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Going Local: A Sustainability Symposium |
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Callers talk with Michael Shuman, author of Going Local in a Global Economy, Stephen Blackmer, director of the Northern Forest Center, and host Ellen Rocco. Shuman and Blackmer keynote the 2nd Burt Symposium at St. Lawrence University.
The first annual Burt Symposium was held Tuesday and Wednesday May 6 and 7 at St. Lawrence University, on the topic "Going Local: Capitalizing on our Resources in St. Lawrence County." The Burt Symposium brings together stakeholders in the North Country to explore ways to enhance the region's economic, environmental and educational vitality.
Karen St. Hilaire, executive director of the St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce, while introducing Michael Shuman, the keynote speaker of the Burt Symposium, delivered this eloquent distillation of the character of the North Country and an appreciation of the challenges it faces in developing a sustainable economy.
Michael Shuman, author of Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant Communities in a Global Age, gave this keynote address to the Burt Symposium on Education, Environment, and Economic Vitality at St. Lawrence University on Tuesday May 6, 2003.
A highlight of the Burt Symposium was a panel discussion led by celebrated public radio talk host Christopher Lydon. Other panelists included keynote speaker Michael Shuman, author of Going Local, theater producer John Burt, and NCPR station manager Ellen Rocco. Their discussion was followed by lively Q & A with an audience of 100 in St. Lawrence University's Eben Holden Hall.
Christopher Lydon
Renowned public radio talk host Christopher Lydon was joined in the NCPR studio by guests including Michael Shuman, author of Going Local, Karen St. Hilaire, executive director of the St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce, Robert Penski, owner of a North Country personnel services company, and NCPR station manager Ellen Rocco, to engage in a wide-ranging conversation with callers about the nature and condition of the North Country economy and its future prospects.
Renowned public radio talk host Christopher Lydon was joined in the NCPR studio by guests including Michael Shuman, author of Going Local, Karen St. Hilaire, executive director of the St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce, Robert Penski, owner of a North Country personnel services company, and NCPR station manager Ellen Rocco, to engage in a wide-ranging conversation with callers about the nature and condition of the North Country economy and its future prospects.
Brainstorming local answers for the economy
Last week about a hundred community leaders from St. Lawrence County came together to chart a new future for economic growth. Their mission was to identify opportunities for local business development. The occasion was the 1st annual Burt Symposium at St. Lawrence University, entitled “Going Local: Capitalizing on Our Resources in St. Lawrence County”. David Sommerstein stopped by near the end of the two-day conference and reports on the group’s progress.
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March 25, 2004, marked the first second Burt Symposium on Education,
Environment, and Economic Vitality at St. Lawrence University
in Canton NY. The gathering drew together community planners, educators,
business owners and engaged residents from all over the North Country
to explore models of sustainable development that flowed from and
preserved the character of distinct localities.
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