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Regional Summit - March 5, 2010
 Thanks to all those who attended the Regional Summit and the ULI Luncheon. We had close to 400 people in attendance during the morning session.
Agenda
North Texas 2050 Session – Lone Star Auditorium
Overview Presentations and
Welcome - Overview PowerPoint
- Jim Spaniolo, President, University of Texas at Arlington
- Dr. Robert Cluck, Mayor, City of Arlington
North Texas 2050 – A Future that is Better than Business
as Usual
- Fernando Costa FAICP, Vision North Texas Management Committee Chair and Assistant City Manager, City of Fort Worth
- Karen Walz FAICP, Vision North Texas Project Manager and Principal, Strategic Community Solutions
North Texas 2050 Vision, Part 1
Urban Land Institute Overview
 John Walsh, Urban Land Institute North Texas Immediate Past President, VNT Management Committee Member, and Principal, TIG Real Estate Services, Inc.
Perspective 1: North Texas as a Global Region of the Future
Wendy Lopez, Chair, North Texas Commission and Vice President, URS Corporation
Perspective 2: Economic Vitality from Sustainable Growth
Maher Maso, Mayor, City of Frisco
Perspective 3: Revitalization for the Region of the Future
Andre McEwing, Executive Director, Southeast Fort Worth, Inc.
Questions & discussion
North Texas 2050 Vision, Part 2
North Central Texas Council of Governments Overview
Mike Eastland, Executive Director, North Central Texas Council of Governments and VNT Management Committee Member
Perspective 1: Healthy Communities for Healthy People
Lou Brewer, Director, Tarrant County Health Department
Perspective 2: Designing Places for People
Phillip Poole, Partner, Townsite Company LLC
Perspective 3: Housing Choices for Future North Texans
Tim Bray, Director, Institute for Urban Policy Research, University of Texas at Dallas
Questions & discussion
North Texas 2050 Vision, Part 3
University of Texas at Arlington Overview
 Don Gatzke, Dean, School of Architecture, University of Texas at Arlington and VNT Management Committee Member
Perspective 1: Quality of Life – Now and in 2050
Mayor Mike Moncrief, City of Fort Worth
Perspective 2: Natural Assets for a Sustainable Future
James R. Brown, P.G., Associate Director of Strategic Planning, U.S. EPA Region VI Water Quality Protection Division
Perspective 3: A Vision for Innovation
Jon Shapiro, Founder and CEO, Texas Institute for Sustainable Technology Research
Questions & discussion
Action to Create a Preferred Future
Action & Next Steps
Ann Kovich, Director of Business Development, Halff Associates and VNT Management Committee Member
Acknowledgements
Ann Kovich
Adjourn
Note: The ULI Luncheon, featuring Shelley Poticha did not have any PowerPoint presentations.
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