REI E-Update
August 2019
REGISTER NOW! | Innovate Michigan! Summit
Registration is now open for the 8th annual Innovate Michigan! Summit. The Summit is officially one month away!! Join us on Thursday, August 29th, 2019 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center located in East Lansing, Michigan.

The Innovate Michigan! Summit will feature presentations on innovative economic development tools, models, programs, and policies from around the state. Following the Summit, participants are invited to stroll the MIC Expo and network at the evening reception. Register now or learn more below!
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Innovate Michigan! Summit 2019
Innovate Michigan! Summit 2019
Want To Learn More About This Year's Projects? | Innovate Michigan! Summit
Energy Co-op Broadband Networks: Connecting Rural Americans to 21st Century Economic Opportunity 
Mitchell Shapiro
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Integration of Online Market Place and Main Street in Michigan Communities: Drivers, Impacts, and Policies 
Dr. Peilei Fan 
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Marrying Community Benefits and Development Practice 
Sam Butler & Francis Grunow
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Translating Smart City Manager Knowledge 
Dr. John Monberg 
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City of Adrian Opportunity Zone Development 
Mary ZumBrunnen & Chris Miller
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Pathways for Lifecycle Building Practices: Material Reuse in Tiny House Construction 
Michael Moreno-Beals & Nathanial Hooper
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Social Investment Strategies 
Norman Christopher
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Suggest an Idea!
We are still in need of ideas for the Innovate Michigan! Summit 2020.
If you have an idea, we can try to find experts in Michigan that can turn them into  Co-Learning Plans or Student-Led Projects! 

Check out our 
Current and  Completed Projects pages for examples of our work. Project funding is a separate, competetive process; if your idea is turned into a project, you may not be selected to receive funding to work on it (but make sure to provide your email address if you'd like to be considered!). All submissions are considered public.

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Agenda | Innovate Michigan! Summit
Time
Agenda
Location
8:00 - 8:15am
Opening Remarks - Rex LaMore
Big Ten A
8:20 - 8:45am
Welcome - Representative Julie Brixie
Big Ten A
8:50 - 9:00am
What is REI? Walk-through day's agenda, etc., Jen Bruen
Big Ten A
9:15 - 10:00am
Energy Co-op Broadband Networks: Connecting Rural Americans to 21st Century Economic Opportunity, Mitchell Shapiro (CLP) 
103B

Integration of Online Market Place and Main Street in Michigan Communities: Drivers, Impacts, and Policies, Dr. Peilei Fan (CLP)
103A

Marrying Community Benefit s and Development Practice, Sam Butler & Francis Grunow  (CLP)
104B

Redevelopment Ready Communities:  Domicology, Rex LaMore
105AB
10:15 - 11:00am
Translating Smart City Manager Knowledge, Dr. John Monberg (CLP)
103B

City of Adrian Opportunity Zone Development, Mary ZumBrunnen & Chris Miller (CLP)
103A

Pathways for Lifecycle Building Practices: Material Reuse in Tiny House Construction, Michael Moreno & Nathanial Hooper (CLP)
104B

Social Investment Strategies, Norman Christopher (IF)
104A

Redevelopment Ready Communities:  Modular Building, David Allen
105AB
11:15 - 11:45am
Ideas to Innovations,  105AB
105AB
12:00 - 1:00pm
MIC  Lunch   and Keynote 
Big Ten A
1:30 - 2:15pm
Redevelopment Ready Communities: Low Impact Development,  JB Hind and Dan Christian
105AB
2:30 - 3:15pm
Redevelopment Ready Communities:  Community Benefits, Sam Butler 
105AB
4:00 - 6:00pm
Innovate MI Summit and MIC Expo Reception
Centennial Room