THE MERRIMACK Valley Cultural Economic Development Forum
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2007 8am – 12:30PM REVOLVING MUSEUM, 22 SHATTUCK ST., LOWELL
Please join us for a forum on the burgeoning creative economy in the region. Special guests will announce new creative economy initiatives in the Merrimack Valley followed by break-out sessions for participants to brainstorm around the future of the cultural economic development.
Discussion themes will include:
• Regional marketing & branding
• Audience development
• Cultivating job growth in the creative sector
• Public-private partnership models that support creative industries
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
• Business leaders
• City planners & economic development leaders
• Artists (including visual arts, writers, musicians, performers)
• Creative Entrepreneurs
• Cultural leaders
• Venture investors
• Municipal leaders
• Educational leaders
• Foundations
• Legislators
• Media
This event will be a kick-off for a regional planning effort to develop the Creative Economy in the Merrimack Valley
Only 100 seats are available. RSVP to: Frederica Donna at fdonna@lowellma.gov
Please circulate this Save the Date to your colleagues in the region !
Supported by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the Merrimack Valley Economic Development Council