Visioning

 The 2009 Visioning begins with a luncheon on February 26^th, 2009 at the Hotel Syracuse. The credit goes to the visionary, F.O.C.U.S. Greater Syracuse, which is a citizen driven organization that taps citizen creativity to impact change in Central New York by enabling citizens, organizations, and government to work together to enhance the quality of our lives and our economic future. F.O.C.U.S. engages in research, public policy advocacy, public education, and public outreach to promote intelligent, inclusive, sustainable decision making.

Visual Technologies helping to support the efforts of F.O.C.U.S at the Visioning by providing audio visual equipment and services that will make the kick-off luncheon a huge success. The Video services department will be creating visuals that will recognize all the sponsors who are supporting the cause. In addition we will help to give the luncheon a visual glimpse of the past as a way to look towards the future.

The 2009 Visioning is an important community effort to SHAPE THE FUTURE OF CENTRAL NEW YORK - WITH YOUR VISIONS AND DREAMS, sponsored by F.O.C.U.S. Greater Syracuse, involves ten visioning sessions to gather new ideas, visions and dreams from citizens who live in Central New York. EVERYONE’S VISIONS AND DREAMS ARE WELCOME.

Visioning provides an opportunity for every citizen to be included and have a voice in creating the blueprint for our community’s future. Fill out the survey and add your voice to the future. Log on to www.focussyracuse.com and click on the survey.

 The first visioning session is Thursday, February 26^th a luncheon featuring journalists interviewing key citizens about their visions. Lunch tickets are $30 each. Lunch is followed with a “Conversation with the Experts”, an open discussion on “Reasons to BE+ (be positive) About CNY. Visioning sessions follow:

Friday, March 6 @ 4:30 p.m. in City Hall Commons – topic, Arts and Culture

Friday, March 13 @ 7:30 a.m. in City Hall Commons – topic, Onondaga Lake and CNY Waterways

Friday, March 20 @ 4:30 p.m. in City Hall Commons – topic, Social Equity

Friday, March 27 @ noon in City Hall Commons- topic, Literacy, Impact on Education and Sustainability

Friday, April 3 @ 4:30 p.m. in City Hall Commons – topic, Economic Development

Friday, April 17 @ 7:30 a.m. in City Hall Commons – topic Urban Design, Preservation, and Downtown

Friday, April 24 @ noon in City Hall Commons – topic, Government

Friday, May 1 @ 8:30 a.m. in City Hall Commons – topic, Environmental Stewardship

Friday, May 8 @ 8:30 a.m. in City Hall Commons – Citizens’ Academy

Other sessions by appointment

F.O.C.U.S. will collect data through web sites, print, electronic, and broadcast media to reach as many people as possible. Demographic information is important. All visioning events are free except the luncheon where scholarships will be available.