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11/7/2019 - 11/8/2019
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Annual Conference
Downtown Holland
Holland Civic Center Place
November 7-8, 2019

The agenda for the Conference can be found by clicking https://www.michigandowntowns.com/docs/Annual_Conference_Holland_2019.pdf


Registration Fees 
Early Bird Rate (Now through 10/28)
MDA Members: $175
Non-Members: $225
Students: $75
Regular Registration & At the Door (After 10/28)
MDA Member: $195
Non-Member: $245
Student: $85
One Day Rate (either November 7 or November 8):  $100

Keynote Speakers:
Thursday, November 7:  John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press Senior Business Columnist
Friday, November 8:  Jeff Siegler, Revitalize, or Die.

Breakout sessions include:
Updating Your TIF Plan
Marketing Downtown
Walkability and Placemaking
Tree Talk- Making the Most Out of Your Streetscape
Attracting a Talented Workforce to Live and Work in Downtown
Business Recruitment
The Latest on Recreational Marijuana
Maintaining a Vibrant Commercial District
Redevelopment Liquor Licenses

The MDA will also reveal a new Professional Development Certificate program designed specifically for downtown managers and reveal the 2019 MDA Annual Award recipients.

Please click here for a list of communities represented by our registrations.