who provided inspiration and new ideas as keynoters on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.
SPEAKER Resources provided include . . .
MEET 5 OUTSTANDING Local ENTREPRENEURS who on Sunday shared their stories as both ups and downs....great case studies for the classroom.
(Left to right... Elizabeth Edwards, (Metro Innovation); Blake Shipley (CoupSmart LLC); Eric M Ellis, (Integrity Development, and Positive Message Music); Crystal L Kendrick (The Voice of Your Customer); and Edgar Smith (WorldPac Paper, LLC).
Several entrepreneurs provided us with their presentations:
Thanks to our Cincinnati Entrepreneurs for providing motivating success stories! SLIDESHOW
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** ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION LEADERS Offered a Feast of Ideas for Building the Field of Entrepreneurship Education K-16 and Adult!
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** SPECIAL EVENTS:
Consortium Members' Special Meeting was held Friday, November 4
"THINK LIKE AN ENTREPRENEUR" - The annual Think Tank Meeting was held on Saturday, Nov 5, to discuss plans and collect ideas about expanding local roles in the Consortium mission of "Entrepreneurship Everywhere". Joining us at the meeting were Mark Schroll of PLTW (Project Lead the Way) and Ken Bloemer from the KEEN program at the University of Dayton. Participants discussed how we can interact with their STEM-based programs to share our new problem-based entrepreneurship initiatives. Check out the project information, meeting activities and available resources here.
The STUDENT MARKETPLACE featured student entrepreneurs who came on Sunday to set up an exhibit to sell their products, talk to the teachers, and enjoy the luncheon.
- ** DIXIELAND DINNER CRUISE- SLIDESHOW - Everyone enjoyed a cruise on the Ohio River with a Dixieland Dinner outing on Sunday evening. The food was plentiful and the networking brought opportunities for making new connections.
- POST CONFERENCE TOUR - Those who wanted to complete their conference experience on Monday afternoon and evening went to the Cincinnati Museum Center in the historic Train Terminal. Then we headed for the Hollywood Casino just across the state border in Indiana for an evening of good food and good luck.
** THANKS TO ALL WHO SPONSORED SCHOLARSHIPS - See the winners list here. We truly value the foundations and companies that believe in entrepreneurship education for youth and adults and provide the resources that help us make it an affordable event. This year we were able to sponsor over 100 entrepreneurship educators as a result of the generous contributions of ...
- The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)
- The Burton D Morgan Foundation
- The Coleman Foundation
- Thumb Works! Marlette, MI
- LOJIQ - Les Offices jeunesse internationaux du Québec
- The Entrepreneurship Center, University of Cincinnati
- Economics Center for Education & Research, University of Cincinnati
- Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
- World Pac Paper, LLC, Cincinnati, OH
- Members of the Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education
** EXHIBITORS were a great asset to the conference providing displays of resources to build entrepreneurship education programs. Their 30 second spot ads gave a chance for all to hear why visiting the exhibits was a must activity. SLIDESHOW
** TEACHERS - If you need a certificate for CEUs for the professional development hours at the conference and you did not pick up one in Cincinnati, please contact Cathy Ashmore.
** We are all indebted to the Cincinnati Area FORUM Planning Committee for their assistance in locating great venues and business speakers. And we especially want to thank our conference Planning CoChairs, Dr. Charles Matthews, Director of the Entrepreneurship Center at the University of Cincinnati, and Edgar Smith, Founder and CEO of WorldPac Paper, LLC. Your help was a tremendous asset.
** CINCINNATI was a fantastic spot for the 29th Annual Entrepreneurship Education FORUM. Our photographers had a great time getting beautiful city pictures. SLIDESHOW
We all enjoyed staying at the beautiful and historic hotel The Hilton Netherland Plaza, SLIDESHOW in the heart of downtown Cincinnati. And the city as a whole offered outstanding opportunities for visitors.
** See yourself in the "FORUM EXPERIENCE"! Here once more is the FORUM Promotion YouTube video in case you missed it before the conference.
THANKS TO ALL FOR MAKING IT ANOTHER GREAT CONFERENCE.
The conference opened with 
A wealth of ideas were presented in 
The tour included meeting with Chris Cole, CEO who founded Intelligrated in 2001 with 17 employees and today employs over 500 people and serves global markets. Second on the tour was the Long Stanton Tour with Dan Cunningham, President & CEO. After 150 years in business the Long Stanton Group was chosen in 2009 as the Family Business of the Decade. Next the tour went to World Pac Paper, LLC to meet with Edgar Smith, Chairman & CEO of an Inc. 500 and award winning national distributor of high quality printing & packaging papers and packaging solutions. And finally the group visited Findlay Market, Ohio's oldest continuously operated public market that is home year-around to about two dozen indoor merchants. 