The IEZA has just released the agenda for the 2008 Annual Fall Conference being held September 10-12 at Stoney Creek Inn in East Peoria, Illinois.

A block of rooms will be held until August 11, 2008. For room reservations, call 309-694-1300 and you are requested to indicate that you are with the IEZA!

The following is the agenda for the conference. Changes will be posted at this site. At the bottom of this article are the PDFs of this agenda that you can print out for your convenience.

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

• 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.:  Evening Reception
  Stoney Creek Inn Conference Room: Come gather with colleagues.  Drinks and heavy hors d'oeuvres will be provided.

Thursday, September, 11, 2008

• 6:00 - 9:00 a.m.: Continental Breakfast
  provided by Stoney Creek Inn
• 8:30 - 9:00 a.m.: Registration
• 9:00 - 9:10 a.m.: Welcome/Opening Remarks
  Betty Steinert, IEZA President
• 9:10 - 9:50 a.m.: Designated Zone Organization (DZO) Process
  Susan Schlupp, City of Peoria, ED
• 10:00 - 10:45 a.m.: Greater Peoria Airport Project
  Ken Spirito, Director of Airports
• 10:50 - 11:30 a.m.: Riverway Business Park
  Dennis Kief, Pekin City Administrator
  East Peoria Downtown 2010
  Ty Livingston, City of East Peoria
• 11:45 a.m.- 12:45 p.m.:  LUNCH
  Speaker: Jim McConoughey, Heartland Partnership, President & CEO
• 12:50 - 1:00 p.m.:  Load Tour Bus
• 1:30 - 2:00 p.m: Pekin Riverway Business Park
• 2:30 - 3:00 p.m.:East Peoria Downtown 2010
• 3:15 p.m.: Peoria Innovation Center
• 4:10 - 4:30 p.m.: Peoria Riverfront & Channel 47 Studio
• 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.: Kelleher's Irish Pub
• 5:30 p.m.: Return to hotel
• 6:30 p.m.: Basta Mangiare Dinner
  Tortellini Carbonara, Chicken Alfredo, Angle Hair Pasta with Meatballs, Salad, Dessert, CASH BAR

Friday, September 12, 2008

• 6:00 - 9:00 A.M.: Continental Breakfast
  provided by Stoney Creek Inn9:00 - 10:00 A.M.: Wind Turbines and How hey Are Assessed
  By: Wendy Ryerson, Lee County Assessor
  Ron Kane, Stephenson County Assessor
• 10:00 - 11:00 A.M.: Competing States Taxes & Incentives
  By: John Gremer, KPMG
• 10:00 - 11:00 A.M.: Legislative Report
  By: John Thompson, IEZA Legislative Liaison &
  Lee County Enterprise Zone Administrator
• 11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.: IEZA Annual Mtg., Reports & Vote on Secretary
  LegislativeLiaison, DCEO Liaison and Marketing / Newsletter

 Fall 2008 IEZA Conference Brochure 160.05 Kb