Welcome to the IDA submissions portal. Here you will find links to submit projects, proposals, and applications. For any submission, you can always save, exit and return to your work at a later time. To begin, please select the category in which you wish to submit. Note, you will need to create a Submittable account (or login to an existing account), which is separate from your IDA account.
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Submit to 2025 Operations & Economic Development Summit

Join Downtown Cleveland and IDA for the Operations & Economic Development Summit on May 7-9, 2025. This year's theme, Cultivating Connections, will explore how strong stakeholder relationships are essential to successful projects, including converting underutilized real estate to housing, attracting and retaining businesses, developing vibrant commercial corridors, creating worldclass public space activations, improving clean and safe services, addressing homelessness, and developing and connecting waterfronts. 

We invite you to submit session proposals by Tuesday, December 10, 2024 Submission details and topic guidelines are below. Joint proposals including peers from multiple cities will be given higher priority for consideration. Forum sessions should fit within the following topic areas listed below.

  • Economic Development strategies
  • Public Space Management and Operations which includes: Placemaking and Activations, Public Safety, Mental Health, and Homelessness. 
  • Marketing, Communications and Events
  • Policy and Advocacy

If you need assistance please contact Carolyn Dellutri, CAE, CTP, CMSM, Director of Professional Development at carolyn@downtown.org 

Deadline: Tuesday, December 10, 2024 11:59PM PT. To get started, please complete the form below. You can stop, save and return to work at any time before the deadline. When you've completed the form, please click 'Submit' at the bottom. 

Please remember that speakers are required to register for the conference. Options for daily registration will be available. 

Note: Submitting an idea or panel session does not guarantee selection. CDA and IDA reserve the right to select ideas and speakers to fit the needs of our diverse audience. 

 

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