2008 GLBT Economic Development Summit

Saturday, November 15, 2008
Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle, NW
9:30 am – 4 pm

The 2008 GLBT Economic Development Summit will take place Saturday November 15 from 9:00am – 4:30pm at the Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle, NW featuring an opening plenary keynote by Dr. Alice Rivlin, Senior Fellow in the Economic Studies program at the Brookings Institution and former U.S. Cabinet official. 

GAYLAW is proud to be a sponsor of this second annual event.  As part of the event, GAYLAW will be handing out pamphlets containing information on all GAYLAW Attorney Referral ("GAR") members that are active as of November 10, 2008.  Sign up for GAR here http://www.gaylaw.org/attorneyreferral.html.

The goal of the summit is to provide information about resources and tools that GLBT business leaders and entrepreneurs can use in ensuring that they continue to play an important role in leading the economic and creative development of the city.

Topics to be covered include:

• The future of economic development in DC.
• Doing business with the city: CBE certification and getting on the supply schedule.
• Mastering media relations.
• If you build it will they really come?
• Online marketing 2.0.
• Managing the business of life.
• The opportunity maker: Networking for new business.

Register here, http://newsroom.dc.gov/show.aspx/agency/lgbt/section/2/release/14962.

For more information call 202/727.9493 or visit www.glbt.dc.gov.