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This is a reminder that this Friday is EDA's next Marketing Master's Webinar: 

Why Gold Collar Workers Are Your Community's Key to Growth 
And what you can do to attract and retain them:

Friday, September 30, 2016
12:00 - 1:30 pm MST
Online
Register here *Please note all fees are in USD 

In this webinar you will learn the concepts behind creating an entrepreneurial ecosystem of diverse, individual, self-sustaining primary income generators that sell their product or service outside the region.  

Outcomes:

• Change the local mindset to embrace a new approach.
  
• Know the unspoken truths about economic development.
  
• Create and grow an entrepreneurial ecosystem.
  
• Focus on results, not just activity.
  
• Find your niche in a crowded marketplace.
  

Gather your team and join us! 

Do you have unique ideas and creative insights that an audience of over 400 local, national and international experts in the field of economic development might be interested in? 

Each year, we look for speakers to address a variety of topics related to current economic development issues during our Annual Conference. If you have a relevant and distinctive topic that you would like to present then we would like to hear from you. We also have a few suggestions of topics that we feel our audience might be interested in and we invite you to submit a proposal that addresses these topics as well:

• Speakers from outside Alberta to address the value of Petrochem; Agri Foods; Forestry 
  
• Agribusiness
  
• Smart Cities
  
• Green/Circular Economy
  
• Celebrating First Nation's economy 
  

Please read the Call for Conference Papers guidelines here. The deadline for submissions is November 15, 2016.

EDA's Annual Conference is being held at the Banff Centre March 22-24, 2017. The theme is "Embracing Change; Creating Opportunity." Registration is open.

See you at the Conference. 

#EDA2017 

This note is a reminder that the EDA rate at the Matrix Hotel expires at Midnight Tonight, Monday September 26. Book your accommodation now.  

2016 EDA Ministry Dinner
Thursday October 27, 2015
Matrix Hotel, Prism Room and Amber Room
10640-100 Avenue, Edmonton

Book your accommodation here

Cocktails: 5:00 - 6:00 pm

Dinner: 6:00 - 9:00 pm

The 2016 Ministry Dinner is shaping up to be a huge success and we look forward to seeing you there. 

Miller Thomson and the Olds Institute are partners of the 2016 Ministry Dinner.

EDA has been offering courses for Elected Officials across the province this fall, and there are two remaining. Register today:  

Manning, AB County of Northern Lights Office
Wednesday, October 12
9:00am - 4:00pm
Register here

St. Paul
Friday, October 21
9:00am - 4:00pm
Register here 

EDA is also offering you the opportunity to book a course in your community. Simply email admin@edaalberta.ca and we can give you the details on how to arrange for this course.

Our Course for Elected Officials is a unique professional development opportunity. It equips these community leaders with the tools to support economic development professionals. In this course, you will learn how business attraction works; how business retention works; and you'll also learn the steps economic development officers take to help to revitalize economies. In today's economy, economic development is more important than ever before.

Don't miss these chances to learn how to best support the EDOs in your communities!

It was our privilege to assist the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) in its first stage of economic recovery after forest fires devastated the region in May.  

EDA and the RMWB established the Wood Buffalo Business Recovery Hotline to help its business community recover after the costliest natural disaster in Canadian history. The Hotline was designed to register small businesses, gather information about their immediate needs and provide access to various resources, including providing emergency financial relief on behalf of the Canadian Red Cross.

We are proud to report the Hotline reached its goal, providing 3,496 small businesses with $1000 in emergency financial aid. This support was critical in getting businesses in the region back on their feet as quickly as possible.

As we now step aside to let the RMWB embark on a new phase of support for businesses, we wish them all the best as they continue to roll-out other elements of their business and economic recovery plan.

To read more about EDA's role in the Wood Buffalo Business Recovery Hotline visit our website at www.edaalberta.ca

In less than three weeks, EDA's Business and Investment Attraction Online Course begins. EDA members receive a 50% rebate on the course fee so register today to avoid the wait list for this popular course.

Business and Investment Attraction
October 11 - November 8, 2016
Online through the U of C

Register here 

To receive your rebate, email admin@edaalberta.ca with your course receipt.

