February 2006:
Number 502
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A newsletter for the students, faculty and staff of the Collin County Community College District. Published monthly. For information or submissions, call 972.758.3849. Cougar News welcomes student and faculty submissions. Next deadline: Feb. 7. All submissions are due by 5 p.m. on the due date. Photos cannot be returned. Text should be emailed to mrobinson@ccccd.edu or sent on disk. Please submit copy that is proofed, edited and saved in Word format. Cougar News staff: Lisa Vasquez, director; Mark Robinson, editor; Marcy Cadena-Smith, contributor; Sydney Portilla-Diggs, student correspondent; Stephanie Hall, student correspondent; Jennifer Baker, student correspondent; Nick Young, photographer; Layout by Publications
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Collin hosts biennial economic summit
Hosted by Collin, the 2006 Collin County Economic Summit titled “Orchestrating Our Future” will feature a number of presentations and breakout sessions led by the area’s foremost economic experts.
The event takes place from 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 1, at Collin’s Spring Creek Campus Conference Center, 2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway in Plano.
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The keynote speakers for this year’s event are Angelos Angelou, the founder and CEO of Angelou Economics in Austin, and Joseph C. Juarez, regional administrator of the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration in Dallas.
Angelou has more than 20 years experience in economic development and site selection. He is regarded as the chief architect of Austin as a high-tech hub for companies.
As the regional administrator, Juarez is responsible for providing leadership, guidance and overseeing all Employment and Training programs and initiatives, including the Unemployment Insurance, State Employment Service and Workforce Investment Act programs throughout the region, which includes the States of Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming and Utah.
This year’s breakout sessions evidence the broad view that North Texas is taking in an ever-expanding global economy. Breakout sessions will include:
• Regionalism: A Harmonius Future for North Texas
• Composing the Workforce of the Future
• Future Compositions for Aging Communities Part 1: The Orchestra and Plays
• Future Compositions for Aging Communities Part 2: The Symphony in Action
• Re-orchestrating the Healthcare Workforce for 2012
• Scaling Transportation and Logistics
• Global Perspectives: China, Mexico and Beyond
• Small Business: Fine Tuning for Future Growth
• Scoring Success: Gaining a Competitive Edge
The 2006 Economic Summit is co-hosted by the college, Collin County, Inside Collin County Business, and the Allen, Frisco, McKinney and Plano chambers of commerce and economic development corporations. Early bird registration is $40, and the deadline is Friday, Jan. 20. For more information or to register, call 972.612.2425 or visit www.ccccd.edu/economicsummit
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