Join us for...Tuesdays@FUTURE

Marketing and Branding: Telling the Story of University Circle

Date: Tuesday, June 13

Time: 4:30 P.M. - 6:15 P.M.

Place: FUTURE: Center for Design and Technology Transfer @ The Cleveland Institute of Art

11610 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44106

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Midtown Wednesdays: Building Global Entrepreneurial Networks to Africa: Masalakulangwa Mabula

Date: Wednesday, June 14

Time: 5:00 P.M. - 6:45 P.M.

Place: Myers University, Chester Campus

3921 Chester Avenue, Cleveland, OH Map Link

International cultures offer clear, simple lessons for business development in the U.S. and in other parts of the world. Join us to compare stories, best practices and explore collaborative entrepreneurial opportunities.

Learn more about our special visitor from Africa: Masalakulangwa Mabula presently teaches in the Behavioral Sciences and Ethics Department at Hubert Kairuki Memorial University in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s first private medical school. At HKMU he teaches a wide range of topics in the behavioral sciences, including medical ethics, medical psychology, and wholistic therapeutic counseling. In 2002, Fr. Masalakulangwa earned a Master of Arts in Social Sciences at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom and in 2004, a Master of Arts in Religion at the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest in Austin Texas. In addition, Fr. Masalakulangwa is an accredited Montessori Scholar and Trainer.

Having himself grown up under difficult circumstances, Fr. Masalakulangwa has a keen interest in helping children who are homeless, have been orphaned, or experienced other difficult family situations. In 2000, Fr. Masalakulangwa established the Anglican Research Project (now called the Anglican Research Center---ARC) in his home diocese of Victoria Mwanza in north western Tanzania. ARC presently cares for 184 orphans (160 are recent orphans between the ages of 4 and 7). ARC has located families in the immediate area who are willing to take in and support these children and established a school, staffed by volunteers and housed in a local church. He hopes to develop a similar program in Dar es Salaam, providing educational opportunities, homes and income generating projects for street children.

Masalakulangwa has many interests and activities, ranging from his Interdisciplinary B.A. in Divinity and Law, teaching a wide variety of subjects to high schools students, participating in developing church gender policy, as well as in workshops on domestic violence, human rights, and conflict management.

Leader: Masalakulangwa Mabula

With: Gwen Fischer, Professor Psychology, Hiram College, Fulbright Scholar (University of Zimbabwe-2001-2002) and Rotary International University Teacher Scholar 2005

Learn more on the Midtown Wednesdays Blog.

Resources: Read the I-Open Whitepaper, written by Ed Morrison, Director. The paper provides an overview and guide to new practices in Open Source Economic Development. Your can download a copy to your desktop here.

Coming up...Join us for three days of new information to show you how to connect in a global world:

Day One: June 28 Building Innovation Zones in Northeast Ohio. For regional leaders building open networks of collaboration with colleges, universities and libraries to accelerate innovation and entrepreneurship. Hosted in partnership with Cleveland State University.

Date: Wednesday, June 28

Time: 8:00 A.M. to Noon

Place: Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, Nance School of Business Bonda Room, 2nd Floor

Cost: $5.00 per person

Program, registration & parking information here.

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Day Two and Three: June 29 & 30 Open Source Economic Development: New Practices and Tools for Economic Development. Open Source Economic Development is a new approach to economic development that shows you how to develop the open networks that drive innovation.

Dates: Thursday, June 29 & Friday, June 30

Time: 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.

Place: Baldwin Wallace College Strosacker Hall College Union

Register here.

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Coming Up in Midtown... Join us for Midtown Mornings. Share coffee and bagels, make new connections and explore business opportunities. Download the PDF here.

Date: Friday, June 16

Place: Nead Brand Partners

3635 Perkins Avenue, Suite 6a

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Midtown Wednesdays ahead... June 21: NEO Farming & Local Food Entrepreneurship June 28: Building Global Entrepreneurial Networks to Africa: Kudzai Shava July 5: No Forum July 12: Doing Business with India: Pradip Kamat, Indus International All Forums: Time: 5:00 P.M. - 6:45 P.M. Place: Myers University, Chester Campus Cleveland, OH 4411

Thursday Nights in Midtown. Join us to meet the business leaders of the Northeast Ohio Innovation Economy. Build your connections to the creative and technology industries. With the support of National City Bank.

Speaker: Michael DeAloia, Senior Executive for Technology Development, City of Cleveland

Date: Thursday, July 6

Time: 5:30-7:30 P.M.

Place: Webtego

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Questions? Contact:

Betsey Merkel, Network Development

The Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open)

Cleveland MidTown Innovation Center

4415 Euclid Ave., Suite 310

Cleveland, OH 44103 USA

Tel. 216-246-2447