ADDITIONAL
City Council Announcements
September 27, 2011
A. Information Needed by Council Staff
1. Harvard Kennedy School, Executive Education: Creating Collaborative Solutions, Innovations in Governance
(Attachment 1)
There is an opportunity to attend a conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Sunday, October 23 thru Friday, October 28, 2011. The conference is titled Creating Collaborative Solutions: Innovations in Governance, an Executive Education program at Harvard Kennedy School, the description of the program indicates it will help you explore new modes of working across traditional jurisdictions and sectors to identify, comprehend, and address emerging social problems. The cost to attend is $6,600 and includes tuition, housing, curricular materials and most meals.
Are any Council Members interested in attending? Cindy Gust-Jensen asked that Council let staff know. She said they were thinking about sending a staff member. She said she would check with the school to see if the cost could be reduced by not using the housing.
2. FYI: Panelists discussion on Performing Arts Venues
Salt Lake City will be hosting arts administers from Denver, Durham and Dayton – communities that recently constructed performing arts venues – for a panel discussion at the downtown Salt Lake City Library Wednesday, September 28, at 7:00pm. As the Utah Performing Arts Center progresses, hearing how similar projects have been received in other parts of the country may be beneficial to the community.
Panelists include:
Ken Neufeld, President and CEO of Victoria Theater Association, Operator of the SchusterCenter in Dayton, Ohio
Reginald James Johnson, Interim Director of the Durham, North Carolina
Department of Community Development
Randy Weeks, President of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts
Councilmember Garrott asked if this was going to be on SLC TV. Ms. Gust-Jenson said she would find that out and make it in the form of a suggestion if it was not already planned.