Indiana University and Purdue host the University Economic Development Association
The University Economic Development Association is coming to Indianapolis from October 9-11. It will be a remarkable event.
Participants will be able to tap into the many innovative activities taking place through IU and Purdue. For example, this week, Purdue issued a press release marking the 50th anniversary of the Purdue Research Park (which is really a network of parks).
IU and Purdue have accumulated a lot of experience in regional economic development strategies and a wonderful working relationship. We will be hearing from IU President McRobbie and IU-Kokomo Chancellor Harris.
President McRobbie is a remarkably accomplished leader and he will be a big addition to our program. Among other things, President McRobbie now heads the Board of Internet2,the next generation Internet. Here's an interview of President McRobbie from Public Radio. You can also download his commentaries from iTunes here.
Chancellor Harris recently testified before the state legislature on the Triple Helix approach to economic development, a framework developed in Europe.
The framework is also advanced by the TRE Network, which will present at our meeting. Purdue's Vice Provost for Engagement, Vic Lechtenberg, chairs the TRE Board. Vic, TIm Franklin and I will provide an overview of TRE.
Vic also heads the Center for Regional Development, where I work, and he is an extraordinary talent when it comes to understanding how universities can shape regional economies.
Finally, the Technical Assistance Program at Purdue will be well represented by Dave McGinnis and Dave Snow. If you are unfamiliar with Purdue TAP, you can spend a few minutes on the Purdue TAP web site to get a sense of the reach of their activities. I worked with Purdue TAP on our WIRED grant, where we used strategic doing to come up with the nation's first certification for "green manufacturing".
This note just scratches the surface of resources and ideas we will be sharing with other professionals involved in university economic development. My Purdue and IU colleagues are very excited about holding our UEDA meeting in Indianapolis. There is still time to register. You can register here.
