The 7th annual Innovate Michigan! Summit and Michigan Inventors Coalition (MIC) Expo will be held on Thursday, September 6, 2018 at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center in East Lansing.

The Innovate Michigan! Summit features presentations on new economic development tools, models, programs, and policies with community-university projects from around the state. Participants will gather to prioritize ideas for future REI activities and are invited to join the MIC Expo following the Summit.

Join us for a networking reception after the MIC Expo. 

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Application Now Open!

Apply now for funding for Student-Led, Faculty-Guided Technical Assistance Projects for the Fall 2018 semester. These projects, based in colleges and universities across the state, should assist Michigan communities in completing local and regional economic development initiatives, especially in distressed rural and urban communities. The application deadline is July 27, 2018.

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We Need Your #Ideas4MI!

Michigan needs new ideas to improve our economy for all Michiganders. Do you have an idea? We take the best ideas and find experts to turn them into Co-Learning Plans! Submit your idea on our Suggest an Idea page or by tweeting using #Ideas4MI!

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September 6, 2018, Kellogg Conference Center, East Lansing, MI

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Detroit 2018: Renaissance of Community

49th Annual Conference of the Community Development Society, July 22-25 2018, Detroit, MI

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