Ec-Meeting Notes -2002-09-30

5.   APPOINTMENTS/REPORTS:

     •     Knowledge Economy Conference:

     Br et t advised t hat t he Conf er ence is t o t ake place in Sydney f r om t he 10t h - 12t h
     November and t hat Bob, Pet er , Ray, Bar r y & Colleen, Ellen and r epr esent at ives f r om
     Stockwells will be attending.

     The par t ner s ar e sponsor ing t he conf er ence t o a “br onze” level. Pet er will be speaking at
     one of the sessions and outlining a number of successful case studies, with a final message
     that if people are to be involved in the Knowledge Economy, they can do it from Noosa.

     An information package will be prepared for the display stand including information on why
     people should do business f r om Noosa and how t o make it successf ul. A number of
     keynot e speaker s will be addr essing t he conf er ence and r elaying t he exper iences of how
     the knowledge economy is working in other areas.

     Mar gar et Ryan f r om t he Of f ice of West er n Sydney and or ganiser of t he Conf er ence is
     likely t o be visit ing Noosa on t he 21st Oct ober and is int er est ed in meet ing wit h t he
     Knowledge Economy Gr oup and t he Economic Boar d. The t iming will be dependent on her
     availability.

     In relation to the Conference, the following actions are planned:

     1.    Ellen to organise a time for the Board to meet with Margaret Ryan on the 21st
           October.

     2.    Ellen to prepare a folder of information for display at the Conference and the
           display area.

     3.    Peter to write a paper for delivery at the conference including 5 - 10 concepts on
           what is happening in other areas in the knowledge economy.

     Bar r y suggest ed a newspaper ar t icle on t he Boar d’s appr oach t o t he knowledge economy
     be written for the community’s information.

6.   ECONOMIC BOARD CELEBRATION:

     Thursday, 7th November - 6:00 p.m. - Noosa Blue

7.   DATE OF NEXT MEETING:

     Wednesday, 16th October - 5:30 p.m. - Council Chambers

8.   NEXT AGENDA:

     1.    Address by Sue on the Youth Commitment Project
     2.    Report from Barry on the Noosa COC “Smart Shire” Project
     3.    Coastal Transport Reference Group (Phillip)
     4.    Shire Business Centre Community Reference Group
     5.    Future role of the Economic Board
     6.    Appointment of a representative on the Branding Steering Committee

           Meeting Notes - Economic Board Meeting – 30th September , 2002 - Page 2.