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Understand Detroit: Past, Present and Future - Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Understand Detroit: Past, Present and Future is a concentrated experience that provides participants with “A Day in the D”.  The Detroit Orientation Institute (DOI) and Inside Detroit are partnering to offer this accessible, informative, and affordable program. 

 Highlights of the day-long program include:

  • Opening session and viewing of Regional Roots:  The Birth and Evolution of Detroit and its People
  • Demographic presentation by Kurt Metzger, director of Data Driven Detroit (D3)
  • Lunch and panel discussion moderated by WDET program host Craig Fahle
  • Bus/walking tours of Downtown, Southwest, Midtown, and Detroit’s near East Side
  • Meet and discuss issues with representatives from foundation, government, business, education, and media

Tuition is $250 and includes meals and transportation.  (Early bird rate of $200 available until March 16, 2012).  Payment should be received by April 6th to secure a reservation.

 Please register at http://onedayinthed2012.eventbrite.com or click here for more information

 Contact Jill Horner, DOI program coordinator, at (313) 577-0171, jmhorner@wayne.edu with any questions

 


 

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