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.
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