Wednesday, July 11, 2007
4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
Glickman-Miller Hall, Atrium

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Our Place in the Urban Age is a year-long series celebrating of the 30th anniversary of the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs. The forum series, entitled Our Place in the Urban Age, will explore the dynamic role of cities in a world transformed by technology, climate change, modern lifestyles and a global economy. What will Americaís urban centers look like in what some are calling the Urban Age? What economic functions will cities serve, how will the quality of life change, and how will Cleveland and Northeast Ohio adapt?

Ingenuity, Clevelandís Festival of Arts and Technology will be hosted this year by Playhouse Square and Cleveland State University, July 19-22nd. Preview Ingenuity and experience the synergy thatís created when artists and innovators come together with area researchers who are behind the technological advances fueling NEOís new economy. Experience new media with Steve Dietz and learn from the experts about the groundbreaking research of Northeast Ohioís universities in liquid crystals, nanotechnology and sensor technology. Join us and see what sparks your interest!

4:00-4:10 Registration and Refreshments

4:10-4:20 Welcome and Introduction

4:20-4:50Panel Discussion

Rich Weiss, Ingenuity, moderator
James Levin, Executive Director, Ingenuity, ìEmbracing the Technology in Creativity.î
Steve Dietz, director, ZeroOne San Jose: A Global Festival of Art on the Edge (via technology) (Ingenuityís New Media Curator)
John West, Ph.D., Kent State University and NorTech Fellow, (Ingenuity Polymers & Advanced Materials Coordinator)
Alexis Abramson, Ph.D. Vice President, Technology Innovation, Nanotechnology and Commercialization, NorTech and Professor Case Western Reserve University, (Ingenuity Nanotechnology Coordinator)
Charles Alexander, Ph.D., Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Wright Center for Sensor Systems Engineering, Cleveland State University
Valdis Krebs, Orgnet.com, management consultant, researcher, trainer, author, and the developer of InFlow software for social and organizational network analysis [SNA/ONA]

5:30-6:00 Audience Q and A