The Next Meeting will be in Febuary 2012
I will now be sending all notices of meetings via LinkedIn and the group – NW Ed Cluster
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=108123
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Happenings at the NW Ed Cluster - and next meeting in February
Update:
[] We had a good session at the Oregon Leadership Summit in December - see below.
[] The NW Ed Cluster is hosting the next Oregon Cluster Network Meeting on Jan 23rd
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Update to the December Oregon Leadership Summit.
The NW Ed Cluster hosted a breakout sesson at the Leadership Summit. The session provided participants with a better picture of Oregon’s current Education Technology Industry and how local companies are thriving in today’s environment.
Moderator:
Jim Snyder, Director, NW Ed Cluster
Speakers:
Candace Peterson, President, Learning.com
Matt Chapman, President and CEO, NW Evaluation Association
Deme Clainos, CEO, StudyDog
As a summary the highlights of the breakout session were:
1. Improve the business climate for Oregon companies to motivate them to remain in Oregon
2. Make more capital available for Oregon educational start-up companies
3. Increase school budgets for computer-based instruction so they will be more productive by purchasing curriculum computer programs hence purchasing more Oregon companies products
4. Allow for the application of a growth measure (not tied to a grade level) to be included in the NCLB waiver that Oregon is requesting from the Feds.
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Hosting the next Oregon Cluster Network meeting:
The NW Ed Cluster is hosting the next Oregin Cluster Network meeting on Measuring Industry Cluster Competitiveness on Jan 23 from 2-5 at NWEA. This will be Part II to last year's meeting on this topic and provide more information on the "How To," as well as perspectives from legislators and journalists on the messages that resonate. The meeting will be hosted by the NorthWest Education Cluster on January 23 from 2-5pm so mark your calendars! More details on the location, agenda, and speakers will be sent in January.
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Please let me know ideas about a February meeting.
The cluster also has a webpage on the Oregon Business Plan website. Check it out.
We just released a new "Social Impact Study" of the cluster shortly. This was a year long effort by Nick Feulner to poll some of the core members of the cluster to identify core values of the cluster and its potential future direction. In addition, this study addressed the potential impact that the cluster has on the surrounding community. We are very excited about this ground breaking information
Email Jim Snyder to get on the mailing list and to get the study
Some open discussion questions for the Cluster:
* What are the biggest challenges are cluster firms facing operating an education business here in Oregon in the next 12 months?
* What makes Oregon (and/or Portland ) an attractive place for your business?
* What could make Portland even better for firms in the education industry?
* What additional companies and services would you wish to attract to Portland ?
* What can local and state governments do to help drive economic development of the educational industries in the next 12 months?
Please email me to join the cluster!
Since August 2003, the NW Education Cluster has existed to discuss issues surrounding education in the Northwest.
Check out the new jobs in the Jobs link
Linkedin Group
For all you Linkedin type people out there, I have created a NW Education Cluster group for you to join. Here is the link
http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/108123/6E5E48001F19
Jim Snyder
Director of the NW Ed Cluster
Please email me if you want to be added to the mailing list
Link to archive information
Link to people in the cluster
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