2023 PEDA Fall Conference

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DoubleTree by Hilton Reading • Reading, Pennsylvania

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PEDA is the primary statewide organization representing economic development professionals and, as such, provides opportunities to share best practices that enhance the professional dialogue and support local, regional, and state economic development initiatives.

Who should attend? Those in attendance are expected to include professionals representing economic and community development at the municipal, county, regional, and state levels as well as workforce development professionals, commercial and industrial developers, business incubator operators, project finance professionals, IDA directors, elected officials, and executives representing utilities and transportation, engineering, and construction.

Agenda & Registration

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Sponsorship Opportunities

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EXHIBITORS

Submissions will be accepted on a rolling basis. Updated terms, conditions, deadlines and benefits (which may be revised at any time by PEDA) are available at www.peda.org and, by completing the sponsor registration process, the submitter understands and accepts them.

Visit www.peda.org/sponsorships for updates.

Note: Once capacity has been reached for exhibitors’ table-top displays at this event, no further exhibitor commitments can be accepted. If a commitment/payment for an exhibit table is received after capacity has been reached, it will be returned or refunded as soon as possible. Thank you for your understanding.

The Pennsylvania Economic Development Association (PEDA) is classified as a 501(c)(6) association by the Internal Revenue Service.

Hotel Accommodations

The deadline to reserve rooms at the PEDA rate is October 1, 2023. After this deadline or once capacity has been reached – whichever comes first – reservations will only be accepted upon availability at prevailing hotel rates.

Parking

Complimentary parking is available – in the parking garage adjacent to the hotel – for conference attendees and guests of the DoubleTree by Hilton Reading. Because the garage is not owned by the hotel, it is required that specific procedures are followed to obtain complimentary parking and to avoid being fined by the owner of the garage.

Conference attendees who are commuting to the event, but not staying overnight at the hotel, will receive complimentary parking beginning 1 hour before the start of each day’s first event and ending 1 hour after the end of each day’s last event, but they must enter their license plate information into the Ballroom Foyer kiosks – located in the ballroom area of the hotel – on a daily basis. (Note: The kiosk across from the on-site restaurant is for restaurant guests only and requires a code.)

Conference attendees who are overnight guests of the hotel must present their license plate information to the front desk agent when they check-in in order to receive complimentary parking during their stay as an overnight guest. If a conference attendee who is an overnight guest of the hotel arrives on Sunday and wishes to exit the garage prior to hotel check-in time, they must enter their license plate information into one of the Ballroom Foyer kiosks prior to their exit.

Parking garage cameras record license plates when vehicles exit so, whenever a conference attendee not staying overnight at the hotel (or a conference attendee who is staying overnight at the hotel, but who hasn’t yet checked in) leaves the garage, the complimentary parking is deemed to have ended. If a commuter parks, leaves the garage for any reason, then returns on the same day, they will need to re-enter their license plate information at a Ballroom Foyer kiosk. Conference attendees who are overnight guests of the hotel, and who have checked in and provided their license plate information to the hotel’s front desk staff, have in-and-out privileges from the garage and do NOT need to use the Ballroom Foyer kiosks during their stay.

Exiting the parking garage without having successfully entered your license plate information into a Ballroom Foyer kiosk or provided it to the hotel’s front desk staff, as laid out above, will result in a fine. Conference attendees who are commuting to the event, but not staying overnight at the hotel, will be fined for exiting the garage more than 1 hour prior to the start time of a day’s first event or exiting more than 1 hour after the end time of a day’s last event. Fines may also be applied for other violations of the procedures established for the garage which are not listed here. For additional information, please visit the website of the Reading Parking Authority.

Consent to Use of Photo/Video/Audio

Registration for, attendance at or participation in the conference constitute an agreement by the registrant, attendee or participant to PEDA’s use and distribution (both now and in the future) of the registrant’s, attendee’s or participant’s image and/or likeness and/or voice (as recorded on audio or video) without compensation.

Dietary Restrictions / ADA Restrictions / Food Allergies

If you have any ADA restrictions, dietary restrictions or food allergies you would like PEDA or the conference venue to be aware of, please list them on the registration form (or during the online registration process) or contact PEDA headquarters. Please note PEDA currently anticipates plated meals will be served during the October 17, 2023 lunch and any special meal-related accommodations will be based on information you provide during the registration process.

Early Bird Rate

Early bird registration rates will be honored only for registrations received and fully paid by the established deadline. PEDA reserves the right to assess the standard registration rate for registrations received after the deadline or only partially completed by the deadline.

IEDC Recognition

This event is recognized by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) as a professional development event that counts towards the recertification of Certified Economic Developers (CEcDs).

Agenda & Registration Information

Please note the agenda, registration information and other details included on this website, in the registration brochure or in any related materials or communications are subject to change at any time without notice.

Information on this page is subject to change.

The dress code for this event is business casual.

Once capacity has been reached for this conference, no further registrations can be accepted. If a registration/payment is received after capacity has been reached, it will be returned or refunded as soon as possible. Thank you for your understanding.

Should registration figures exceed room capacity limitations during a portion of a conference – for any reason – PEDA reserves the right to provide a partial refund to some registrants (beginning with the last registration and working backward) in exchange for them forgoing participation in that portion of the event.

Please do not leave items unattended in function rooms, as neither PEDA nor the hotel can ensure their security and neither will be held liable for missing or damaged items.