May 17-18, 2007
Wise Center, Mississippi State, MS

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Reasons to be there

• Learn how MSU can assist in economic and community development efforts.
  
• Gain knowledge of MSU support available to business and industry.
  
• Spend time on in-depth discussion during table top session.
  
• Networking opportunities with members of Mississippi Economic Development Council, Mississippi Economic Council, economic development support groups, and MSU staff.

Forum Highlights

1. An impressive line-up of MSU resources will focus on capabilities, past outreach efforts and future initiatives to support economic and community development throughout the State.
   
2. Key MSU units engaged in economic and community development outreach will present a short presentation on their capabilities.
   
3. Enjoy a catered dinner under the tent Thursday, May 17, and attend the MSU/Alabama baseball game.
   

Presentations

MSU Outreach Presentations	Industrial Outreach Service Technology Resource Institute Franklin Furniture Institute Industrial Assessment Center Small Business Development Center
MSU Engineering & Office of Research Presentations	Raspet Flight Lab Industrial and Systems Engineering Economic Impact Studies Center for Safety and Health
MSU Office of Research & Business & Industry Presentations	Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems GeoResources Institute Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems - Canton Extension MBA Team Outreach College of Business and Industry
MSU Continuing Education, Forestry, & Agriculture Extension Presentations	Continuing Education-Environmental & Safety Program Agricultural Economics Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute University Television Center
MSU Community Development Presentations	Mississippi State Community Action Team Stennis Institute for Government Workforce, Economic & Community Development Research Unit Carl Small Town Center Design Research and Informatics Lab Corporate and Statistical Research Center, MSU Libraries Social Science Research Center Department of Landscape Architecture

Sponsors

Franklin Furniture Institute	Greater Starkville Development Partnership
Mississippi Economic Council: The State Chamber of Commerce	Mississippi Economic Development Council
Mississippi Manufacturers Association	Mississippi State Community Action Team
Mississippi Technology Alliance	MSU Industrial Outreach Service
MSU Technology Resource Institute	MSU VP for Research and Economic Development
North Mississippi Industrial Development Association	Tennessee Valley Authority
The Coca-Cola Company: Northeast MS Coca-Cola Bottling Company	The Columbus-Lowndes Development Link
The Growth Alliance: The West Point/Clay County Community Growth Alliance	Manufacturing Extension Partnership of MS