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<br />San Jacinto Central site of
<br />Precinct 2 Economic Summit .;~
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<br />Sottle 300 participants are
<br />expected to attend the second
<br />annual Harris County Precinct 2
<br />Economic Summit set for 7:30
<br />a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 15 in the stu-
<br />dent center ballroom at San
<br />,Jacinto College Central.
<br />The college is located at 8060
<br />Spencer Highway in Pasadena.
<br />The summit is free of charge.
<br />Keynote speaker is Dr.
<br />Timothy Hopper, senior econo-
<br />mist for the Federal Reserve
<br />Bank of Dallas. His topic is
<br />"Returning To Growth.~'
<br />Co-hosting the summit are
<br />Harris County Precinct 2
<br />Commissioner Sylvia R. Garcia,
<br />the Bay Area Houston Econoinic
<br />Partnership, the BaytownlWest
<br />Chambers Economic Develop-
<br />ment Foundation, the Economic
<br />Alliance Houston Port Region
<br />and the San Jacinto College
<br />District. Garcia will speak on
<br />"Paving the Plan for Smart
<br />Growth."
<br />"The demographics are quick-
<br />ly' changing in Precinct 2 and we
<br />must begin to plan for these
<br />changes," Garcia said; "This
<br />summit will provide all Precinct .
<br />2 stakeholders a venue to share
<br />opporti:UJi.tl~s and challenges are
<br />facing as they pertain to econom-
<br />ic development."
<br />Dr. Bill Lindemann, San
<br />Jacinto College chancellor, and
<br />Dr. Ken Black, University of
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<br />Garcia
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<br />Houston/Clear Lake professor of
<br />decision sciences, will. share the
<br />stage focusing on the area's
<br />demographics in relation to edu-
<br />cation.
<br />A question and answer session
<br />will follow. Lindemann is also
<br />serving as an economic cluster
<br />group leader and will give an
<br />economic report about education
<br />and workforce.
<br />Prior to lunch, participants will
<br />break up into cluster groups to
<br />discuss a legislative agenda and
<br />strategic plans for the economic
<br />success of Precinct 2. Afterward,
<br />each facilitator will spend about
<br />10 minutes sharing feedback on
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<br />the information collected . from . ".,
<br />the cluster groups. r\~
<br />Also reporting on clusterj:.
<br />groups are: Jeffery Carr, United :.>
<br />Space Alliance direct9~Qfcol,ll- 'I;
<br />mUIllcations, fur a~ry&pace,;" ,~~. j\~-
<br />Hen Raimer, UTMB-Galveston "
<br />vice president forcommo.nity .(~
<br />outreach, and Bob., Ellis, Wyle '..I"
<br />Laboratories vice president,. fol' ,...
<br />bioscience; Dr. S. Jeffery It,
<br />Ackerman, San Jacinto ..d ~
<br />Methodist Hospital president and ~!
<br />CEO, for healthcare; John Rocco, 'J:
<br />East Harris County
<br />Manufacturers Associationchair-' :.i:
<br />man, for petrochemical; Robert l b ~
<br />Taylor, CDC Houston, Inc. vice ,,;,
<br />Pl'esident, for retail; Jordy Tdllet, .Ii
<br />Greater Houston Convention & L.
<br />Visitors Bureau president, arid . "
<br />Pamela Summers, Bay Area ~!"
<br />Houston Convention & Visitors ",
<br />Bureau executive director, for ""
<br />tourism; and Dr. Carol Lewis, .,ji
<br />Texas Southern U:niversity direc'~ {-
<br />tor and associate professor- 'c
<br />CTTR, for transportation. 'h"'
<br />The summit begins with a .; '):
<br />breakfast at 7:30 a.m. and a buf-' 'I"
<br />fet lunch being s~hred at 11:45 ....:.
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<br />a.m.
<br />Anyone interested in partici- :'1.
<br />pating must. RSVP the Bay Area ~
<br />Houston Economic Partnership'
<br />by Friday, Oct. I. To RSVP, con~ ~''i
<br />tact Harriet Lukee aL281-486-.'l
<br />5535 or e-mail at '
<br />harriet@bayareahouston.com. ;: (
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