Coalition for Fueling Michigan's Future to Launch Statewide Discussion on Alternative Fuel Solutions at Mackinac Policy Conference

Group to Host Luncheon & Press Conference with Ideas on Redevelopment of Detroit's Cobo Center

MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich., May 30 -- The Coalition for Fueling Michigan's Future will host a luncheon followed by a press conference during the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island on Thursday, June 1, 2006. The purpose of both events is to launch a statewide discussion on the redevelopment of Cobo Center as a hub for generating alternative fuel technologies that will invigorate the automotive industry, stimulate Michigan's economy and provide solutions to the nation's rising fuel costs.

  WHO:  The Coalition for Fueling Michigan's Future

  WHEN: Thursday, June 1, 2006

  WHAT:
  Hot Topic Policy Lunch Discussion: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
  Topic: A Multi-Functional Cobo: Not Just For Conventions Anymore.
  Location: Pavilion Room, Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island
  Moderator: Devin Scillian, Anchor, WDIV-4
  Panelists: Dr. Charles Chambers, Chancellor, Lawrence Technological
  University; Derrick Miller, Chief Information Officer for the City of
  Detroit; Tom Watkins, former Superintendent of Public Instruction for the
  State of Michigan; and Patrick Anderson, Founder, Anderson Economic Group.

  Press Conference: 1:00 - 1:30 p.m.
  Topic: Announcing Cobo Feasibility Study
  Location: Front Porch, Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island

NOTE TO EDITORS: Only registered attendees of the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference may attend both of these events.