John F
February 19th, 2007, 10:30 PM
Check out the Tampa Bay Partnership's newest event, Reality Check (http://www.realitychecktampabay.org/default.aspx)
Welcome to Reality Check Tampa Bay! Reality Check is a one-day exercise designed to discuss, analyze and develop alternative growth scenarios for our rapidly growing region through 2050. Reality check is designed to accomplish four tasks:
* Promote a region wide awareness of the level of growth that is coming
* Allocate projected housing and employment growth between and among jurisdictions
* Recognize the legitimate points of view of different stakeholders
* Lay the foundation for the development of a concrete list of next steps to assure quality growth to meet the region’s needs over the next two decades
Reality Check is neither a traditional conference nor a theoretical exercise. Participants will work in teams of 8 to 10 per table, negotiating with each other to create a blue print for growth for the region based upon actual demographic geographic and economic data assembled specifically for the event.
You can nominate someone (including yourself) to participate in this by going here:
http://www.realitychecktampabay.org/NominateSomeone.aspx
I figure that thsi forum has the people that are most attuned to local development and NEEDS involvement from people in this forum
(hat tip to Sticks of Fire (http://sticksoffire.com/2007/02/19/tampa-bay-reality-check/) which has more of a description about htis -- though short)
Welcome to Reality Check Tampa Bay! Reality Check is a one-day exercise designed to discuss, analyze and develop alternative growth scenarios for our rapidly growing region through 2050. Reality check is designed to accomplish four tasks:
* Promote a region wide awareness of the level of growth that is coming
* Allocate projected housing and employment growth between and among jurisdictions
* Recognize the legitimate points of view of different stakeholders
* Lay the foundation for the development of a concrete list of next steps to assure quality growth to meet the region’s needs over the next two decades
Reality Check is neither a traditional conference nor a theoretical exercise. Participants will work in teams of 8 to 10 per table, negotiating with each other to create a blue print for growth for the region based upon actual demographic geographic and economic data assembled specifically for the event.
You can nominate someone (including yourself) to participate in this by going here:
http://www.realitychecktampabay.org/NominateSomeone.aspx
I figure that thsi forum has the people that are most attuned to local development and NEEDS involvement from people in this forum
(hat tip to Sticks of Fire (http://sticksoffire.com/2007/02/19/tampa-bay-reality-check/) which has more of a description about htis -- though short)