- Date: October 17 - 20, 2011
- Location: California State University, Fresno (campus) - Fresno California
- Course Description:
This course offers two certificate opportunities for attendees: 1) Economic Development Certificate from Fresno State & 2) The completion of this training program is the first step toward professional certification by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC).
The Economic Development Certificate Program at Fresno State is a 4-day course and each participant is required to attend all modules of the course in order to receive a certificate from Fresno State and completion credit for the IEDC program.
2011 Schedule
Monday, October 17, 2011 |
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| 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | Registration |
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| 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Welcome & Introduction to Course | |
| Mr. John Welty, Ph.D., President, Fresno State Mr. Mike Dozier, Director, Office of Community &Economic Development, Fresno State Ms. Gurbax Sahota, Chief Operating Officer for CALED &Executive Director for the CA Academy For Economic Development |
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| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Strategic Planning | |
| Ms. Judie Scalise, Principal, ESI Corporation | ||
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch | |
| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Regional Collaboration |
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| Mr. Mike Dozier, Director, Office of Community &Economic Development, Fresno State | ||
| 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM | Break | |
| 2:45 PM - 5:00 PM | Business Retention & Expansion | |
| Mr. David Lyman, Ph.D., Manager Bakersfield Convention and Visitors Bureau |
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| 5:00 PM | Wine and Cheese Networking Reception | |
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 |
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| 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | Welcome & Recap | |
| Mr. Mike Dozier, Director, Office of Community &Economic Development, Fresno State Ms. Gurbax Sahota, Chief Operating Officer for CALED &Executive Director for the CA Academy For Economic Development |
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| 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Workforce Development | |
| Mr. Blake Konczal, Director, Fresno County Workforce Investment Board | ||
| 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM | Break | |
| 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM | Workforce Development | |
| Bruce Stenslie, President & CEO, Economic Development Collaboration of Ventura County | ||
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch | |
| 1:00 PM - 2:45 PM | Real Estate Development & Reuse | |
| Larry Kosmont, President, Kosmont Companies | ||
| 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM | Break | |
| 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Community/Neighborhood Development | |
| Mr. Craig Scharton, Director, Downtown & Community Revitalization, City of Fresno Mr. Rob Edwards, Executive Director, Downtown San Mateo Association |
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011 |
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| 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | Welcome & Recap | |
| Mr. Mike Dozier, Director, Office of Community &Economic Development, Fresno State Ms. Gurbax Sahota, Chief Operating Officer for CALED &Executive Director for the CA Academy For Economic Development |
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| 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Economic Development Finance | |
| Mr. Dan Bronfman, President, Growth Capital Associates, Inc. Ms. Paula Connors, Manager, Bond Finance Unit, California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank Mr. Rick Kiss, Managing Director, Public Finance Investment Banking, Piper Jaffray |
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| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch | |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Marketing & Attraction | |
| Ms. Allison Larsen, Principal, Chabin Concepts | ||
| 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Break | |
| 3:15 PM - 5:15 PM | Ethics and Economic Development |
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| Ms. Janet Coe, Economic Development Manager, City of Anaheim Mr. Jim Schmidtke, Ph.D., Department of Management, Craig School of Business, Fresno State |
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Thursday, October 20, 2011 |
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| 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | Welcome & Recap | |
| Mr. Mike Dozier, Director, Office of Community &Economic Development, Fresno State Ms. Gurbax Sahota, Chief Operating Officer for CALED &Executive Director for the CA Academy For Economic Development |
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| 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Entrepreneurship & Small Business Development Strategies |
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| Mr. Kirk Nagamine, CEO, Central Valley Business Incubator Mr. Timothy Stearns, Ph.D., Department of Management, Craig School of Business, Fresno State & Director, Lyles Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship |
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| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch | |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Managing the Economic Development Organization |
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| Mr. Rob White, Economic Development & Redevelopment Director, City of Livermore Larry Cope, Director of Economic Development, Tuolumne County EDA |
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| 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Break | |
| 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM | Economic Impact Analysis | |
| Mr. Antonio Avalos, Ph.D., Director, Center for Economic Research and Education of Central California (CERECC), Fresno State | ||
| 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM | Exam / Wrap-up / Evaluation | |
| Mr. Mike Dozier, Director, Office of Community & Economic Development, Fresno State Ms. Gurbax Sahota, Chief Operating Officer for CALED & Executive Director for the CA Academy For Economic Development |
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