[DDI-users] *Fast Track Highlights* Update on Brookings Urban Markets Initiative Forum 2006

[Laura Smith]

READY, SET, GO! The UMI Forum on Information and Urban Markets  

FAST TRACK HIGHLIGHTS

 

Go!  Propose a Birds-of-a-Feather Session

Go!  New Hands-on "Pit Crew" Training Session Announced

Go!  Keynotes Confirmed

                

  What do birds of a feather do?  They flock together! 

 

Do you have a burning issue you'd like to discuss with your peers?  Are
you interested in learning about how they are solving the types of
challenges you are facing on technical, policy or analytical issues?  

 

Then you should propose or participate in a "birds of a feather" session
at the upcoming UMI Forum.  When you propose a topic, we'll allocate a
table at lunch on Friday to you and your suggested topic. Then, others
who are interested in having a discussion about the topic can join you.


 

At the conference, use this session to help get input from other experts
on your problem, or use it to create a "special interest group" you
believe should exist to advance thinking or action on urban information
issues.

 

Propose your Birds of a Feather session today by emailing Brian Nagendra
(bnagendra at brookings.edu <mailto:bnagendra at brookings.edu> ) with your
name as organizer and suggested topic.  We'll take care of the rest!

 

REGISTER TODAY!

  <http://www.brookings.edu/metro/2006conference.htm>
http://www.brookings.edu/metro/umi/2006conference.htm
<http://www.brookings.edu/metro/umi/2006conference.htm> 

 

 

 Four Tracks of Hands-On "Pit Crew" Training Sessions! 

 

TRACK A: New Data Innovations for Community Analysis

TRACK B: What's inside the "Black Box"?

TRACK C: Harnessing technology for community awareness and change

TRACK D: Grassroots Organization around Technology

 

*NEW* Training Session - Track D

Using Indicators to Organize Neighborhood Change: Charlotte, NC
Neighborhood Quality of Life Study

 

In this session, participants will learn about data that is potentially
available at their local level and how to leverage that information to
provide a comprehensive picture of a neighborhood at a custom geographic
level. The trainers will provide their insights from over a decade of
experience on how local governments, departments, and agencies can work
with local non-profits to use a neighborhood quality of life study as an
organizing and analysis tool to improve the conditions of a
neighborhood.

 

 

For more details on individual sessions, please visit:
http://www.brookings.edu/metro/umi/2006conference/UMIforumtrainings.pdf

 

 

Confirmed Keynotes     

 

Dana Nottingham

Executive Director, Miami Downtown Development Authority

Thornton May

Information and Technology Futurist

Pari Sabety 

Director and Fellow, Urban Markets Initiative, 

Metropolitan Policy Program, The Brookings Institution

Bruce Katz

Director and Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program, 

The Brookings Institution

 

 

Gear up with all the details on workshop speakers and panelists at
www.brookings.edu/metro/umi/2006conference/UMI2006forum_brochure.pdf
<http://www.brookings.edu/metro/umi/2006conference/UMI2006forum_brochure
.pdf> 

 

                       

The Brookings Urban Markets Initiative is proud to announce the

UMI Forum 2006 Sponsors
<http://www.brookings.edu/metro/umi/umiforumsponsors.htm>  

    

Living Cities <http://www.livingcities.org/> 

ESRI <http://www.esribis.com/> 

Claritas <http://www.claritas.com/> 

Vinq, Inc <http://www.vinq.com/> .

University of Michigan Real Estate Program
<http://www.tcaup.umich.edu/realestate/> 

 

       

   REGISTER TODAY!      

 

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