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Greetings [[fname]],

Barry Matherly, CEcD, FMI received word that you've not yet registered for our IEDC's 2016 Annual Conference. I'm sending this message to let you know how much we would like to see you in Cleveland. It's critical that you attend this year's event.

With the conference less than eight weeks away, now is the perfect time to register. The topics we're covering are critical to the very challenges economic developers face nationwide.

Here are the content areas you will focus on during the event:

- Reinvesting in your physical, social and economic assets
- Key connections in public, private and nonprofit sectors
- Economic diversification as a cornerstone to reinvention and long-term stability
- The creative class and its contribution to innovation, arts and culture

Included in the program are speakers you are sure to learn from during the full event.

*New keynote speaker just confirmed - Daniel "Dan" Gilbert, chairman and founder, Rock Ventures and Quicken Loans, Inc, also majority owner of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. Mr. Gilbert will be interviewed by Len Komoroski, Chief Executive Officer, Cavaliers/Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio. More powerful keynote speakers include:

- The Honorable Sherrod Brown, U.S. Senator, Ohio

- The Honorable Frank Jackson, Mayor, City of Cleveland, Ohio

- Dr. Janet Kavandi, Director, NASA's John H. Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio

And...you'll hear from Toby Cosgrove, M.D. CEO, Cleveland Clinic.

We've cross-connected all our content, allowing you to visit economic development projects in Cleveland that complement aspects of Annual Conference content.

For example, in relation to Dr. Cosgrove's keynote speech, you'll visit the Cleveland Clinic, which is the #1 ranked hospital for heart care, according to a newly ranked list from U.S. News & World Report. You'll see why the Clinic has consistently ranked #1 for 22 consecutive years. The hospital ranked in the top three in eight other specialty areas as well, making it the #2 hospital overall in the United States.

And from the many other educational tours, networking events and receptions, you'll find plenty of ways to catch up with your peers, and make new connections. Here are some of those special events!


Annual Conference Special Events

Registration details for each event can be found on the conference website.

As you may have seen in our correspondence all year, 2016 is the year of the economic developer, which makes it that much more necessary for you to be in attendance. You simply can't miss this year's special gathering.

As a special offer, we've extended the $20 registration rate savings for you. If you sign up by August 19th, you'll receive the member rate at $860 and the nonmember rate at $1040.

We've extended this offer because we know that 2017 will be a very busy year in the economic development profession. The information covered during Annual Conference will allow you to plan aggressively, and start the year off with tested and tried strategies.

Don't delay your decision-making another moment. In order to register at this one time only special rate, visit www.iedconline.org/save20. The offer will expire August 19, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. Take advantage of the offer quickly.

See you in Cleveland,


Barry Matherly, CEcD, FM
IEDC 2016 Board Chair
President & CEO
Greater Richmond Partnership (Richmond, Virginia)

Ps. Be sure to book your hotel room now. Discounted block rates are going fast.

Pps. Be sure to use the special form to register. That's the only way to save $20 on registration fees.



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The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) is a non-profit, non-partisan membership organization serving economic developers. With more than 4,700 members, IEDC is the largest organization of its kind. Economic developers promote economic well-being and quality of life for their communities by creating, retaining and expanding jobs that facilitate growth, enhance wealth and provide a stable tax base. From public to private, rural to urban and local to international, IEDC's members are engaged in the full range of economic development experience. Given the breadth of economic development work, our members are employed in a wide variety of settings including local, state, provincial and federal governments, public-private partnerships, chambers of commerce, universities and a variety of other institutions. When we succeed, our members create high-quality jobs, develop vibrant communities, and improve the quality of life in their regions.

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