Hilton Harrisburg & Towers Harrisburg, PA

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1 Hilton Harrisburg & Towers Harrisburg, PA

2 908 North Second Street Harrisburg, PA FIRST-CLASS MAIL U.S. POSTAGE PAID

3 2012 PEDA SPRING CONFERENCE April 23rd - 25th Hilton Harrisburg & Towers Harrisburg, PA REGISTRATION FORM Attendee Information: One registration per form. For additional registrations, copy this form or download additional forms from Full Name Check here if you are a CEcD Badge Name Other Credentials on Badge Company Address City State Zip Phone: (required) Session Information: Please select from registration options below. Register by 4:30 pm on April 13th to be included on the attendee list. Full Conference Registration PEDA Member...$325 Non-Member...$425 PEDA Lifetime Member...$150 Total Amount Due $ Payment Enclosed Check requested/will follow in the mail PAYMENT Single Day Conference Registration Tuesday Conference...$240 Wednesday Conference...$140 PLEASE RETURN this form with full payment to: PEDA 908 N. Second Street Harrisburg, PA (fax) 1. Check Download this form, complete required information and mail, with check made payable to PEDA, to 908 N 2nd St, Harrisburg, PA or fax form to (717) Credit Card Visit 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 April 13th. 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) or kimberlycossar@wannerassoc.com

4 REGISTRATION INFORMATION Full Conference Registration fees for the 2012 PEDA Spring Legislative Conference include all refreshment breaks and meals as indicated on the agenda. The per person fee for PEDA members is $325 and for non-members is $425. Partial conference and oneday registration options for members are listed on the registration form. Please note: anyone attending receptions only will be charged for food and beverage consumption and should register with PEDA in advance. Cancellation/Refund Policies: Due to venue guarantees, requests for cancellations and refunds must be made in writing and received by close of business April 13th. 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 2012 PEDA Spring Legislative Conference will be held at the Hilton Harrisburg & Towers in Harriburg, PA. Call the venue directly at (717) to reserve your overnight room or to obtain directions. Reference PEDA 2012 Spring Conference to receive the discounted rate of $129/night. Please secure your reservation before March 23rd. Questions: Contact us at (717) or kimberlycossar@wannerassoc.com Sponsorship Opportunities: Sponsorship and display opportunities are available for the 2012 PEDA Spring Legislative Conference. Visit PEDA s website at to download the Sponsorship Reservation form or call (717) for more information. 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. 8.5 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. 5.5 total organizational PDUs are available for this conference. Up to 5.0 additional organizational and individual PDUs are available for those attending pre-conference sessions (two of which are being offered), for which separate registration forms are available.

5 TENTATIVE AGENDA (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) MONDAY, APRIL 23rd 9:30 am 2:00 pm Registration - Institute Sessions 10:00 am 12:15 pm * Pre-conference Institute Session I An Introduction to Angel Investment and Venture Capital 2.0 Organizational PDUs / 2.0 Individual PDUs 12:00 pm -5:00 pm Conference Registration Opens 12:30 pm 1:30 pm Membership & Communications Committee Meeting 1:00 pm 2:00 pm EDC Committee Meeting 2:00 pm 3:00 pm Advocacy Committee Meeting 2:00 pm 5:15 pm * Pre-conference Institute Session II Best Practices in Economic Development Marketing 3.0 Organizational PDUs / 3.0 Individual PDUs 3:00 pm 5:00 pm Board of Directors Meeting 3:00 pm 5:00 pm Exhibitor Booth Set Up 5:30 pm 7:30 pm Welcome Reception - Invite Your Legislator TUESDAY, APRIL 24th 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 9:00 am 10:30 am* The Evolving Political Climate in Pennsylvania Keynote Speaker: Dr. G. Terry Madonna; Director, Center for Politics & Public Affairs, Franklin and Marshall College 10:30 am 10:45 am Refreshment Break 10:45 am 12:15 pm * New Demographics are Here for Pennsylvania Sue Copella, Director, Pennsylvania State Data Center Jennifer Shultz, Manager of Data Services, Pennsylvania State Data Center 12:15 pm 1:45 pm Lunch, General Membership Meeting & Institute Update PEDA INDIVIDUAL CERTIFICA- TION/

6 Tuesday, April 24th (continued...) 2:00 pm 3:00 pm * EDA: A Consultative Federal Approach to Leveraging Local Economic Development Projects in a Tight Fiscal Environment. Andrew Reid, EDA Representative & Point of Contact, US Department of Commerce - Economic Development Administration 3:00 pm 3:15 pm Refreshment Break 3:15 pm 4:15 pm * Building a New Economy: Ten Actions for Sustainable Communities Patricia DeMarco, Director, Rachel Carson Institute, School of Sustainability and the Environment, Chatham University 4:15 pm 4:30 pm Refreshment Break 4:30 pm 5:30 pm * Making an Impact on High-Growth Companies Albert B. Ciuksza, Jr., Director, Pittsburgh Impact Initiative 5:30 pm 6:00 pm New Member Meet and Greet 5:30 pm 7:30 pm Reception - Invite Your Legislator Wednesday, April 25th 8:00 am - 9:00 am Hot Buffet Breakfast / Networking (Network with colleagues to discuss regional issues.) 9:00 am 10:00 am * Legislative Panel: Economic Development Funding & Effective Techniques for Engaging Elected Officials Catherine Washburn, Executive Director; Senate Community, Economic & Recreational Development Committee Representative Dick Hess, Majority Chair, Commerce Committee Annmarie Kaiser, Secretary of Legislative Affairs, Governor s Office 10:00 am 10:15 am Break 10:15 am 11:45 am * Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED) Update Scott Dunkelberger, Director, Center for Business Financing Ed Geiger, Director, DCED s Center for Community Financing 11:45 am Conclude Don t forget to Like Us on Facebook!

