Reno, NV ׀ October 4-7, 2009

Renewable Communities: Leveraging your Competitive Resources
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REGISTRATION SPECIAL DEADLINE EXTENDED!
Register before FRIDAY, JULY 10 and receive:
• $100 off our regular registration price
• Get the cheapest hotel rates possible
• Receive a free copy of the 2008 Salary Survey
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FINANCIAL RESOURCEFULNESS IN A RECESSION
Budget cuts and dwindling credit streams have closed off many traditional avenues of funding for economic development activities at a time when these programs are most needed. Not only do communities need to stretch their limited resources for maximum impact, they must learn to think creatively about innovative financial resources in order to breathe new life into their economy.

The IEDC 2009 Annual Conference will include multiple sessions on financial resourcefulness in a recession. These sessions will showcase successful ways communities have harnessed alternative sources of funding for economic and workforce development.

Learn how to implement community-based venture capital programs to spur entrepreneurship and small business development, form new partnerships with local foundations, and utilize innovative financing mechanisms in the advent of global credit crunch to revitalize your own community.

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SESSIONS EXAMINE KEY ECONOMIC CRISIS TOPICS:

Overcoming the Capital Crunch: Community-Based Venture Capital as a Key Tool:
Learn how experienced economic developers tapped, grew and even created new streams of funding through innovative, new vehicles to grow the economy of their regions.

Finding New Sources of Finance: Tapping into Local Foundations:
This session will examine how communities can tap into local foundations to finance economic and workforce development programs and projects.

Circumventing the Credit Crunch: Innovative Financing Strategies to Make Projects Happen:
This session will demonstrate how communities can tap into tax credits, incentives and other financing mechanisms to make projects happen.

SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

Anne Corriston
Program Director, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

Aaron Demerson
Executive Director of Economic Development & Tourism, Office of the Governor, State of Texas

Ronald Kitchens
CEcD, CEO, Southwest Michigan First

Kelly Lucas
President and CEO, The Community Foundation of South Wood Country

Steven W. Weathers, CEcD
President & CEO, Regional Growth Partnerships, Toledo, OH

Brian J. Wishneff
President, Brian Wishneff & Associates

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