2004 Community Indicators Conference

Posted by on January 30, 2004

THE 2004 COMMUNITY INDICATORS CONFERENCE
“Advances in the Science and Practice of Community Indicators”
(Reno, Nevada, USA; March 10-13, 2004)

COME JOIN US!

Over the past two decades, hundreds, perhaps thousands, of communities, regions, networks, community-based organizations and local governments have sought to use indicators and community-centered data systems to improve community quality of
life, health and sustainability. Much has been learned through these efforts and much remains to be learned. The purpose of this international conference is to increase the knowledge base of the science and art of community indicators through facilitating cross-fertilization and synergy among the many interests and approaches making up the community indicators movement.

Interests of the conference encompass the conceptualization, design, construction, and utilization of community-relevant indicators and data systems. The conference involves a wide variety of professionals with an interest in community indicators, including community planners and advocates, performance improvement practitioners, community change leaders, consultants working with communities, foundations,

Conference Program

Plenary sessions featuring . . .

Dennis Andrulis, Ph.D. – Research professor at the State University of New York Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn. In his current work and preceding tenure as Director, Office of Urban Populations at the New York Academy of Medicine in New York City, Dr. Andrulis has conducted and published policy-relevant research on a wide range of issues affecting hospitals and safety net providers, vulnerable populations, and their communities. His
focus on urban issues led to the creation of a compendium and analysis of information on the social and health characteristics of the nation’s major urban areas, The Social and Health Landscape of Urban and Suburban America.

Richard Estes, Ph.D. – President-elect of the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies and Professor of Social Work at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Estes is one of the most renowned QOL research scientists internationally known for his work on his widely acclaimed Social Development Index.

Jennfier James, Ph.D. – cultural anthropologist, noted author and one of the top corporate speakers in the world, Dr. James is a specialist in areas of cultural change, diversity, marketing intelligence, the dynamics of change and the development of thinking skills. Her most recent book, Thinking in the Future Tense: Leadership Skills for a New Age, has won critical acclaim and she is currently completing a new book, Cultural Intelligence.

Virginia MacLaren, Ph.D. – Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Program in Planning at the University of Toronto and Associate Director of the Institute for Environmental Studies. Since her seminal review of urban
sustainability indicator theory and practice in 1996, Dr. MacLaren has continued to explore various aspects of indicator practice, including an assessment of the methodological challenges encountered when developing indicators.

Tyler Norris – President and CEO of Community Initiatives LLC. Tyler has worked in over 250 communities in the United States and internationally helping initiate, implement and measure the outcomes of strategic planning and capacity building initiatives. He is co-author of Trendbenders (AHA, 2002), Facilitating
Community Change (Grove, 2000) and the Community Indicators Handbook (Redefining Progress, 1997). His current focus is on blending the use of emerging technologies with the art of community-building to increase access to community learning and performance supports.

Andrew Reamer, Ph.D. – Principal of Andrew Reamer & Associates. Dr. Reamer has aided a number of national organizations in creating data tools for local practitioners and policy analysts. He co-authored Socioeconomic Data for Understanding Your Regional Economy: A User’s Guide, and Socioeconomic Data for Economic Development: An Assessment. Dr. Reamer’s current efforts include co-developing a state index on working poor families for the Annie E. Casey Foundation and working with the Ford Foundation and the University of Florida to create a nationwide network of researchers and practitioners interested in the use of multi-source data systems for community development.

. . . and a wide range of panels, workshops and interactive sessions on a variety of topics, featuring speakers and workshop leaders from many leading
projects, research institutions, community-based organizations, foundations and agencies.

The deadline for early registration is February 10, 2004

Further information:

For information on registration, hotel and updates on the conference program, please visit the conference website: http://business.wm.edu/isqols/community/ or through the ISQOLS website (click on the 2004 Community Indicators Conference): http://marketing.cob.vt.edu/isqols

CONFERENCE PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS: Joe Sirgy (Virginia Tech, USA; sirgy at vt.edu), Don Rahtz (College of William & Mary, USA; Don.Rahtz at business.wm.edu), David Swain (Jacksonville Community Council, USA; indicators at jcci.org), and Chris Paterson (Green Mountain Institute, USA; cpaterson at gmied.org)