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issue 15 - AUGUST 2007 |
kathy.sweeney@state.mn.us |
In this Issue:
- Have you attended a “Minnesota Competes” Forum? Development Conference to Feature Complete Wrap-up
- U.S. Department of Labor Awards Minnesota WIRED Grant of $5 million
- Minnesota Sector Partnership (MSP) Grant Recipients Announced
- Sector Skills Academy Graduates Participants from Minnesota
- Apply to MJSP to Fund a Sectoral Workforce Development Project
- Southwest Minnesota Releases Regional Career Web Site
- U.S. DOL recognizes Minnesota for service to neediest youth
- Former Youth Program Participant Becomes Hero
- Best Practices Shared at MWCA Summer Meeting
- Important News
Have you attended a “Minnesota Competes” Forum?
Development Conference to Feature Complete Wrap-up
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) continues hosting a series of “Minnesota Competes” forums across the state. In addition to WIB members, the invitation list includes local and state economic and workforce development officials, elected officials, education leaders, as well as representatives from local businesses, foundations, and the media.
“The goal is to bring together state and local leaders to identify the partnerships and strategies we need to develop globally competitive communities and robust regional economies for the 21st century,” wrote DEED Commissioner Dan McElroy in the letter inviting people to the forum.
The forums have been well attended and DEED staff members are happy with the broad perspectives they are receiving from representatives from business, education, economic development entities, and foundations, as well as workforce professionals, city administrators and county officials, according to DEED Workforce Development Director Bonnie Elsey.
“The feedback we are getting reveals an appreciation for the opportunity to be heard and the opportunity to discuss competitiveness issues with people who have different perspectives,” said Elsey. “There appears to be a desire for a regional economic development plan that includes workforce development and education. We are hearing a ‘clear voice’ that this plan needs to be driven from the local level with broad state guidelines.”
The first “Minnesota Competes” forum was held on June 28 in Virginia, with 60 attendees who joined DEED Commissioner Dan McElroy and key staff members.
DEED staff members were there to listen to attendees’ opinions, and as such, their interaction with attendees was intentionally minimal.
Nearly 40 attendees completed a written survey about the event. Nearly all respondents agreed that this topic is very important to the region and were satisfied (or very satisfied) that the topics discussed were those that they thought should be covered.
One hundred and thirty-five attendees participated in the forum held July 25 in St. Cloud, while 86 attended the one held July 26 in Fergus Falls.
The last forums will be held on August 22 in Brooklyn Park and August 24 in Owatonna. To register, go to http://www.positivelymn.com/events/forummeetings.htm.
A wrap-up session with an analysis of feedback from the eight forums is scheduled at the 12th Annual Minnesota Development Conference, September 26-27 at the Northland Inn in Brooklyn Park. There is also an optional networking reception on September 25 at the Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul. Guests will enjoy networking with colleagues, as well as viewing the new Pompeii exhibit. For more details about the Development Conference, visit http://www.deed.state.mn.us/events/devconf.htm
U.S. Department of Labor Awards Minnesota WIRED Grant of $5 million
Workers in Southwest and South Central Minnesota will be better equipped to meet the needs of a growing and diverse base of agricultural companies thanks to a $5 million training grant awarded July 20 by the U.S. Department of Labor.
The Workforce Innovations in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) grant will be used to coordinate the efforts of workforce development and economic development agencies and ensure an ample supply of skilled workers in what has become known as the state's Agriculture Innovation Triangle.
The Triangle encompasses all or portions of 36 contiguous counties in Southwest and South Central and West Central Minnesota. It includes 24,236 square miles, is home to 33,470 family farms, 715 agriculture-based businesses, and 1,232 manufacturing firms.
See map of WIRED Grant [PDF]
In recent years, the region has given birth to a fast-growing core of businesses rooted in the biosciences and renewable energy industries. The Triangle is home to 85 percent of the renewable energy projects in the state, including 14 of 17 ethanol plants, three of four bio-diesel plants and 53 of 60 wind farms.
The WIRED grant will be used to train workers in the energy and biosciences industries, says Commissioner Dan McElroy of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), which received the three-year grant along with the Southwest Minnesota Workforce Council.
