Midwest Society of Professional Consultants

This month's meeting will be held at the

Ramada Plaza Hotel
5616 N. Cumberland, Chicago
just south of Kennedy Expressway (I-90)

5:00 P.M. Registration

5:20 P.M. Pre-dinner Program

Overview of the 2040 Regional Framework Plan for Northern Illinois

This program will provide an overview of the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission's 2040 Regional Framework Plan that provides local elected officials and planners have an important new set of tools to aid land-use decisions. The comprehensive plan is the culmination of an extensive public-involvement process that included 200 workshops where 4,000 participants expressed their vision of how the region should address growth through the year 2040. NIPC is the official comprehensive planning agency for Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties, which form the greater Chicago metropolitan area. Its official forecasts of population, employment and other socio-economic indicators are key inputs to the region's transportation agencies. The 2040 Plan defines three basic elements -- Centers, Corridors and Green Areas -- to establish a framework for the region's communities to plan more effectively to deal with growth that NIPC forecasts will exceed 10 million residents and 5.5 million jobs by 2030. The 2000 U.S. Census found just over 8 million residents with about 4.3 million jobs in the region. To request a summarized or full copy of the plan, visit NIPC's website http://www.nipc.org/2040/, or send email to info@nipc.org or phone NIPC at 312-454-0400. NIPC's 2040 Regional Framework Plan received the American Planning Association's top national honor, which was presented to NIPC in April 2006 at the association's annual conference in San Antonio, Texas.

Presenter: Daniel Clark
Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission (NIPC)

Daniel Clark is a Senior Planner with the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission (NIPC), the legally designated land use planning agency for the Chicago metropolitan area and consultant with AmericaSpeaks, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit that supports large-scale citizen engagement efforts throughout the country. He has supported and facilitated planning efforts for the Chicago region, various communities and organizations within this region, northeast Ohio, and most recently, recovery and rebuilding efforts for Louisiana after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Daniel specializes in the use of interactive technology, such as audience response systems and networked computers, to support face-to-face dialogue in large meetings ranging in size from 100 participants to 1,000 or more. He has a Masters in Urban Planning and Policy from the University of Illinois (Chicago) and a Bachelor of Arts from Hamilton College (Clinton, New York).

6:15 P.M. Announcements/Introductions

6:30 P.M. Networking

7:00 P.M. Dinner

8:00 P.M. After Dinner Program

Clean Energy and the Environment:
Opportunities and Challenges in Commercialization

The topic discussion will begin with an overview of energy supply and demand as currently understood for the near term and long term; the projected gap in supply-demand and resulting price movement drives invention to solve the anticipated challenges. Bringing innovative new technologies to market for clean energy, mobility and environmental solutions represent significant opportunities. The world is recognizing an imperative for sustainability and a reduced environmental footprint. Major alternative technology options are veing developed. These options include a range of renewable, fuel cell power plants and pollution prevention as well as remediation solutions. This presentation will provide a high-level overview of the perspective of bringing such new technologies to commercial reality.

Presenter: Ada Nielsen
BP Chemicals

Ada Nielsen is Manager, Commercial Development, Licensing (Nitriles Business Unit in BP Chemicals) with a strong track record in identifying and extracting value from non-commercial inventions as well as developing new products and new businesses. Before she joined Amoco Chemicals New Business Development in 1997, she founded Capstone International to specialize in opportunity analysis, business development, strategic marketing, technology transfer, market and competitive analysis, and worked in marketing, sales, and finance positions for Fortune 500 companies. She served as Vice-Chairman of Education for the Licensing Executives Society International (LESI) Society (2001-2002), involved in licensing the Fundamentals course developed by USA-Canada, and became a trustee of LES/USA-Canada in September 2002, having had oversight for developing the intermediate licensing workshops for the Professional Development Program (PDP) for LES. As a Trustee she has responsibility for the PDP courses and is a member of the Education Committee. She also participates as a steering committee member for the Energy, Chemicals, & Polymers Section. Recently she was named to the Illinois Board of Natural Resources & Conservation and confirmed by the Illinois Senate. She chairs the Commercial Development and Management Association (CDMA) Educational Foundation and the Chicago Chapter and was a recent board member of CDMA. (CDMA is organized around business/commercial development in chemicals and allied trades.) She also belongs to the American Chemical Society, Association for Corporate Growth, Association for Strategic Alliance Professionals, Association for University Technology Managers, European Chemicals Marketing & Strategy Association, and Strategic Management Association.

Reservations

Registration fee includes dinner and programs.

Early registration must be made by NOON the Monday before the scheduled meeting:

Members/Spouse/Guests:	$40.00
Non-members:	$55.00

Late registration or at the door:

Member/Spouses/Guests:	$45.00
Non-members:	$60.00

To make a reservation via email, or call 312-201-0596.

Please specify:
Your name(s)
Choice of dinner entrée(s)
Payment information (check/visa/mastercard)
And a callback number

March 1st, 2006