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OCTOBER 3rd-5th, 2011
Toftrees Resort & Conference Center
State College, PA
The Pennsylvania Economic Development
Association’s Annual Fall Conference
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October 3rd - 5th
Toftrees Resort & Conference Center
State College, PA
REGISTRATION FORM
Attendee Information: One registration per form. For additional registrations,
copy this form or download additional forms from www.peda.org.
Full Name
Name on Badge
Credentials on Badge
Company
Address
City State Zip
Phone:
E-Mail (required)
Session Information: Please select from registration options below.
Register by September 26th to be included on the attendee list.
Full
Conference Registration Single Day Conference Registration
PEDA Member..................$300
Non-Member.....................$425
PEDA Lifetime Member...$150
Tuesday Conference...................$225
Wednesday Conference..............$125
Optional Events:
Sunday Golf $45/person (Includes Golf Cart, Greens Fees & Applicable Taxes)
Monday - Tour of PSU Campus (FREE)
Total Amount Due $ __________
Payment Enclosed
Check requested/will follow in the mail
PAYMENT
PLEASE RETURN
this form with full payment to:
PEDA
908 N. Second Street
Harrisburg, PA 17102
717-236-2046 (fax)
1. Check – Download this form, complete required information and mail
with check made payable to PEDA to 908 N 2nd St, Harrisburg, PA 17102 or
fax form to (717) 236-2046.
2. Credit Card – Visit www.peda.org to register and pay by credit card.
Cancellation & Refund Policies: Due to venue guarantees, requests for
cancellations and refunds must be made in writing and received by close of business
September 26th. No refunds will be granted after that point. All cancellations and
refunds are subject to a $50 administrative fee. No-shows will be billed in full.
Questions: Contact (717) 441-6047 or e-mail [email protected]
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Full-Day Conference
Registration fees for the 2011
Fall Conference include all refreshment breaks and meals as indicated
on the agenda. Fee for PEDA members is $300 and the Non-member
fee is $425 per person. Partial
conference and one-day registration
options for members are listed on
the registration form. Please note:
anyone attending receptions only
will be charged for food and
beverage consumption.
Cancellation/Refund Policies:
Due to venue guarantees, requests
for cancellations and refunds must
be made in writing and received by
close of business September 26th.
No refunds will be granted after
that point. All cancellations or
refunds are subject to a $50 administrative fee. No-shows will be
billed in full.
Hotel Accommodations:
The 2011 PEDA Fall Conference
will be held at Toftrees Resort &
Conference Center, State College,
PA. Call the venue directly at
(800) 252-3551 to reserve your
overnight room or to obtain directions. Reference PEDA 2011 Fall
Conference to receive the
discounted rate of $99/night.
Please secure your reservation
before September 2nd.
Questions: Contact us at
(717) 441-6047 or e-mail
[email protected]
Sponsorship Opportunities:
Sponsorship and display
opportunities are available for the
2011 PEDA Fall Conference. Visit
PEDA’s website at www.peda.org
to download the Sponsorship
Reservation form or call (717) 4416047 for more information.
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TENTATIVE AGENDA
(SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2
2:20 pm Tee Times Start
Golf Outing at Toftrees
MONDAY, OCTOBER 3
8:30 am – 9:00 am
Registration – Institute Session
9:00 am – 12:15 pm †*
Pre-conference Institute Session
Governing Boards: Avoiding Risks and Maximizing Opportunities
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4
7:45 am - 8:30 am Continental Breakfast & Registration
8:30 am – 8:45 am Welcome from President of PEDA: Linda Nitch, CEcD
8:45 am – 9:00 am
Recognition of Sponsors / Introduction
of Keynote Speaker
Tish Mogan; Standards for Excellence Officer; PANO
Separate Agenda & Registration Form
9:00 am – 10:30 am *
Healthy, Smart & Green: Stepping Up as a Region to the Global Opportunity
3.0 Organizational PDUs / 3.0 Individual PDUs
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Conference Registration Opens
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Terry Cooke; Founder & Managing Director; GC3 Strategy Inc.
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Membership & Communications Committee Meeting
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
EDC Committee Meeting
10:30 am – 10:45 am
Refreshment Break
10:45 am – 12:15 pm †*
Innovation-based Economic Development 2.0
Rich Overmoyer; CEO; Fourth Economy Consulting
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Advocacy Committee Meeting
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Board of Directors Meeting
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Booth Set Up
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Welcome Reception
12:15 pm – 1:45 pm
Lunch, General Membership Meeting & Awards Presentation
PEDA INDIVIDUAL CERTIFICATION /
Tuesday, October 4 (continued...)
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm *
DCED Update
Scott Dunkelberger; Director; Center for Business Financing, DCED
Wilfred Muskens; Deputy Secretary; Office of International Business Development; DCED
Wednesday, October 5
8:00 am - 9:00 am Hot Buffet Breakfast / Networking
(Network with colleagues to discuss regional issues.)
