Time

Event

7:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m.

Welcome

Dr. Thomas D. Galloway, College of Architecture , Georgia Tech

8:15 a.m.

A Regional Perspective

Senator Johnny Isakson, U.S. Senate

8:45 a.m.

Think Global, Act Regional Symposium Roadmap

Dr. Cheryl K. Contant, City and Regional Planning Program , Georgia Tech [View Presentation, PDF]

9:00 a.m.

Northeast MegaRegion

Thomas K. Wright, Regional Plan Association, New York [View Presentation, PDF]

9:30 a.m.

Southern California MegaRegion

Mark A. Pisano, Southern California Association of Governments [View Presentation, PDF]

10:00 a.m.

Break

10:15 a.m.

South Florida Case Study

Carolyn A. Dekle , South Florida Regional Planning Council

South Florida Regional Resource Center [View Presentation, PDF]

10:30 a.m.

Examining the Piedmont Atlantic MegaRegion

Dr. Catherine L. Ross, Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development, Georgia Tech [View Presentation, PDF]

11:00 a.m.

Panel Discussion

Led by Armando Carbonell, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Barry Copeland, Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce

Carolyn A. Dekle, South Florida Regional Council

Barbara Hingst, The Southern Company

Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr., City of Charleston , South Carolina

12:00 p.m.

Lunch

1:30 p.m.

Exploring Regional Challenges and Opportunities: Break-out Groups

The MegaRegion and the States

Facilitator:Susan Kidd, Georgia Conservancy

The MegaRegion and Regional Organizations

Facilitator: Tom Weyandt, Atlanta Regional Commission

The MegaRegion and Counties

Facilitator: Barbara Faga, EDAW

The MegaRegion and Cities

Facilitator: Tim Jackson, Glatting Jackson Kercher Anglin Lopez Rinehart, Inc.

1:30 p.m.

Mayor's Forum

Facilitator: William H. Hudnut, Urban Land Institute

2:45 p.m.

Break

3:00 p.m.

Reconvene to Report on Group Discussions

3:45 p.m.

Next Steps: Mission Moving Forward

Mayor Shirley Franklin, City of Atlanta

4:30 p.m.

Adjourn