This week’s I-Open Tuesday

"Workforce Development: The Critical Dimension of Economic Development"

Date: Tuesday, August 9

Time: 6:00 P.M. ­ 8:00 P.M.

Place: Maple Heights Regional Library

The Cuyahoga County Department of Workforce Development , will share updates about the 2005 Workforce Development Summit .

The September 8 Workforce Summit will target regional innovation in construction, health care, manufacturing and small business. New industry reports, national speakers and working teams will assemble to envision solutions for tomorrow’s economy.

Join us to learn about future workforce development opportunities accelerating innovation and entrepreneurship in NEO.

• Dennis Roberts, Director, Cuyahoga County Dept. of Workforce Development
• Cathy Eberhart-Warren, Cuyahoga County Dept. of Workforce Development
• Herb Crowther, College of Logistics, Transportation and Energy (COLTE)
• Phil Lane, Chief Technology Officer, MidWest Biofuels, LLC
• Tom Strbac, MaryBeth Matthews, Regional Automated Manufacturing and Educational Center (RAMTEC)
• Jerome Smith, Director, Searching for Stars Ohio
• Vic Voinovich, NEO Telework Initiative

Coming up: I-Open Workforce Development Forums:

• No. 1 ­ Tuesday, August 9: 2005 Workforce Development Summit
• No. 2 ­ Tuesday, August 23: Building Innovation & Entrepreneurship in NEO
• No. 3 - October: Next Steps to NEO Workforce Development

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Contact:

BetseyMerkel [at] aol [dot] com" target="_blank">Betsey Merkel , Network Development

The Institute for Open Economic Networks

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Tel. 216-246-2447

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