As part of National Small Business Week 
May 18 -22, 2009

FEATURING LUNCHTIME KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY
Dave O'Brien, CEO Business Catapult

Lunch Sponsored By the Denver Enterprise Zone

THURSDAY, MAY 21   
10:00 -2:00PM
Lowry Conference Center
1061 Akron Way (directions below)

Agenda
 General Session   10:00-10:20
    Tamela Lee, Opening
   Jeff Romine, State of the Economy

 Breakout Session 4 choices  10:30-11:10
    (see below)

  Lunch                    11:20-12:30
     André Pettigrew, Executive Director, OED
     Dave O’Brien, Keynote, CEO, Business Catapult

  Breakout Session 4 choices   12:40 -1:20
      (see below)

 Closing Remarks & Networking    1:30- 2:00

ADMISSION AND LUNCH IS FREE FOR THOSE THAT RSVP BY 5/19/09
ALL OTHERS ARE ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS
CALL 720.913.1542 FOR ADVANCE REGISTRATION

Breakout Sessions
   Greening Your Business
          Betsy Long, CORE 
         Christopher Smith, Greener Denver Business

   Creative Staffing Solutions
           Jamie Gallegos, Aztec Professional Services
           Richard Armijo, OED Workforce Development

    Low Cost Marketing
            Steve Sander, City & County of Denver Marketing Office

   More Money, Less Work, More Fun
             Pam Watson Korbel, SmartGrowth, Inc   

DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO THE LOWRY CONFERENCE CENTER
1061 Akron Way
Denver, CO  80230

For phone help with directions to Lowry Campus call the CCCS System Office at 303-620- 4000 or the Conference Center at 303-595-1693

The former Lowry Air Force Base is bounded by 11th Ave. on the north; Lowry Blvd./6th Ave. on the south; Dayton St. on the east and Quebec St. on the west.  The CCCS Lowry Campus is located in the northeastern corner.  Following are sample routes for driving to the Conference Center.
From the Northwest:
 Take I-70 east to Quebec.
 Take Quebec south to Lowry Blvd., turn left.
 Go east on Lowry Blvd., through two traffic circles.
At the third traffic circle at Yosemite, go ¾ of the way around and go north on Yosemite.
Take the first right at Severn.
Turn left at Akron Way.
Drive about a block and turn left into the parking lot.
From the Southeast:
 Take I-225 north to 6th Ave.
 Take 6th Ave. (which becomes Lowry Blvd. after Dayton) west.
 Pass the CCCS office at Alton Way.
 At the traffic circle, go right (north) on Yosemite.
 Take the first right at Severn.
 Turn left at Akron Way.
 Drive about a block and turn left into the parking lot.
From the Southwest:
 Turn left (north on Quebec)
 Turn right (east) on Lowry Blvd.
 Go east on Lowry Blvd. through two traffic circles.
At the third traffic circle at Yosemite, go ¾ of the way around and go north on Yosemite.
Take the first right at Severn.
Turn left at Akron Way.
Drive about a block and turn left into the parking lot.
From West Central Denver:
 Take 6th Ave. east, through Quebec into the Lowry Campus
 Turn right (south) on Uinta Way.
 Turn right (east) at the traffic circle on Lowry Blvd.
At the next traffic circle on Yosemite, go ¾ of the way around and go north on Yosemite.
Take the first right at Severn.
Turn left at Akron Way.
Drive about a block and turn left into the parking lot.