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De:	Daniel Roth [ Profil ]
Sujet:	Attracting and Retaining 25-34 Year Old Professionals as a top Regional Long Range Investment
Envoyé:	Dec 2nd, 2006 - 15:59:21

	------ Forwarded Message From: John Miller I read the NY Times article below (city/region open to what young people want and better links between university and region highlighted0 this morning and thought worthwhile to pass on with few thoughts and solicit yours. My thinking tends to revolve around intergenerational leadership- combining the best of experience (old farts like me who want to help) and the energy and ideas of young people to create a new regional wisdom- a partnership between visionary regional leaders with access to capital and decision making + a more autonomous and vibrant young professional sector making the region attractive as possible based on its unique assets (to attract a unique segment of the kids just out of college). These two groups partner on the regional issues that most benefit from a joint effort- like framing a major trend like sustainability, globalization/localization- but be careful not to let the old farts mess up the hipness the young crowd is trying to create. This could be designed into a new regional governance model. The 40 Below groups (that Rob and Linda are spearheading in CNY) look like a strong component for making a city/region more ³hip² http://40belowsummit.com/ Mission: * To connect, engage and empower young adults in Central Upstate New York; * To leverage the collective talents and passions of the under-40 demographic to make this region a more vibrant place to live, learn, work and play; and * To make the region a beacon for talent and to give current Central Upstaters a sense of belonging, worth and community that will entice them to build their lives here. NY times article and excerpts below from Richard Florida site http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/25/us/25young.html?pagewanted=2&_r=2 Stephanie Naidoff, Philadelphia¹s director of commerce, said a major effort to draw college students off campus with things like internships and concert tickets was paying off, increasing the city¹s graduate retention numbers. ³The real issue was, is your city open to a set of ideas from young people, and their wish to realize their dream or objective in your city,² he said. ³You could go out and build bike paths, but if that¹s not what your young people want, it¹s not going to work.²

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