Agenda: 2009 University Roundtable on Transformative Regional Engagement

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University of GeorgiaAthens, GA The Role of Universities in Activating the Social Networks Vital toRegional, Hub, and Cluster Development Hosted by Co-sponsored by

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10 th AnnualNationalOutreach ScholarshipConference

AGENDA

September 2728, 2009


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University Roundtable onTransformative Regional Engagement September 2728, 2009 The Role of Universities in Activating the Social Networks Vital toRegional, Hub, and Cluster Development Mission of RoundtableThe Roundtabl e smi ss ion i s def ining t he 21 st century r e gional e ngag em ent mi ssion f or univ e rsities. Unive rsity and WIRED pion ee rs initiat e d la st y ear sinaugural TRE roundtabl e wa s to sh ar e le arning f romnew lead e rsh ip in tran sf ormational r egional economi es. In t his ongoing dialogu e, lead e rs continu e toprob e how to r e-s cop e the e volving univ e rsity engag em e nt mi ss ion originally articulat e d in t he MorrillAct f or land -grant coll e ges, and how to f org e con se nsus around scholar sh ip n ee de d to advanc e ne wuniv e rsity rol es, res pon sibiliti es, and opportuniti es to impact public policy and ex pand engag em ent .

Transformative Regional Engagement Tran sf ormativ e Re gional Engag em ent bring s tog e the r univ e rsity , e ducation , gov e rnm e nt , and privat e partn e rs in coordinat e d eff ort s to tran sf orm t he pro spe rity o f a r e gion t hroug h education , economic , work f orc e, and community d eve lopm e nt . Roundtable Objectives and OutcomesDuring t he cour se of the roundtabl e we hop e to cr eat e a le arning partn e rsh ip to und e rstand b e tt e r t he rol e of ne twork s in Tran sf ormativ e Regional Engag e m ent . The ex pe ct ed outcom es deve lop ed f romsess ion s at t he m ee ting ar e:

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a proc ee ding s docum e nt (and digital r e cording o f the e ve nt)

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policy pap e r(s)

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a toolkit r e lat ed to building , sustaining , and d eve loping n e twork s

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an ag e nda f or study and di scu ss ion at f utur e m ee ting s

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an improv ed working r elation sh ip b e tw ee n univ e rsity , nonpro f it , gov e rnm ent , and privat e se ctor stak eh old e rs

These de live rabl es will b e sh ar ed among t he participant s and publically .


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University Roundtable onTransformative Regional Engagement September 2728, 2009 The Role of Universities in Activating the Social Networks Vital toRegional, Hub, and Cluster Development

Meeting Agenda : Overview Sunday, September 27, 2009 1:303:00 p.m. Registration 3:003:45 Welcome/ Introductions

3:454:45 Session 1Pe rspectiv es and Qu es tion s: Ne twork s Critical to R e gional Hub s and Clu ste rs

4:456:00 Session 2

Trad e- offs in Emp hasizing Hig h andLow Perf orming R e gion s in Regional D e velopm e nt Policy

6:00 Hotel Check-in 6:30-7:00 Reception/Cash Bar

7:00-9:00 Dinner Monday, September 28, 2009 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast 8:30-10:00 Session 3

Charact e ristic s of anEconomically Conn ect e d Re gion

10:00-10:30 Break 10:30Noon Session 4

Implication s f or Policy Mak ers Noon Lunch: Wrap-up 1:00 Adjourn


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Discussion Q uestions: What kinds of networks(technological, social,innovation, financial, etc.) play the most critical roles inregional economicdevelopment?

How important is it that networks allow many points of entry and channels throughwhich information and ideascan pass? What are some other characteristics of effectivenetworks? How are the intellectual and other assets of networksmobilized in support of economic development? Inrobust economies? In less thanrobust economies? What roles should universitiesplay in developing, engaging,and mobilizing networks?

University Roundtable onTransformative Regional Engagement The Role of Universities in Activating the Social Networks Vital toRegional, Hub, and Cluster Development September 2728, 2009 Meeting Agenda: Detail Sunday, September 27, 2009 1:303:00 p.m. Registration 3:003:45 Welcome/ Introductions T imothy V. Fra nklin , D irector, Office of Economic and Workforce D evelopment, Penn State University A rthu r N. Dunning , V ice President for Public Service and Outreach, University of Georgia 3:454:45 Session 1 Perspectives and Questions: Networks Criticalto Regional Hubs and ClustersAll typ es of ne twork s (te chnological , social , innovativ e, f inancial) play criticalrol es in conn e cting a r e gion to t he larg e r e conomy . The capacity a r e giondeve lop s to acc ess a r e levant , distribut e d n e twork int e rm e diat es global

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andconn e ct e d to di ffe re nt f ac e ts of ne twork s (acro ss its inf ra structur e, institution s, and population) i s important to it s ability to mobiliz e andsucc ee d. This sess ion will f ocu s on scholarly p e rspectiv es and t he univ e rsity s rol e in f acilitating and conn e cting r e gion s to important innovation andbu siness re lation sh ips. Discussant Irene Pet rick , Professor of Practice of Information Sciences and Technology;Faculty Administrative Fellow in the Office of Economic and WorkforceD evelopment, Penn State

