The Department of Economics and the Center for Regional Development at Bowling Green State University are hosting Prof. William Easterly who will deliver a public lecture Monday, October 2nd, at 4:00 pm in room 113 Olscamp Hall on the campus of BGSU. The lecture will be broadcast simultaneously to room 1011 in the Cedar Point Center on the campus of BGSU Firelands in Huron, OH. All are welcome to attend.
William Easterly is a professor of economics at New York University, joint with Africa House, and Co-Director of NYU's Development Research Institute. In addition, he is a senior fellow at the Center for Global Development in Washington, D.C. For over sixteen years, he served as a senior research economist with the World Bank. Prof. Easterly has written for The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Forbes, and Foreign Policy. He is the author of The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics. His writing is informed by his experience in the developing world of Africa, Asia, and South America.
The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good from Penguin Press, 2006, is Prof. Easterly's most recent book examining the ongoing failure of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund to make progress in the alleviation of poverty. In this informative and compelling book, Prof. Easterly challenges the ñtop-downî approach to development assistance and recommends an alternative ñbottom-upî approach that recognizes the unique needs and capabilities of the world's poorest countries. The Whiteman's Burden is the winner of the 2006 People's Choice Commitment to Development Award sponsored by Foreign Policy and the Center for Global Development.
This public lecture is made possible through the generous financial support of Omicron Delta Epsilon, the international honor society for economics, and the Center for Regional Development at Bowling Green State University.
Fifth Annual State of the Region Conference
The 5th Annual State of the Region was held on Monday, May 22, 2006. The program entitled "Responding to a Changing World" focused on adapting to the changing business environment of the 21st century. Our economic world is changing. Global competition and technological advances are changing the way we live. For the unprepared, the change can be crippling. Mass layoffs and business closures have become the norm not the exception. But if we understand and anticipate change, our future offers unparalleled opportunity. Never before has it been possible to respond so quickly to capitalize on new ideas or new products.
CRD was proud to bring to NW Ohio three of our nation's leading experts in the field of economic development. Our keynote speaker, Michael Gallis, is an internationally known development strategist. He excels in large scale economic planning. Kip Bergstrom is the Executive Director of the Rhode Island Economic Policy Council. Under Kip's leadership, Policy Council members serve as champions to mobilize the resources to implement key development initiatives, which include the Slater Centers (commercialization of university research) and the Providence Creative Economy Initiative. Russell Gwatney is President of Gwatney Companies and serves as President of the Memphis Branch of the Federal Reserve. Russell was instrumental in the recent economic expansion in the Memphis region.
Link to Conference Subsite
Fourth Annual State of the Region Conference
The Fourth Annual State of the Region Conference was
held on Friday, April 15, 2005, at Nazareth Hall, 21211 W. River Road, Grand
Rapids, Ohio and was focused on Homeland Security in Ohio. Together, we explored the effects of the homeland security policy as it relates to the
region. A keynote speaker and panel of presenters discussed various aspects
of homeland security in Ohio. The panel was comprised of Ohio and Northwest
Ohio experts in homeland security who discussed such topics as funding,
preparedness and response, Ohio-Canada border issues, and the general state
of homeland security from local, regional, state, national, and international
perspectives. The conference informed local government officials, agencies,
and community leaders about the state of homeland security in Northwest
Ohio now, and the prospects for the future.
International Workshop On Accelerated Radical Innovation
Global Technology Cluster Development Challenges
Center faculty member Dr. Michael Carroll participated in the organization
and presentation of a workshop designed to “identify and document
robust theories and verifiable approaches for the new paradigm of Accelerated
Radical Innovation.” The workshop also “explored the
potential for applying this knowledge to accelerate development and integration
of technology and economic clusters in major regional, national and global
industry sectors.”
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Fiscal Analysis Capacity Training Workshop
The Maumee Valley Planning Organization and Center for Regional Development at Bowling Green State University
recently collaborated to offer a Fiscal Analysis Capacity Training (FACT) Workshop for local government officials
from Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, and Williams counties.
BGSU's Accounting Professor David M. Stott provided instruction in the techniques necessary for
financial self-analysis through the use of three public finance tools.
With the capacity to perform fiscal analysis and monitor financial status, local governments
will be able to maintain and improve their fiscal health, obtain more control and influence in their future, and organize data in a useful format for decision making and informing the public. Attendees participated in hand-on exercises and were provided with materials to serve as ongoing resources.
GIS Workshops
The Center for Regional Development (CRD) and the
Department of Geography at BGSU sponsored two Geographic Information System (GIS)
Workshops on January 5 and 6, 2005. The workshops focused on the
application of local government data represented through geographic visuals.
Targeted for beginning users, the workshop included the
following components:
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Introducing Geotechnology such as GIS, remote sensing, and digital photography
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Applications of Geotechnology in local government
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Hands-on exercise using ArcGIS software to create maps
The workshop utilized the ArcGIS suite created by the Environmental Systems
Research Institute (ESRI). ArcGIS is a collection of GIS software products
that are integrated.
The suite includes:
- ArcReader
- ArcView
- ArcEditor
- ArcInfo
For more information on the computer programs, visit http://www.esri.com.
CRD Sponsors Canada-Ohio Business Dinner
The Canada-Ohio Business Dinner on Wednesday, November
10, 2004, was co-sponsored by CRD and BGSU’s Canadian Studies
Center. Alcan Aluminum Corporation and the Canadian Consulate in Detroit
also supported
the event.
Irwin Smith, Executive Director of Flowers Canada (Ontario), part of The
Ontario Greenhouse Alliance, was the keynote speaker for the dinner. Dr.
Smith’s talk was called "The Canadian Greenhouse Industry: Successes
and Challenges."
The event was held in BGSU’s Olscamp Hall. Program details can be
found here
Annual Planning and Zoning Workshop Supported by CRD
NW Ohio Planning (NWOP), a local affiliate of the American
Planning Association, held its 2004 Annual Planning and Zoning Workshop
recently in Monclova Township. CRD was a workshop sponsor.
NWOP designed the workshop to share information on the latest planning
techniques. Local officials, interested parties, and professionals in planning
or related fields attended. The Keynote speaker for the event was Ford Weber,
from the City of Toledo, discussing “New Urbanist Development.”
The workshop focused on Urban and Rural planning topics including:
- JEDZ
- annexation issues
- conservation zoning districts
- Toledo’s new zoning code
- planning commission troubleshooting
- regional transportation planning
- transportation planning for communities
For more information visit the Ohio Planning Conference website and visit
the northwest Ohio section at www.ohioplanning.org.
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