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Tomorrow is Canada Day - and one of the biggest ones yet in celebration of Canada's 150th anniversary! On July 1, 1867, the colonies of Canada were united under one Confederation. Every province will be celebrating the milestone with everything from fireworks to parades to live entertainment. IEDC recognizes this special holiday for our Canadian peers in economic development, and are excited to carry the celebration through to our first ever international Annual Conference will be held in Toronto this September.

Check out a sample of the international discussions we'll be having at 2017 Annual Conference:

Beyond Borders: Having Global Reach with a Regional Impact
Date: Sunday, September 17
Time: 3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

What you'll learn:

- Evaluating and responding to the shifting structure of economic development organizations
- Creating a resource framework that meets the needs of rural EDOs
- Productive collaboration to successfully attract investment and businesses

Speakers:

Brian Bailey
Manager of Business Development, Canada
Emsi
Moscow, ID
See bio

David Oakes, CEcD
Director, Economic Development
Niagara Region
Thorold, ON
See bio

Dan Degazio
Director, Economic Development
City of Welland
Welland, ON
See bio


Collaboration, Not Competition: Amplifying Your Region's Global Message
Date: Monday, September 18
Time: 1:45 - 3:15 p.m.

Global trade and investment remain an essentially component to communities' economic success. Rather than competing for FDI and trade, communities around the world are partnering up to better understand how it can be a win-win endeavor. This session will explore the ways that cities are connecting for the purpose of establishing long-term goals with global partners in an effort to strengthen innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems. This prospect of advancing commerce and trade between participating economies will accelerate business opportunities for all stakeholders.

Keynote Speaker Spotlight

Meric Gertler
President
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada

Meric Gertler began his term as the 16th President of the University of Toronto on November 1, 2013. Previously, he served as the Dean of the University's largest and most diverse academic division, the Faculty of Arts & Science, a position he had held since 2008. As Dean, his priority was to provide students with a top quality academic experience in which they benefit directly from U of T's strength and diversity in research and teaching. See full bio.


Educational Tours Spotlight:


Markham Centre
Date: Sunday, September 17
Time: 9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Price: $55 USD

Markham Centre, Markham's new downtown, is a compact, vibrant and diverse neighbourhood that's emerged from within a traditionally suburban environment. The largest planned mixed-use development in Canada, Markham Centre spans 243 acres and is situated in one of the fastest-growing regions in the province. It is a compelling example of regional collaboration involving private and public sector leadership and long-term vision and commitment. See companies such as AVIVA, Honeywell and Worley Parsons and IBM's 2nd largest software development lab outside the United States. See full description.


Chinatown/Kensington Market
Date: Sunday, September 17
Time: 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Price: $55 USD

Chinatown, in the centre of Toronto's downtown, stems back to the late 1870's. Home to ethnic immigrants from China, Taiwan, Vietnam and elsewhere, the area offers a wealth of Asian shops and a vast selection of restaurants featuring delicacies such as dim sum. Chefs here serve up authentic cuisines from all parts of China, including Cantonese, Szechuan, Hunan and northern Chinese. On this tour, you'll see this and two large shopping malls that cater to the ethnic Chinese - the Dragon City and the Chinatown Centre. See full description.

See the full program.


Don't wait until the last minute. Spaces are going fast. Register today and book your room now to stay at the Annual Conference headquarters hotel:

Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel
123 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON M5H 2M9

IEDC Room Rate: $249 CAD single/double
Group Rate Cutoff: Friday, August 25, 2017

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Other important dates:
Conference Dates: September 17-20, 2017
Early Bird Registration Rate Cutoff: July 14, 2017



Pre-Conference Training Course:
 
Economic Development Strategic Planning | September 14-15 | Toronto
 

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This highly interactive course lets participants work in small teams to help understand the complexity of strategic planning and its challenges. Economic developers must build consensus among board members, stakeholders and the community as a whole, creating a unified vision for the future. Learn techniques to build consensus among stakeholders who represent different values and interests. Also, participants will learn the quantitative techniques used to better understand their community including: location quotients, shift share, input-output and cluster analyses.

Course Highlights:

- Stakeholder analysis, structuring participation, planning fundamentals
- Consensus building, group facilitation and conflict
- Defining geography, competitive advantage and SWOT
- Determining vision, mission, goals and objectives

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Instructors:

Eric McSweeney, CEcD, EcD(F), CCIM, ALC
President
McSweeney & Associates
See bio

Jon Roberts
Principal
TIP Strategies, Inc.
See bio

Anne Roise, CEcD MCP
Instructor, Urban Studies & Planning
Savannah State University
See bio

Accommodations/Training Location:

Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel
123 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON M5H 2M9

IEDC Room Rate: $249 single/double
Group Rate Cutoff: Friday, August 25, 2017


Check out the full e-brochure of the 2017 IEDC Annual Conference. Register today to take advantage of the early bird rate. You can save up to $140 if you sign up by July 14.


IEDC is a non-profit, non-partisan membership organization serving economic developers. With more than 5,000 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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