Do you want to take this course in-person? Plan to host it in your community. It is a one-day course and EDA members will receive a 50% rebate on the course fee. This offer is good until the end of this year. Contactadmin@edaalberta.ca with the dates you prefer and we will arrange for an instructor. Book now to get your preferred dates! 

Our BIA course covers community investment readiness; competitive advantage, how to select key target markets for investment attraction; working with site selectors; and attracting foreign direct investment to help your community expand its economic base. 

As you know, our CEDTP training program is an excellent professional development opportunity for those in the field of economic development. Our program helps your competitive advantage by offering a variety of courses designed to deliver information on the best practices and established tools you can use to help your region thrive.

These courses are eligible for credits towards the Management Certificate-Economic Developers offered through the University of Calgary in conjunction with EDA. They can also be applied to your Ec.D designation.

#EDAOnline 

EDA’s 2016 Ministry Dinner held October 27 at the Matrix Hotel in Edmonton is once again shaping up to be a huge success. This is an excellent opportunity for economic development professionals to gather with government leaders to network and share ideas. 

We have already sold most of the tickets to this event and have just a few available. Please register soon to ensure you have a spot at the table. 

Please keep in mind, the EDA rate at the Matrix Hotel expires Monday, September 26.

2016 EDA Ministry Dinner
Thursday October 27, 2015
Matrix Hotel, Prism Room and Amber Room
10640-100 Avenue, Edmonton

Cocktails: 5:00- 6:00 pm

Dinner: 6:00 - 9:00 pm

Register here

Please feel free to extend this invitation to your colleagues whose presence you feel would be of benefit.

Miller Thomson and the Olds Institute are partners of the 2016 Ministry Dinner.

It's true, if you continue to do what you have always done, you will continue to get what you have always gotten.  

What if, instead of chasing the mega project like everyone else, you created an entrepreneurial ecosystem of diverse, individual, self-sustaining primary income generators that sell their product or service outside the region?  What are the attributes that such a system would need to have?   

To find the answers join EDA next week for its next Marketing Master's Webinar:  

Why Gold Collar Workers Are Your Community's Key to Growth 
And what you can do to attract and retain them:

Friday, September 30, 2016
12:00 - 1:30 pm MST
Online
Register here *Please note all fees are in USD 

What you will learn:

• Change the local mindset to embrace a new approach.
  
• Know the unspoken truths about economic development.
  
• Create and grow an entrepreneurial ecosystem.
  
• Focus on results, not just activity.
  
• Find your niche in a crowded marketplace
  

Gather your team and join us! 

If you are interested in learning business investment strategies to help your community thrive in these tough economic times, plan to take EDA's Business and Investment Attraction Course. 

There are two ways take this course: online and in person. With both formats, EDA members receive a 50% rebate.

If you choose the online option, the course begins next month: 

Business and Investment Attraction
October 11 - November 8, 2016
Online through the U of C

Register here To receive your rebate email admin@edaalberta.ca with your course receipt.

If you choose the in-person option, plan to host a one-day course in your community. EDA members will receive a 50% rebate on the course fee. This offer is good until the end of this year. Contact admin@edaalberta.ca with the dates you prefer and we will arrange for an instructor. Book now to get your preferred dates!

Our BIA course covers community investment readiness; competitive advantage, how to select key target markets for investment attraction; working with site selectors; and attracting foreign direct investment to help your community expand its economic base. 

As you know, our CEDTP training program is an excellent professional development opportunity for those in the field of economic development. Our program helps your competitive advantage by offering a variety of courses designed to deliver information on the best practices and established tools you can use to help your region thrive.

These courses are eligible for credits towards the Management Certificate-Economic Developers offered through the University of Calgary in conjunction with EDA. They can also be applied to your Ec.D designation.

#EDAOnline 

On Friday, EDA is offering its Course for Elected Officials in the City of Airdrie and there are a couple of spots available. Don't miss out, register today.

This is an excellent opportunity to learn how to best support the economic development professionals in your communities. In today's economy, economic development is more important than ever before.

City of Airdrie, Council Chambers
Friday, September 16
9:00am - 4:00pm
Register here

In our Course for Elected Officials you will learn how business attraction works; how business retention works; and you'll also learn the steps economic development officers take to help to revitalize economies. 

Join us in Airdrie on Friday.