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Workforce Roundtable on April 25th Launches Second Regional WorkForce Summit; Another Roundtable Jun

Over 150 individuals are expected at the first Workforce Roundtable on Wednesday, April 25th from 8:45am to noon at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville. The Roundtable is one of two events that will help frame the agenda for Workforce 2007: the Second Regional Leadership Summit on Workforce Trends in September.

Workforce Roundtable, April 25: Redefining the “region” in the regional workforce

Case study: The powerful impact of healthcare in Northeast Florida

• Tim Goldfarb, CEO, Shands Healthcare
• Bob Brigham, CAO, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
• Bill Dennis, CEO, Gyrx LLC

Panel discussion: Getting ready to leverage the “Super Region”

• John Clark, Executive Director, Jacksonville Aviation Authority
• Bruce Ferguson, CEO, WorkSource
• Dr. Joseph Joyner, Superintendent, St. Johns County School District
• Jerry Mallot, Executive Director, Cornerstone Regional Development Partnership
• John Peyton, Mayor, City of Jacksonville

Audience feedback will be captured to begin framing the agenda for the Workforce Summit. Breakfast will be served. There is a $10 registration fee.

For more information and to register, visit http://www.myjaxchamber.com and click the Calendar of Events for April 25, or call the RSVP line at 366.3600, x7602.

Dr. Bernard Machen, president of the University of Florida, and Glen Heimstra of futurist.com will be the speakers at the second Roundtable on June 13th at the Marriott Southpoint.

Workforce Summit 2007: Thinking Globally, Acting Globally will be held September 11th at the Hyatt, featuring a keynote presentation on “Tough Choices or Tough Times,” published by the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce, by William Brock, a member of the Commission and a former Senator, Ambassador and Secretary of Labor (under President Reagan). The Summit will also include presentations by Irwin Kirsch, Director of the Center for Global Assessment of Educational Testing Service and principal author of “America’s Perfect Storm: Three Forces Changing Our Nation’s Future,” and Thomas Frey, Executive Director of the Davinci Institute.

Sponsors for Workforce 2007 and the two Roundtables include title sponsor WorkSource, and the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce, FCCJ, the City of Jacksonville, Duval County Public Schools, The Community Foundation in Jacksonville, the Alliance for World Class Education and the Jacksonville Business Journal.

For more information on these events, registration and potential sponsorships, please contact Larry Fairman at 904.249.2357 or .

About WorkSource

WorkSource, operated by First Coast Workforce Development Inc., is responsible for providing a trained workforce to the 16,200 employers in Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam and St. Johns Counties. First Coast Workforce Development administers an annual budget of over $14 million, and functions around several initiatives: helping connect local youths with career information and opportunities and assisting job seekers in transition with training and placement. The organization also focuses on the economic development aspect of workforce preparation, attracting new business and helping current businesses expand in the First Coast region.