May 13, 2009
Conference Purpose: Regional assets are key building blocks in sustainable revitalization efforts. Assets include the skills of the workforce; the vitality of community organizations; the resources of public, private and non-profit institutions; and the physical and economic resources of local places. The numerous lenses through which we can view regional assets include, but are not limited to, tourism, education, entrepreneurship, arts and culture, natural resources, agriculture and history. The goals of this conference are to:
- Highlight the regional assets of western/central New York for community and economic development
- Articulate the comparative advantages of the region
- Encourage communities to build unique niches in a regional context
- Explore symbiotic relationships among assets and their multiplier effects
- Explore the relationship between community capacity building and the development and promotion of assets
Radisson Hotel
125 Denison Parkway E.
Corning, New York
Sponsors:
- Cornell University
- Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE)
- Department of Development Sociology
- Community and Rural Development Institute (CaRDI)
- EDA University Center
- New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC)
- Dennis A. Pelletier County Government Institute
- Pipeline for Progress (P4P)
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Regional Assets: A Few Key Examples
Juggling Art, Science, and Economic Development: Light in Winter
By Barbara Mink, Founder and Artistic Director
The Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Food, and Energy (The S.A.F.E. Center)
By Tom Tomsa, Executive Director, CCE - Steuben County
New York Wine & Culinary Center: Promoting Regional Assets
By Chrys Baldwin, Director of Education
Regional Placemaking: Connecting Towns as Places
Regional Placemaking: Connecting Towns as Places
By Philip Myrick, Project for Public Spaces
About Project for Public Spaces
Seeing Rural Assets
Strategies for Sustainable Small Town and Rural Development
By Luther Snow, Rural Economic Developer
Promoting Regional Assets through Tourism Development
Mission Accomplished! Promoting Regional Assets through Tourism Development
By Peggy Coleman, President, Steuben County Conference and Visitors Bureau
Finger Lakes Tourism Alliance
By Cindy Kimble, President
Building a Regional Entrepreneurial Climate
Building a Regional Entrepreneurial Climate
By Lois Kang, Regional Community Development Educator
Promoting the Region's Educational Assets
Notre Dame High School: No Doubt
By Carole Morrell, Director of Guidance
Promoting the Region's Educational Assets
By Jeff Corcoran, Director, SUNY-Fredonia Techonolgy Incubator