At the request of the WV Development Office, WVEDC
is featuring
a calendar of events that are eligible for LED
credit. If you are aware
of a conference, training or event
and it is not listed here, please
contact
dludwig@littlekanawha.com
with information about the event.
If it is approved for LED hours we
will add it to the website calendar.
2009 Calendar
JANUARY
WV Development Office "Tip-Off" Trade Event 2009 -
University of Charleston Grad School of Business, Charleston WV.
January 15,
2009. If you attend the pre-workshop breakout only, you
are eligible
for 1 hour LED credit. If you attend both the
breakout and the
full-day workshop, you are
eligible for 8 hours LED credit. To see the schedule and
register for the event,
click here.
FEBRUARY
IEDC
Training - Economic Development Strategic Planning -
Atlanta, GA. February 5-6, 2009. 12 hours LED credit.
Click here
to download agenda & registration form.
WV Dept of
Commerce Forum - "A
New West Virginia" -
Charleston Civic Center. February 17, 2009. 7 hours LED credit.
Click here
to visit website. Click email link at bottom of page to register
for this event.
WVEDC Annual Legislative Conference
-
Charleston Marriott, Charleston WV. February 17-18,
2009. If you attended the
WVEDC Fall Conference, you are
eligible for 8 hours LED
credit when you attend this conference.
Click here
to download agenda & registration form.
IEDC
Training - Introduction to Economic Development - St.
Thomas, Virgin Islands. February 18-20, 2009. 22 hours LED credit.
Click here
to download agenda & registration form.
IEDC
Training - Economic Development Credit Analysis -
Baltimore, MD. February 23-25, 2009. 13 hours LED credit.
Click here
to download agenda & registration form.
MARCH
IEDC
- Workforce Development - Alexandria, VA. March 12-13, 2009.
12 hours LED credit.
IEDC Federal Forum:
New Administration, New Beginnings: Energizing Communities and
the Economy - Alexandria, VA. March 15-17, 2009. 22 hours LED credit.
Click here
to download agenda &
registration form.
A Blueprint for West Virginia’s Innovation Economy: A Strategic Plan.
Charleston Marriott,
March 19,
2009, 1-4 p.m.. 3 hours LED credit. Reservations can be made by emailing your name, title and
organization to:
techconnect@browncomm.com
42nd Annual Basic Economic Development Course.
Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA. March 23-27, 2009. 30 hours LED credit.
Click here,
and select
Course # 1 (EDEV 1000P)
to download agenda & registration form.
Introduction to Community Economic
Data -
Charlotte, NC. March 23-27, 2009. Courses offered by
C2ER (formerly ACCRA) are very specialized and data-intensive.
LED hours can be assigned; if you choose to attend this
training
contact Ralph Goolsby for a determination of how many hours you
can earn.
Click here to download agenda & registration form.
Government Contracting Done Right. Waterfront
Hotel, Morgantown WV. March 25, 2009. 3.5 hours LED credit.
Click
here to download information.
APRIL
Farmers Markets -
Informational Session. Stonewall Resort, Roanoke WV.
April 20, 2009. 5 hours LED credit.
Click
here for flyer,
here for agenda.
WVU Local Government Leadership Academy -
Morgantown. April 25-26,
2009. 15 hours LED credit.
Click here
for more information; registration and workshop details will be
available soon.
MAY
2009 CDI East-
Morgantown. May 18-22, 2009. 30 hours LED credit.
Click here for
registration brochure. NOTE: WVEDC funds a scholarship especially
for this event.
JUNE
Entrepreneurial &
Growth Clusters; Next Frontiers for Assessing Economic Growth in
Uncertain Times.
Kansas City, MO. June 2-3.
Pre-conference training during the C2ER Annual Conference. Training
info,
click here. Conference (and training) info
click here.
National Development Council Training sponsored by BB&T -
Charleston, WV.
June 22-26, 2009. 30 hours LED credit. Earn your Economic
Development Finance Professional certification by attending four
training courses taking place over the next several months.
Click here to access
website.
JULY
How to Communicate with Tact and Professionalism.
Ramada Plaza, Charleston,
WV. July 27-28, 2009. 12 hours LED credit.
Click here
to
access brochure.
AUGUST
22nd Annual Community Development Institute.
