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Thank you for attending the 2010 EDA Philadelphia Training Conference. Below is a list of speaker presentations from the event (sorted by session title.)

Conference Welcome
Howard Slaughter, Jr., D.Sc, Landmarks Community Capital Corp., PA

Closing Plenary: Evaluating Regional Assets and Opportunities for Green-Led Development Robert Lindyberg, P.E., University of Maine
Walter Mugdan, J.D., U.S Environmental Protection Agency, DC
Timothy Fogarty, Innovation Works, PA


Concurrent Sessions
Broadband in the Driver's Seat
Jim Kelley, Cumberland Plateau Company, VA

Building Resilient Communities
Carrie Mulcaire, International Economic Development Council, Washington,DC
Mark Kleinschmidt, Chamber of Commerce, New Castle County, DE

EDA 101
Tonia Williams, EDA Philadelphia Regional Office, PA
Stephen Grady, EDA Philadelphia Regional Office, PA

EDA Training: Tapping into Valuable Economic Development Data
Carol Rogers, Indiana University Business Research Center

Enhancing Global Competitiveness
Dino Ramos, World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia, PA

From Research to Market
Wayne Figurelle, Penn State Univerity
Daniel Kuennen, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore
Paul Hill, PH.D., WV Higher Education Policy Commission

Leveraging Federal Program Funds to Build Robust Economies
Lenita Jacobs-Simmons, U.S. Department of Labor, PA
Valerie Flanders, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, DC

Next Level Strategies: Taking your CEDS to the Next Level
Carol Rogers, Indiana University Business Research Center

Regional Leaders in Your CEDS process
Tim Brennan, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, MA
Lew Vilotti, Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission

Role of Creating RLFs in Jobs
Laurel Bistany, NH Alliance of RDCs
Maria Gooch-Smith, Southeastern Development Corporation, MA

Rural Economic Development: Turning Obstacles into Opportunities
Jeffrey Hayes, North Country Council, NH (Part 1)
Jeffrey Hayes, North Country Council, NH (Part 2)

Small Business Growth and Development
Bob Starzynski, Innovation Works
Stephen Melnick, Lehigh Valley EDC
Jeremiah White, Jr., Osiris Group, Inc. and Praxis, MA

Social Networking and Economic Development
Mike Bellamente, NADO, DC

Using GIS to Build a Regional Competitive Position
James Garrity, BEACON, MD

 

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