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The early bird deadline ends Friday at 11:59 PM. Don't delay. This really is the last time to save big on registration fees - that's up to $140! Register now.
"The IEDC annual conference continues to provide exemplary opportunities for professional growth, economic development initiatives and networking for both the public and private sectors across the globe." - Michael Davis, Economic Development Director, City of Moraine
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The sound of mic checks you'll hear all throughout the 2017 IEDC Annual Conference, and you won't want to miss a single speaker.
Key issues speakers will address at this year's event?
The conference content focuses on five key tracks, and each track is complemented by several concurrent sessions. You will receive theoretical and practical knowledge from the event's speakers, and all IEDC events are interactive, providing the opportunity to ask questions during each session. These key content areas will be focused on during the event:
- Building Local Linkages and Expanding Global Trade
- Cashing in on Creative Capital
- Nurturing the Start-Up Ecosystem
- Regional Collaboration for Investment Promotion
- The Nuts and Bolts of Economic Development
Concurrent Sessions Highlights:
Like TED Talks? Then you'll love ED Talks!
Day / Time: Monday at 4 p.m.
This new program edition will feature four compelling speakers. Each will present in a TED-style format on a topic of their choosing. Hear these inspirational talks, and dynamic speakers.
If Vancouver is an "Island of Green", Then We Are in Big Trouble
 This ED Talk is about the importance of economic developers working on the Green Economy with a view of supporting innovation and local growth while saving the planet.
Bryan is a Director at the City of Vancouver's Economic Commission. In his role he is leading a "green team" that is delivering on several initiatives with respect to the City's Greenest City Action Plan, 100% Renewable Energy Strategy, Digital (Smart City) Strategy and its Economic Action Strategy. These initiatives include a clean-tech demonstration program leveraging municipal assets and infrastructure and supporting the renewal of an inner-city industrial area with circular economy, social innovation, and renewable energy as best-practice themes. See full bio.
 Find the Doers: Expanding Workforce Capacity Through Coalition
This ED Talk will discuss collaborative workforce development that relies on mutual trust, respect and personal relationships. Ashley's strategy requires no money, no publicity, and no ego.
Ashley Cangelosi Llewellyn serves as Development Director for the St. Tammany Economic Development Foundation (STEDF), a parish-wide (county-wide) economic development organization in southeastern Louisiana. Ashley oversees the holistic development of STEDF's programs and strategic partnerships. She leads and enhances business attraction, business retention, site development, and workforce development while coordinating STEDF's outreach to the business community. In 2014, Ashley established an annual Workforce Development Series that engages business, education, nonprofit, and governmental partners in conversations about regional workforce needs and trends. Her success at "creating the table" contributed to the development of industry-driven curriculums at Northshore Technical Community College (NTCC). See full bio.
 Winning the War Against Economic Development and Incentives
This ED Talk will explore the politics and rhetoric used against economic development and how we as professionals can use transparency and facts to combat these attacks.
Chris Lloyd leads the McGuireWoods Consulting infrastructure and economic development team where he specializes in site selection and economic development incentives negotiations. Since helping to start McGuireWoods Consulting in 1998, Chris has worked with dozens of site selection and economic development clients on high profile projects, and he is a member of the Board of Directors for the Site Selectors Guild. He is also a frequent speaker on the politics of economic development and has been active in shaping economic development policy in his home state of Virginia and in communities across the country. See full bio.
The Spoon that Stirs the Coffee: Today's geopolitical convulsion is a bigger global shift than 9/11. Economic development must reinvent itself or wither away.
 This ED Talk will focus on why economic developers today are faced with an urgent choice: whether to fundamentally reform our methods and objectives in order to be responsive to an increasingly complex set of growth and prosperity problems, or to keep chasing jobs and capital expenditures to justify our existence.
Brent Willett, CEcD is Executive Director of the Cultivation Corridor, a cluster-based economic development and innovation acceleration organization focused on growing Central Iowa's agriculture, bioscience and technology sectors via the attraction of investment, jobs and talent to the state. Prior to his role at the Cultivation Corridor, Willett served as President & CEO of the North Iowa Corridor Economic Development Corporation, a regional economic development group in North Central Iowa headquartered in Mason City, Iowa. Preceding his role at the North Iowa Corridor, Willett held leadership positions at the Iowa Economic Development Authority and the Fairfield Economic Development Association and Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce in Fairfield, Iowa. See full bio.
And Ignite is back!
Day / Time: Wednesday at 9:15 a.m.
Join your peers for a lightning round of public speaking on economic development issues. Come to learn about a new idea, a successful project or program, and much more. Speakers have 5 minutes and 20 slides to enlighten you!
 Join the lineup of speakers for Ignite - submit your ideas today for an opportunity to present in Toronto. Deadline for submission is Friday, August 4!
About the Session Moderator:
Calandra Cruickshank is founder and CEO of StateBook International, and is a frequent speaker and expert panelist for conferences related to foreign direct investment, economic development and technology. She previously co-founded CommonKindness.com and Good Deed Foundation. Calandra graduated with a BS in journalism from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She now splits her time between NYC and the Catskill Mountains in NY.
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Who attends Annual Conference? More than 1,200 economic developers, 200 speakers, and four dozen exhibitors are expected to be there. You will not regret attending the event. Professionals from which types of organizations benefit most from attending IEDC Annual Conference?
- Regional, state, county and city economic development organizations
- Local elected officials, city and county managers and planners
- Chambers of commerce and other business support agencies
- Entrepreneurial support organizations
- Community and neighborhood development organizations
- Technology development agencies
- Utility companies
- Educational and research institutions
- Consultants
- Workforce development organizations
And many, many other economic development community leaders.
"The IEDC Annual Conference is a great way to stay abreast of key issues that impact economic development and our constituents" - David A. Leezer, CEcD, FM, Director of Economic Development
Take a shortcut to popular sections of the Conference e-brochure where you'll see more educational tour and special events!
The Annual Conference headquarters hotel is now sold out! Stay tuned to iedconline.org/annualconference for alternative lodging options. An update will be added by Thursday, July 20.
Other important dates:
Conference Dates: September 17-20, 2017
Early Bird Registration Rate Cutoff: July 21, 2017
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Spaces are still available for this IEDC professional development training course.
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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:
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Eric McSweeney, CEcD, EcD(F), CCIM, ALC
President
McSweeney & Associates
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Jon Roberts
Principal
TIP Strategies, Inc.
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Anne Roise, CEcD MCP
Instructor, Urban Studies & Planning
Savannah State University
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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
Registering today ensures an up to 20% discount. The early bird rate ends Friday night. Sign up by 11:59 PM and receive a savings of up to $140.
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