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Georgia Tech's Center for Society and Industry in the Modern South (SIMS) is
pleased to announce its program for
GROWTH AND CHANGE:
The Southern City since 1960
The program and on-line registration are also available at
www.sims.gatech.edu
FRIDAY, 30 March 2001
8:30-9:15 Continental Breakfast and Registration
9:15-9:30 Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:30-11:30 Session 1: Seeing the Future: A Changing Southern Economy
Organizers: Southern Growth Policies Board
- Moderator: Jim Clinton, Executive Director, Southern Growth Policies Board
- Keecia James, Southern Growth Policies Board, "Technology"
- Carol Conway, Southern Growth Policies Board, "Global Markets"
- Yolanda Batts, Southern Growth Policies Board, "Changing Demographics"
- Linda Hoke, Southern Growth Policies Board, "Quality of Life"
11:30-1:00 Lunch and Distinguished Speaker Program
The University and the Southern City:
Chancellor Gregory O'Brien, University of New Orleans
1:00-3:00 Session 2: Latinos and the Southern City
- Moderator: Mary Odem, Emory University
- Bernardo Mendez Lugo, Consulate General of Mexico-Atlanta, "Latino
Presence in Southern Cities since 1960: The Changing Face of Atlanta to a
Multiethnic City"
- Joshua R. Diaz, Gainesville Bank & Trust, "International Business -
Domestically"
- Cristina Espinosa, International News Service, "The Role of Latinos as a
New Labor Force in the South, Present and Future"
3:00-3:30 Break
3:30-5:30 Session 3: Renewing the City: Goals and Challenges
- Moderator: David L. Sjoquist, Georgia State University
- Bruce Gunter, The Urban Group (Atlanta), and Bob Lupton, FCS Urban
Ministries (Atlanta), "Atlanta's Revitalizing Neighborhoods: Gentrification
with Justice"
- Reverend William P. Wood, First Presbyterian Church-Charlotte, "The Role
of the Church in the City"
- Jason Henderson, University of Georgia, "The Automobile, Southern Culture,
and the Transportation Crisis in Atlanta, Georgia"
- Rich S. Combes, Georgia Institute of Technology, "Case Studies in the
Evolution of Atlanta's High-Tech Sector Since 1960"
SATURDAY, 31 March 2001
9:00-9:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast and Registration
9:30-11:30 Session 4: Round Table: Changing Perspectives on Growth in the
South
Organizers: Southern Consortium of University Public Service Organizations
- Moderator: Linda Hoke, Southern Growth Policies Board
- Bob Oldendick, Institute of Public Affairs, University of South Carolina
- Robert Becker, Strom Thurmond Institute of Government, Clemson University
- James Seroka and Don-Terry Veal, Center for Governmental Services, Auburn
University
11:30-1:00 Lunch and Distinguished Speaker Program
The University and the Southern City:
Wayne Clough, President, Georgia Institute of Technology
1:00-3:00 Session 5: To Rebuild and Redevelop: Economic Development
Strategies in Three Southern Cities
- Moderator: Karen Huebner, Atlanta Urban Design Commission
- J. Mark Souther, Tulane University, "The 1984 Louisiana World Exposition
and the Transformation of New Orleans"
- Bamby Ray, Ray & Associates, "Historical Redevelopment: Atlanta"
- Keith Revell, Florida International University, "New Tourism and Old
Buildings: Historic Preservation as an Economic Development Strategy for
South Beach"
3:00-3:30 Break
3:30-5:30 Session 6: New Entrepreneurs and New Industries: Chamblee, Georgia
- Moderator: Joy Wilkins, Center for Economic Development Services, Georgia
Institute of Technology
- Paige Perkins, City of Chamblee, Georgia
- Maria Mullins, DeKalb County (Georgia) Chamber of Commerce
- Peter Chang, ACT Investments
- Chuck Schmandt, private developer
5:30-5:45 Closing Comments
There is no charge to register for the conference, but please let us know if
you are coming. Complete and mail the following form to LeeAnn Lands at the address below.
Name ____________________________________________________
Affiliation ________________________________________________
Address __________________________________________________
City ___________________________ State: _________ Zip: ______
Daytime Phone No. ________________________________
Email Address ________________________________
Days you plan to attend:
Friday, 30 March sessions _____
Friday, 30 March luncheon _____
Lunch is free to those who pre-register.
Saturday, 31 March sessions _____
Saturday, 31 March luncheon _____
Lunch is free to those who pre-register.
A block of rooms is being held until February 29 at the Courtyard by
Marriott - Atlanta Midtown for $89 per night. For reservations, call
800.321.2211 or 404.607.1112 and ask for the Georgia Tech-SIMS conference
rate.
Questions? Contact LeeAnn Lands at the phone number or e-mail address below.
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