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  <body><![CDATA[<p>The next event
in the Spring 2012 IMPACT Speaker Series features Steven Labovitz. Mr. Labovitz
is a partner at the firm McKenna Long and Aldridge LLP and former <strong>Chief of Staff of the City of Atlanta. </strong>On Wednesday, he will join us to talk about "<strong>The Critical Role of Public-Private Partnerships in Atlanta's Past, Present, and Future."<br /></strong></p>

<p>Please join us for this event in LeCraw Auditorium, College of
Management, or watch the live <a href="http://www.learnitlive.com/event/1705/Steven-Labovitz">webcast</a> provided by our partners at Learn it
Live.</p>

<p><em>&nbsp;</em></p>

<p><em>More about the speaker:</em></p>

<p>Steven Labovitz works at the
intersection of business and government. He has extensive experience in
formulating public/private partnerships for companies that have business issues
with the government sector and governments that are interested in privatization
or outsourcing governmental tasks.</p>



<p>In addition, Mr. Labovitz has
worked in the area of land use and has been instrumental in working with
governments and developers to create tax incentives for large development
projects. He was the counsel and architect for the tax allocation district and
the public financing utilized for the <strong>Atlantic
Station</strong> project, the largest Brownfield development project in the country.
He was also a principal negotiator for the <strong>City
of San Diego</strong> in its construction of a new baseball park as part of its
downtown redevelopment efforts. </p><p>Read more about Steven Labovitz <a href="http://www.ile.gatech.edu/files/IMPACT%20Spring%202012/Speaker_Bios/Steven_Labovitz.pdf">here</a>.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>About
the Impact Speaker Series</em></p>

<p>Since 2002, the IMPACT Speaker Series has brought highly successful business
leaders from a variety of industries to campus to share their experiences and
give advice to students and other entrepreneurs on topics ranging from
"building a venture around intellectual capital" to "successful
entrepreneurship in large organizations" and "socially responsible
leadership". </p>

<p>The weekly series provides Georgia Tech students, alumni and the Atlanta
business community an opportunity to network and learn from successful
entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and notable business and non-profit
leaders. Events for the series take place in the LeCraw Auditorium in the
College of Management building at 4:30 pm on Wednesdays unless otherwise noted.
</p>



<p><strong>The series is free and open to the public, and reservations are not
required.</strong></p>]]></body>
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