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Registration


Please note: Online registration for the Annual Conference is now closed but, as always, on-site registrations are welcome.

 

Registration Fees

Basic Registration

By July 22

After July 22

IEDC Member

$695

$795

Charlotte Regional Partnership Member

$695

$795

Non-member

$795

$895

Spouse/Guest

$220

$245

State Association Executive Director

$185

$185

Students
(Copy of transcript required)

$125

$125

Retirees / Honorary Lifetime Members

$185

$185

Member in Transition
Available to former members in good standing who have been active with IEDC and are currently not employed in economic development.

$185

$185

Tours

Small City Redevelopment (Old Town Rock Hill, SC)
Saturday, September 17 | 1:00 - 5:00 pm

$45

$45

Reclaiming Open Space: How Uncapping Little Sugar Creek and the Greenway Investment Helped Redevelop Charlotte's Midtown Plaza
Sunday, September 18 | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

$45

$45

2-Hour Walking Tour: Arts & Entertainment as an Economic Driver (Public Private Partnerships)
Sunday, September 18 | 2:00 - 4:00 pm

$45

$45

Higher Education Partnerships for Economic Development
Monday, September 19 | 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

$45

$45

Behind the Checkered Flag: The Impact of Motorsports on Charlotte USA
Monday, September 19 | 1:00 - 5:00 pm

$45

$45

The Emergence of Local Food Movements as an Economic Driver
Tuesday, September 20 | 2:30 - 5:00 pm

$45

$45

Special Events

Golf Outing at River Hills Country Club
Saturday, September 17 | 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

$125

$125

Member and Non-Member Reception
Sunday, September 18 | 5:15 – 6:00 pm

Free

Free

Chairman’s Reception
Sunday, September 18 | 6:00 – 7:30 pm

Free

Free

Economic Development Ethics Workshop
Sunday, Spetember 18 | 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Monday, September 19 | 11:40 am – 1:40 pm

Free

Free

Defining Issues Lunch
Monday, September 19 | 11:45 am – 1:30 pm

$45

$45

Networking Lunch in The Economic Development Marketplace (the Exhibit Hall)
Monday, September 19 | 11:45 am – 1:30 pm

Free

Free

Recognition Dinner
Monday, September 19 | 6:30 – 9:00 pm

$100

$100

Preparing for the CEcD Exam Workshop
Tuesday, September 20 | 7:00 – 8:30 am

Free

Free

IEDC Networking Reception
Tuesday, September 20 | 6:30 – 8:00 pm

Free

Free

Specialized Development Seminar Preparing for the CEcD Exam
Wednesday, September 21 | 9:15 – 10:30 am

Free

Free

 

Group Discounts

IEDC offers a 10% discount off the basic registration for groups of four or more for full registrants employed by the same organization. The discount does not apply to guests, dinners, seminars, tours, other special events or one-day registrations. To receive discounts, all registration forms must be received at the same time and by September 14, 2011. Please fax or email the registration to Earnestine Jones (email: ejones@iedconline.org or (202) 223-4745).

 

Registration Policy

• Registrations will not be accepted over the telephone. Written confirmation of your registration will be emailed or mailed to you, beginning in July. If you do not receive a written confirmation, please contact Earnestine Jones (e-mail: ejones@iedconline.org or (202) 942-9463)
• Any changes to your registration must be in writing. You may e-mail or fax your changes to Earnestine Jones (e-mail: ejones@iedconline.org / fax: (202) 223-4745).
In order to guarantee that your name will be included in the Conference Attendees List, registrations must be received by September 8, 2011. he Attendee’s list will be emailed to all registered Attendees on Friday September 9, 2011. Please keep the Attendee's list for your record. It is no longer included in the Conference packet.
• For speedier on-site processing, payment must be received by September 14, 2011. No one may pick up registration materials without payment. If your payment will not reach IEDC office by September 14, you may bring your check payment with you.

 

Payment Policy

• Payment for all registrations must be made in full prior to the conference.
• Registrants will be required to resolve any unpaid balances by check or credit card on-site at the conference, excluding those with government purchases orders.
• Registrations received by fax will only be accepted and processed with a credit card number or a faxed copy of a valid purchase order.

 

Cancellation, Refund and No-Show Policy

• Substitutions will be accepted at any time.
• All registered attendees cancelling their registration, will be charged a $95 processing fee, regardless of when the cancellation notice was received.
• Cancellations by phone are not accepted.
• Cancellations must be received in writing by mail, fax or email to Earnestine Jones, (202) 223-4745 or ejones@iedconline.org.
Cancellations received in writing on or before September 2, 2011 will be refunded or credited to a future IEDC Conference (less a $95 processing fee). These transactions will be processed after the conference.
There will be no refunds or credits for cancellations received after September 2, 2011.
• A registered attendee, who does not submit a written cancellation or attend the conference is considered a No-Show and is not eligible for a refund or credit.
• A registered attendee, who does not submit a written cancellation or attend the conference, is still liable for any outstanding balances.
• Questions regarding the policy above should be directed to Earnestine Jones via e-mail at ejones@iedconline.org or by phone at (202) 942-9463.