Business Leaders CONNECT.Cross-border collaboration theme of October CONNECT USA/Canada Economic Summit GRAND FORKS Grand Forks, city (1990 pop. 49,425), seat of Grand Forks co., E N.Dak., at the confluence of the Red and the Red Lake rivers; inc. 1881. In a spring wheat, livestock, and farm area, the city has grain elevators, state-operated flour mills, and plants that process , N.D. & WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- What do an aircraft manufacturer, agricultural processor, bioterrorism agency and the Fulbright scholarship Fulbright scholarship Educational grant under an international exchange program created to increase understanding between the U.S. and other countries. The program was conceived by U.S. Sen. J. William Fulbright and instituted by the Fulbright Act of 1946. program have in common? They sought--and found--partners for expansions, enhancements and value-added additions right in their own backyard. The key: Connections within the U.S. Great Plains and Canadian Prairie Provinces Prairie Provinces, Canada: see Manitoba; Saskatchewan; Alberta. , regardless of borders. Business and organization leaders will see viable cross-border connections and opportunities for their own successes in manufacturing, research, academics and life sciences at the CONNECT U.S./Canada Economic Summit set for October 6 - 7, 2008, in Grand Forks, N.D. The agenda includes tours of the University of North Dakota North Dakota, state in the N central United States. It is bordered by Minnesota, across the Red River of the North (E), South Dakota (S), Montana (W), and the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba (N). School of Aerospace Sciences, the Research Enterprise and Commercialization Park, and other businesses with cross-border connections. Officials in Grand Forks will share their experiences in collaborating with Winnipeg. Additional presenters include: - Joel Garreau Joel Garreau (born 1948) is an American journalist and author. Currently he works as the editor in charge of "cultural revolution" reporting at the Washington Post, as senior fellow at the School of Public Policy at George Mason University, and principal of The Garreau Group, which , author of The Nine Nations of North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. - Jim Phillips, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the Canadian/American Border Trade Alliance - Joel Kotkin, author of North America Needs an Energy Community, and now writing a book about the United States and North America in the year 2050 - Livio Di Matteo, author of the Centre of Continent Needs Economic Union - Eric Benjaminson, Minister Counselor for Economic Affairs, U.S. Embassy in Ottawa The CONNECT Summit also includes panels on specific topics: Cross-border university connections: - Dr. Michael Hawes, Executive Director, Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program - Dr. Robert Kelley, President, University of North Dakota - Dr. David T. Barnard, President, University of Manitoba Location The main Fort Garry campus is a complex on the Red River in south Winnipeg. It has an area of 2.74 square kilometres. More than 60 major buildings support the teaching and research programs of the university. Regional manufacturing connections: * Ron Koslowsky, Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters Association * Jay Bender, Falcon Plastics Brookings, SD * Representatives of the Ingenuity Frontier in Northwestern Minnesota and Canadian manufacturing Life sciences collaboration: * John Langstaff, President Cangene Corporation, Winnipeg * Dr. Gary B. Glavin, Deputy Director, National Microbiology Laboratory The National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) is located in the Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health in Winnipeg, Manitoba. This modern state-of-the-art facility houses the NML's Biological Safety Level 4 (BSL-4) containment laboratory, currently Canada's only BSL-4 The CONNECT Summit is beneficial for entrepreneurs in advanced manufacturing and life sciences, University leaders and economic influencers. To learn more or register, visit www.newgeography.com/maplestar. The first annual CONNECT Summit is sponsored by the Grand Forks Regional Economic Development Corporation, Destination Winnipeg, Inc. the City of Grand Forks, the Alerus Center & Canad Inns Destination Center, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Canadian federal department of Western Economic Diversification and a growing list of other businesses, universities and organizations. |
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