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Strategies for Small Town Success is a two-day course offered by the Economic & Community Development Institute (ECDI), a partnership of Auburn University and the Alabama Cooperative Extension System.

On May 1-2, 2008 ECDI will assemble leading economic and community development experts at the Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center to present ideas and success strategies for small town development.

In addition, community and economic developers from across Alabama will share best practices based upon proven success in small town development.

Course participants will be given opportunities to ask questions and engage in constructive dialogue about the challenges, possibilities and potential of small town development in Alabama.

  
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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 draft of the course agenda (Updated on 3.26.08).
 
  • Economic Developers 
  • Chamber of Commerce Officials  
  • State and Local Elected Officials
  • Community Leaders
  • Utility Company Representatives
  • Community and Regional Planners

 

  
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8:30 a.m.

Registration
9:00 a.m. First Session
12:00 noon Luncheon
5:00 p.m. Adjourn
5:30 p.m.

Reception
 
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8:30 a.m.

First Session
10:00 a.m. Open Forum
11:30 a.m. Adjourn
 

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

  • Complete and mail the registration form and payment for the course fee to the address listed on the brochure. CLICK HERE for brochure and registration form.
  • Fax the completed registration form and your credit card information to Sheila Chaki at (334) 844-4709, as indicated on the attached form.
  • CLICK HERE and register online using a check or credit card.
 

The course registration fee is $225. This
includes:
  • The Course and Course CD
  • Lunch on Wednesday
  • Reception Wednesday Evening
  • Refreshments during the Course
  • 1 Continuing Education Unit (CEU)

REFUND POLICY: The registration fee can
be refunded until Monday, April 21st. Refunds will not be issued after this date.


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

Building upon the success of its annual two-week Intensive Economic Development Training Course, ECDI recently 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.

   

The course will be held at the Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center, located at 241 South College Street, Auburn, Alabama, 36801. Directions to the hotel are available online at http://www.auhcc.com/location_and_directions/.
 

Hotel reservations are the responsibility of the individual participant and are not included in the course registration fee.

ECDI has reserved a block of rooms at the hotel for Wednesday, April 30th and Thursday, May 1st. A special group rate of $95.00 per night plus tax is available through April 1st.

Please indicate that you are attending the ECDI Strategies for Small Town Development course when making your reservation in order to receive the special rate.

Hotel reservations can be made by calling the Hotel at Auburn University at (800) 228-2876.
For more information about the course, please contact Allyson Martin at: ahm0007@auburn.edu or (334) 844-3685.