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SUMMARY:Unconference - CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by the Illinois Small Business Development Center at Waubonsee Community CollegeJoin us October 23 to answer two critical questions as we rush headlong into an uncertain future: How? and Why? We are bombarded with messages about the accelerating rate of change and\, if it hasn't already\, it will change your business! The Batavia Chamber and the Illinois Small Business Development Center at Waubonsee Community College\, are co-creating an event to help you answer those two questions. It just might save your business!JUST ANNOUNCED: The Batavia Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Richard C. Longworth\, author of the wonderful book: Caught in the Middle: America's Heartland in the Age of Globalism\, will give the keynote address at the 2008 UnConference!                           Praise for Caught in the Middle:“A passionate\, probing and painfully honest book.” —Jonathan Eig\, Wall Street Journal“A superb analysis of the crisis in the Midwest and sober advice on how to alleviate\, if not eliminate\, the region's pain.” —Peter A. Coclanis\, Chicago Tribune“Almost any chapter of "Caught in the Middle" could generate a book's worth of debate anywhere in this country.” —Bill Virgin\, Seattle Post-Intelligencer“We who think we've got it so good out here\, far from the craziness of the East and West coasts\, need to be shaken from our indifferent state of mind. Longworth makes a valiant stab at that.” —Repps Hudson\, St. Louis Post-Dispatch****************************
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<P align=center><STRONG><FONT color=#0f0f0f><IMG style="WIDTH: 361px\; HEIGHT: 103px" height=420 alt="" src="http://members.bataviachamber.org/images/img/The_UnConference_Logo.jpg" width=1271 border=0></FONT></STRONG></P><P align=left><STRONG><FONT color=#0f0f0f>Sponsored by the Illinois Small Business Development Center at Waubonsee Community College</FONT></STRONG></P><FONT color=#0000ff><P align=left><FONT color=#000000>Join us October 23 to answer two critical questions as we rush headlong into an uncertain future: How? and Why? </FONT></P><P align=left>We are bombarded with messages about the accelerating rate of change and\, if it hasn't already\, it will change your business! The Batavia Chamber and the Illinois Small Business Development Center at Waubonsee Community College\, are co-creating an event to help you answer those two questions. It just might save your business!</P><P align=left>JUST ANNOUNCED: The</FONT><FONT color=#0000ff> Batavia Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Richard C. Longworth\, author of the wonderful book: <SPAN id=btAsinTitle><EM><FONT color=#ff0000>Caught in the Middle: America's Heartland in the Age of Globalism</FONT></EM>\, will give the keynote address at the 2008 UnConference!</SPAN></FONT></P><P align=center><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN><IMG style="WIDTH: 135px\; HEIGHT: 152px" height=332 alt="" src="http://members.bataviachamber.org/images/img/RichardLongworth.jpg" width=225 border=0>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; <IMG style="WIDTH: 117px\; HEIGHT: 150px" height=2642 alt="" src="http://members.bataviachamber.org/images/img/CaughtintheMiddle.JPG" width=899 border=0></SPAN></FONT></P><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=left><FONT color=#000000>Praise for <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Caught in the Middle:<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></I></FONT></P><P align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt\; COLOR: black\; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">“A passionate\, probing and painfully honest book.” <B>—Jonathan Eig\, <I>Wall Street Journal</I></B><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt\; COLOR: black\; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">“A superb analysis of the crisis in the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on">Midwest</st1:place> and sober advice on how to alleviate\, if not eliminate\, the region's pain.” <B>—Peter A. Coclanis\, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><I>Chicago</I></st1:place></st1:City><I> Tribune</I></B><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt\; COLOR: black\; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">“Almost any chapter of "Caught in the Middle" could generate a book's worth of debate anywhere in this country.” <B>—Bill Virgin\, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><I>Seattle</I></st1:place></st1:City><I> Post-Intelligencer</I></B><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt\; COLOR: black\; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">“We who think we've got it so good out here\, far from the craziness of the East and West coasts\, need to be shaken from our indifferent state of mind. Longworth makes a valiant stab at that.” <B>—Repps <st1:City w:st="on">Hudson</st1:City>\, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><I>St. Louis</I></st1:place></st1:City><I> Post-Dispatch</I></B></SPAN></P><P align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt\; COLOR: black\; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><STRONG><EM>****************************<o:p></o:p></EM></STRONG></SPAN></P></SPAN></FONT><P align=center><IMG height=78 alt="" src="http://members.bataviachamber.org/images/img/WCC_SBDC_combo.JPG" width=283 border=0></P>
LOCATION:Waubonsee Community College
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URL:http://business.bataviachamber.org/events/details/unconference-cancelled-10-23-2008-1861
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