A Message from Vision Long Island

As we head into the holidays, it is appropriate for us to give thanks to the hundreds of Long Island leaders who brought ideas, strategies, and potential solutions to Long Island's most difficult problems at last week's Smart Growth Summit. We are spending time now reviewing the tapes and attempting to capture all of the ideas put forward, so watch for a future newsetter that will better document what was covered.

For now, let us take the energy, enthusiasm, and sense of hope forward into your work, both in your community and in your varying professional roles. We will take couple of days off to rest and relax with friends and family while going into this Thanksgiving with a special sense of optimism, thanks to the work you all have done. Thank you.

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Upcoming Events

What you don't know CAN hurt you: Don't miss Real Estate Next Half-Day Conference

Real Estate Next's conference, "To Market, to Market," will be held on Wednesday, November 28th, from 9:30 a.m.to 12:30 p.m. at the Residence Inn Marriott in Plainview.

The conference will focus on succeeding in a buyer's market and on developing skills to use blogs to generate buzz, using digital video marketing for the YouTube Generation, making the most of social networking websites, and using cross-media strategies.

Speakers include: Karen van de Vrande, Vice President, Marketing & Communications, Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate; Cathy Poturny, Director, Marketing & Media Relations, Century 21 Laffey Associates; Ryan Slack, Chief Executive Officer, PropertyShark.com; Dana Nowick, Product Marketing Specialist, Multiple Listing Service of LI; Phil Thomas Di Giulio, Co-Founder of WellcomeMat.com; Chris Howard, Vice President, Interactive and Development, Newsday; Kathleen Caputi, Director of Business Development, Epoch 5 Public Relations; and Eric Alexander, Executive Director, Vision Long Island.

The half-day conference fee is $45. Register online at www.realestatenext.net.

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SMART GROWTH NEWS

Newsletter Editor: Michelle Dutchen, Communications Director
Contributors: Juliana Roberts, Planning Coordinator; Eric Alexander, Executive Director

We strive to provide continued quality publications such as this each week. If you are interested in becoming a newsletter or news blast sponsor, please call the office at 631-261-0242 for rates and opportunities. If you have any news or events that you would like to add to our newsletter, submit them to info@visionlongisland.org for consideration.

For more information about Vision Long Island, visit http://www.visionlongisland.org or contact us at:
24 Woodbine Ave. Suite One Northport, NY 11768. Phone: (631) 261-0242. Fax: (631) 754-4452.
Email: info@visionlongisland.org