MEMORANDUM

         TO:         Deans, Directors of Discovery Park Centers and Engagement Council

   FROM:         Vic L. Lechtenberg, Vice Provost for Engagement

    DATE:         August 17, 2006

          RE:         Purdue’s Center for Regional Development Conference

Dear Colleague

By now, you are probably aware of the September 6-7 inaugural conference of Purdue’s Center for Regional Development (PCRD) titled Regional Development for Local Success:  Innovations in Economic Development and Governance.

http://www.purdue.edu/pcrd/pcrdconference/Index.htm

http://www.purdue.edu/pcrd/pcrdconference/PCRD%20Conference%20Agenda%20for%20Website.htm

As Co-Director of the PCRD and Vice Provost for Engagement I am pleased to provide you or your designee with a complimentary registration to this important conference.

This conference is very important in raising awareness within Indiana of how a regional approach to many of our crucial statewide and national priorities is of utmost importance.  The conference also provides an opportunity for our campus colleagues to reflect on how their work relates to this framework and to be challenged and informed by some of the best thinkers within the state and nation.  Finally, this is an excellent opportunity to showcase any work or programs within your unit that may be relevant to the conference and attendees. A limited amount of display space is available should you want to take advantage of this opportunity. 

Please let Kelli Slack (kslack@purdue.edu) know by Aug. 28 whether or not you will be using the complimentary registration I am providing…..or, if you have designated its use by someone else within your unit.

Thank you for your interest and participation. I look forward to seeing you on September 6.