Sunday through Tuesday, September 16-18
10TH ANNUAL RCGA LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE TRIP
Since the inaugural visit to Cleveland back in 1996—and subsequent
RCGA Leadership Trips to Seattle, Baltimore, Denver, Toronto,
Boston, San Diego, St. Louis and, most recently, Atlanta last
November—the Leadership Trip has been a civic “best practices”
experience that seeks to learn from the experiences of other
regions, while facilitating peer-to-peer networking among and
between St. Louis leaders and leaders in other metropolitan
areas, and nurturing a regional community here.
Destination: the Twin Cities.
Featured speakers anticipated include Minneapolis Mayor R.T.
Rybak; St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman; former U.S. Sen. David
Durenberger; former St. Paul Mayor George Latimer; former State
Sen. and former Metropolitan Council Chair Ted Mondale; present
Metropolitan Council Chair Peter Bell; nationally recognized,
co-author of the 1997 Peirce Report on Greater St. Louis Curt
Johnson; and K-12 education policy and charter school national
leader Ted Kolderie.
Some of the issues to explore on the Minneapolis-St. Paul Leadership
Trip are:
- An in-depth overview of “What Makes The Twin Cities Work”
- K-12 Educational Reform
- The Successful Charter School Experience
- Healthcare Reform in the City of Reform
- Creating a Dynamic Quality of Life: Downtown Revitalization,
Parks & Trains
- Changing Dynamics of Business Leadership in the Twin Cities
- “The Artful Twin Cities”
- Regionalism-The Metropolitan Council as a National Model for
Regional Governance
Places to visit include The new Guthrie Theater, The Xcel Energy
Center (site of the 2008 Republican National Convention), The
Science Museum of Minnesota, Minnesota’s Landmark James J. Hill
House, The Saint Paul Hotel, Windows on Minnesota in the IDS
Center.
Hotel space is limited, and first priority for reservations
is given to RCGA Leadership Circle members. For more information
contact RCGA Vice President for Membership Services Colin Stahlhut
at (314) 444-1145, or e-mail him at cstahlhut@stlrcga.org.
Thursday, September 20
"MEET THE DELEGATES WAGING PEACE"
Meet St. Louis and Lyon, France delegates taking part in the
"Waging Peace in our Communities" initiative. Hear how citizen
volunteers from both cities have partnered to improve cultural
understanding and the integration of minorities and disadvantaged
populations into the local economy. The St. Louis delegation
is led by Susan Powers and comprised of area authors, attorneys
and institution leaders from the Anti-Defamation League, Deaconess
Foundation, Focus St. Louis, International Institute, Madison
County Employment and Training Department, Sigma-Aldrich Corporation,
St. Louis Archdiocese, SLU, United Way of Greater St. Louis,
UMSL, and WASHU. The Lyon delegation is led by Hubert Julien-Lafferričre,
Mayor of the 9th District of Lyon and comprised of members from
Lyon City and Greater Lyon government, urban planners, attorneys,
social equality agencies, youth organizations, and diversity
policy associations.
5 to 7 p.m.
Square One Brewery in Lafayette Square, 1727 Park Ave.
$20/person (includes refreshments)
(314) 615-8141
Thursday & Friday, September 20 & 21
LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE LEADERSHIP
COUNCIL SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS' ANNUAL CONFERENCE WORKFORCE 2010:
ARE WE READY?
Maintaining a highly skilled workforce is playing an increasingly
pivotal role in the economic vitality of Southwestern Illinois
and the St. Louis Metropolitan region at large. Location and
infrastructure are no longer the only main selling points for
businesses looking to build, expand or relocate. The focus has
also shifted to workforce availability. Representatives of government,
education, labor and management from both sides of the river
gather together to proactively address this regional issue.
Gateway Center in Collinsville, Ill.
$190.
www.gatewaylabormanagement.org
Friday through Sunday, September 21-23
U.S. CELLULAR TASTE OF ST. LOUIS
Featuring, 30 restaurants along Macy’s Restaurant Row, a live
“Iron-Chef” competition, Family Kids Zone, local and national
music acts, the Marketplace, ArtDimensions’ Village and much
more.
Friday - 4 to 11 p.m.
Saturday - 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Sunday - 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
The event will coincide with the last three regular season home
games of the St. Louis Cardinals.
Free Admission
Gateway Mall (8th & Market streets)
www.TasteSTL.com
Tuesday, September 25
RCGA BREAKFAST WITH THE GAZELLES
Presenter: George C. Roman, Vice President, Government Relations
& St. Louis Regional Executive, Integrated Defense Systems,
The Boeing Company
7: 15 to 9 a.m., program begins at 8 a.m.
