The Next Meeting will be on February 4th

The next Cluster meeting will be on February 4th, 2010 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. 

Hosted by Casio Education Technology M.R.D. Center (www.casioeducation.com)

Meeting location – Conference room at Lincoln center located on the second floor of Tower 2 in the Lincoln Center business complex in the Washington Square area of Portland Oregon.

The Lincoln Center is located just off the Greenburg Road exit of Highway 217. 

Schedule:

6:00 to 6:40 pm social time with food (potentially sushi!)

6:40 to 6:55 Introductions

6:55 to 8:00

     - Introduction of Casio products and a presentation on what Casio does in the Beaverton/Portland office

     - Discussion/conversation on Race to the Top, i3 Grants and other grant opportunities that smaller education companies can take advantage

Email Jim Snyder for more information and details

Some 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.

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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

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