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Publications IDA maintains a wide array of resources on best practices, trends, and research to ensure our members are always at the forefront of the place management industry, transforming cities into healthy and thriving places. Below you will find information on IDA publications including Top Issues Councils, CEO reports, staffing and salary surveys, toolkits, U.S. 2021 ANNUAL CONFERENCE The International Downtown Association (IDA) and co-host, Tampa Downtown Partnership, will proudly present the 67th Annual Conference & Marketplace on October 20-22, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. Come together to explore solutions and gain actionable insights to tackle the modern obstacles urban place management organizations face today. INSPIRED LEADER AWARD Inspired Leader Award Urban place management professionals are at the forefront of significant change throughout metropolitan areas around the globe. For downtowns and city centers to thrive, collaboration between staff, board members, consultants, elected officials, thought leaders and citizen advocates is vital. The IDA Inspired Leader Award honors individuals who have shown clear 2021 CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS 2021 Call for Session Proposals IDA’s Annual Conference & Marketplace will take place October 20-22, 2021 in Tampa, Florida and is the premier gathering for professional place managers and urban champions around the globe. This year’s theme, “Modern Momentum,” will explore solutions to the modern obstacles urban place management organizations are facing today and cover

SUZY GODEFROY

My name is Suzy Godefroy, and I have been working in the management of a number of downtowns in Peel and Halton Region of Ontario Canada (Downtown Brampton, Oakville & Burlington.) Currently, I am working at the Downtown Brampton BIA as the Executive Director. My experience spans several years of downtown management specifically working on PROJECT OVERVIEW ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION Project Overview The Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP) is seeking a vendor(s) to design and create a new website for the organization and

its business units.

EVENT OPERATIONS MANAGER JOB DESCRIPTON Event Operations Manager (Full – Time Employment) The Downtown Chandler Community Partnership (DCCP) is a 501(c)6 nonprofit corporation whose mission is to

DOWNTOWN DIRECTOR

P.O. Box 6 1150 North Broome St Waxhaw, NC 28173 P. 704.843.2195 F. 704.843.2196 Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. www.waxhaw.com . Position Advertisement ECONOMIC VITALITY MANAGER CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA Economic Vitality Manager . City of Mountain View, CA . Mountain View is seeking a proactive and transformative economic development professional who will embrace the opportunity to design a comprehensive program that HOME - INTERNATIONAL DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATIONOUR VISIONJOIN IDACONNECTEVENTSKNOWLEDGE CENTERCAREER CENTER Publications. IDA maintains a wide array of resources to ensure our members are always at the forefront of the place management industry. Search IDA’s publications including The Value of U.S. Downtowns and Center Cities, Top Issues Council reports, staffing & salary surveys

and more.

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Publications IDA maintains a wide array of resources on best practices, trends, and research to ensure our members are always at the forefront of the place management industry, transforming cities into healthy and thriving places. Below you will find information on IDA publications including Top Issues Councils, CEO reports, staffing and salary surveys, toolkits, U.S. 2021 ANNUAL CONFERENCE The International Downtown Association (IDA) and co-host, Tampa Downtown Partnership, will proudly present the 67th Annual Conference & Marketplace on October 20-22, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. Come together to explore solutions and gain actionable insights to tackle the modern obstacles urban place management organizations face today. INSPIRED LEADER AWARD Inspired Leader Award Urban place management professionals are at the forefront of significant change throughout metropolitan areas around the globe. For downtowns and city centers to thrive, collaboration between staff, board members, consultants, elected officials, thought leaders and citizen advocates is vital. The IDA Inspired Leader Award honors individuals who have shown clear 2021 CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS 2021 Call for Session Proposals IDA’s Annual Conference & Marketplace will take place October 20-22, 2021 in Tampa, Florida and is the premier gathering for professional place managers and urban champions around the globe. This year’s theme, “Modern Momentum,” will explore solutions to the modern obstacles urban place management organizations are facing today and cover

SUZY GODEFROY

My name is Suzy Godefroy, and I have been working in the management of a number of downtowns in Peel and Halton Region of Ontario Canada (Downtown Brampton, Oakville & Burlington.) Currently, I am working at the Downtown Brampton BIA as the Executive Director. My experience spans several years of downtown management specifically working on PROJECT OVERVIEW ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION Project Overview The Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP) is seeking a vendor(s) to design and create a new website for the organization and

its business units.

