Downtown forum to feature former West Palm Beach mayor
Tampa Bay Business Journal - 2:46 PM EST Wednesday

"Seeing is Believing: Checking Downtown's Reality" is the theme for the 11th annual development forum in Tampa.

The event, organized by the Tampa Downtown Partnership, is planned for Feb. 23 from 7:30 a.m. until noon at the Tampa Convention Center.


It is scheduled to feature Nancy Graham, president and chief executive officer of the Centre City Development Corp. in San Diego, and the former mayor of West Palm Beach. There, Graham helped orchestrate a renaissance downtown and the on the waterfront.

Also, there will be a session about the upcoming Urban Land Institute Reality Check project and panel discussion of transportation solutions for the Bay area.

The annual event is attended by hundreds of developers, real estate professionals, property owners and those interested in the future of downtown. The Forum centers on the exploration of innovative ideas in urban development and serves as a catalyst for discussion and problem solving for major urban issues in Downtown Tampa.

Fees are $60 for members, and $70 for non-members. More information is available from Kimberly Finn at (813) 221-3686.

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It sounds like a good forum, but why so expensive to get in? If they want to get the real oppinion on this issue, ideas need to be more public.

now you know I'll be there...

... if I can get out of work that morning, which I'm sure I can. :)

That is crazy. When I was going to move to San Diego I spent a lot of time on the CCCDs website looking at the action there and I thought how nice it would be to meet her in person. Now I can. Awesome. I do wonder though, what is the purpose for the ticket prices being so high?

^that's cheap for what you get dude.