Coming up...

I-Open Leadership Retreat and Workshop

"A Networked Approach to Building Prosperity in Communities and Regions"

Ed Morrison, Director, I-Open and Policy Analyst, Center for Regional Development at Purdue University will lead a two and half day workshop this Wed, Thurs, and Fri on the practices and tools for Open Source Economic Development with national updates. The Retreat will be hosted at the beautiful Punderson Manor & Conference Center, Newbury, Ohio. Participants from Northeast Ohio and the nation will gather to learn about this innovative, tested approach to building collaboration for economic and workforce development.

Join us online to share knowledge, learn new skills, and build community by posting your questions and comments from your desktop. Your next steps are to,

• Join the I-Open Education online community
• Check in for the Live Show broadcast and chat
• Post to Twitter and connect quickly to other leaders on this fun, new mini-blog

I-Open will host the next Leadership Retreat, September 10, 11 and 12, 2008 at Punderson Manor, Newbury, Ohio. You can register by contacting Susan Altshuler.

Midtown Brews with Meet The Bloggers

THE ENERGY CONSTRUCT: Toward Economic Transformation @ Webtego

Guest: Ben Cipiti, author of The Energy Construct

Date: May 1, 2008

Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Live Video Broadcast and Chat Conversation 6:00PM - 7:00PM (EST) 

Location: Webtego, 2530 Superior Avenue, Suite 600, Cleveland, Ohio 44114 Ph: 216-348-8700

Donation: $5.00 and your favorite six pack of brew

Join the Midtown Brews online community  

Join us Thursday, May 1, for the next Midtown Brews with Meet The Bloggers for an open conversation with guest Ben Cipiti, native Clevelander, and author of The Energy Construct. Ben will be talking with us via web stream from Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Ben has research interests in energy economics, fusion energy, nuclear waste reduction, and nuclear material safeguards. Ben Cipiti received his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Ohio University and PhD in nuclear engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

The Energy Construct explores the transformation of our energy economy toward a cleaner future through alternative transportation options, renewable energy, nuclear energy, and clean fossil energy.

You can purchase copies of The Energy Construct online.

Be sure to scan Ben's MBrews presentation, "The Energy Construct" for the May 1 conversation. You can e-mail questions and inquiries directly to Ben at: info@theenergyconstruct.com

Featured Testimonial

As Midtown Brews host, Webtego has strengthened and built new connections, enhanced our company's visibility, and positively affected new business opportunities. Open conversations help small to medium businesses meet the challenges we face in 2008 and beyond.  

- Jeff Friedman, Owner, Webtego

The I-Open Team

Ed Morrison, Susan Altshuler, Betsey Merkel, and Dennis Coughlin

The Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open) is a not for profit organization serving economic development practitioners and professionals. I-Open develops and deploys process, tools and practices for Open Source Economic Development, a method to build open innovation networks to accelerate exponential growth in communities and regions.

Mailing address: The Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open) - Cleveland Midtown Innovation Center - 4415 Euclid Ave., 2nd Fl. - Cleveland, OH 44103 USA - E-mail: info@i-open.org - Website: http://www.i-open.org