This yearly event will be held on Tuesday, August 23 - Friday, August 26, 2016, at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel in Detroit, MI.
MEDA's biggest education and networking event of the year is its Annual Meeting. This three- to four-day conference (depending on the year) includes educational sessions covering the most important economic development topics and issues of the time as well as several networking opportunities.
In order to develop the best conference, a volunteer committee of MEDA members meets regularly to plan the Annual Meeting. Click here to learn more about the Annual Meeting Committee.
This year, our focus is you and your community.
What gets you the most “bang for your buck”? Often in economic development, it’s reusing an asset that already has a foundation in the community, whether it be a building, a natural resource or the people living there.
The annual meeting will teach you how to develop an eye for aspects of your community that have the potential for greatness as well as how to rebrand and promote the unique features your community already boasts.
Thought leaders will also touch on rethinking funding, reanalyzing your region and relearning your craft so you can prepare your economic development organization’s practices to address the future needs of the economic drivers in its area.
And this year, we’re taking you out of the conference room and on location in the heart of Detroit to see the city’s diversity firsthand -- from Corktown to the world-famous Eastern Market, and an optional golf outing at Fieldstone Golf Course in Auburn Hills.
We hope that you will join us in Michigan’s All-American Comeback City because no matter how big or small your community may be, YOU are an integral piece of Michigan’s economy, Michigan’s diversity and Michigan’s history.
Agenda
Tuesday, August 23rd
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting
6:30 p.m. Board of Directors Meet-up at Ottava Via
Join us to meet and mingle with MEDA's Board of Directors and Committee Chairs.
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