RCGA Regional Collaboration Center, One Metropolitan
Square, 12th FL
Cost: $20 for RCGA members, $35 for non-members
Includes continental breakfast and validated parking in Metropolitan
Square garage, enter from Pine Street.
Sponsored by KWMU-FM
Tuesday, September 25
ST. LOUIS SPEAKERS SERIES
Presented by Maryville University and Sponsored by RCGA,
Johnson Gallop and Newman and KWMU-FM
Steve Forbes As CEO of Forbes Inc. and Forbes Magazine, his
editorials earned him numerous awards for his incredibly accurate
economic predictions.
He recently authored Flat Tax Revolution Using a Postcard to
Abolish the IRS.
Powell Hall
8 p.m.
(314) 533-7888
www.stlouisspeakerseries.org
October 10 through November 4
DRACULA
A
tale of evil ages old and yet forever new. The creatures of
the night terrorize both Transylvania and Victorian England
as a mysterious, seductive count courts a frail young woman
to be his eternal bride. Chilling adventure springs to frightening
life as danger lurks in the fog. A story of peculiar power,
twisted passion and hypnotic fascination, guaranteed to get
your blood flowing! By Hamilton Deane & John L. Balderston from
Bram Stoker’s World-Famous Vampire Novel Directed by Stephen
Hollis
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
www.repstl.org
Thursday, October 11
RCGA BREAKFAST WITH THE GAZELLES
Presenter: Ward M. Klein, CEO, Energizer Holdings Inc.
7: 15 to 9 a.m., program begins at 8 a.m.
RCGA Regional Collaboration Center, One Metropolitan
Square, 12th FL
Cost: $20 for RCGA members, $35 for non-members
Includes continental breakfast and validated parking in Metropolitan
Square garage, enter from Pine Street.
Sponored by KWMU-FM
Thursday, October 11
ST. LOUIS IT COALITION EMERGING TECHNOLOGY
FORUM SERIES
Workforce Training in a Time of Technological Change The IT
Coalition of Innovate St. Louis presents the third event in
its Emerging Technology Forum Series. Executives from SSE and
Enterprise Rent-A-Car will present case studies showing how
emerging technologies impact workforce training. A Q&A session
will be led by a diverse panel of leaders from the St. Louis
IT Coalition representing business/entrepreneurial organizations
and academic institutions.
7 to 9 a.m. (7 registration and Continental breakfast) (7:30
presentation)
One CityPlace in Creve Coeur.
Sponsored by St. Louis IT Coalition, RCGA and Daugherty Business
Solutions
Register for the free event at www.itcoalitionstl.org
Email: register@itcoalitionstl.org
or call (314) 432-8200 x4027
Contact: Willem Bakker, Executive Director, IT Coalition St.
Louis info@itcoalitionstl.org
(314) 333-0444
October
NEW TO TOWN? MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS FOR
THE OCTOBER EXPERIENCE ST. LOUIS PROGRAM
EXPERIENCE ST. LOUIS, a joint program of FOCUS St. Louis and
the RCGA, gives an insider’s look at the region to senior-level
executives and their spouses who are new to the community. The
program, which has welcomed leaders to the region since 1984,
enables newcomers to learn quickly what makes our community
tick and challenges them to take active leadership roles. Presenters
are experts in their fields. Autumn 2007 sessions are Oct. 16,
23, 30, Nov. 3 (tour) & Nov. 6. The four Tues. evening sessions
are from 5:30 to 9 p.m. with a networking hour, followed by
a presentation and dinner. The Saturday “Sites and Sounds Tour”
is from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Spring 2008 sessions: April 1, 8, 15, 22 & 26 (tour).
Early registrations are accepted.
For more information about Experience St. Louis, contact Deb
Cottin, (314) 622-1250, x117 or debc@focus-stl.org.
Register online at www.focus-stl.org
Thursday, October 18
MARKETCAST 2008 ECONOMIC FORECAST
Hosted by The Civic Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO), the Forecast
is presented in an informal, “Sunday Morning News” format that
delivers not only substantive information as each speaker presents
an assessment of the economy and its prospects for the coming
year, but also genuine entertainment as the panel enters into
healthy debate with one another.
Moderator: Mike Jensen
America’s Center Ballroom
Registration: 11:15 a.m.
Program: 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
www.ceo-stlouis.org