"The combination of industry investment, natural resources, and leadership has spurred tremendous economic growth in the region," said McElroy. "Now they need a workforce that will be able to sustain that growth."
“We’re excited about the new partnerships that have come about and continue to establish new relationships and find new economic opportunities that the region has to offer,” said Southwest Minnesota Regional Administrator Connie Ireland. “Our goal is to transform our region from a traditional resource and industrial-based economic model to a knowledge-based economy that can contribute and compete in the global economy.”
According to Ireland, the partners were identified based on strategic partnerships that have the expertise and assets to drive this regional transformation. Each partner will play a critical role in the success of the partnership.
“The WIBs involved in the project are enthusiastic about the opportunity that the grant provides in building the workforce in the sectors of renewable energy and biosciences and they look forward to working with partners in that process,” said Southwest Minnesota Workforce Council Executive Director Juanita Lauritsen. "We recognize that the task ahead is a major one and we feel the WIBs are strategically positioned to play a key role in the identified strategies of the project.”
Focus groups with key partners will be held later this summer to begin the planning and implementation of the grant.
Minnesota Ag Innovation Triangle partners include: Southwest Minnesota Workforce Council; Central Minnesota Workforce Investment Board; Northwest Minnesota Workforce Investment Board; Rural Minnesota Concentrated Employment Program Workforce Council; South Central Workforce Council; Southeast Minnesota Workforce Council; DEED; Adult Basic Education; Agriculture Utilization Research Institute; Energy Consortium; Fagen Industries, Inc.; Minnesota Precision Manufacturer's Association; Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; Minnesota State University, Mankato; Minnesota West Community and Technical College; Prairie Holdings Group; Poet, LLC; Southern Minnesota Economic Development Professionals; Southwest/West Central Cooperative (Education); Southwest Minnesota Initiative Foundation; West Central Initiative Foundation; Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation; Southwest Regional Development Commission; and University of Minnesota.
More information about the WIRED grant is available at www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/eta20070880.htm
The Northland Works WIRED Partnership chosen by Gov. Pawlenty
Although the Northland Works WIRED Partnership was not selected by the U.S. Department of Labor, it was one of several projects selected by Gov. Tim Pawlenty to compete for the WIRED grant. The partnership region encompasses a seven-county area in Northeast Minnesota with a rich history of strategic collaboration between workforce and economic development, education, and industry. (You can read about Northland Works at http://mnwfc.org/WIBnews/Feb2007.htm#four).
The Northland Works WIRED partners include: The Northeast Minnesota WIB and Duluth Workforce Council, Arrowhead Manufacturers and Fabricators Association (AMFA), Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce, the Northeast Higher Education District, UMD Natural Resources Research Institute, Independent School District #704, Iron Range Resources, the Area Partnership for Economic Expansion (APEX), Northland Foundation, Blandin Foundation, Northeast Entrepreneur Fund, City of Duluth, DEED, Northeast Minnesota Office of Job Training, Duluth Workforce Development, The Duluth-Superior Area Community Foundation, Star – North Technical Education Consortium, Lake Superior College – Duluth, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College – Cloquet, UMD Center for Economic Development, Arrowhead Employment Opportunity Agency/Adult Basic Education.
Duluth Superior Area selected for Knight Creative Communities Initiative
One of the partners, Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation, representing the Duluth Superior Area, was chosen as one of three pilot communities nationwide to work with the Knight Creative Communities Initiative. A team of 31 volunteer catalysts – including educators, business leaders and health care experts – from the Twin Ports area, have been chosen to serve on the year-long Knight Creative Communities Initiative by a joint selection committee representing the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. This effort will work closely with nationally recognized author and futurist Richard Florida.
“Dr. Florida’s premise that a region’s economic success is dependent upon fostering the four ‘T s’: Talent, Technology, Tolerance and Territory will bring the Duluth Superior Area one step closer to a future economy that will bring benefits to all,” said Holly C. Sampson, president of the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation.
