"Making the Grade: Benchmarks of Excellence," the Governor's Conference on Economic Development will be held on February 7-9 at the Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center in Madison. The conference is produced by the Wisconsin Economic Development Association (WEDA) in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Commerce and Forward Wisconsin.

On-line registration is now available at: http://www.weda.org/calendar/conferences/2007-gov/registration.html

Blocks of rooms have been reserved for conference attendees at:

Hilton Madison Monona Terrace - For reservations, call 866/403-8838 or 608/255-5100 and ask for the WEDA rate of $124 for the Standard Guest Room, available until January 7, 2007.

Madison Concourse Hotel - For reservations, call 800/356-8293 or 608/257-6000 and ask for the WEDA rate of $99 for the Standard Guest Room, available until January 7, 2007.

Questions? Call the WEDA office at 608/255-5666.

-- Barbro McGinn

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Please send comments or questions to Barbro McGinn, editor.