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Wait till you see what's planned for IEDC's 2016 Annual Conference in Cleveland. The entire program is chock-full of everything you'll need to stay ahead in the profession. You'll take back to your community new ideas that are sure to have a long and meaningful impact.
For starters, our speakers list just keeps getting better.
Check out our plenary and concurrent sessions program highlights right now. The caliber of presenters represent the best and brightest in economic development - all who come with extensive resumes which reflect their continued impact on communities they've served. You'll gain tips from them on how they've created success and how their lessons learned might help you.
Here's your Annual Conference checklist:
□ View the Program At a glance online - Below are a few of the many highlights you'll see on the website.
□ Register - the process is very simple!
□ Book your room - the Annual Conference room block won't last very long - don't delay.
Annual Conference plenary sessions will feature keynote speakers you'll enjoy hearing from, including:
 Clarence Anthony
Executive Director
National League of Cities
Washington, DC
Clarence Anthony served as the Mayor of South Bay, FL for 24 years. He is known as a creative and thoughtful leader in his community. He is considered an expert in citizen engagement and techniques that build a "sense of community" within cities. Mr. Anthony has been on the forefront of politics in the United States and internationally for the past 20 years, culminating with productive presidencies of the Florida League of Cities and the National League of Cities (NLC), respectively.
 Frank Jackson
Mayor
City of Cleveland
Cleveland, OH
Cleveland's 56th Mayor, Frank G. Jackson, took office January 2, 2006. He has since been re-elected twice - in 2009 and 2013.
As Mayor, Jackson is focused on ensuring that the City offers an excellent quality of life for every resident, business and visitor; and, is addressing every aspect of operations and policy to guarantee that he reaches that goal. He is committed to providing exceptional, quality service and has led positive change throughout his tenure as mayor, particularly in the areas of Public Safety, City Finances and Operations, Education, Sustainability and Development.
Here are your IEDC 2016 Annual Conference schedule spotlights
 Concurrent Session Spotlight: Grey Be Gone: Giving Greyfields a New Life
Monday, September 26
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Nearly every community has greyfields - cavernous, generic former retail spaces that can be challenging to repopulate. But from new town centers to public open spaces and everything in between, innovative communities have found new uses for greyfields. This session will explore these successful examples, discuss options for sustainable reuse, and show how local governments worked with the private sector to develop these projects.
What you'll learn:
- How to motivate various stakeholders to help remedy the problem of greyfields
- Benefits and problems of adaptive reuse strategy
- Successful programs which can offer experience
 Workshop Spotlight: You're on the Board of Directors...Now What? $
Sunday, September 25
8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Price: $25
Board members of economic development organizations expect to play a meaningful role in the success of the organizations they govern. Fully developed boards - in terms of their governing role, structure and processes - that work in close partnership with the CEO benefit both the board of directors and the organization. Participants in this workshop designed specifically for board members will learn how to develop and support a thriving organization, drawing on recent advances in the rapidly changing field of nonprofit governance. This exclusive workshop will feature successful case studies and the opportunity to network with fellow directors from other organizations.
What you'll learn:
- The key characteristics of high-impact boards
- How to participate in identifying new economic development initiatives for organizations
- Strategies for maintaining a solid partnership with the CEO, including evaluation of CEO performance
A light breakfast will be served for workshop attendees.
 Educational Tour spotlight: Playhouse Square $
Tuesday, September 27
2:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Price: $55
Playhouse Square is the Cleveland Theater District comprised of 5 theaters in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, the largest performing arts center in the United States outside of New York. Constructed in a span of 19 months in the early 1920s, the theaters were subsequently closed down, but were revived through a grassroots effort. Their renovation and reopening helped usher in a new era of downtown revitalization in Cleveland, and was called "one of the top ten successes in Cleveland history." Plans to raze the Ohio and the State Theatres in 1972 and 1977 caused a public outcry, and in 1973 the newly formed Playhouse Square Foundation obtained long-term leases for the Palace, Ohio and State Theatres, while Cuyahoga County commissioners purchased the Loews Building Also in 1973, the musical revue Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris opened in the State Theatre lobby. Expected to run two weeks, the show instead played for two and a half years. In 1978, Playhouse Square was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Secure your seats for Annual Conference educational tours. Register now for IEDC's 2016 Annual Conference. You can book this tour reserve a seat in a workshop, and more all at the same time.
 Get ahead of the rush. Book your hotel room now.
Book your room at our headquarters hotel, the Westin Cleveland Downtown:
777 Saint Clair Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
Phone: (888) 627-8085
IEDC Room Rate: $199 single/double
Group Rate Cutoff: Aug. 31
These rooms won't last. Get started. See lodging information, including additional hotel.
Conference location
Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland
300 Lakeside Ave E. Cleveland, OH 44114
All conference events will be held at the convention center unless otherwise noted.
Plan on being at IEDC's 2016 Annual Conference with your peers in the profession. Register now.
Eight course highlights that will help you create stronger neighborhoods!
Neighborhood Development Strategies
Date: September 22 - 23, 2016
Location: Cleveland, OH
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Check out this practitioner-driven course which uses the case study method to complement current neighborhood development theory!
Participants of this Neighborhood Development Strategies Annual Conference pre-course will learn how to identify the major neighborhood actors, their objectives, and strategies for redevelopment. Also covered in this course includes the process for creating a strategic economic development plan to meet neighborhood development goals. Specifically, this course will examine social capital (e.g., linkages, networks, talent, etc.), environmental capital (e.g., stewardship, residual management, etc.) and economic capital (e.g., investment and reinvestment) facing distressed neighborhoods and offer solutions to address local needs.
Register for IEDC's 2016 Annual Conference, and this course, too. You can do everything at www.iedconline.org/annualconference.
Course Highlights:
- Asset creation, wealth creation, and enterprise development & expansion
- Housing development, real estate speculation, and tax-base stabilization
- Public and private sector role in combating inner city unemployment
- Examining historical and current neighborhood trends
- Performing leakage assessments and gap analyses
- Aligning strategic plans for multiple neighborhood groups
- Understanding the underserved needs for banking and grocery
- Working with media to share success stories
Instructors:
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| Mark Barbash, FM
Consultant
Mark Barbash Economic Development Consulting
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| Terri Reed Cutright
President
Terri Reed Cutright & Associates LLC
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| Diane Lupke, CEcD, FM
President
Lupke & Associates, Inc.
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This course meets the professional development requirements for the Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) exam. CEcDs earn recertification credits for participation.
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This course has been approved by the American Planning Association (APA) for certification maintenance credits.
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