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About the Intelligent Community Forum
The Intelligent Community Forum is a think tank that studies the economic and social development of the 21st Century community. Whether in industrialized or developing nations, communities are challenged to create prosperity, stability and cultural meaning in a world where jobs, investment and knowledge increasingly depend on advances in communications. For the 21st Century community, connectivity is a double-edge sword: threatening established ways of life on the one hand, and offering powerful new tools to build prosperous, inclusive and sustainable economies on the other. ICF seeks to share the best practices of the world's Intelligent Communities in adapting to the demands of the Broadband Economy, in order to help communities everywhere find sustainable renewal and growth. More information can be found at www.intelligentcommunity.org.
Robert Bell
Robert Bell is co-founder of the Intelligent Community Forum, where he
heads its research and content development activities. He is the author
of ICF's pioneering study, Benchmarking the Intelligent Community, the
annual Top Seven Intelligent Communities of the Year white papers and
other research reports issued by the Forum, and of Broadband Economies:
Creating the Community of the 21st Century. Mr. Bell has also authored
articles in The Municipal Journal of Telecommunications Policy, IEDC
Journal, Telecommunications, Asia-Pacific Satellite and Asian
Communications; and has appeared in segments of ABC World News and The
Discovery Channel. A frequent keynote speaker and moderator at
municipal and telecom industry events, he has also led economic
development missions and study tours to cities in Asia and the US.
John Jung
ICF co-founder John G. Jung originated the Intelligent Community
concept and continues to serve as the Forum's leading visionary.
Formerly President and CEO of the Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance
and Calgary Economic Development Authority, he is a registered
professional urban planner, urban designer and economic developer. He
leads regular international business missions to US, European, Asian,
Indian and Australian cities, and originated the ICF Immersion Lab
program. John is a regular speaker at universities and conferences and
serves as an advisor to regional and national leaders on Intelligent
Community development. The author of numerous articles in planning and
economic development journals, he has received global and Toronto-based
awards for his work in collaboration and strategic development and sits
on numerous task forces and international advisory boards.
Louis Zacharilla
ICF co-founder Louis Zacharilla is the creator and presenter of the
annual Smart21, Top Seven and Intelligent Community Awards and oversees
ICF's media communications and development programs. He is a frequent
keynote and motivational speaker and panelist, addressing audiences of
tech, academic and community leaders around the world, and writes
extensively for publications including American City & County,
Continental Airline's in-flight magazine and Municipal World. His
frequent appearances in the electronic media have included both
television and radio in South Korea, China and Canada. He has served as
an adjunct professor at Fordham University in New York and is a Guest
Lecturer at Polytechnic University's Distinguished Speaker Series. He
holds a Masters Degree from the University of Notre Dame.
