This Webcast is a precursor to the District Meeting “Pillars of Prosperity” series being conducted in September 2008 by the Michigan Townships Association, in cooperation with the Land Policy Institute at Michigan State University. This FREE Webcast will begin to familiarize township officials with the terminology, ideas and strategies involved with empowering Michigan townships to be more economically and socially viable in the years ahead. The August Webcast is directed towards those townships located in the central and southern sections of the Lower Peninsula (MTA Districts 14-25). A similar Webcast was offered in April for townships located in the Upper Peninsula and northern part of the Lower Peninsula (MTA Districts 1-13).
August 27, 2008: 11am–12pm
Free to Michigan Townships Association Members
(Class size is limited; you must register in advance to participate.)
Session Overview:
Community assets are the building blocks that townships can use to better position themselves to attract and retain residents, talent, businesses and entrepreneurs. But in today’s new economy, how assets are defined and identified is changing. Evaluate how your township is positioned by identifying and understanding what assets your township has, and discover what assets are still needed—and how to obtain them.
This session will examine:
- The Importance of New Economy Assets
- Identifying Strategic Assets for Your Township
- Using Assets to Succeed
Find out how to ensure that your township is poised to prosper today and in the future.
Presenter:
John D. Warbach, Ph.D.
Professor, Associate Director of Research and Faculty Development
Land Policy Institute, Michigan State University, East Lansing
John coordinates the MIHELP Consortium, LPI research initiative development and teambuilding, curriculum development, grant administration, and the Distinguished Speaker Series. He taught Landscape Architecture at the State University of New York and at MSU, and he has been a consultant to units of government at all levels on a wide range of environmental and land use planning projects. John has a Bachelor of Science degree from MSU, a Master’s in Landscape Architecture from the University of California at Berkeley, and a Doctorate in Urban Forestry from Michigan State University.
This webcast is sponsored by the Citizen Planner Program, Michigan State University.
