There is still time to register
and participate in the last series of Essential
Activities Workshops to be held July 9 – 12 at the Orlando Science
Center. This last set of workshops will offer an invaluable opportunity
for public participation and input about Central Florida’s destiny as a
region in the 21st century.
Each discussion topic or “Essential
Activity” will be allotted a 90-minute segment, allowing time for questions
and answers between project consultants and participants. Additionally, myregion.org’s
complex 250, full-color mapping system developed by consultant Michael Gallis
and his team, will be displayed around the room, providing a detailed visual
perspective of the region’s status in a variety of areas.
The participants will be seated at tables equipped with laptop computers that
will offer a up-close look and access to the highly detailed maps, which show
the region’s systems, assets and trends on the 13 topics of discussion
that include Education,
Transportation,
Demographics/Diversity,
Economy/Workforce,
Tourism, Development,
Culture, Healthcare,
Public Safety, Infrastructure,
Governance, Environment
and History. The
maps reflect the massive data that has been collected over the past few months
by the project’s Leadership Council and Technical Committee.
As the project evolves from the “Information Collection” stage, to
the “Analysis” stage, data will be now interpreted for positioning
the region and its resources within the Global, North American, Super-Regional,
Regional and Metro contexts. The functional relationships among the different
Essential Activities
and the elements that make up each system will also be explored, offering the
last chance for public discussion and input in a roundtable setting.
The workshops are free and open to everyone. “This complex project requires
community support and involvement and that means everyone,” said Joel Hass,
Chairman of myregion.org. “We
have business and elected leaders, but it is vital that citizens who live, work
and raise their families in Central Florida make their opinions heard by participating
in this project.”
For registration information about the workshops, visit www.myregion.org
or call Pam Clancy at 407-835-2486 or toll free at 1-800-900-5315.
