| News from the President - Wayne Watkins
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With the worst economic downturn since World War II, higher
education institutions are increasingly mobilizing their resources for economic
development. Most local, regional and
national stakeholders recognize that universities and colleges are key and essential
drivers of innovation and related economic development. UEDA serves the higher education community in
its role of providing economic development value. We welcome your
participation. As a board of directors, we are focusing on
delivering the ideas and knowledge and providing relationships that support
your success. We invite you to renew your membership by January 31,
2009 to receive a discount on your annual membership fee.
We look forward to 2009 and know that you will receive value
that far exceeds your investment as UEDA continues to serve you in this
important work.
Wayne Watkins
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Information from the Executive Director
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Mark your calendars for Summit 2009! Next year's Summit
will be held at the Westin RiverWalk in San
Antonio, Texas on
October 11-13, 2009. Save the
dates. You won't want to miss Summit
2009!
It's about that time - - - UEDA annual membership fees are
due soon. After several years of the
annual dues remaining the same, the Board of Directors has determined that it
is necessary to raise the annual dues for 2009. Annual dues for 2009 will be $495 with an
early bird rate of $425 if dues are paid by January 31, 2009. The Board of Directors also established a
membership rate for retirees who are no longer working in an economic
development institution. Retirees may
join UEDA for just $100 annually. Renew
your membership today on www.universityeda.org using the button that
says "Join UEDA today". Get to know TEK Systems, a
Summit 2008 sponsor." Leslie Pachol |
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UEDA Membership Survey
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Please help us improve services to UEDA members - - - Take 10 minutes to complete a quick survey. We will use your responses to improve member services in 2009. We greatly appreciate your time and look forward to hearing your feedback. |
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by Tom McClure, Western Carolina University
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