YEAR 1 - FUNDAMENTALS OF COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (WATERLOO)

Sunday, May 2-Friday May 7, 2010
Registration: Saturday, May 1, 5:00PM
Sweeney Hall, St. Jerome's University, University of Waterloo

Major Topics

• The Roles of the EDO
• Models for Community Economic Development:  Canadian and International
• The Canadian Economy:  Economic Issues Facing Local Economic Development
• Regional Economic Development - Politics of Inclusion
• Labour and Skills Development
• Community Marketing Strategies
• Analytic Techniques for Local Economic Development:  Economic Base Analysis
• Planning Techniques, Tasks and Concepts in Local Economic Development
• Business Development Issues - Small Group Field Projects
• Evaluatio Techniques

Tuition Fee: $950 EDAC Member
                  $1250 Non-EDAC Member

Campus Accommodation, Meals and Coffee Breaks:
$742.86 + $37.14 (GST) =  $780.00 Total

YEAR 1 - FUNDAMENTALS OF COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (EDMONTON)

Sunday, May 16-Friday May 21, 2010
Registration: Saturday, May 15, 6:00 PM
Lister Centre, U of A

Major Topics

• The Roles of the EDO
• Models for Community Economic Development:  Canadian and International
• The Canadian Economy:  Economic Issues Facing Local Economic Development
• Analytic Techniques for Local Economic Development:  Economic Base Analysis
• Regional Economic Development - Politics of Inclusion
• Managing Stakeholders in Economic Development Organizations
• Business Development Issues - Small Group Field Projects
• Labour and Skills Development

Tuition Fee: $950 EDAC Member
                  $1250 Non-EDAC Member

* For accommodation and meal costs, please refer to U of W 2010 brochure.

YEAR 2 - ADVANCING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES (HALIFAX)

Monday, April 19-23, 2010
Registration: Monday, April 19, 8:00 AM
Delta Barrington, Halifax

Major Topics

• Tourism Development Strategies
• Financial Analysis for Small Business
• Venture Capital for Community Economic Development
• Energy, Innovation and Opportunities
• Tourism in Local Economic Development - Small Group Field Projects
• Knowledge Economy and Creative Class Trends

Tuition Fee: $950 EDAC Member
                  $1250 Non-EDAC Member

* For accommodation costs, please refer to U of W 2010 brochure.

YEAR 2 - ADVANCING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES (WATERLOO)

Sunday, May 30 - Friday, June 4, 2010
Registration: Saturday, May 29, 5:00PM
Sweeney Hall, St. Jerome's University, University of Waterloo

Major Topics

• Tourism Development Strategies
• Financial Analysis for Small Business
• Venture Capital for Community Development
• Entrepreneurship in Community Economic Development
• Energy Innovation and Opportunities
• Business Retention and Expansion Strategies
• Tourism in Local Economic Development - Small Group Field Projects
• Knowledge Economy and Creative Class Trends

Tuition Fee: $950 EDAC Member
                  $1250 Non-EDAC Member

Campus Accommodation, Meals and Coffee Breaks:
$742.86 + $37.14 (GST) =  $780.00 Total

YEAR 3 - FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (NIAGARA-ON-THE LAKE)

Registration required by December 15, 2010; topic approval by January 12, 2011; and draft paper to be submitted by mid-April 2011.  Presentation of paper at the course is part of the requirements.  Final revised draft to be ready by mid-October 2011, for publication on-line as Volume 13, Papers in Canadian Economic Development.

Major Topics

• Policy Goals and Evaluation
• Economic Development Leadership
• International Context ("Who" and "What")
• Globalization and the Local Impacts of Global Structures
• Linking the Local to the Global
• International Opportunities ("Why" and "Where")
• Accessing Support Structures, Information and Financing
• Translating Local Assets to Global Opportunities
• International Partnerships ("How")
• Case Studies and Policy Assessment

Tuition Fee: $950 EDAC Member
                  $1250 Non-EDAC Member

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