To be effective in the rapidly changing world we live in, economic development professionals need access to training that offer new tools and resources for how to conceive, conduct, and evaluate development initiatives.  The following list provides some of the upcoming training that national development organizations and federal agencies will be offering in the coming future that are applicable to economic development professionals and policymakers.  If you know of a training that is relevant for development professionals and is not posted, please contact the project director using the Contact Us page.  Thank you!

UPCOMING TRAINING

APRIL, 2009

• National League of Cities
  Green Cities Conference & Expo
  April 18-22, 2009
  Portland, OR
  For more information, go to:
  http://www.nlc.org
• American Planning Association
  2009 National Planning Conference
  April 25-26, 2009
  Minneapolis, MN
  For more information, go to:
  http://www.planning.org
• Exploring Innovation: A Conference on Community Development
  Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (sponsor)
  April 22-24, 2009
  St. Louis, MO
  For more information, go to:
  http://www.stlouisfed.org/exploringinnovation/default.html

MAY, 2009

• Association for Enterprise Opportunity
  2009 National Summit on Entrepreneurship
  May 16-19, 2009
  Arlington, VA
  For more information, go to:
  http://www.microenterpriseworks.org/index.asp?bid=2764
• Microfinance California
  Stanford University
  May 28, 2009
  Palo Alto, CA
  For more information, go to:
  http://www.microfinancecalifornia.org/home/

JUNE, 2009

• 2009 IEDC Technology-Led Economic Development Conference
  and IASP World Conference on Science and Technology Parks
  June 1-4, 2009
  Raleigh, NC
  For more information, go to:
  http://www.iedconline.org
• PEAK (Partners for Entrepreneurial Advancement in Kentucky)
  Microenterprise: the Engine for Economic Growth
  June 30, 2009
  Lexington, KY
  For more information, go to:
  http://peakky.org/default.aspx
  
• National League of Cities
  Leadership Training Institute Seminar
  June 28-30, 2009
  Cleveland, OH

AUGUST, 2009

• Midwest Community Development Institute
  August 10-14, 2009
  Moline, IL
  For more information, go to:
  http://www.midwestcdi.com/

SEPTEMBER, 2009

• National League of Cities
  17th Annual Leadership Summit: The Strength & Spirit of Leadership in Local Government
  September 10-12, 2009
  Louisville, Kentucky
  For more information, go to:
  http://www.nlc.org

OCTOBER, 2009

• National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship
  NACCE 7th Annual Conference
  October 11-14, 2009
  Chicago, IL
  For more information, go to:
  http://member.nacce.com/?page=7thMainPage
• 2009 Annual Conference
  October 4-7, 2009
  Reno, Nevada
  More information coming soon!