Advancing Your Community
Aligning Our Region for an Extraordinary Future
FREE ADMISSION. ALL WELCOME. ARRIVE EARLY.
Community Conventions
for the Future
Community residents
created visions for
extraordinary futures:
 
Dolgeville Area, October 4, 2006 - vision for the future
Kuyahoora Valley, Tuesday, October 3, 2006 - vision for the future
Valley Communities, Monday, October 2, 2006  vision for the future 
Herkimer  County Kick-Off, May 23, 2006.
Town of Webb Area, May 22, 2006 - vision for the future
Utica Area, Tue, March 28, 2006 - vision for the future.
Waterville Area, March 30, 2006. vision for the future 


 		Everyone is invited and encouraged to participate.

This is your chance to be heard
—to improve your community and our region
—to make them what you want them to become.

Participants will share opinions, outline their vision for the future, generate possibilities, initiate projects, and open leadership opportunities.

These events continue the Convention for the Future process, a broad cooperative effort by diverse individuals and groups to develop our region. David Beurle, founder and principal of Innovative Leadership Australia, will lead these programs. Beurle is a regional community and economic development expert with experience across the United States and around the world. 

Admission is free.

For further information, or to schedule a convention in your community contact:
Breakthrough Central New York
1432 Genesee Street Utica, NY 13502
315-724-0583 bcny@cltarchitects.com  
NOW IS THE TIME.  THIS IS THE PLACE.   YOU MAKE THE DIFFERENCE.

The effort to align our region for an extraordinary future through the Convention for the Future process was launched at MVCC in Utica in January 2006. More than 500 residents participated.

Participants heard case studies and compared our strengths and weaknesses to the top 10 attributes of successful regional communities.

Our region was judged high on:
  • Strong belief in and support for education
  • Strong presence of traditional institutions that are integral to community life
  • Willingness to seek help from outside
Participants judged our region to be weak on:
  • Deliberate transition of power to new leaders
  • Participatory approach to community decision making
  • Invest in the future—build to last
  • Communities and regions are self-reliant
  • Creatively build new economic opportunities
The Convention for the Future initiative to align our region for an extraordinary future is being produced by Breakthrough Central New York in association with Oneida County Communities That Care and in cooperation with several other organizations to expand and intensify the breakthrough.

updated 10/6/06

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