Harrisonburg Summits

These are the raw responses from attendees of the Nov 3, 2010, Shenandoah Valley Technology Summit when they were asked, “What are the challenges related to fostering our innovation economy?”  This list has not been condensed or sorted, the reader may draw his or her own conclusions about themes Incentives; Money for start ups; local government ...

These are the raw responses from attendees of the Nov 3, 2010, Shenandoah Valley Technology Summit when they were asked, "What are the gems in the Shenandoah Valley in terms of our current innovation economy and the potential to grow it?  What gives us an advantage?"  This list has not been condensed or sorted, the ...

Scribe/Convener: Erich W. Lantz Earth & Tea Cafe 11:00 Attendees: Erich W. Lantz, Cheryl Helmuth Logan, [third participant- did not get her name] Participant 3 discussed her efforts in promoting health and wellness in Rockbridge County- these included direct outreach to employers and churches, emphasizing the direct (better health) and indirect (employee retention) benefits of health & wellness programs. Erich pointed out ...

Scribe: Joan Hollen    Convener: Terry Cunningham Beyond 11:00 p.m. Attendees: Terry Cunningham, Charles Hendricks, Mary Lou Bourne, Joan Hollen Need: There is no small office space (400 sf and less) available in the downtown for small businesses and entrepreneurs to operate in an affordable environment that fosters collaboration and innovation. Opportunity: Develop an innovation center for small companies ...

Scribe: Yvonne Conder   Convener: Hap Connors Artful Dodger 11:00 Attendees: Galen Barefoot, Chris Cofer, Hap Connors, Tom David, Ben Delp, Patrick Embry, Zach Fettig, Larion Hostetler, Ken Newbold, Bob Stolle, Emmett Toms This topic was proposed because every region in the Commonwealth has an interest in this, it affects everyone. Ken Newbold opened things up by talking about the ...

Scribe: Yvonne Conder    Convener: Terry Woodworth Clementine Cafe 12:15 Attendees: Kai Degner, Barbara Finnegan, Steve Gerome, Charles Hendricks, Guy Rini, Jeff Stoner, Danny Uribe, Terry Woodworth Discussion focused on taking new technologies and ideas to market and the financial, property protection, partnering, administrative needs; knowing where to find talent and access the resources you need.  Where can entrepreneurs ...

Scribe: Joan Hollen  Convener: Robin Sullenberger Location and Time: Beyond 12:15 p.m. Attendees: Galen Barefoot, Robin Sullenberger, Riley Murray, Ray Kingsfield, Billy Vaughn, Brian Shull, Terry Cunningham, Chip Harvill, Knox Hubard Agricultural Overview The Shenandoah Valley has four of the top five agriculture producing counties in the Commonwealth.  Agriculture initiatives are not organized under any one umbrella. There has ...

Scribe/Convener: Kyle Coleman, Marketing Specialist at Gravity Group 11:00 Session at Dave's Taverna Attendees: Chip Harvill, Jennifer Sowers, Mike Rozmus, Steve Gerome, Joey Groah, Kevin Walsh, Jennifer Armstrong, Miriam Dickler, Heather Ream, Debbie Tolbert, Mike Tobert, and others At our discussion Kyle emphasized the importance of a social media strategy.  Quoting statistics that of the 73% of businesses ...

Convened by Mary Ta and Dr. Mary Slade   Table F    5:00 Attendees: Bruce Lundeen, Bill Ney, Tom Duval, Jie Hong, Claire Lo, Pete Mahoney, Eleni Richmond, Christina Dimanino,Patty Sensabaugh, Bryan Herbert, Mary Slade, Mary Ta, Sina Joseph-Ojeniyi, Ranna Mohajer, Aaron Hagmaier, Alexis Wu, Katie Sensabaugh, Tom Brenneman, Frank Tamberrino, Jan Smith There are many different service projects ...

Convened by Lindsay Holt  Table B 4pm Attendees: Sarah Lott; Melody Musser; Patty Huffmen; Jordyn Clark; Christopher Shockey; Lindsay Holt; Lonnie Yoder; Diane Roll The idea was to plan a community meal, themed for Thanksgiving, and so taking place in November before the college kids go home. Dates: Possibly Nov. 13th, although JMU has a home game that ...

Convened by Lara Celeste Mack    Table D 6 pm Attendees: Alexis Wu (JMU student), Km Sandum (community member), Tonya Osinkosky (RMH Community Health), Anne Lorimer (community member), Cannie Campbell (JMU - Uvi Health Center), Rebecca Field (JMU math professor), Andy Eblin (JMU student) Background of our current system: Harrisonburg Public Transportation (HDPT) - primarily serves JMU because that ...

Convened by Lara Celeste Mack     Table D at 4:45 Attendees: Lara Mack, Seth Ensign, Ryan Wolz, Steven Thomas, Matt Trybus, Diana Woodall, Erica Mulford, Todd Miller, Jane Hubbell, Russ Leimboch, Rich Harris About 15 people met to to discuss bicycling in the city and county, including a good mix of ages and genders, new and seasoned ...