WV Economic Development Council
Annual Meeting
September 19-21, 2010
Agenda
SUCCESSFUL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN A
COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT
Sunday, September 19, 2010
12:00 amGolf Tournament
Other Options: Pool, Spa, Hiking, Exercise Room
5:00 pmReception by the Pool
Heavy hors d’oeuvres
8:00 pmHospitality Suite
Monday, September 20, 2010
Breakfast Buffet (Dining Room)
8:30 amWelcome
Steve Foster, WVEDC Chairman; Steve Christian, BerkeleyCounty Development Authority; and Ron Collins, President, BerkeleyCountyCommission
8:45 amKeynote Speaker
Invited: John Fernandez, US Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development
Invited: Congresswoman Shelley Moore-Capito
9:15 amTIF Panel Discussion
Mark Baldwin, MartinsburgCity Manager; Tom Burke, Meridian Development; and Matt Powell, Potomac Professional Services
10:00 amBreak
10:15 amTechnology-Based Economic Development
Russ Lorince, Director, Economic Development WVU
10:45 amEngineering Your Site
(TBD) Thrasher Engineering; Tim Bradburne, BB&J; Terry Polen, DEP; and Taunja Willis-Miller, Jackson Kelley
12:00 NoonLunch and WVEDC Business Meeting
1:30 pmBoard Buses to Downtown Martinsburg
2:00 pmDowntown Revitalization
Honorable George Karos, Mayor of Martinsburg; Randy Lewis, Mainstreet Martinsburg; and Andrea Ball, Martinsburg/Berkeley County Convention & Visitors Bureau
3:00 pmBoard Buses to Air Nation Guard
3:30 pmTour of the 167th Airlift Group, WV Air National Guard (including the C-130 aircraft) Invited: Governor Joe Manchin
5:00 pmBuses to Charles Town Races & Slots
5:30 pmReception
6:00 pmDinner
8:00 pmFirst Bus back to The Woods
10:00 pmSecond Bus back to The Woods
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Breakfast (Dining Room)
8:30 amDeveloping an Arts Community
Jeannie Mosier, Berkeley Springs
9:15 amRetail – New and Revitalized
(TBD) AIG Baker; Interwoven Mills , John Laughlin
10:00 amBreak
10:15 amBroadband – Taking WV from #50 to #1
Mark Bayliss, Visual Link; Paul Espinosa, Frontier, (TBD) Verizon
11:00 amHow are Neighboring Jurisdictions Dealing with the Competitive Environment
Tim Troxell, Hagerstown, Maryland; Mike Ross, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania; and Patrick Barker, Winchester, Virginia
12:00 NoonAdjournment
WVEDC Annual Meeting
September 19-21, 2010
The Woods Resort
Hedgesville, WV
LODGING
A block of rooms has been reserved at the resort. Call (800) 248-2222 (rate is $116.45 single/174.10 double). Be sure to mention you are with the WVEDC Conference. Reservations must be made by July 19th.
REGISTRATION
Name: ______
Title: ______
Company: ______
Address: ______
City/State/Zip ______
Phone/Email: ______
Registration Fee: $ 100 per person (members)$______
$ 150 per person (non-members)
Golf Registration Fee: $55 per person (must be prepaid)$______
Total AmountEnclosed:$______
Registration must be pre-paid and received by September 1, 2010.
No refunds will be granted; substitutions accepted.
Please make check payable to the WVEDC and return to:
WVEDC
2001 Quarrier Street
Charleston, WV 25311
Sorry, credit cards cannot be accepted.