I-Open can provide your group with a useful, practical overview of new approaches to economic and workforce development.  Ed Morrison, one of the I-Open founders, provides this service. 

His upcoming speaking engagements include the following:

April 3: Economic Development Institute, Advanced Strategy Lab, Reno, NV

April 6-7: Heartland Conference on Workforce Development, St. Louis

April 10-11 : Southeast Wisconsin Wired initiative workshop, Milwaukee

April 17-18: Purdue Center for Regional Development Annual meeting, Indianapolis

April 23-25: Workshop on Open Source Economic Development, Punderson State Park, Ohio

May 1-2: Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development Academy, Boston

May 4-6: Community Renewal workshop, Shreveport, LA

May 7-9: Northwest Oklahoma Alliance, Alma, OK

May 13-16: Crossroads WIB, Mattoon, IL

May 19-21: Center for Education Innovation and Regional Economic Development, Milwaukee, WI

If you would like to learn more about arranging for Ed Morrison to speak at your event, please contact Susan Altshuler.