University of Central
Arkansas. August 3-7, 2009. 30 hours LED credit. Go to their
website and select
"Curriculum".
2009 WV Aviation Conference.
Charleston Marriott, August
9-11, 2009.
12.5 hours LED credit.
Click here
to download brochure.
2009 SEDC Annual Conference.
Grand Hotel Marriott, Point
Clear, AL.
August 15-18, 2009. 10 hours LED credit; attendees
participating in optional training track may receive 4 extra hours.
Click here
to download brochure.
Regional
Analysis Tools & Techniques. Chicago, IL. August 17-21, 2009.
Courses offered by C2ER (formerly
ACCRA) are very specialized and data-intensive. LED hours can be
assigned; if you choose to attend this
training
contact Ralph Goolsby for a determination of how many hours you
can earn.
Click here
to download agenda & registration form.
24th Kentucky Institute for Economic Development
Lexington, KY.
August 24-27, 2009.
30 LED credit
hours. Click here
to download brochure.
National Development Council Training sponsored by BB&T -
Charleston, WV.
August 31 - September 4, 2009. 30 hours LED credit. Earn your
Economic Development Finance Professional certification by attending
four training courses taking place over the next several months.
Click here to access
website.
SEPTEMBER
2009 WV Brownfields Conference.
Morgantown, WV.
September 1-2, 2009. 10 hours LED credit.
Click
here to access conference information.
2009 WV Chamber of Commerce Business Summit.
Greenbrier Resort.
September 2-4, 2009. 12.5 hours LED credit.
National Development Council Training sponsored by BB&T -
Charleston, WV.
August 31 - September 4, 2009. 30 hours LED credit. Earn your
Economic Development Finance Professional certification by attending
four training courses taking place over the next several months.
Click here to access
website. (Final two sessions will appear on the 2010 calendar
when it's
posted).
2009 Brushy Fork Annual Institute.
Berea College, Berea KY.
September 16-18, 2009. 20 hours LED credit.
Click
here to access brochure.
2009 Waterways Conference
Charleston, WV.
September 23-25, 2009. 9 hours LED credit.
Click
here to access website, conference & registration info.
WV Broadband Summit
Charleston, WV.
September 28, 2009. 6.5 hours
LED credit, 1 additional
hour for Grant Workshop.
Click
here to access registration info.
WVEDC Fall Conference
-
Stonewall Resort. September 27-29,
2009.
If you attend two WVEDC conferences in a year, you are
eligible for 8 hours LED credit.
Click here
to download tentative agenda.
OCTOBER
14th Annual Aviation Forecast Summit
Lexington, KY. October 4-6, 2009.
LED credit hours TBA.
Click here to access website & registration.
IEDC 2009 Annual Conference Reno/Tahoe,
NV. October 4-7, 2009.
22.5 LED credit hours available.
Registration deadline August 3.
Click here to access website & registration.
2009 Create WV Conference Big
Sandy Arena, Huntington, WV.
October 18-20, 2009. 12 LED credit hours available.
It is possible that additional LED hours will be assigned for
pre-conference events.
Click here to
access conference website.
New Energy. New Jobs. New Opportunities for Appalachia. ARC
Fall Conference Athens,
OH. October 26-28, 2009.
LED credit hours TBA.
Click here to access website & registration.
NOVEMBER
Economic Development Institute (through University of Oklahoma) Indianapolis,
IN. November 8-12, 2009.
27 LED credit hours.
Click here to access website & registration.
2009 WV Economic Outlook Conference - Charleston
Embassy Suites.
November 11, 2009. 3.5 hours LED credit. For more information
click
here.
For registration form click
here. Online registration available
here.
DECEMBER
Governor's Energy Summit 2009 Stonewall
Resort, Roanoke, WV.
December 8, 2009. 6.5 LED credit hours.
Click here to access
agenda.
Land Use Master Plan Workshop Bridgeport
Conference Center. December 9, 2009. 5 LED credit hours.
Click here to access
agenda. To
register please contact Gail Justice at 558-2234 or via email at
Mary.G.Justice@wv.gov.
2010 Calendar
NOTE:
Twice a year, there are scholarships available to
assist
WVEDC members with
continuing education and/or attendance of training necessary
to meet
LED requirements.
To
access the scholarship application, click here.
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