This year's topic is Urban Industrial Futures featuring a guest panel, local representatives from the Tacoma community, Urban Studies faculty, students and staff to discuss future urban development in Tacoma.
This one day event seeks to convene a community conversation about how to balance industrial and post-industrial urban development strategies. Speaker and panel topics will include: the role of advanced manufacturing in the urban economy, urban land use policies and politics, workforce education and training, post-industrial innovations, and urban sustainability. All events are free and open to the public, however advance registration is necessary for complimentary breakfast and lunch.
The Urban Studies program at UW Tacoma holds an annual forum on issues of critical importance to scholars and of significant interest to the community. This stimulating one-day event engages questions of urban development, governance and quality of life. Past events include the successful 2010 forum "Waterfront Tacoma" and the stimulating 2011 forum "The Urban University." On February 9, 2012 Urban Studies will hold its Third Annual Forum on "Urban Industrial Futures."
This forum focuses community conversations on how to balance industrial and post-industrial urban development strategies. Speaker and panel topics include:
- Professor Joan Fitzgerald, Northeastern University
- Brian Coleman, Executive Director, Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center
- Dean Amhaus, CEO, Milwaukee Water Council
- UW Tacoma Urban Studies student presentations
This event is FREE but registration is required.
To Register please visit: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/bjaiteh/152640