(Source: Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation web site www.dsacommunityfoundation.com/initiatives/kcci.html)
Minnesota Sector Partnership (MSP) Grant Recipients Announced
Eight workforce development initiatives around the state will receive a portion of $475,000 in one-year Minnesota Sector Partnership Grants. Minnesota received the federal incentive funds used for the grant by meeting performance goals in Adult Basic Education, Carl Perkins and Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth Title I programs administered among partner agencies.
The Minnesota Sector Partnership Project is being administered by the Governor’s Workforce Development Council, which convened the state-level partners in this endeavor: Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Minnesota Workforce Council Association, and the Minnesota Department of Education.
The grants were established to promote employer-driven, industry sector workforce development initiatives around the state. Sector initiatives are industry-specific, regional partnerships that address employers’ needs for skilled workers and workers’ needs for good jobs.
See map of Minnesota Sector Partnerships [PDF]
A Request for Proposals was released in early spring 2007.
The sector initiatives that will receive the grants are:
- Renewable Works, $50,000. The geographic region: Southeast, South Central, Southwest and parts of Central Minnesota (Renville, Kandiyohi, Meeker, McLeod, and Western Stearns Counties.) Convener: Southwest Minnesota Private Industry Council. Click here to view more details.
- M-Powered Plastics, $50,000. The geographic region: Twin Cities Metro Area. Convener: HIRED, Minneapolis. Click here to view more details.
- Manufacturing Partnership of Central Minnesota, $75,000. The geographic region: Stearns, Benton, Sherburne and Wright Counties. Convener: Stearns-Benton Employment & Training Council, St. Cloud. Click here to view more details.
- Rural Minnesota Healthcare Collaborative, $50,000. Geographic region: Cass, Crow Wing, Morrison, Wadena and Todd Counties. Convener: Rural Minnesota CEP, Detroit Lakes. Click here to view more details.
- Metropolitan Manufacturing Sector Initiative, $50,000. The geographic region: Twin Cities Metro Area plus Meeker, McLeod, Renville, Kandiyohi, Kanabec, Wright, Sherburne, Mille Lacs, Isanti, Chisago and Pine Counties. Convener: Ramsey County Workforce Investment Board (WIB), North St. Paul. Click here to view more details.
- Lakes Area Manufacturing Partnership, $50,000. The geographic region: Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Ottertail, Pope, Stevens, Traverse and Wilkin Counties. Convener: Rural Minnesota CEP, Detroit Lakes. Click here to view more details.
- Minnesota Energy Consortium, $75,000. The geographic region: Statewide. Convener: Xcel Energy. Click here to view more details.
- Building Healthcare Workforce in West Central Minn., $75,000. The geographic region: Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Traverse and Wilkin Counties. Convener: West Central Initiative Foundation, Fergus Falls. Click here to view more details.
Sector Skills Academy Graduates Participants from Minnesota
Kathy Zavala (pictured far left), executive director, Stearns-Benton Employment & Training Council and Susan Speetzen (pictured), healthcare industry specialist, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development were among 19 workforce development professionals from across the nation who completed a program called the Sector Skills Academy. It is comprised of a series of leadership workshops developed by the Aspen Institute’s Workforce Strategies Initiative (WSI) and Public/Private Ventures, known for their research on workforce issues. The purpose is to train and support sectoral employment development leaders.
Projects using the sectoral employment development approach attempt to prepare workers by developing a deep understanding of important industries in their region, and partnering with area employers to create training and other services that both support the industries' competitiveness and connect workers to good-paying jobs. These sector projects focus on jobs in a variety of industries, including health care, information technology, construction and manufacturing.
As part of the yearlong Academy, the group met for three, three-day meetings in Queenstown, Md., Chicago, Ill. and Seattle, Wash. There they heard from experienced program directors, visited well-known local training programs, shared their own experiences and engaged in classroom-style learning activities.
"We get many well-qualified candidates from across the country for the Academy each year, and participation both in the three meetings and the assignments in-between requires quite a commitment," said Maureen Conway, director of WSI.
"We've designed a rich experience that exposes participants to some of the country's best thinking about and examples of sectoral employment development, so that when they return to their community they can become a valuable resource to those formulating workforce policies and practices. It's been exciting to hear past participants describe how they’ve done just that," she added.
