2006 Annual Meeting

May 24 - 26, 2006

The Sagamore Resort
Bolton Landing (on Lake George), New York

For a copy of the Conference Binder click here

Conference Speakers:

"Transforming New York's Regional Economies into Engines of High Tech Growth":

Moderator: Robert Ward, Research Director, Public Policy Institute of NY

• Dr. Edward Bogucz, Director, Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems

• Thomas Kucharski, President, Buffalo-Niagara Enterprise

• John Rhodes, President, Moran, Stahl & Boyer

• Kenneth L. Dauria, Senior Director/General Manager, Bristol Meyers Squibb

"Regionalism: False Promises, or Necessary Realignment":

Moderator: John Sheffer, Executive Director, Institute for Local Governance and Regioanl Growth, University of Buffalo

• Donald J. Western, Executive Director, Onondaga County IDA

• Kelly Lovell, President, Center for Economic Growth

• John Bacheller, Senior Vice President, Empire State Development

• Jim Denn, Deputy Executive Director, NYS Office of Science, Technology & Academic Research