03.03.05 agenda@REI: "The Telework Industry in Northeast Ohio"

"Telework:
Building New Technology Applications for Northeast Ohio"

The Center for Regional
Economic Issues (REI) invites you to a series of information sessions to learn
about fresh opportunities for business, civic and government networks in the
Telework industry.

By working together we
will:

• Link new technology industries to
  regional economic prosperity in Northeast Ohio
• Better connect the state economy to
  existing global markets
• Reveal new opportunities for
  regional entrepreneurial innovation
• Discover next steps to build new
  networks for our global economy

Forum
#1:

"The
Telework Industry in Northeast Ohio: Learning from New Global Models and Moving
Forward"

An information and
brainstorming session about opportunities available to civic entrepreneurs in
the Telework industry, updates on global best practices and next steps for
Ohio.

Leaders: Vic Voinovich,
WorkSpace Dimensions; Laszlo Kozmon, Novomont Partners LLC; Ed Morrison,
Executive Director, Case's Center for Regional Economic Issues
(REI)

Lead Facilitator: Mark
Pinto,
http://www.markpinto.com/ [1]

Date: Thursday, March
3

Time: 8:00A.M. - 11:00
A.M.

Place: The Peter B.
Lewis Building, Room 118

Forum
#2:

Tuesday@REI

"The
Telework Industry in Northeast Ohio: Designing Strategic Process for Economic
Growth"

If Northeast Ohio were
a global leader in the Telework industry what would that look like? What are our
next steps? What opportunities does Northeast Ohio have to build new innovation
systems? How can we link our actions to building networks
and collaborations? What kinds of support services will need to be created and
how will this affect our region's economy?

Leaders: Vic Voinovich,
WorkSpace Dimensions & Guests, Case's Center for Regional Economic Issues
(REI)

Date: Tuesday, April
19

Time: 4:00 P.M. - 5:45
P.M.

Place: The Peter B.
Lewis Building, Room 201

Forum
#3:

"The
Telework Industry in Northeast Ohio: Opportunities and Next
Steps"

Technology Roundtable:
A working meeting to customize the structures and processes necessary
to build out new technology applications in Ohio. Together we will develop
initiatives, determine who will commit to leadership roles and timeframes for
outcomes and deliverables.

Date: May
9

Time: 8:00 A.M. - 12:00
P.M.

Place: The Peter B.
Lewis Building, Room 103

Meeting
Logistic Information

All meetings hosted
at:

The
Center for Regional Economic Issues (REI)

The Peter B. Lewis
Building

11119 Bellflower
Road

Cleveland, Ohio
44106

Case Campus, University
Circle

Please register
at: http://www.weatherhead.case.edu/rei/events/register.cfm [2]

Parking: Campus Center
Garage, entrance adjacent to the rear of the Severance Hall located at Euclid
Ave. and East Boulevard. $1.00/per 30 minutes. Metered parking may be available
on the street.
Map:
http://www.case.edu/visit/map/ [3]

Resource
information available at:

http://www.smartmeetingdesign.com/rei/index.php/Main/TeleworK [4]

http://www.weatherhead.cwru.edu/rei [5]

Help
us leverage new applications for the technology industry in Ohio and connect to
the global grid of opportunity, access and prosperity!

Betsey
Merkel

The Center for Regional
Economic Issues

Case/Weatherhead School
of Management

Network
Development

Peter B. Lewis Building
287

11119 Bellflower
Road

Cleveland, OH
44106

216.368.5540

bmerkel [at] weatherhead [dot] cwru [dot] edu

Location