Meetings

For the Fall, 2009:

1.      Long-term Health Care in Orlando on October 30, 2009

The Askew Institute co-hosted a program on Long-term Health Care in Orlando on October 30, 2009. Speakers at this meeting on “Financing Long-Term Care in Florida: Finding Ways to Meet the Challenge” included: Larry Minnix, President of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, Secretary Holly Benson, Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, and representatives from the Florida AARP.  Co-sponsoring this conference with the Askew Institute were the Florida Institute of Government and the University of Florida Training Collaborative on Aging and Allied Health.

2.      Program for State Legislators – November 16, 2009:

Together with the Bob Graham Center and the James Madison Institute, the Askew Institute held a one-day program for state legislators entitled, "Florida's Economic Future after the Great Recession." The program took place on November 16^th in Tallahassee and the speakers included: Greg Ip, Economics Editor for The Economist and former chief economics correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, Kevin Hassett, Senior Fellow and Director of Economic Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, and David Denslow, Professor of Economics at the University of Florida and leading expert on Florida’s economy.

Programs for 2010 and beyond:

1.      FLORIDA: CHOOSING THE FUTURE, September 23, 2010

In August, 2010, the Askew Institute, together with the Florida Humanities Council and the Fred Friendly organization at Columbia University, taped a program for PBS on the subject of “Florida: Choosing the Future.” Thirteen leading Floridians discussed Florida and its future with Arthur Miller of Harvard University and New York University serving as moderator. The program will be aired on PBS on September 23, 2010.

2.      Regional Programs for 2010 – 2012

Following the airing of this PBS program, the Askew Institute is in the process of developing plans to co-host a series of regional programs in the state on the regional economies, the impact of the recession on them, and their plans for a post-recession economy. As of now, we are planning a program with Mayor Pam Iorio and the Tampa Bay Region on October 22, 2010 entitled, “The Tampa Bay Region and the Post-Recession Economy.” Additionally, the Askew Institute is in discussion with the University of North Florida and the DuPont Foundation on a program examining the Northeast Florida economy in January of 2011. Both these gatherings will use the PBS documentary, “Florida: Choosing the Future,” to launch a dialogue about the Tampa Bay Region and the Northeast Florida Region and their respective economies. The program in Jacksonville is tentatively planned for January of 2011. Also partnering with the Askew Institute in both programs is the Florida League of Cities and its Director Mike Sittig, and the Bob Graham Center at the University of Florida. Additionally, the Department of Political Science at the University of North Florida is collaborating with us on the Northeast Florida program.