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representative. <br />Conferences <br />Our executive team was busy traveling to attend interesting events to stay on top of the best practices and <br />new trends in the economic development industry.Some of these include: <br />• Southern Economic Development Council (SEDC) Annual Conference - Charlotte, NC <br />• International Economic Development Council (IEDC) Annual Conference - Toronto, CAN. <br />• Kentucky Association for Economic Development (KAED) Best Practices Summit - Shelbyville, KY <br />• Professional Developers of Iowa (PDI) Fall Conference - Cedar Rapids, IA. <br />Last quarter we hosted some great webinars including the following: <br />• Business Retention & Expansion, The Foundation to All Economic Development Work - <br />Presented by Joe Raso, President of Blane. Canada Ltd. In a 21 -year career serving as the chief <br />executive of a Main Street program, rural county economic development organization, and two <br />metropolitan economic development organizations and chambers of commerce, Joe Raso used his <br />Business Retention & Expansion program as the foundation for all his work. In that time, he <br />discovered the four essential challenges all economic development staff and organizations face in <br />their work. In this session Raso explained each of these challenges and offered solutions you can <br />implement immediately. <br />• Attracting Business Using Video - Presented by Brian Aiken, Founder of Neon Cloud <br />Productions. This was a session where Brian talked about why it's not just about having the <br />content but when video artistry is designed by an expert, working alongside a team of <br />passionate individuals who see creativity as a means to production, storytelling can be exciting, <br />compelling and innovative and it will guide your intended audience through the sales process <br />and call them to action. <br />• Immersion Video for Economic Development - Presented by Aaron Brossoit, CEO of Golden <br />Shovel Aaencv. How do you capture the imagination and attention of a site developer sitting at their <br />mahogany desk, sifting through a mile -high stack of proposals? Elite communities have discovered <br />the answer - virtual reality. Prior to the unveiling of PlaceVR at IEDC, we presented this webinar to <br />talk about how Golden Shovel will showcase current communities who are using virtual technology <br />immersion videos and how your community can benefit from a 360 VR Tour. <br />If you couldn't attend any of the above listed, please contact us to request a copy of the slides and access to <br />the recording. <br />Save you seat for our upcoming Free Expert Webinars! <br />Golden Shovel Agency <br />Groundbreaking Economic Development Communications Page 2 <br />