Megan Henderson is one of 25 regional development practitioners from across the country invited to participate in a CEDS Innovation Forum held next week by the National Association of Development Organizations. The CEDS is the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy required of each Economic Development District.
Part of the event's activities will be an interactive dialogue among Obama administration and agency officials, including EDA Assistant Secretary John Fernandez, USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Doug O'Brien, Shelley Poticha, Director of HUD's Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities, and representatives from the White House, Appalachian Regional Commission, EPA, and U.S. Department of Transportation.
Megan has been asked to give a presentation on the Texas CEDS Project, the $400,000 project funded by an EDA grant that will pay for interactive web sites with CEDS components, GIS, and data features for each of the 24 regional councils in Texas. She advanced this project as president of the Texas Association of Regional Councils' Community and Economic Development Staff Association.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
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