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SEPTEMBER 2003
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| ARS ACTIVITIES |
Boston National Stewardship Forum Deadlines Rapidly Approaching
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Two Weeks Remain to Make Discounted Arrangements
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 The next National Stewardship Forum, to be held November 6-7 in Boston, Massachusetts, is rapidly approaching, as are deadlines for early bird Forum and hotel registration rates. Kicking off with a case study of large-scale, cross-sectoral collaboration in the Boston metropolitan region, the upcoming Forum will feature workshops on two new ARS monographs, a plenary discussion around the just-published book Civic Revolutionaries, a working session on regional indicators projects, the introduction of our National Stewardship Awards Program, and a rollout of an ongoing process to refine and document the principles of pragmatic regionalism, which will serve as a framework for advocacy and action for boundary-crossing collaborators. Additionally, individuals arriving early on Wednesday, November 5th will have the opportunity to take an optional tour of the Boston region, including the Boston metro area, suburbs, and surrounding rural area. The tour will begin at 2:30pm on Wednesday. For more information about this tour or any other aspect of the Forum, contact Amy Carrier at or online at
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Gardner Academy Update
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Fresno Region Launches Major Jobs Initiative
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 The Fresno region has been an active participant in the John W. Gardner Academy for Regional Stewardship during 2003. The Academy provides intensive assistance to regions that want to develop focused regional stewardship initiatives. In 2003, the Academy is working with four partners: Fresno, Long Island, Richmond, and St. Louis.
On September 12, the results of an eight-month collaborative process called the Fresno Regional Jobs Initiative (RJI) were presented at a Summit attended by over 200 civic, business and government leaders. The Fresno RJI was launched to tackle chronic unemployment challenges in the Central Valley region of California. The product is a regional compact through which elected officials, private and nonprofit sector leaders and citizens made public commitments to specific actions to promote economic opportunities by working together on economic development, training and infrastructure strategies. The Academy provided assistance in designing the process, identifying best practice models and coaching members of the RJI leadership team.
One of the key lessons learned from the process was the importance of developing a set of shared values to guide the effort and building trust through active dialogue among the working groups that built this strategy. The results can be viewed and downloaded at www.fresnorji.org.
To obtain more information on the Gardner Academy for Regional Stewardship, or if you are interested in participating, please contact either Doug Henton, Academy Coordinator, at or John Parr, President and CEO of the Alliance for Regional Stewardship, at (please include a reference to the Gardner Academy in the subject line).
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| NEWS YOU CAN USE |
The Potomac Conference
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Greater Washington, D.C.
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 The Potomac Conference is a CEO-level leadership forum that brings together public, private and nonprofit executives to focus their expertise and influence on improving the regions economic health and quality of life. Two major recent initiatives of the Conference include development of a coordinated strategy to improve technology partnerships among universities, private firms and government agencies to enhance the competitiveness of the regions high-tech sector, and a communications seminar to improve cooperation between first response government agencies and the media during such crises as large-scale accidents, natural disasters and terrorist attacks. For more information, contact Caroline Cunningham, Vice President for Regional Partnerships and Director of the Potomac Conference, at
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| REGIONAL PROFILE |
Institute of Urban and Regional Development
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University of California at Berkeley
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 In profile this month is the Institute of Urban and Regional Development (IURD), which serves faculty and students of the University of California at Berkeley by conducting research on urban and regional growth and decline, as well as the effects of public policies on patterns and processes of development. IURD provides facilities and support to faculty who initiate their own projects in such diverse fields as disaster preparedness, disability studies, economics, housing, labor, land use, policy-making, technology, and transportation. The Institutes research is funded by grants from government agencies and private foundations. For more information, visit www-iurd.ced.berkeley.edu
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| PUBLICATIONS AND MEDIA |
Coming Soon: Civic RevolutionariesA New Book on Regional Stewardship
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By Douglas Henton, John Melville and Kim Walesh, Jossey-Bass Publishers, Inc., 2003, 288 pages, $30.00 (hardbound).
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 By their very nature, revolutionary leaders help their communities reconcile the competing values on which the United States was founded: individualism and community; trust and accountability; economy and society. Civic Revolutionaries argues that todays stewards of place like the Founders are extraordinary leaders who are deeply committed to place, not just specific issues or constituencies. They motivate others who must ultimately own the revolution if it is to succeed. Scheduled for release in October by Jossey-Bass/Wiley, the book will be featured at the upcoming National Stewardship Forum in Boston, where attendees will have an opportunity to visit with the authors and participate in a discussion of the book, as well as receive a free copy. Copies of Civic Revolutionaries may be ordered now through www.josseybass.com.
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Dangerous Hands on the Wheel? Check the Longhorn Curve
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By Neal Peirce
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 To stir up a hornets nest, just mention the possibility of curbs on the driving rights of older Americans. With good reason, many seniors and their advocates point out that youthful drivers present an equivalent if not more severe threat to highway safety than their better experienced and (generally) more cautious elders. The policy debate of reflexes versus experience should be supplanted by realistic consideration of the need to inculcate an ethic of greater transit use among people of all ages. In the process, we may find more practical uses for the real estate currently occupied by parking lots.
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