CALED’s 2026 Webinar Wednesday

CALED’s Webinar Wednesday is free for our members. For non-members the cost is $85.00 per webinar, unless otherwise noted. All CALED webinars will be held from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm (PST)

*Please note: If you have questions regarding your registration, please contact Helen Schaubmayer or Ian Gill at least 24 hours prior to live webinar to receive a quick response. Registration closes by noon on the day of the live webinar. Please note the Zoom registration instructions below.

November 4, 2026 – 1:00-2:00pm PST

Economic Development and Tourism: The Partnership Hiding in Plain Sight

Sports complexes and facilities are currently among the most requested capital projects in California communities. They support jobs and deliver measurable economic impact, but they are also among the hardest to fund in a way that lasts. This session looks at how communities are building sustainable funding for these projects and creating partnerships that are producing real results. They pair local government with the destination marketing organizations already working toward similar goals.

We’ll unpack what a successful city–DMO partnership looks like, the sustainable funding these partnerships open up for facility projects, and how to make sure you are on the same page.

Panelist(s):

  • John Lambeth, Founder & CEO, Civitas
  • Kim Summers, CEO at Placer Valley Tourism
  • Davis Meyer, VP of Government & Industry Relations at Visit Greater Palm Springs

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CALED’s Webinar Wednesday is free for our members. For non-members the cost is $85.00 per webinar, unless otherwise noted.

Attendees will need a Zoom account matching their registration email to view the webinar.

Please note, we now use the Zoom platform for our webinars. Please check with your IT department prior to the webinar to ensure you can access Zoom Webinar. Please reach out to Ian Gill  with any questions about accessing Zoom.

As we have integrated the Zoom platform with our membership software, you will need to register for the webinar with the same email that you will be using to log in to the webinar. Your email should also match the address you use for your CALED membership. CALED members can register at zero cost and the non-member fee is $85. CALED membership is for the individual, so you will have to pay if you are not a member, even if your organization is a member. The $85 attendance fee can apply towards membership. Please contact the CALED membership coordinator, Laura Cole Rowe at laura@caled.org, for details.

You will receive this link immediately via email upon completion of your registration.  The link that you receive is not sharable, so please have other CALED members from your organization who want to attend this webinar complete separate registrations.

It’s easiest to log in to your CALED account (bookmark the link for future use!) so that the software can prefill all of your information for the webinar.  You can edit the information when you register (for example, if you will be using your personal email for the webinar instead of your work email). You may also want to add the Zoom automatic email address (no-reply@zoom.us) to your contacts, to make sure it doesn’t go to spam, as well as updating to the latest version of Zoom.

If you need your log-in and/or password, please send a quick email to Ian Gill, Program & Database Manager at iangill@caled.org.

Please register no later than noon on the day of the webinar.

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If you have ideas or would like to be considered to present on an upcoming webinar, please contact Helen Schaubmayer at helen@caled.org.

Upcoming Webinars:

November 4, 2026 – 1:00-2:00pm PST–

Economic Development and Tourism: The Partnership Hiding in Plain Sight

Sports complexes and facilities are currently among the most requested capital projects in California communities. They support jobs and deliver measurable economic impact, but they are also among the hardest to fund in a way that lasts. This session looks at how communities are building sustainable funding for these projects and creating partnerships that are producing real results. They pair local government with the destination marketing organizations already working toward similar goals.

AI Readers Not Permitted

The California Association for Local Economic Development (CALED) is committed to high standards of ethical, moral, and legal business conduct. CALED is further dedicated to ensuring that, to the extent needed, official records from CALED’s virtual meetings, events and webinars will be created and disseminated by CALED staff and not participants or AI Readers (or AI Assistants).

As such, the Executive Committee of the CALED Board of Directors has approved the policy of not allowing AI Readers (or AI Assistants) into meetings based on concerns related to privacy, data security, and the potential for AI to misinterpret or miscommunicate sensitive or confidential information.

Webinar Recording Sharing Policy

Webinar recordings are intended for CALED members and authorized users only. Members may not share recordings, access links, or login credentials with non-members without permission from CALED.

For recorded copies of webinars please contact Helen Schaubmayer.  Please note that some recordings may not be available.

CALED Event Cancellation Policy

CALED is pleased to incur expenses on your behalf to process your registration. If necessary, you may cancel your registration up to seven days before the day of the event and your registration fee, less a 15 per cent handling fee, will be credited to a future CALED event of your choice or your CALED membership (to be used within a 12-month period). All cancellations must be sent to CALED in writing in order to be valid. CALED does not provide cash refunds for any reason. Registrants who cancel less than seven days before the day of the event and all no shows are responsible for full payment. You may make a substitution at any time.