{"id":161349,"date":"2025-03-17T14:45:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T18:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=161349"},"modified":"2025-04-03T08:24:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T12:24:49","slug":"the-blue-economy-michigans-global-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=161349","title":{"rendered":"The Blue Economy: Michigan&#8217;s Global Role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161352 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/John_Austin_headshot_UM_MEC-198x300.jpeg\" alt=\"NMC IAF John Austin\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/John_Austin_headshot_UM_MEC-198x300.jpeg 198w, https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/John_Austin_headshot_UM_MEC.jpeg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/>The International Affairs Forum at Northwestern Michigan College will host a discussion about a future focus for northern Michigan\u2019s vitality \u2013 The Blue Economy: Michigan\u2019s Global Role.<\/p>\n<p>IAF welcomes John C. Austin, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and director of the Michigan Economic Center at the University of Michigan. Austin is an economic coalition builder and a regional advocate for sustainable Great Lakes economic activity.<\/p>\n<p>Joining Austin is Frank Ettawageshik, executive director of the United Tribes of Michigan and an internationally recognized environmental activist who has represented our region at COP21. Lending perspective on workforce training and development is John Lutchko, director of the Great Lakes Water Studies Institute at NMC.<\/p>\n<p>The event will be held on Thursday, March 20 at\u00a0the Dennos Museum Center, 1701 E. Front St., Traverse City. The discussion starts at 6:30 p.m. with a welcome reception at 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">IAF\u2019s educational programming at NMC is free for students and educators, and open to the public thanks to its supporting members, regional partners, business sponsors and Northwestern Michigan College.\u00a0Find more information at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tciaf.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">TCIAF.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><em>IAF\u2019s 31st season is sponsored by Mercantile Bank.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Affairs Forum at Northwestern Michigan College will host a discussion about a future focus for northern Michigan\u2019s vitality \u2013 The Blue Economy: Michigan\u2019s Global Role. IAF welcomes John C. Austin, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and director of the Michigan Economic Center at the University of Michigan. 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