Informatics
Culture - eVerything for eVeryone
eVerywhere 2. The Virtual
University 3. eCurriculum
Management System 4.
eCurriculum 5. eAssessment 6.
eEvaluation 7. ePortfolios
(Student and Faculty) 8.
Gestault; Serious gaming; Assessment; eAdvisory system 9. Simulation
03/01/06 Virtual Environments;
GreenCityBlueLake Spinoff portal
Network businesses
and Center 10. Serious Gaming: a.
strategic networking to advance an
1 agenda for sustainability in Northeast David Beach, EcoCity Cleveland- 1 1
03/08/06 Ohio. confirmed
Non Profit Organizations, including CAAO, NonProfit Organization Panel:
in Cleveland who are finding unique ways William Holdipp, Consortium of
1 1 1
of connecting people. Beyond Training: African American Organizations
03/15/06 Non-Profit Innovation in Networking (CAAO)
Midtown Wednesdays at Myers University

Regional Marketing and Branding for

Innovation Zones in a Knowledge
Economy: Branding MidTown and will
include a power point showing the work
we've done over the past four years in
coordination with Jim Haviland and
MidTown Cleveland. Our goal is to
1 educate attendees on what has been 1 1
done and, more importantly, look for
partners in the arts, education, technology
and other communities that want to be
part of a larger initiative to position the
MidTown area as a unique resource to
03/22/06 Cleveland
Criteria for businesses,
the Midtownand beyond.Zone
Innovation Mark Zust/NEAD Partners
The world is changing and with it our
perceptions of what it takes to build an
entrepreneurial culture. What kinds of David Moss??/Or, NEO student
places do we need to support a climate for
led group-Innovation Café
business innovation? How can we move Project/Northeast Ohio chapter of
quickly toward new collaborations? What the American Society for
are our standards for leadership? Information Science and
Technolgy (NORASIST)
1
Innovation zones offer small networked --
hubs for entrepreneurial activity. http://www.slis.kent.edu/~norasis/.
Entrepreneurs look for places where Google and we have
information and resources move quickly. threespeakers (two librarians from
Innovation today depends on proximity to KSU and the map librarian from
dark fiber, cafes with delicious food, Cleveland Public).librarians and
access to support services, and information professionalsand
03/29/06 comfortable places to network. someKSU library students
04/05/06 Building Global Innovation Networks Gwen Fischer
Midtown Wednesdays at Myers University

NEO African American Cultural Center: A

New Networked Hub of Collaboration
African American Museums across the
country struggle to remain competitive for
resources. Most of the museums have
similar missions and broadening scopes.
Read about the Greensboro International
Civil Rights Center and Museum here, a
typical story today. Link: http:/
/www.newsrecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/articl
e?AID=/20060321/NEWSREC0101/60321
0306/1001/NEWSREC0201

Organizations strive to be relevant to local

economic and social growth. Our
opportunity is to preserve history as well
as strengthen social networks in the
African American community. Regions that
undertake these goals build innovation
and accelerate entrepreneurship. This
week we will begin by leveraging new
open source economic development
practices and tools.

Join us for an open space session to

explore new and different ways to Leaders: Eugene Cranford,
04/12/06 strengthen cultural museums and Community leaders
04/19/06 E City
04/26/06
Building Black Cultural Entrepreneruship Carl A. Williams, Black Culture
05/03/06 Networks International On Parade
Midtown Wednesdays at Myers University

Building Sustainable Regional Food

Networks In regions with flat, networked
economies collaborations can be built
quickly to move ahead. How residents in
Northeast Ohio collaborate across social
and regional boundaries to share
resources and respond to change will
determine the future of our region.

Food security is one of the major issues

facing residents in our region and around
the world in this century. Learn more about
why our current food system is not
sustainable and what you can do to help
promote a secure and sustainable food
production system in Northeast Ohio.

We're moving forward in Midtown! Join us

to explore new possibilties and build your
connections.

Leader: Melvin Hendrix, President,

PermaCycle Organics

Learn more about organic food

production. Visit the Alternative Farming
Systems Information Center, sponsored by
the USDA here.

Read about the Center for Agroecology &

Sustainable Food Systems, University of
California whose mission is to research, Leader: Melvin Hendrix,
05/10/06 develop, and advance sustainable food President, PermaCycle Organics
Midtown Wednesdays at Myers University

Cleveland Bridge Builders, David

Akers, Founder & Chair-Emeritus
Cleveland State University, Stuart
Mendel, PhD, M.N.O., Assistant
Dean & co-Director, Center for
Nonprofit Policy and Practice,
Maxine Goodman Levin College
of Urban Affairs
Consortium of African American
Organizations (CAAO), Connie
Atkins, Executive Director and
William Holdipp, Manager of
Research and Member Services
Entrepreneurs for Sustainability
(E4S), Courtney DeOreo, Network
and Resource Development
Intercity Yacht Club, Capt Luther
E. Norman
Greater Cleveland Council Boy
Scouts of America, Tony R. Diggs,
District Executive
TeamNEO, Carin Rockind,
Non Profits Building Collaborative Director, Marketing and
05/17/06 Networks Communications
05/31/06 Global Sustainable Business Practice Michael Salkin
Leader: Gwen Fischer and Bob
06/10/06 Building Global Literacy Networks Cheshire
Melvin Hendrixs and Rich Brhel,
Director of Library at Myers
University, is presenting the
Building Sustainable Regional Food Myers Business Directory for
06/21/06 Networks feedback and participation
Kudzai Shava, Midland State
Empowering People with Disabilities: university and Dir., for the
06/28/06 Education is the Key Disability Students, Zimbabwe
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