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Individual paying by credit card: Click this button if you are registering as an individual IEDC member or nonmember and paying by credit card.

Credit Card

Individual paying by check or purchase order: Click this button to download a form (PDF) if you are paying by check or purchase order, whether you are an IEDC member, nonmember, or partner. Form must be faxed or mailed in and accompanied by payment.

Check / PO

Group or partner: Click this button to download a form (PDF) if you are registering a group or as a member of the Charlotte Regional Partnership, regardless of payment type. Form must be faxed or mailed in and accompanied by payment.

Group / Partner

Conference / Training bundle: Click this button to download a form (PDF) to register an individual or group for both the Annual Conference and Business Retention & Expansion course, receiving a 15% discount off of each. Form must be faxed or mailed in and accompanied by payment.

Training Bundle

Conference / Membership bundle: Click this button to download a form (PDF) to register an individual or group for both the Annual Conference and apply for IEDC membership, receiving a 10% discount on your first year of membership. Form must be faxed or mailed in and accompanied by payment.

Membership Bundle

Students, Retirees, Honory Lifetime Members, and Members in Transition: download a registration form (PDF). Form must be faxed or mailed in and accompanied by payment.

 

Registration Fees

Basic Registration

By July 27

After July 27

IEDC Member

$695

$795

Non-member

$795

$895

Member in Transition

$185

$185

Retiree & Honory Lifetime Member

$185

$185

State Association Executive Director

$185

$185

Spouse / Guest

$220

$240

Full Time Students*

$125

$125

* Copy of current transcript needed.

Full conference registration includes all concurrent and plenary sessions, Sunday - Wednesday. It also includes the Chairman's Reception on Sunday; Continental Breakfasts and Breaks Monday - Wednesday; Networking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall on Monday; Keynote Luncheon on Tuesday and Tuesday's Networking Reception.

Special Events

Golf Outing
Saturday, September 29 | 11:00 am – 4:30 pm

TBD

TBD

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

Free

Free

Economic Development Ethics Workshop
Sunday, September 30 | 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Monday, October 1 | 11:40 am – 1:40 pm

Free

Free

Defining Issues Luncheon
Monday, October 1 | 11:45 am – 1:30 pm

$45

$45

Networking Lunch in the Economic Development Exhibit Hall
Monday, October 1 | 11:45 am – 1:30 pm

Free

Free

Recognition Dinner
Monday, October 1 | 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

$100

$100

Preparing for the CEcD Exam Workshop
Tuesday, October 2 | 7:00 am – 8:30 am

Free

Free

IEDC Networking Reception
Tuesday, October 2 | 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

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, 2012. Please fax or email the registration to Earnestine Jones (email: ejones@iedconline.org or (202) 223-4745).

 

Registration Policy

Registrations received by fax or mail will only be accepted and processed with a credit card number, check or a copy of a valid purchase order. If not, the registration will not be processed.

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 your 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 or 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 20, 2012. The Attendee's list will be emailed to all registered Attendees on Friday, September 21, 2012. Please keep the Attendee's list for your records. It is no longer included in the Conference packet.

• For speedier on-site processing, payment must be received by September 26, 2012. No one may pick up registration materials without payment. If your payment will not reach IEDC office by September 26, 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 mail or 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, (e-mail: ejones@iedconline.org or Fax: (202) 223-4745).

Cancellations received in writing on or before Friday, September 14, 2012 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 14, 2012.

• 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.


Note: Questions regarding the policy above should be directed to Earnestine Jones via e-mail at (ejones@iedconline.org) or (202) 942-9463.