Past Forums

For many years, the Public Forum Institute has conducted economic development summits to promote cooperation and coordination on important issues such as infrastructure, education and training, employment, health care and technology. These summits, in communities across the nation, help to mobilize business, government, education, labor, and community leaders to revitalize their local or regional economy. 

Some recent economic and community development forums include: 

• 2006 East & Southeast Fort Worth Economic Summit
  Fort Worth, TX
  Congressman Michael Burgess, Honorary Summit Chair

• 2005 East & Southeast Fort Worth Economic Summit
  Fort Worth, TX
  Congressman Michael Burgess, Honorary Summit Chair
  David Sampson, U.S. Acting Deputy Secretary of Commerce

• Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area Summit
  Hyde Park, NY
  Congressman Maurice Hinchey, Honorary Summit Chair

• Einstein's Alley: The Economic Summit
  East New Brunswick, NJ
  Congressman Rush Holt, Honorary Summit Chair

• The Leadership Summit: Shaping the Region's Economic Future
  Mobile, AL
  Congressman Jo Bonner, Honorary Summit Chair
  U.S. Secretary of Commerce Don Evans 

• Networked Economy Summit: Building Faith in the Network
  Reston, VA
  Congressman Tom Davis, Summit Co-Chair
  U.S. Secretary Don Evans, Summit Co-Chair
  Stratton Sclavos, CEO, VeriSign, Summit Co-Chair

• Savannah River Summit: Shaping the Region's Economic Future
  Augusta, GA
  Congressman Max Burns, Honorary Summit Chair 

• The Leadership Summit: Shaping Oregon's Economic Future
  Portland, OR
  Senator Ron Wyden, Summit Co-Chair
  Senator Gordon Smith, Summit Co-Chair
  Governor-elect Ted Kulongoski, Summit Co-Chair

• Empowering Innovation for Growth
  Kalamazoo, Michigan
  Congressman Fred Upton

• Smart Growth in the 21st Century: Exploring Tennessee's Transportation Alternatives
  Nashville, Tennessee
  Congressman Bob Clement

• Technology Summit '99: The Sparkplug for the Silicon Speedway
  Detroit, Michigan
  Senator Spencer Abraham
  Senator Robert Bennett

• Economic Summit '99: Partnerships for Technology
  Nashville, Tennessee
  Congressman Bob Clement

• Downriver 2000
  Detroit, Michigan 
  Congressman John Dingell
  U.S. Secretary of Commerce Richard Daley
  William Clay Ford, Jr., Ford Motor Company

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