IEDCs 2006 Annual Conference in New York City!


Join economic developers from all over the world at IEDCs 2006 Annual Conference in New York City! With more than 2,000 attendees from around the globe, it will truly be a multinational event.  This is the single best economic development event of the year.  The conference offers you an opportunity to exchange information, experience, and best practices with economic development practitioners worldwide.  

Is Your Community Ready For The Knowledge-Driven Economy?

The participation is free of charge for WAIPA members (except meals and hotels) : Please contact: isa-beatrice.abel@waipa.org

The Knowledge-Driven Economy is here with new and difficult challenges for every economic developer. IEDC is helping to meet those challenges head-on and can help you choose the right road to take at our 2006 Annual Conference: Roadmap for the Knowledge-Driven Economy.

Your voyage starts on September 17-20, 2006 in New York City, where you?ll learn new strategies, discuss hot topics in economic development, and make those important connections to help you along the way.


Program

The conference will showcase five main tracks, each featuring strategies and knowledge for you to take back to your communities:

• The Cutting Edge of Economic Development: Building Community through Innovative Design and Risk Taking
  Explore how communities around the country have turned under-developed or underused spaces into creative, commercial hubs.


• Leveraging Urban, Suburban and Rural Assets for Sustained Economic Growth
  Explore the connections being made between these diverse economies to share in and sustain the growth of their region.


• High-Impact Real Estate Financing
  Explore the latest development and financing techniques being used in high-impact real estate development projects and public/private ventures in both large and small communities.


• The Nuts and Bolts of Economic Development: Tools for Attracting New Investment and Building Strong Communities
  Explore and survey diverse, creative strategies that communities around the country have used to attract business and foster new investment as well as to positively address critical issues across the broadest spectrum of economic development.


• Attracting, Training and Retaining a Skilled Workforce to Compete in the Creative Economy

Explore how to build a workforce able to compete in today?s knowledge-driven economy including case studies of approaches to train and retain workers from national and international experts in the field.



Pre- and Post-Conference Education Courses

Pre-Conference Course: Real Estate Development and Reuse
September 14-15

In this course, participants will be introduced to the land development process, with an emphasis on the economic developers? role. Typically, the economic developer is the one that works to balance the dynamic between the profit orientation of the private developer and the public objective to be met by the real estate project

This course fulfills one of the four required core courses towards eligibility for the Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) exam application.


Post-Conference Advanced Course: Mixed-Use Real Estate Financing
September 21-22

Mixed-use development provides opportunities for economic development practitioners to participate in projects that can incorporate housing, small retail businesses, commercial space and other uses. This course explores the analysis and financing of mixed-use projects from both lender and developer perspectives.

It is designed for professionals with a minimum of two years experience in economic, housing or community development with a background in financing/loan structuring and for practitioners who are interested in pursuing mixed-use development projects within their communities.

This course fulfills three credits towards Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) Recertification.



Tours and Seminars

As one of three global cities in the world, New York offers many unique examples of successful economic development projects from urban revitalization to open spaces and manufacturing and industrial reuse.

Manhattan Walking Tour
A guided tour exploring the history, people, and architecture of Lower Manhattan and the Wall Street corridor.

Harlem's Renaissance!
An informative and fascinating tour of what?s happening uptown, including historic parks, to public art, housing and economic development to an explosion in contemporary arts and culture.

The Times Square Story
This tour will give participants an insider?s look into the development of Times Square.

Open Spaces and Urban Revitalization
This tour of midtown parks will highlight the positive economic benefits of green spaces.

Preserving Manufacturing and Industrial Sectors
This tour will explore mixed use manufacturing and industrial areas with growing segments of commercial and residential.

How to Attract Developments that Bring Vitality to a Community
Learn the types of developments that bring economic prosperity to a community from new retail development.

Business Improvement District Best Practices
This seminar covers best practices for planning, organizing, and financing BIDs, the services they provide, and how they are operated and managed.



Keynote Speakers

The 2006 Annual Conference will showcase top experts in the field with valuable knowledge for you to use as you go down the roadmap. Keynote Speakers include:

Michael Bloomberg, Mayor, New York City

Daniel Doctoroff, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Rebuilding, New York City

Reverend Floyd Flake, Senior Pastor and Former U.S. Representative, Allen African Methodist Episcopal Church

Danny Meyer, President, Union Square Hospitality Group

David Neeleman, CEO, Jet Blue Airlines