You're Invited - Building Resilience In Your Community - Free Session June 9th - Irving, TX

IEDC Logo The International Economic Development Council (IEDC), in partnership with the Texas Economic Development Council(TEDC), invite you to attend this free session June 9 from 1:30-2:30. Event: Building Resilience In Your Community Time: 1:30 - 2:30, June 9th, 2016 Location: Salons E-F, Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas, 221 E Las Colinas Blvd, Irving, TX 75039 Session Description: Is your EDO prepared for the next event? If something destroyed multiple businesses tomorrow, do you have strategies in place to quickly recover economically? Without resilience, much of your hard work to grow the local economies can be rapidly reversed and take years to rebuild. This session will explore real-world examples and strategies that can be replicated in your community to help you and your businesses create a resilient economy. Speakers: Regina Lindsey, CEcD - President and CEO, Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce Chuck Wemple - Chief Operating Officer, Houston-Galveston Area Council Moderator: Scott Annis, Senior Economic Development Specialist, International Economic Development Council

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This session takes place in conjunction with TEDC's Mid-Year conference and is free and open to the public. Attendees are only permitted to attend this session. If you would like to attend other sessions of the conference, please register for the conference. If you have any questions about this session please contact Scott Annis at [email protected].
Acknowledgments This session is funded by a grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Austin Regional Office, Project No. 08-06-05058. The statements and recommendations are solely those of IEDC and speakers, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. EDA. This session is part of a larger grant funded by the aforementioned U.S. EDA, which focuses on providing resources in disaster preparedness and economic recovery for communities in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas. IEDC would also like to thank the Texas Economic Development Council for their donation of session space and equipment.