As the myregion.org initiative continues with the Information Analysis phase of the project, there remains a great deal to learn and discuss about the findings gathered by Michael Gallis, Michael Gallis and Associates, about Central Florida. The myregion.org team continues to reach out to the community by giving presentations and meeting with key groups in the region. Following is a summary of some of the events that have taken place recently:

• Reaching out to Polk County: Wednesday, August 28, Rita Kane and Jack Myers, Executive Committee myregion.org, presented to the Winter Haven Chamber of Commerce Trustees. This presentation was the first time new information had been unveiled to the Polk County community. As myregion.org has completed the final stages of Information Gathering and is immersed in the Information Analysis phase of the project the new information is now being presented across the region.
  
  
• Educating Lake County: Monday, September 16, Shelley Lauten, Project Director, myregion.org, presented to the Leadership Team of the Lake County School Board. Shelley presented some of the fascinating findings and statistics gathered during the first-year of the project regarding Education in the Central Florida region, especially in Lake County.
  
  
• Addressing Key Regional Leaders: Monday, September 16 and Tuesday, September 17 in the Roy E. Crummer School of Business at Rollins College; Project Consultant, Michael Gallis met in a series of roundtable meetings with leaders from the Transportation, Development, and Healthcare Industries. The three Water Management districts met with Michael Gallis. Each of these groups met in an intimate setting to express their concern about the future of Central Florida and the issues facing these key areas of our region.
  

For more information on these meetings or to have a speaker scheduled for a presentation to your group, please contact Jen Amodt at 407.835.2449 or via e-mail at jen.amodt@orlando.org.