2015 Annual ConferenceAnchorage, AK

Who is IEDC?

• Non-profit membership organization dedicated to helping economic development professionals

• Members include ED professionals from a wide range of public, private and public-private organizations at the state, region, city, county and town level

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What does IEDC do?• Professional development & certification - CEcD • Economic Development Research Partner

(EDRP) think tank and sponsored research• Resiliency & Economic Recovery Activities

www.RestoreYourEconomy.org

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What does IEDC do?

• Publications: EDNow and the Economic Development Journal

• Customized technical assistance projects• Public policy advocacy for ED at the national

level• International economic development projects

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What is the IEDC Annual Conference?

The largest gathering of economic development professionals in the world.

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Benefits of Hosting an Annual Conference

•Promote Alaska to the economic development community.

Promote

•Allow Alaska to become a “learning lab” for attendees to showcase local economic development success stories.

Showcase •Allow industry experts from all over the world to work together and network with one another in a non-competitive and friendly environment.

Network

•Promote cooperation between regional partners towards the common goal of strengthening economic development work in Anchorage and Alaska.

Collaborate

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Why am I here?

To discuss the sponsorship options for the 2015 Annual Conference, being hosted in

Anchorage in October.

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Annual Conference Sponsorship

• In total, AEDC is helping IEDC raise $384,000 as part of the overall sponsorship goal of ~$750,000

• The $750,000 goes towards covering all of the overhead associated with the conference. Without sponsorships, we cannot host the event.

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Sponsorship Benefits

• Opportunities to introduce keynote speakers or moderate panels at plenary sessions

• Media coverage locally, nationally, and internationally

• Marketing outreach to key members of marketplaces throughout the U.S. and Canada

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Where’s my money going?

• Sponsoring the Annual Conference means you are sponsoring an IEDC event, not AEDC

• Any and all sponsorship funds go directly to IEDC and the Annual Conference

• All sponsorship funds go towards hosting and improving the conference for attendees

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Questions, Comments, Suggestions?

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