How would you like to take two years to travel to over 80 of the most successful and innovative communities in the nation, and learn their secrets?  Dave Ivan, a Michigan State University social researcher and community development practitioner, did just that.  And he will be our keynote speaker at our 2011-2012 Winter Breakthrough Solutions Conference on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at the Airport Holiday Inn in Little Rock.

 With the theme: “Creating Vibrant, Sustainable, Resilient Communities – Reassess and Refocus”, the conference will address how communities can survive and sustain their vibrancy in a rapidly changing environment. 

In addition to Dave Ivan’s great stories, the conference will include:

• *  Several communities sharing their breakthrough projects,

            pilot community, and of three Arkansas communities. 

To learn more about the conference, go to: http://www.vworks.org/.  Click on  2011-2012 Winter Breakthrough Solutions Conference – either the pdf or MS Word version.  Also, the December Issue of Breakthrough News is available at: http://www.vworks.org/News/2011/december2011.htm.