01-29-06: Notes from this session can be downloaded (see below)

Date: Wednesday, January 25

Time: 5:00 P.M. to 6:45 P.M.

Place: Myers University, Chester Campus

3921 Chester Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114

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Last week, we learned that Cleveland is the only U.S. city to be named as a finalist for the Intelligent Community of the Year award. (Others in the running are Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea; Ichikawa, Japan; Manchester, United Kingdom; Taipei, Taiwan; Tianjin, China; and Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.) Read more.

At the same time, we have one of the most dynamic blogging communities on the planet. Citizen journalists in Northeast Ohio leaders are reshaping markets and politics in our region. They are changing the face of communications and accelerating the development of new networks.

Join us Wednesday for an inside view of how citizen journalists are changing in NEO. Connect to opportunities in a new innovation network emerging in Midtown.

Visit the Midtown Wednesdays Blog here and explore next steps.

Forum contributors:

Bill Callahan, Meet the Bloggers

George Nemeth, Meet the Bloggers

Norm Roulet, REALNEO

David Stack, Plugged In Cleveland

Ken Warren, Lakewood Observer

 

Learn more:

Watch a BBC mini-documentary on citizen journalism. Go.

Learn more about citizen journalism. Go.

Visit the Public Journalism Network blog. Go.

Visit Business Lexington, Central Kentucky's online journal, a visually refreshing and transparent feeling news source for the Bluegrass region.

Learn how corporations like IBM are capturing the value of a brand new medium. Read more here.

Help us build the Innovation Economy in Midtown! Midtown Wednesday forums are the first step in accelerating new venture creation.

Coming Up...

Wednesday, February 1

Topic: Film Industry in Midtown

Time: 5:00 P.M. - 6:45 P.M.

Place: Myers University, Chester Campus 3921 Chester Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114

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