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Educational &
Networking Forums
UEDA Winter and Summer
Forums deliver timely
information to sharpen your
skills. They are unique in a
crowded field of economic
development conferences,
since they focus entirely on
issues of importance to
investor owned utility
economic developers. These
events feature presentations
from experts, best practices
from your peers, and
informative interaction that
provides pertinent
perspectives on critical
issues impacting investor
owned utilities and their
economic development
efforts. Timely topics such
as site selection trends,
key industry issues,
economy’s future and
successful best practices
are all part of these
informative programs. What’s
more, UEDA Forums facilitate
open exchanges of ideas and
experiences in networking
events, question and answer
sessions and “best
practices” discussions.
These valuable events are a
perfect platform to network
with your peers and other
professionals and gain
insights in a casual
informative environment.
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Advanced Executive
Education Courses
As a UEDA member,
you as well as your
corporate colleagues and
regional allies will receive
priority registration for
our immensely valuable and
highly acclaimed economic
development executive
education courses. They are
conducted in conjunction
with Northwestern
University's Kellogg School
of Management, which is
nationally recognized as one
of the best business schools
in America. These
informative advanced
education courses are
created specifically to hone
your professional economic
development and management
skills and improve the
ability of participants to
successfully deal with
critical economic
development issues common to
all regions, activities and
business relationships -
inside and outside your
company.
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UEDA Webinars
Focused webinars between
UEDA Forums and Executive
Education courses are
designed to bridge the gap
between major educational
events by providing in-depth
information on timely topics
of interest to UEDA members.
These webinars are very
low-priced, since cost is
based on an individual
connections - not number of
participants. As a result,
UEDA members are able to
invite as many colleagues
and regional allies as they
wish to take part in these
webinars. All at no
additional charge.
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Nationwide
Networking
Through UEDA Forums and
other educational events you
will meet other utility
economic development
professionals and site
selectors from across the
country and Canada. Comments
from UEDA members indicate
that knowing associates at
other utilities and in the
economic development sector
at large can be most
valuable. So, contacts made
at anchor UEDA events like
our bi-annual Forums and
Executive Education courses
will significantly expand
your professional network
while honing professional
skills and broadening your
exposure in the national
economic development
community.
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Surveys and Reports
Whenever you like,
you can work with the UEDA
staff to create and conduct
a “5-Minute Zoom” Zoomerang®
survey of UEDA members on
any topic of interest. You
can access the results of
previous member “5-Minute
Zoom” surveys by visiting
the “Members” section of the
UEDA website
(www.utilityeda.com). These
prior survey can give you
insight into areas of
interest that may be
relevant to you and your
company. In addition, the
UEDA conducts its own major
Zoomerang® member surveys in
order to benchmark and
profile utility economic
development operations and
activities across the
nation. Study results have
proven to be highly valuable
to members, since they
highlight trends and provide
in-depth understanding of
economic development
operations across the
country. Results are made
available to UEDA members
each year at a nominal cost.
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LinkedIn Group
Connections
As a UEDA member
you can join a closed UEDA
LinkedIn group only for
active members. This allows
you to be in direct contact
with other active UEDA
members in realtime. The
UEDA LinkedIn group will
enable you to quickly and
easily get answers to
question, promote regional
events, electronically
network, post articles and
engage in dialogues about
any issue of interest. This
UEDA LinkedIn group offers
you a unique platform to
interact with other
professionals from coast to
coast.
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Member E-mail
Contacts
Through the UEDA,
you can e-mail the entire
membership and/or
communicate with any member
or group of members you like
at anytime. Working with the
UEDA staff, you can
coordinate your message and
they will send “e-mail
blasts” out on your behalf.
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Promote Properties
You can spread the
word about available
buildings and sites in your
service area by using the
“Site Location” section of
the UEDA website. Adding a
real estate link to your
member listing will allow
anyone searching for
facilities or sites to
connect with you and view
your properties. This added
information outlet will help
promote your properties.
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Special Affinity
Service Offers
This “value given for value
received” program is
designed to enhance
membership for UEDA active
and associate members. It
offers your company the
opportunity to purchase
economic development related
products and services at a
discount. These special
“Affinity Partner” offers
can be found by
clicking here.
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Media Referrals
When reporters
contact the UEDA for
information, you as well as
your colleagues and your
company can gain exposure.
By referring reporters to
you and/or other appropriate
persons you designate as
expert spokespersons, you
can gain press coverage.
Areas of inquiry include:
current economic development
trends, utility issues (i.e.
energy efficiency and
renewable energy), and/or
regional economic
development issues.
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Hot Links
Your contact
information is posted on our
UEDA website with a link to
your Internet site. So, you
automatically have a hot
link to those persons
interested in your company
and economic development
activities. This feature
gives your company exposure
to a wider audience by
facilitating visits to your
website by interested
parties.
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Committee
Participation
By joining a
committee and taking an
active part in the
association, you will get to
know other UEDA members and
be able to make a positive
difference to the
organization. Your
participation in UEDA
committees does not require
much time, but it will add
interest and depth to your
membership. Standing UEDA
committees are: Education,
Marketing, Member Relations,
Member Services, Nominating,
Program (to plan for each
UEDA Forum), and
Sponsorship.
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