INTER CITY VISIT ORIENTATION

8-9:30 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 5

WE’RE TRAVELING TO INDIANA!

Chapel Hill, NC and Bloomington, IN are 640 miles apart.

Travel time to Bloomington: About 5 hours via plane, then one hour via bus.

CHAPEL HILL & BLOOMINGTON

Chapel Hill/Carrboro:27.4 square miles

Bloomington:23.4 square miles

Chapel Hill/Carrboro:77,901 residents in 2011

Bloomington: 81,381 residents in 2011

Two Videos

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-sCDe_8Au8

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOO4wU8flqc

TRAVEL LOGISTICS

We’ll fly out of and into Raleigh-Durham International Airport. Please plan to arrive at the airport and check in with Chela Tu, our Chamber staff on point at

RDU, an hour before your flight departs.

DELTAFlight departs at 7:15 a.m. (arrive no later than 6:15 a.m.)

US AIRFlight departs at 8:35 a.m. (arrive no later than 7:35 a.m.)

UNITEDFlight departs at 9:45 a.m. (arrive no later than 8:45 a.m.)

**For your full flight itinerary, see your Orientation Hand Out.

GETTING TO THE AIRPORTWe’re offering a free park-and-ride shuttle from University Mall’s parking lot (park next to Wells Fargo). The shuttle will take you to the airport Sunday and drop you

back off at U-Mall Tuesday.

FOR THE DELTA FLIGHT:Shuttle departs from University Mall at 5:30 a.m.

FOR THE US AIR FLIGHT: Shuttle departs from University Mall at 7 a.m.

FOR THE UNITED FLIGHT: Shuttle departs from University Mall at 8 a.m.

**You must sign up to participate in the park-and-ride. See Laura to sign up. If you don’t plan to use the park-and-ride, please make your own travel arrangements to

and from the airport.

AGENDA: DAY ONE (SUNDAY)TRAVEL TIME:7:15 a.m.-11:35 a.m.: Delta Flight8:35 a.m.-12:46 p.m.: US Air Flight9:45 a.m.-1:36 p.m.: United Flight

SHUTTLE TO BLOOMINGTON (Conversation #1):What is the Bloomington and Monroe County brand and how do they market themselves externally

HOTEL CHECK IN: 2-3:30 p.m. at the Courtyard by Marriott in Bloomington

BUS TOUR (Conversation #2): 3:30-5 p.m.

JOINT LEADERSHIP RECEPTION: 6-7:30 p.m. at Grazie! Italian Eatery

DUTCH TREAT DRINKS: 7:30 p.m.- at Grazie! Malibu Grill, The Atlas, The Irish Lion, and The Crazy Horse

Continued Conversations (Dutch Treat Drinks)

• Housing

• Sustainability

• Downtown

• Education

• Arts

• Or a conversation with your counterpart…

Conversation #3: Economic Development

Hearing from…•Bloomington Economic Development Corporation (serving all of Monroe County)•Economic Development for the City of Bloomington•Visit Bloomington

Looking to learn… About the partners and players Arts and sustainability as a part of economic development Different brands for different clusters all housed in one place Economic impact of tourism

Conversation #4: Downtown

Hearing from…•Downtown Bloomington, Inc.•Bloomington Arts & Entertainment District (BEAD)•Local business leaders

Looking to learn… More about BEAD Impact of increased student/housing Redeveloping and Reenergizing downtown. Convention center and bed & breakfasts in the downtown

Conversation #5: Student HousingHearing from a developer who is doing student housing in

both the homes of the Hoosiers AND Heels

Conversation #6: University-Community Partnerships

Hearing from…•IU’s innovation and economic development team•IU’s and Bloomington’s sustainability offices

Looking to learn…What is the role of university in economic developmentWhat is the University’s tech transfer and applied research strategy?How does the University and Community partner on sustainability

Conversation #7: Innovation in Government

Hearing from…•Deputy Mayor •Parks & Recreation Department•Planning Department

Looking to learn… About the City’s Innovation Team Earned income strategies for Parks & Rec How the development process has changed over the past 20 years Transition to Form-based Code

MINI FIELD TRIPSChoose your own adventure!

B-Line Trail

Buskirk-Chumley Theater

Bloomington New Tech High School

WonderLab Museum

Ivy Tech John Waldron Center

Martha’s House

Or meet with your counterpart…

Dinner and FUN!

Conversation #8:Entrepreneurship & Workforce

DevelopmentHearing from…•Chancellor at Ivy Tech Community College

•Gale & Bill Cook Entrepreneurship Center

Looking to learn… The role of the Community College in Workforce Development, Innovation and EntrepreneurshipPartnerships between IU and IV TechHow a Community College Thrives in a university town

Conversation #9: K-12 Education

Hearing from…•Superintendent of schools•Chamber CEO

•Community Foundation president

Looking to learn… What are the successes and challenges of the New Tech High School? What is the role of the business community and the Chamber in elementary and secondary education? How do the schools measure success?

Conversation #10:

Conclusions and Appreciations

Hearing from…•Ourselves

Looking to learn… More about what we learnedThoughts about going forward togetherAppreciations of each other

Going Home

11:15 Bus travel to Indianapolis with lunch on the bus

TRAVEL TIME2:10-6:55 p.m.: Delta Flight One2:11-6:08 p.m.: United Flight2:15-7:14 p.m.: Delta Flight Two3:35-6:53 p.m.: US Air Flight One4:10-7:48 p.m.: US Air Flight Two

RETURN SHUTTLE TO UNIVERSITY MALL Departs from United terminal at 6:40 p.m.Departs from Delta Terminal at 7:45 p.m.Departs from US Air Terminal at 8:15 p.m.

Want more info?

You’ll get an invite to a Dropbox folder…

Use #ICV2012If you’re tweeting the trip!

Questions?