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Future Focus Integrated into Annual Arts, Technology, and Science Expo/Competition

December 10th, 2010 at 10:09 am

Members of the local Norfolk, NE Master Capacity Builders held a telephone conference call with Fayatte County Arts, Science and Technology Expo and Competition organizers. Thank you Peggy Thomas and Karen Stephens for sharing your insights on how you have incorporated a futures context into an already successful annual event that is engaging the youth and the community. We hope to continue the dialogue and implement something similar in Norfolk, NE.

The following documents provide some background material.

The award winners received some local media coverage with an interesting story about what the future could hold for the youth.
http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/09-21-2010/students-flush-success-chamber-expo%E2%80%99s-future-fayette-2030-contest

Learn more about this growing ground swell from a Facebook Fan Page.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Future-Fayette/119559381405649

Here's the Fayette Chambers event announcement [http://fayettechamber.org/2010/08/futuristic-art-contest-open/]

This could be a great opportunity for the Norfolk Area Chamber's Workforce committee, Chamber's CLiC, connecting with the Chamber's Biz Show, Madison County Visitor's Bureau, a local service club or two, business partners, NECC, etc.....

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