9:00 am – 10:30 am †*
Workforce Development: Preparing PA for the Future of Jobs
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm
Refreshment Break
Robert G. Garraty, Ph.D.; President & CEO; Garraty Workforce Investment (GWI)
3:45 pm – 5:00 pm †*
Developing a Campaign to Buy Locally
10:30 am – 10:45 am
Break
Matthew Mehalik, Ph.D.; Program Manager; Sustainable Pittsburgh
5:00 pm – 5:30 pm
New Member Meet and Greet
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Reception
10:45 am – 12:15 pm *
The End of Outsourcing
Stephen P. Mullin; Senior Vice President & Principal; Econsult Corp.
12:15 pm Conclude
PEDA INDIVIDUAL CERTIFICATION/
DCED ORGANIZATIONAL CERTIFICATION
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT UNITS
Conference sessions marked with an asterisk (*) qualify for Professional
Development Units (PDUs) under the PEDA Individual Certification Program guidelines. One PDU equals one hour of actual professional development or educational activity. 8.75 total individual PDUs are available for this conference. Conference sessions marked with this symbol (†) qualify for organizational PDUs in accordance with DCED’s Guidelines for Certification of
Economic Development Organizations. 4.25 organizational PDUs are available for this conference. An additional 3.0 organizational & individual PDUs are available for the Pre-Conference Session.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Merritt T. (‘Terry’) Cooke, PhD
Terry Cooke is the founder of the China
Partnership of Greater Philadelphia, a
non-profit incubator under formation to
promote public-private collaboration between Greater Philadelphia and China in
clean energy and energy-efficient buildings. He is also a Senior Fellow at the
T.C. Chan Center for Building Simulation and Energy Studies at the University
of Pennsylvania (and Tsinghua University).
Terry Cooke was 2010 Public Policy
Scholar with the Woodrow Wilson
International Center for Scholars in
Washington D.C., researching the U.S.China clean energy relationship, particularly the interface of technology, policy
and investment. His book Sustaining
U.S.-China Cooperation in Clean Energy
is scheduled for publication by the Wilson’s Center’s Kissinger Institute in 2011.
Terry has been a frequent speaker at
corporate and investor events such as
The BusinessWeek Global Green Business Summit China and the New York
Cleantech Investors Forum 2010. He
authored the Introduction to the 2009
Private Equity in China (“Tianjin Report”) and publishes frequently for the
Foreign Policy Research Institute, the
Brookings Institution, China Brief and
other publications.
Previously from 2006-8, Terry served as
Director for Asian Corporate Partnership at the World Economic Forum, the
host of the Davos Annual Meeting and
the ‘Summer Davos’ in China. In 2003,
Terry retired with the rank of Counselor
as a career-member of the U.S. Senior
Foreign Commercial Service. During his
fifteen year career, Terry served as the
U.S. Government’s senior commercial
officer in Taipei and Berlin, as the deputy
senior commercial officer in Tokyo and
as commercial officer in Shanghai.
Terry received his Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from the University of California at Berkeley in 1985, his MA from
UCB in 1981 and his BA from Princeton
Terry is the founding and managing part- University in 1976. He speaks Mandarin
ner of GC3 Strategy Inc, a specialty firm Chinese, Japanese, French, German and
limited Hindi/Nepali.
providing advisory & training services
for U.S.-based tech firms looking to build
cross-border energy and environmental
partnerships in Asia. An on-line portal -www.terrycooke.com – is dedicated to
the U.S.-China cleantech opportunity.
Toftrees Golf Resort & Conference Center
One Country Club Lane
State College, PA 16803
Toll Free 800-252-3551
Local 814-234-8000
Conference attire is business casual . • Discounted room rate deadline: September 2nd.
HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS
The 2011 PEDA Fall Conference
will be held at Toftrees Resort &
Conference Center. Call the venue
directly at (800) 252-3551 to
reserve your overnight room.
Reference PEDA 2011 Fall
Conference to receive the
discounted rate of $99/night for
regular rooms & $139/night for
suites. Please secure your
reservation before September
2nd.
GOLF
Golf has been arranged for Sunday,
October 2, 2011 for a discounted
rate of $45 for conference
attendees and their guests with
Tee Times starting at 2:20 pm.
Space is limited to (5) foursomes
and includes cart, greens fee and
applicable taxes. Please register
ASAP to ensure availability. If you
have any questions, please contact
Kimberly Cossar at (717) 441-6047
or via e-mail at kimberlycossar@
wannerassoc.com.
Penn State University Tour: A FREE Tour of the Pennsylvania State
University & surrounding area has been arranged with the Centre County Convention & Visitors Bureau for 2 pm on Monday, October 3, 2011. Please register to participate.
908 North Second Street
Harrisburg, PA 17102
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