According the the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC)

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a meeting of the Real Estate Development Advisory Committee of the RIOC Board of Directors will be held on Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. at the RIOC administrative office, 591 Main Street, Roosevelt Island, New York.

Agenda:

1. Temporary Ferry Dock;

2. Cultural Center Reconstruction Status;

3. Southpoint Park Pavilion Update;

4. Good Shepherd Plaza Developments;

5. Historic Lamppost Donation Location;

6. Updates on Rehabilitation Projects in Lighthouse Park and Westside Pier;

7. Updates on Projects in Process, including Blackwell House;

8. Chairs Motion for Executive Session for Update on Current Negotiations Regarding Cornell NYC;

9. Any Other Committee Business That May be Brought Before the Committee

The audio web cast of the meeting will be available a few days later. During recent Aspen Institute Building the Digital City Conference, Cornell NYC Tech ‘s Dan Huttenlocher described the intent for their new Roosevelt Island campus as being a:

… hot spot for tech kind of activities and not just for academic activities…

with plans for:

… companies right there on campus as part of what we do every day…

Full video of panel is here.