EVENT OPERATIONS MANAGER JOB DESCRIPTON Event Operations Manager (Full – Time Employment) The Downtown Chandler Community Partnership (DCCP) is a 501(c)6 nonprofit corporation whose mission is to

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P.O. Box 6 1150 North Broome St Waxhaw, NC 28173 P. 704.843.2195 F. 704.843.2196 Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. www.waxhaw.com . Position Advertisement ECONOMIC VITALITY MANAGER CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA Economic Vitality Manager . City of Mountain View, CA . Mountain View is seeking a proactive and transformative economic development professional who will embrace the opportunity to design a comprehensive program that IDA CANADA - INTERNATIONAL DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION IDA Canada IDA Canada, a national coalition of the International Downtown Association, represents organizations across the country that manage Canada’s business districts, making them vital places in the nation’s identity and key centres of economic wealth. Canadian business neighbourhoods and city cores are varied in form, size and make-up and yet across the country, these VISION FOR A BETTER FUTURE If you joined CDA and IDA for the first in a series of DEI Summits in 2021, we hope you were inspired by the content presented by our expert facilitators Jackie St. Louis with D-Fine Concepts Consulting and Ishmael Nuñez with BDS Planning and Urban Design both out of Seattle, Washington, and Maureen Benson with Cultivating Intersectional Leadership, out of Oakland, California. ADVANCING PLACES: PUBLIC SPACE COMMUNITY CONVERSATION Advancing Places is an online series aimed at empowering IDA members with the solutions needed to address the most critical urban issues of the day.This session will include a moderated Q&A and will be recorded for member and nonmember use in the future. WEBINARS - INTERNATIONAL DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION Webinars. Join us Fridays for the Advancing Places webinar program where experts in the field will address the most critical urban issues of the day. As downtowns, center cities and neighborhood districts encounter new challenges posed by public health and economic crises, Advancing Places will explore proven recovery and rebuilding strategies that organizations can apply in their city. HOME - INTERNATIONAL DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION 2021 Webinar: Advancing Places: The Virtual Public Realm (June 4) Jun 4, 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM (ET)

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Member Benefits Why IDA?You’re in a tough, demanding profession. Expectations of place management professionals have never been higher as the unique challenges of the past year have underscored. Business, government, and civic leaders look to the city’s core for economic growth, cultural opportunities and entertainment for millennials residents, employees and visitors. Downtowns and city 2020 ANNUAL CONFERENCE IDA 66th Annual Conference & Marketplace. The International Downtown Association held its 6 6 th Annual Conference & Marketplace on October 6-8, 2020. I nspired leaders shaping cities from around the globe convened online to discuss emerging trends and important challenges in urban place management.Attendees left with new ideas and solutions to apply in their respective cities.

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Melvin Eledge is an award-winning operations professional working as the Operations Manager for Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. Melvin oversees maintenance, beautification and project implementation throughout Grand Rapids’ downtown district. He follows the philosophy that city building is an infinite game where the goal is not creating “the best” downtown district but instead to create a

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IDA MAINTAINS A WIDE ARRAY OF RESOURCES TO ENSURE OUR MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS at the forefront of the place management industry. Search IDA’s publications including _The Value of U.S. Downtowns and Center Cities, _Top Issues Council reports, staffing & salary surveys and

more.

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THE PINNACLE AWARD REPRESENTS THE MOST CREATIVE AND INSPIRING INNOVATIONS in the industry. These projects set the new standard for improving cities worldwide. Explore projects in planning, economic developments, events, programming and marketing.

Learn More

JOIN THE NARRATIVE

IDA’S URBAN PLACE MANAGEMENT NARRATIVE TOOLKIT PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK for communicating IDA members’ commitment to shaping dynamic city centers all around the world. It includes key messages and facts about the downtown management industry.

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SHOWCASING INSPIRED LEADERS NOMINATE YOUR PEERS TO ELEVATE THEIR OUTSTANDING WORK. Celebrate those external champions for their contributions to the place management

industry!

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RISING STARS OF THE INDUSTRY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2021 EMERGING LEADER FELLOWSHIP COHORT! We have selected 30 of the industry’s brightest professionals for the 2021 Emerging Leader Fellowship (ELF) program.

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