7 KEYNOTE SPEAKER: DR. G. TERRY MADONNA At Franklin and Marshall College, Dr. Madonna is Director of the Center for Politics and Public Affairs, Professor of Public Affairs, and Director of the Franklin and Marshall Keystone Poll. He joined F& M in May, For more than 30 years, Madonna has taught and written about his two academic specialties: the American presidency, and American political parties and political behavior. As a pollster in recent years, he has written extensively about voters and voting behavior. He holds a Ph.D. in political history from the University of Delaware. Madonna founded the Keystone Poll in 1992, the oldest survey produced exclusively in Pennsylvania. In 2008, the Keystone Poll was renamed the Franklin and Marshall College Poll. In this capacity, he is the pollster for the Philadelphia Daily News, Times-Shamrock Newspapers, WGAL-TV (Lancaster), The Pittsburgh Tribune Review, and WTAE-TV (Pittsburgh)--media partners for the poll. He has also polled for KYW-TV (Philadelphia), Fox, 29-TV (Philadelphia), CN8, The Comcast Network, WITF-TV, (Harrisburg), Harrisburg Patriot News and The Lancaster New Era. In 2008, Franklin and Marshall College began a partnership with Hearst TV to conduct national polls. Hearst owns 26 television stations, manages two others, and owns two radio stations. Madonna directs the poll. He is also the host of Pennsylvania Newsmakers, a weekly statewide news and commentary program. He writes (with Michael Young) a bi-weekly political commentary column, Politically Uncorrected, originally for Capitolwire.com and later for Politicspa.com. The column appears in many state and national newspapers and also appears frequently on two national websites: stateline.org and realclearpolitics.com. He is a regular analyst for WGAL-TV (Lancaster/Harrisburg). Madonna is a regular panelist on WPVI s-tv (Philadelphia) commentary program, Inside Story. A frequent political analyst and public affair s commentator, Madonna has also provided analysis to the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal, U.S.A.Today, Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, the Christian Science Monitor, National Public Radio, CNN, ABC News and CBS News, to name a few. Madonna has appeared on CNN s Inside Politics, CBS News, ABC News, C-Span, Fox News, MSNBC and NBC News. He has also contributed to political web sites for MSNBC, the Hill Newspaper, Real Clear Politics, Stateline, and Fox News. Madonna has served on numerous governmental boards and commissions: including Governor Edward Rendell s Higher Education Advisory Board, the Benjamin Franklin Partnership Board (appointed by former Governor Dick Thornburgh), and the Board of Embreeville State Hospital (appointed by former Governor Milton Shapp). He served in the early 1970 s as a Lancaster County Commissioner. Currently, he serves on the Education Policy and Leadership Center board. At the request of foreign embassies and the U.S. State Department, Madonna has appeared in seminars and discussions with diplomats and newspaper reporters from around the world. In addition, Madonna has moderated gubernatorial, congressional, state legislative and school board forums, and debates for various organizations. Dr Madonna has received numerous awards and honors. He is the recipient of a Distinguished Professor award by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the President s Medallion at Millersville University, and a special commendation for scholarship and leadership from the Board of Governors of the State System of Higher Ed. Additionally, he has been named an Outstanding Speaker of the Year by the Speech Communication Society of Pennsylvania, has served as a Commonwealth Speaker by the Pennsylvania Humanities Council, and was given the Daniel Roselle Award by the Middle States Council for the Social Studies.

8 Conference attire is business casual. Discounted room rate deadline: March 23rd This event is recognized by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) as a professional development event that counts toward the recertification of Certified Economic Developers (CEcD). IEDC s mission is to provide leadership and excellence in economic development for our communities, members, and partners. This complements PEDA s mission to promote sound economic development policies, provide leading edge economic development education, and nurture an effective statewide economic development network to foster the economic health of the Commonwealth. IEDC s courses are offered throughout the year and around the country and a full listing can be viewed at May 10-11, 2012 Education Course - Managing Economic Development Organizations - Baltimore, MD May 14-15, 2012 Education Course - Economic Development Strategic Planning - Albany, NY Jun 7-8, 2012 Education Course - Entrepreneurial and Small Business Development Strategies - St. Louis, MO Jun 9-10, 2012 CEcD Exam - Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) Exam - St. Louis, MO Jun 10-12, 2012 Conference Spring Conference - St. Louis, MO Jul 12-13, 2012 Education Course - Real Estate Development and Reuse - Minneapolis, MN Jul 26-27, 2012 Education Course - Economic Development Strategic Planning - Chicago, IL Aug 9-10, 2012 Education Course - Economic Development Marketing and Attraction - Atlanta, GA Aug 22-24, 2012 Education Course - Economic Development Credit Analysis - Baltimore, MD Sep 13-14, 2012 Education Course - Technology-Led Economic Development - Albany, NY Sep 27-28, 2012 Education Course - Business Retention and Expansion - Houston, TX Sep 29-30, 2012 CEcD Exam - Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) Exam - Houston, TX Sep 30 - Oct 3, 2012 Conference Annual Conference - Houston, TX Oct 4-5, 2012 Education Course - Workforce Development - Baltimore, MD Oct 18-19, 2012 Education Course - Real Estate Development and Reuse - Atlanta, GA Nov 7-9, 2012 Education Course - Economic Development Credit Analysis - Phoenix, AZ Nov 15-16, 2012 Education Course - Business Retention and Expansion - Tampa, FL Dec 6-7, 2012 Education Course - Neighborhood Development Strategies - Los Angeles, CA An application is pending for recognition by the EDP certification program of the Northeastern Economic Developers Association (NEDA).