Congratulations to Susan and Kathy!
Minnesotans continue to participate (or have attended) the Sector Skills Academy. Becky Thofson of Workforce Development, Inc. completed the Academy last year and Nancy James of HIRED has been accepted for next year’s class.
Apply to MJSP to Fund a Sectoral Workforce Development Project
The Minnesota Jobs Skills Partnership (MJSP) Board is seeking highly innovative projects for the Special Incumbent Worker Training Program. Possible areas of innovation include:
- Projects that develop creative training models that cannot be funded under other MJSP grant programs;
- Projects that include partnerships between key workforce development stakeholders such as businesses, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, labor or business organizations, and government entities;
- Projects that develop training models to meet a statewide or regional workforce need;
- Projects that develop training models to meet an industry-wide need;
- Projects that include a high level of collaboration amongst educational institutions; or
- Projects that include the active participation of a Center of Excellence of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.
In order to facilitate the development of strong proposals, it is strongly encouraged that a letter of intent outlining your proposed project be submitted to MJSP staff for feedback at least one month before the proposal deadline.
The deadline for submission of proposals is 4:30 p.m. on Monday, September 17, 2007, with the exception of HELP Loan and Short Form applications, which must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, October 8, 2007. Proposals must be delivered to Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, Workforce Partnerships Division, MJSP, 1st National Bank Building, 332 Minnesota Street, Suite E200, St. Paul, MN 55101-1351. No late proposals will be considered. Ten final copies must be submitted at that time for consideration at the MJSP Board meeting to be held on Monday, October 29, 2007. It is important to use the current application forms that are available at http://www.deed.state.mn.us/mjsp/forms.htm or by calling the Job Skills Partnership at 651-297-3154.
For more details, go to http://www.deed.state.mn.us/mjsp/StateRegisterAnnounce.doc.
Southwest Minnesota Releases Regional Career Web Site
In just six months from idea to implementation, the Southwest Minnesota Workforce Council proudly launched the www.swmncareers.org web site, according to Regional Labor Market Analyst Cameron Macht. The new site, Southwest Minnesota Careers, is an online resource for job seekers, students and career explorers, featuring information about hot jobs, careers, education, and wages in Southwest Minnesota.
The project was coordinated by the Education/Career Development Committee of the Workforce Service Area 6 Workforce Investment Board – Southwest Minnesota Workforce Council, and led by Dr. Ron Wood of Minnesota West Community and Technical College. The web site was created to facilitate a better interchange between employers and potential employees, placing job, education, and wage information at the fingertips of Minnesotans across the region.
"We are excited about the chance to share information on hot jobs in the region,” said Mike Harmon, Chair of the Southwest Minnesota Workforce Council. “The web site is a great way for us to help local businesses find workers by increasing the pipeline of qualified applicants.”
Harmon said it also demonstrates another way the Southwest Minnesota Workforce Council is committed to building tomorrow’s workforce.
The web site was designed with end-users in mind, allowing them to easily access and sort through a list of 80 “hot jobs,” as determined using labor market statistics from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). The list was gathered by looking at current demand (the number of job openings in the region), future demand (the number of jobs expected to be open in the next decade), education requirements, median annual wages, and knowledge from local experts. Information from DEED and ISEEK is prevalent throughout the site.
With a simple navigation system and user-friendly design, Southwest Minnesota Careers encourages job seekers, students and career explorers to start their career exploration process by taking an on-line assessment. The assessment can be used to develop a smaller list of occupations that matches a job seeker’s skills, interest, or aptitude. A list of hot jobs in the region enables a job seeker to learn more about the typical work activities, areas of study and preparation, median wages, and future outlook for those occupations listed. Users are also encouraged to sign up for Minnesota’s Job Bank (just newly designed and released as MinnesotaWorks) or contact a specialist at their local Minnesota WorkForce Center.
Northeast Minnesota already has a successful, functioning regional career web site called The Northland Works at www.TheNorthlandWorks.org that was developed with the local WIBs and regional analyst, Matt Schoeppner. View an article about the Northland Works project at http://mnwfc.org/WIBnews/Feb2007.htm#four.
