Now you have every reason to create an incredible economic development week campaign, and compete to win an award for it.

Introducing IEDC's newest addition to its lineup of industry-leading awards. The new category, Innovation in Economic Development Week (EDW) Campaign, was established to recognize IEDC's first-ever international Economic Development Week celebration. And what's better is that this new and special category is free to apply. Get started now.


How to participate:

1. Organize your EDW campaign: it should promote the economic development profession in your community, region, or state/province during EDW

2. Download, fill out and submit the application form by June 10

Since EDW coincides with the Excellence in Economic Development award deadline (May 13), you have until June 10 to submit your Innovation in EDW Campaign award application.

Types of campaigns include, but are not limited to, an event, seminar, marketing tour, web or print projects, video, and social and digital media campaigns.

Find out what your peers are doing and to catch up on all things Economic Development Week, head to www.iedconline.org/90years. If you missed the recent webinar, Getting Your Community Ready: Participate in Economic Development Week, you can get the recording by emailing webinar@iedconline.org. This free webinar is designed to help you kickstart ideas in your community.

Download the call for entries brochure to see all of our awards categories and the category criteria.

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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