CONFERENCES
EDCC holds two conferences each year in various locations throughout the state. These conference sessions focus on member education regarding pertinent economic development issues and networking opportunities for the exchange of ideas between members. The spring conference hosts the Annual Awards Luncheon, while the fall conference incorporates EDCC's annual membership meeting.
2010 Fall Conference
REGITRATION BEGINS SOON.
IGNITE Recovery!
October 6-8
Curtis Hotel
Downtown Denver
Conference Includes:
The Release of the 2010 Citizens Survey on Economic Development
In-depth Discussion/Debate on Amendments 60, 61 and Proposition 101
Gubernatorial Debate
Legislator of the Year
Education Panels on Retail Development, Sports and Cultural Venues, Workforce Development, and Incentives
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PREVIOUS CONFERENCES
2010 Spring Conference
FINAL AGENDA
April 28-30, 2010
Montrose Pavilion Event Center
Montrose, Colorado
Sharpen Your Competitive Edge!
Networking, Marketing, Fulfilling a Promise
2009 Fall Conference
TAKING YOUR COMMUNITY AND REGION TO THE NEXT LEVEL
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Special Pre-Conference Session:
Economic Stimulus Structure Panel
Wednesday, October 21st @ 12:00
Establishing a "structure" for leveraging federal funds to promote economic development at the state and local level utilizing the Interagency Network of Enterprise Assistance Providers (INEAP).
PROGRAM AGENDA
2009 Spring Conference
Recently Held in Grand Junction
Tough Times...Tough Solutions
Innovative Strategies for Economic Recovery
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This conference addressed the economic state of Colorado and how we best address the many issues we face!
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We are currently obtaining power points from the presenters at the conference. You can follow the links below to download them. Keep checking back as we will continue to add them as they are received.
Aligning Economic Development and Workforce Development through Industy Strategies
Dr. Erik Pages-EntreWorks Consulting
Alternative Financing - New Market Tax Credits and Industrial Development Bonds
Masouda Omar - CHFA
Wyatt Jones - CHFA
2008 FALL CONFERENCE - OCTOBER 29-31 - DOUBLETREE HOTEL, COLORADO SPRINGS
The Economic Development Council of Colorado held its Fall semi-annual conference this year in Colorado Springs on October 29-31 at the Doubletree Hotel. The theme of this conference was "Innovative Strategies for Colorado's Future."
There was a new format for this conference. The program begun earlier on Wednesday morning to focus on legislative issues. Special events include a Legislative Luncheon presenting the "Legislator of the Year Award" and a keynote presentation providing the results of the 3rd Annual Citizen's Poll on Economic Development.
Thursday highlighted our "Innovative Strategies" theme exploring best practices in economic development. Top international leaders in innovation are scheduled to speak. Keynote Speakers included Rob Atkinson, Founder and President of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation and David Clute, Customer Solutions Manager for Cisco Systems.
2008 Spring Conference
Burlington, CO
This conference was held in Burlington, Colorado on April 23-25 and had over 150 participants. The conference was designed to designed to give the National Perspective on Workforce Development, Energy Development, and Professional Development on Thursday. On Friday registrants heard how "Colorado Stacks Up!" There were both national speakers that came from Washington DC, Texas, Minnesota, New Mexico, and Nebraska and our own professionals from here in Colorado.