I am participating in the St. Cloud Winter Institute on February 19. Details of the program are below.
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Wednesday, February 18th
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| 5 – 6:30 | Economic OutlookLaura Kalambokidis |
| 6:30 – 8 | Reception & Entertainment by the Andrew Walesch Band |
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Thursday, February 19th
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| 8 – 9 | Registration and Breakfast |
| 9 – 10:15 | First Session (See below) |
| 10:30 – 11:45 | Second Session (See below) |
| 12 – 1:30 | Lunch and Chamber Panel“Central Minnesota Job Creators– What They Do, How They Do It”
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| 2 – 3 | Keynote Speaker: David Levinson“The Transportation Experience: From Steamboats to Streetcars.“The talk explores the historical evolution of transportation modes and technologies. It traces how systems are innovated, planned and adapted, deployed and expanded, and reach maturity, where they may either be maintained in a polished obsolesce often propped up by subsidies, be displaced by competitors, or be reorganized and renewed. An array of examples supports the idea that modern policies are built from past experiences. The planning (and control) of nonlinear, unstable processes is today’s central transportation problem, and that this is universal and true of all modes. |
| 3 – 4 | Q & A Session/Closing |
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Thursday, February 19th Sessions
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| K-12 Teaching Track | Community Engagement Track | Public Policy Research Track | |
| 9:00 – 10:15 a.m. | “Railroads, Roads, and Apple Pie – Transportation in Children’s Literature“Scott Wolla, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis | “Effects of the Minimum Wage Law on St. Cloud Businesses”Larry Logeman, Executive Express | “Transportation, Planning and Public Policy in Minnesota“Robert Helland, SCSU AlumnusJohn Uphoff, SCSU Alumnus
Pierre Callies, Graduate Student, Department of Geography |
| 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. | “Earning Credit“Martha Rush, Moundsview High SchoolEmily Anderson, Blaine High School | “Two-Way Communication: Outreach, Communication and Education Across the Ninth District of the Federal Reserve“Angie Eilers, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis | “Equity and Urban Transportation: A Panel Discussion”Luis Estevez |
The Saint Cloud Times reports: “Levinson, a leading exporter in transportation, will speak from 2-3 p.m. with an hourlong question-and-answer session to follow. Admission to this portion of the Winter Institute is free and open to the public.”
David Levinson, Transportist 