U.S. DOL recognizes Minnesota for service to neediest youth
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Ramsey County receives its certificate of excellence award. L to R: Peter Jessen-Howard, Ramsey County Corrections (Ramey County Youth Council); Kay Tracy; Terry Zurn, Ramsey County Workforce Solutions; Jody Yungers, Ramsey County Parks and Recreation (Ramsey County Youth Council). |
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) – Employment and Training Administration presented the Minnesota Youth Practitioners Network (MYPN) with a “Recognition of Excellence – 2007” award at the Workforce Innovations 2007 Conference in Kansas City (July 17-19). The award recognizes the obstacles facing Minnesota’s neediest youth and MYPN’s priority of serving out-of-school youth, youth with disabilities, youth in foster care, and juvenile offenders.
Youth practitioners from each of the local areas are receiving their own individual certificates for excellence.
Kay Tracy, director, Office of Youth Development, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) and Marge Kuethe, youth services coordinator, Workforce Development Inc., accepted the award on behalf of MYPN from DOL Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Emily DeRocco.
“Kay and I were honored to accept this prestigious award on behalf of the entire Minnesota Youth Practitioners Network,” said Kuethe.
Tracy added that the award was made possible by the outstanding contributions from the youth practitioners and local Youth Councils throughout the state. Minnesota’s youth programs serve youth with disabilities and youth in foster care at a level that is three times the national average. Juvenile offenders are served at a rate that is double the national average.
The MYPN consists of youth practitioners from each Workforce Service Area. DEED’s Office of Youth Development administers youth employment and training programs statewide, established and supports MYPN, and is the lead agency for Minnesota’s Shared Youth Vision activities to focus efforts on the neediest youth.
Emphasis is placed on career planning, training youth for high-growth, high-demand industries, as well as regional planning to meet employer needs. The results have been impressive with regards to the youths’ skill improvement, retention rate, placement, wages, and diploma attainment rate.
To learn more about youth services available in Minnesota go to http://www.deed.state.mn.us/youth/. Information about Minnesota’s interagency Shared Youth Vision activities can be found at: http://www.deed.state.mn.us/youth/SYV/SYV.htm.
Former Youth Program Participant Becomes Hero
Jeremy Hernandez, a 20-year old, former participant in the City of Minneapolis Employment and Training Program’s (METP) WIA Youth Programs, is now widely admired as a hero. The media revealed his key role in removing children from a school bus after the I-35W bridge collapsed. Hernandez, employed as a gym coordinator at Waite House, was accompanying children on a field trip when the bridge collapsed underneath the bus. He kept calm, rushed to the back of the bus and opened the emergency door so the children could safely escape.
“I’m not surprised about what he did for those kids,” said Teresa Harrold, his former WIA case manager, who worked with him while he was in American Indian Opportunities Industrialization Center’s (AIOIC) Career Immersion High School, and who now manages year-round youth projects for METP. “Those kids trust him and knew he would take care of them. His personality is one kids gravitate to. He helped keep everyone calm so they could get out safely.”
Hernandez has been employed at Waite House, a neighborhood center which is part of Pillsbury United Communities (PUC), for five years. Teresa said Waite House hired him as an intern through AIOIC’s WIA Youth Program and everyone – the staff and kids loved him. After completing his internship, Waite House hired him as a permanent employee.
Hernandez participated in Year Round WIA Youth Programs at AIOIC as a younger youth. He received his high school diploma from the AIOIC Career Immersion High School in June 2005. Later, Jeremy was an older youth participant in PUC’s (the Waite House) Year Round WIA Youth Program. As a result of his employment and enrollment in a post-secondary program, he successfully completed that program in September 2006. METP contracts with community-based organizations like AIOIC and PUC; they in turn provide participants with work-readiness training, educational opportunities, leadership, and employment experience, according to Harrold.
Also accompanying Hernandez on the bus were other youth who participate in METP’s Younger Youth STEP-UP Program, partially funded with state funds.
“We are proud that one of our Minneapolis youth program participants demonstrated such courage,” said Deb Bahr-Helgen, director of METP. “We applaud Jeremy for stepping up during this time of crisis. He is a great role model for the other youth on the bus that he supervises every day.”
