Expand your Convention Experience with FREE Workshops!

TC-bayfront-300x225Anyone who likes a value-added proposition will love this year’s Convention workshops! Convention attendees who arrive in beautiful Traverse City on the morning of Wed., Sept. 16 will have a chance to join a special workshop at no extra charge!

We have selected three topics that speak to current issues facing many of our member communities. You can choose from:

  • Placemaking Strategies for your Community – Join experts from Michigan State University and MSHDA to learn more about how placemaking strategies can be implemented on the ground right in your community.
  • Suburban Strategies for Success – Learn about mutually beneficial regional collaborations, and get the low down on successful suburban retrofit projects.
  • Waves of Waterfront Concepts – Hear about Traverse City waterfront projects that are engaging the whole community, and unique waterfront design efforts across the state.

Space for these FREE Convention Workshops is limited, so sign up early!

Invite a Community Leader to Convention for FREE!

CommunityChangers-300x158Every community has its champions – people with a strong belief in their community’s assets and a passion to create a bright future. Who are those people in your city? Is it a long-established business owner or a budding entrepreneur? Perhaps it’s an active member of a local charity or foundation. Or maybe it’s the head honcho of an economic development agency. Whatever their primary role in life, they are an important part of the team that makes your community great.

So, invite them to join you at Convention this year! Let them soak in the knowledge that will further your community-building efforts together. To make it easier for you to bring along other community leaders – economic development professionals and business and civic leaders – we’re offering a special deal. For every paid member registration, you may register one community leader FREE*. Once your registration is complete, an invitation email will be sent to you with all the details.

Register yourself and a community leader today. You’ll be glad you did!


 

*This offer cannot be applied to officials, employees, or contractual employees of the municipality.