Respondent A my Gla smeie r , D epartment Head, D epartment of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Moderator Jim Zuiches , V ice Chancellor, Extension, Engagement, and EconomicD evelopment, North Carolina State University


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Discussion Q uestions: How should public policy treat regional performancedisparities in allocatingresources for economicdevelopment initiatives? What alternatives are there tocompetitive policy approaches? What is needed to make themoperational? What metrics should policy makers consider in distributinglimited resources amongregions? How do these metricsdifferentially affect high and low performing economies? What role do universities play in capitalizing on the positive

aspects of regional networks? What policies support thedevelopment of economically valuable networks? How should these policies be targeted toappropriately support universities, acting as regional hubs, working to influencenetwork development and program outcomes?

4:456:00 Session 2

Trade-offs in Emphasizing High and Low Performing Regionsin Regional Development Policy O f te n , e conomic growt h and opportunity ar e distribut e d un eq ually . Policymak ers mu st mak e diff icult c hoices in supplying ad eq uat e f unding f or bot h rural and urban ar e as to acc ess e conomic d e ve lopm e nt opportuniti es. The ex tent to w hich the eff iciency o f f unding , re turn on inv es tm e nt , and eq uity

of f unding ar e re distribut ed to r e gion s is partly in f luenced by a r egion s ne twork s. This sess ion will di scu ss these te nsion s. Discussants Ed Pa isley , V ice President for Editorial, Center for American Progress W illia m Kitt re d ge , D irector, National Programs and Performance Evaluation , Economic D evelopment Administration Moderator A my Gla smeie r , D epartment Head, D epartment of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

6:00 Hotel Check-in 6:307:00 Reception/Cash Bar 7:00-9:00 Dinner L. Steven Dempsey , Associate V ice President for Public Serviceand Outreach, University of Georgia

Building Social N e twork s in Communiti es acro ss Ge orgia : The Univ e rsity o f Ge orgia Arc hway Proj e ct


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Discussion Q uestions: How do we know an

economically connected region when we see it? Social networks? Financial/ investment networks? Technological/ communicationnetworks? Innovationnetworks? What best practices support networks that createeconomies of scale/scope inleveraging assets acrossmultiple partners and

institutions? What role can universities play in developing intra-and inter-regional networks? What capacities, latent or active, douniversities possess that might fill absent capabilities withinregions? Beyond connecting assetsacross a region, what else must participants do to maximize thereturn on their investment indeveloping the network? In what context is the university the logical leader to serve asthe hub for regional networks? What kinds of responsibilitiesare implicated for investing and contributing assets?

Monday, September 28, 2009 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast 8:3010:00 Session 3 Characteristics of an Economically Connected RegionWhat c haract e ristics do e conomically engag e d r e gion s po ssess that mak e the m succ essf ul? How do t he y use the ir n e twork s to ampli f y the ir ex istingasse ts and obtain a larg e r r e turn on inv es tm e nt f or t he ir brick s-and -mortarhub s? This sess ion will f ocu s on di ffe re nt f ac e ts of ne twork s and how t he ycontribut e to e conomic pro spe rity and opportuniti es f or r e gion s.

Discussants Da vid A llen , Associate V ice President for Technology Transfer , University of Colorado

Ne a l Noyes , D irector, V irginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community

Revitalization Commission

ModeratorH ira m Fitzge ra ld , Associate Provost, University Outreach and Engagement,Michigan State University

10:0010:30 Break


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Discussion Q uestions: D o policymakers understand the value of networks? If not,how can this change? Should policy promote, or evenmandate, network building, or must it be organic? D o rich networks encouragesupportive policy, or does policy have to be in place toencourage network building? What strategies can regional partners use to inform and educate policymakers about networks and their contributionto economic development? How can universities help

regional partners communicatewith policymakers and insurenetwork-aware policy decisions? What policies (at local, state,and federal levels) support university engagement inregional network development? D o universities need to assumea proactive role in mobilizingregional networks? Or is it enough to allow rich networksto develop organically? What policy framework incentsuniversities to be proactive?

10:30Noon Session 4 Implications for Policy MakersDrawing f rom t he three pr eviou s sess ion s, what ar e the implication s f orthose ne twork s as a f ocu s in supporting and f oste ring r egional economicdeve lopm e nt? W hat polici es at all l eve ls of gov e rnm ent he lp promot e ne twork , communication , sh ar e d vi sion and incr ease d e conomic pro spe rityacro ss re gion s? W he re do w e go f rom he re ?

Moderators Emily DeRocco , Senior V ice President, National Association of Manufacturers; President, Manufacturing Institute

Theo d o re J. Settle , D irector, Office of Economic D evelopment, V irginia Tech

Noon Lunch: Wrap-up 1:00 Adjourn

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