For more information about the youth programs administered by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development - Office of Youth Development, go to http://www.deed.state.mn.us/youth.
Best Practices Shared at MWCA Summer Meeting
Best practices were exchanged by Workforce Investment Board members, as well as Workforce Service Area and state agency partners at the MWCA Summer Meeting, July 31 – August 2 in Duluth. Highlights of the meeting were sessions by Scott Sheely, executive director, Lancaster County Workforce Investment Board (Lancaster, Pennsylvania). Sheely presented a review of what makes up an industry cluster, along with the industry cluster-based approach to conceptualizing workforce development, data analysis and its application. In addition, he presented a session that covered sector projects with high-growth industries.
The agenda included an overview of activities of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) by DEED Commissioner Dan McElroy. A session about what is happening in the U.S. Congress and how to effectively advocate Minnesota’s Workforce system by David Bradley of the National Workforce Association also took place. Plus Duluth Workforce Development Manager Don Hoag offered a tour of Lake Superior Brewing Company. If you missed the meeting, you can still access the session materials by visiting http://www.mncounties3.org/mwca/About_MWCA/meetings.htm.
DOL Announces Availability of $125 Million in Grant Funds for Community-Based Job Training Grants
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), announced the availability of approximately $125 million in grant funds for Community-Based Job Training Grants. Community-Based Job Training Grants will be awarded through a competitive process to support workforce training for high-growth/high-demand industries through the national system of community and technical colleges. Funds will be awarded to individual public community and technical colleges, community college districts, state community college systems, and One-Stop Career Centers to support or engage in a combination of capacity building and training activities. The purpose is to build the capacity of community colleges to train individuals for careers in high-growth/high-demand industries in the local and/or regional economies. This Solicitation contains an exception for rural areas and other communities that are educationally underserved due to their lack of access to community or technical colleges.
Read a copy of the Solicitation and learn more about the President’s Community Based Job Training Grants and the Virtual Prospective Applicant Conferences at http://www.doleta.gov/business/Community-BasedJobTrainingGrants.cfm.
Events related for those interested in attracting, hiring and retaining persons with disabilities:
10th Annual USBLN Conference and National Career Fair will be held September 23-26 in Orlando.
Join with others from around the nation to kick off Disability Mentoring Day festivities nationwide. The event, which is being hosted in conjunction with the US Business Leadership Network National Conference, will feature a press conference and career fair for high school and college students with disabilities.
Disability Mentoring Day promotes career development for students and job seekers with disabilities through job shadowing and hands-on career exploration. For more information or to register, go to http://www.newworkforceconference.org/.October is Disability Employment Awareness Month in Minnesota;
Minnesota hosts career day.Minnesota is hosting a kick-off event to build awareness of Disability Employment Awareness Month. The event, “Minnesota Career Development for the 21st Century” is set for November 8 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the McNamara Alumni Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
It will provide firsthand experience in learning about career opportunities in a variety of chosen fields for people with disabilities in high school and those in transition, college students, job seekers and veterans. The event is being hosted by Minnesota Business Leadership Network and Department of Employment and Economic Development. Information is posted at www.mnbln.org or for additional information send an e-mail to karen.quammen@state.mn.us.
Plan to Attend the 12th Annual Minnesota Development Conference
The 12th Annual Minnesota Development Conference will take place September 25-27 at the Northland Inn, Brooklyn Park. Plan to attend so you can benefit from one of the year’s most important learning and networking opportunities. Updates are available at positivelyminnesota.com. (Click on the Development Conference icon.)
The 12th Annual Minnesota Development Conference is offering a networking reception on September 25 from 5 – 9 p.m. in Discovery Hall at the Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul.
You can network with your colleagues while enjoying an exhibit featuring the fascinating world of Pompeii, which was frozen in time after a violent volcano eruption in 79 A.D.
The cost of the Pompeii exhibit is included in your Development Conference registration fee. For more information regarding the Pompeii exhibit, visit www.smm.org/pompeii. For more information about the conference, send an e-mail to Jo.Iverson@state.mn.us.
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