Economic Development Council
2007 Calendar

01.31

Monthly Lunch - John Maxson, President and CEO, The Greater North Michigan Avenue Association, "Building One of the Great Avenues of the World" - Tower Club, Noon
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02.28 Monthly Lunch - Hardik Bhatt, Chief Information Officer for the City of Chicago, "Towards Digital Excellence in Chicago: Crossing the Digital Divide with WiFi and Other Programs" - Tower Club, Noon
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03.20

Breakfast Forum - "Successful Incubator and Tech Park Models for Technology Commercialization" Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Tech Park Tour - Tour of the Illinois Science and Technology Park in Skokie and the University Technology Park at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago arranged by Illinois Global Partnership - Depart from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, 11:30 a.m.

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03.28 Monthly Lunch - Bob Howard, President & CEO, "Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago" - Tower Club, Noon
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04.25 Monthly Lunch - Neil Kane, President, Advanced Diamond Technologies, Inc.(www.thindiamond.com) , "Technology from Argonne = Product Development Recognized Worldwide" - Tower Club, Noon
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05.30 Monthly Lunch - Patrick G. Ryan, Executive Chairman AON Corporation and Chairman and CEO Chicago 2016 Olympic Committee, "Chicago's 2016 Olympic Bid" - Tower Club, Noon

**Registration for this event is closed. Space is limited and we have reached our capacity for the facility.**
06.27 Monthly Lunch - Grant Levitan, Ph.D., RHR International Company, "The Psychology of Business" - Tower Club, Noon
Presentation
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07.25 Monthly Lunch - Christopher Multhauf, President and CEO, Alliance for Illinois Manufacturing, "The State of Manufacturing in Our Region" - Tower Club, Noon
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08.29 Monthly Lunch - George W. Lofton, Vice President, Economic Development, Commonwealth Edison, "Metro Economic Growth Alliance of Chicago (MEGA)" - Tower Club, Noon
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09.24 Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Conference - "The Role of R & D in Agriculture and Related Industries: Today and Tomorrow"

To register for "The Role of R&D in Agriculture and Related Industries: Today and Tomorrow" at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago visit http://www.chicagofed.org/news_and_conferences/conferences_and_events/2007_agriculture.cfm

Illinois Showcase Program™ - National Center for Food Safety and Technology Site Tour, Summit-Argo, Illinois with Presentation, Tour and Reception hosted by Martin Cole, Director arranged by Illinois Global Partnership
09.26 Monthly Lunch - Rich Hanson, Mesa Development, "The Condo Market in Downtown Chicago" -Tower Club, Noon
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10.02 Technology Commercialization Task Force Forum - "Driving Innovation through New Research Collaborations" Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, 8:00 registration, program 8:30 - 11:00 a.m.
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10.31 Monthly Lunch - Dr. Robert Thompson, "The Evolving Agricultural Industry" - Tower Club, Noon
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11.28

Monthly Lunch - Sadhu Johnston, Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Environmental Policy for the Mayor's Office, City of Chicago, "Chicago's Going Green - Proactive Programs and Policy" - Tower Club, Noon
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