2009 Workforce and Economic Development Conference Presentations

The SOURCE handout

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory handout

Information and Communication Technology
--Beth Blanchard, Seattle-King County Workforce Development Council
--Yvonne Thomas, Microsoft Corp.

Workplace Learning
--David Wertheimer, Gates Foundation

Higher Education Capacity panel
--John Gardner
--Bryan Wilson
--Jan Yoshiwara

Veteran's in the New Economy
- Ken Kelnhofer/Chip Kormas, Employment Security Department

Arts, Culture and Creativity in Economic Development
-Creative Vitality Index

The Green Economy
--Alan Hardcastle, WSU

E-Learning: Expanding access online
--Cable Green, State Board for Community and Technical Colleges

Economic Development Tools
--Debbie Baker, Valley Vision

The Military Cluster: Defense spending in the regional economy
--Gary Brackett, Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber

Technology Transfer: The Entrepreneurial University
--Gary Spanner,  Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
--Kim Zentz, Sirti

Governor Update on Recovery Act activities
--Heather Moss, Office of Financial Management

Educated, Highly Skilled, and Competitive: Capacity building
--John Gardner, Washington State University

Wealth of  Prior Learning: Adults, immigrants and veterans
--Kristina Mason, Welcome Back Center

Innovation/Adaptations in Products the World Wants
--Lisa Janicki, Janicki Industries

Feeding the Pipeline
--Amy Johnson & Mark Mattke

Pre-Apprenticeship
--Mark Mattke and Lisa White

Innovations in Hiring
--Terry Weber, Employment Security Department's Offender Employment Services