March 2005

Register Now for the ARS National Forum on Regional Stewardship and Regional Stewardship Boot Camp

Deadlines for Early Bird Registration and Hotel Reservations Quickly Approaching!

Deadlines are quickly approaching for Early Bird Registration and hotel reservations for the upcoming National Forum on Regional Stewardship, May 4-6, 2005, at the Wyndham Hotel in Washington, D.C.  The theme of this Spring?s Forum is ?The Next Generation in CollaborationLinking Economic and Social Issues.?

 Plenary sessions will introduce the Greater Washington Region, highlight regional collaborations around social and economic issues, and discuss the Federal policy and practices that enhance or discourage regionalism.  In addition, breakout sessions will focus on issues such as Workforce Development, Health Care, Homeland Security, Regional Equity, Transportation, Multi-State Regional Issues, and National Associations.

The Forum will kick off with a Riverboat Tour of the Anacostia Development Projects.  Join us on Wednesday, May 4^th, on the Presidential yacht U.S.S. Sequoia for an introduction to exciting initiatives in the Greater Washington, D.C. region.

The Forum will be held at the Wyndham Washington, D.C., located at , NW, just six blocks from the White House.  To make your reservation, please call or .  Be sure to mention ARS to receive the group rate.  Reservations must be made by April 13^th.

To register for the Forum, please visit the ARS website at https://regionalstewardship.org/register4forum.html.  For additional information, please contact Amy Carrier, Alliance Manager, at or .

Kick off the National Forum by jump-starting your region!

Register today for the Regional Stewardship Boot Camp, to be held in Washington, D.C., May 4, 2005, in conjunction with the upcoming National Forum.  The Regional Stewardship Boot Camp is an intensive, one-day session and 6 months of follow-up coaching aimed at showing participants how to launch a breakthrough regional stewardship initiative in their region. Participants will learn how other regions got started, design a ?Regional Stewardship Start-Up Plan? for implementation in their own region, engage in 6 months of follow-up coaching while implementing the start-up plan and have the opportunity to review your start-up experiences with other practitioners at the next ARS Forum.

The Boot Camp is designed for individuals and teams who want practical and detailed advice on how to create and implement  collaborative, multi-sectoral, multi-jurisdictional initiatives.  Facilitators include Douglas Henton & John Melville, Founders of Collaborative Economics, and John Parr, President & CEO of ARS.  The Boot Camp Fee includes 6 months of follow-up coaching and the opportunity for peer review of your start-up plan at the next ARS Forum in November 2005. Each participant will receive a Regional Stewardship Start-Up Workbook and electronic template for designing their own start-up plan.

For more information or to register for the Boot Camp, visit our website at https://regionalstewardship.org/bootcamp.html.  Registrations must be received by April 22^nd, 2005.