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Dr. Marilyn Taylor speaks on ICIC

—Oct. 4, 2000

Initiative for a Competitive Inner City

Dr. Taylor is founding Director of ICIC at Kansas City and currently serves as Director of Research, Coordinator of the Regional Business School Network, and a member of the Board for ICIC-KC.

Monday, October 16, 2000

Faculty Session	Community Session

Time: 10:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.	Time: 7:30 - 9:00 a.m.

Executive Conference Room Business Building 4.02.10	Executive Conference Room Frio Street Building 4.452

Faculty Session Topic:
What do ICIC and Economic Development have to do with Strategic Planning Anyway?

Harvard Business School's C.R. Christensen Professor of Business Administration, Michael Porter, established the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City in 1994. Dr. Taylor's presentation will explore the connections between ICIC, Economic Development, and Strategic Planning.

Community Session Topic:
ICIC - Does Porter's Model Add to the Economic Development Mix? Dr. Taylor will overview the history and current programs of both the national Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) and the local Kansas City program, ICIC-KC. Taylor will explore the power of "connecting the dots", i.e., cooperative partnerships among the business, public, not-for-profit, and academic communities. These links are currently a focus in Kansas City efforts. The presentation and discussion will focus on the potential in San Antonio in incorporating ICIC initiatives in the current economic development initiatives.

Co-Hosted by: The UTSA Institute for Studies in Business and Center for Economic Development

Contact: Sandy Wenzel, 458-7324

Wendy Frost—

Please send your comments to: wendy.frost@utsa.edu

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