Economic & Community Development Institute

Essentials of Economic Development is a two–day course offered by the Economic & Community Development Institute, a partnership of Auburn University and the Alabama Cooperative Extension System.

On March 5-6th, 2009, ECDI will assemble leading economic and community development practitioners and professionals at the Auburn University Hotel and Conference Center to discuss fundamental ideas, concepts and success strategies for economic development.

The Course is designed to give participants opportunities to ask questions and engage in constructive dialogue about the essential components of economic development.

ECDI will provide each participant with a course CD containing faculty presentations and reference materials. Participants can view presentations on a personal laptop or on the screen in front of the classroom.

CLICK HERE for a tentative copy of the course agenda.

Community Development

Industrial Marketing and Recruiting

Business Retention and Expansion

Retail Development

Workforce Development

Thursday, March 5th

9:00 a.m.
Registration

9:30 a.m. First Session

11:30 a.m. Luncheon

5:00 p.m. Adjourn

Friday, March 6th

8:30 a.m. First Session

11:30 a.m. Adjourn

New Economic Developers

Chamber of Commerce Officials

State and Local Elected Officials

Community Leaders

Utility Company Representatives

Community and Regional Planners

We have provided a variety of registration options for your convenience. Please
choose any of the following methods to register for the ECDI course:

Complete and mail the registration form and payment to the address listed.

Fax the completed registration form and credit card information as indicated on the form.

CLICK HERE and register online using a check or credit card.

The course registration fee is $225. This includes:

Course CD

Refreshments during the Course

1 Continuing Education Unit (CEU)

REFUND POLICY:

With over 20 years of experience in economic development education and over 1,000 alumni across Alabama, ECDI is the state’s leading provider of economic and community development education.

Building upon the success of it’s annual two-week Intensive Economic Development Training Course, ECDI has introduced the Alabama Prosperity Forum, a new series of short courses focusing on areas in which Alabama economic and community development professionals have expressed a desire for more training. This course is the first of four in 2009.

The course will be held at the Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center. Hotel room reservations are the responsibility of the individual participant and are not included in the course fee.

ECDI has reserved rooms at AUHCC for Wednesday, March 4th and Thursday March 5th. A group room rate of $96 per night is available for course participants until the room block is full.

Participants need to indicate they are attending the ECDI Essentials of Economic Development course when making their reservations in order to receive the special rate. Hotel reservations can be made by calling the AUHCC at 334-821-8200. Directions to the Conference Center are available at http://www.auhcc.com.

Please contact Allyson Martin at (334) 844-3686 or ahm0007@auburn.edu.