The Flight of the Creative Class

submitted by dave815 on Friday, February 3 2006 at 2:15 PM

Wednesday, February 22, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
@ The Friday Institute on Centennial Campus

Co-sponsored by The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, the College of Education, and SAS, this special event will bring together top leaders and innovators from education, government and business to explore how the U.S. can maintain its creative edge. The forum will focus specifically on the power and potential of education.

Through the lens of his most recent book, The Flight of the Creative Class, Richard Florida, will deliver a keynote presentation about the importance of harnessing the power of creative citizens and enabling their contributions to society.

Featured presenters include Jim Goodnight, CEO, SAS and June Atkinson, State Superintendent, Public Schools of North Carolina.

This event is free and open to the public, but due to limited space, registration is required. For more information and to register for this event, visit: this link

posted by JAllen1127 on Saturday, February 11 2006 at 3:16 PM

HOLY SHIT

2/11/2006 8:19:24 PM

Cheap as in free makes this worth going to. Wish I was still in Raleigh

2/11/2006 9:45:16 PM