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SUMMARY:CALED Annual Conference
DESCRIPTION:Registration for CALED’s Annual Conference Now Open!\nMay 7-9\, 2025 in Ontario\, CA\nRegister here\n(Separate pre-conference event on May 6)\nThe CALED Annual Conference will be celebrating economic developers who are “Growing Economies from the Ground Up” from May 7-9\, 2025 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Ontario Airport in Ontario\, CA. Don’t miss this chance to increase your knowledge and connect with your peers on a variety of economic development topics and opportunities. \nA special pre-conference event\, Teaching Tour: Building & Paying for Development Projects\, will be held on May 6\, 2025 and will include discussions on how to fund and structure real estate and development projects while touring various sites across Ontario and Rancho Cucamonga. From learning more about Ontario’s sports venue development strategy to Rancho Cucamonga’s new Cucamonga Station\, you’ll have a great time seeing the sites\, learning how they were financed\, and hearing the story of their impact – not to mention\, you’ll take away inspiring ideas for your own development projects. (There is a separate fee to attend this event.) \n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Today\n$795 CALED Member Rate; $895 Non-Member Rate\n\n$795 Full Conference (CALED Member Rate)\n\n\n\n\nPlus $195 CALED Member Rate to attend the pre-conference “Teaching Tour: Building & Paying for Development Projects”[Please note that this tour requires walking and that wearing comfortable walking shoes is recommended.]\n\n\n\n\n$895 Full Conference (Non-Member Rate)\n\n\n\n\nPlus $245 CALED Non-Member Rate to attend the pre-conference “Teaching Tour: Building & Paying for Development Projects”[Please note that this tour requires walking and that wearing comfortable walking shoes is recommended.]\n\n\n\n\n$395 1-day\n\n\n$65 Awards Lunch ONLY on Thursday\, May 8\n\n\n$50 Culinary Crawl*–SOLD OUT!\n\n*Only registered attendees of the conference can register/attend the culinary crawl. Please note the culinary crawl requires walking  (up to 10 minutes between venues). Wearing comfortable walking shoes is recommended. \nFor general registration questions\, please contact Ian Gill (iangill@caled.org). \n\n\n\n\n\n\nConference Hotel\nReserve Your Hotel Room Today—click here to reserve with the CALED group rate of $189 plus tax (rate valid until April 11 or until sold out). \nDoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Ontario Airport\n222 North Vineyard Avenue\nOntario\, CA 91764-4431 \nNote: There is an overnight parking charge of $17+Tax per vehicle. \n\n\nHow do I get there?\nOntario International Airport\n1.50 miles\nComplimentary airport shuttle \nLos Angeles International Airport\n50 miles\nAirport shuttle not available  \nHollywood Burbank Airport/Bob Hope Airport\n40 miles\nAirport shuttle not available \n\n\nNeed Based Scholarships Available\nClick here to learn more and apply by March 31st. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNew this Year: Tournament of Champions!\nOn Thursday afternoon\, from 4:15-6:30pm\, conference attendees will get to participate in an interactive reception\, the Tournament of Champions (ToCh). The ToCh will pit economic developer teams against each other in a battle of wits\, strength\, and agility! Each team will complete a circuit of games/activities with the goal of earning the most points and being crowned the CALED Champions. \n\nAll attendees are eligible to participate but you must have a team. Start chatting with your colleagues and peers now to see if they want to team up. Each team should be between 3-4 people. Attendees can only be on ONE TEAM. Team sign-ups will be announced in the weeks leading up to the conference!\nIf you’re a free agent (aka a solo player)\, you can sign up ahead of time\, and be placed in a team before the ToCh begins.\nThe games will be a mix of fun\, party games such as corn hole\, ladder ball\, black jack\, and so much more.\n\nStart recruiting your team members now and keep your eyes peeled for more details as they are released. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nConference Schedule*\nPre-Conference: Teaching Tour: Building & Paying for Development Projects \nTuesday May 6th \n\n10am – 4pm Welcome discussion; Bus tour of Ontario & Rancho Cucamonga sites; Reception\nThis is an add-on event to the main conference starting on May 7\n\nConference \nWednesday May 7th \n\n9:30am – 12:30pm Board Meetings\n1pm – 2pm Welcome General Session\n2:30pm – 2:30pm Breakout Sessions\n\nGO-Biz: Learn About the California Jobs First Blueprint\nBuilding Brands That Drive Economic Development Success\nToday’s Roadmap to Economic Development: Climate Action\, Zoning and Housing\n\n\n3:30pm – 4:30pm Welcome Reception\n5pm Culinary Crawl – this is an add-on event to the main conference\n\nThursday May 8th \n\n8am – 8:45am Listening Session on Small Business Resilience\n9am – 10am General Session (topic being finalized)\n10:15am – 11:15am Breakout Sessions\n\nRural Topic (topic being finalized)\nCluster Development and Private Investment\nRe-positioning Environmentally-Challenged Urban Infill Redevelopment Sites\n\n\n11:45am – 1:15pm Celebrating Success Awards Lunch\n1:45pm – 2:45pm Breakout Sessions\n\nGo-Biz 2: How to Support the California Jobs First Blueprint\nEnhancing Workforce Development through Strategic Partnerships\nAffordable Economic Development Program Development\n\n\n3:15pm – 4:15pm Breakout Sessions\n\nDeveloping Effective Strategies for Economic Growth\nResource Accessibility & Supporting Small Business Growth\nTravel & Tourism for Economic Developers\n\n\n4:15pm – 6:30pm Tournament of Champions\n\nFriday May 9th \n\n8:30am – 9:15 am Lightning Sessions\n\nMeet Your Fellow ACEs\nHow We Turned our Team of One into a Team that Won!\nUnsticking Stuck Projects\n\n\n9:45am – 10:30am Lightning Sessions\n\nA Year of Transformation with California’s Economic Recovery Corps\nDemonstrating the Importance of Resilience Investment\nExperiential Retail in California: Creating Community Hubs\n\n\n11:00am – 11:45am General Session (Trends in Workforce and Economic Development with California Labor Secretary Stewart Knox and CALED CEO Gurbax Sahota)\n\n*Session titles and content are still being finalized. Schedule is subject to change.
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