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The 2026 Annual BIA Conference will take place

April 19-22, 2026

in St. Catharines, ON.

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Select a year: 2016

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Monday April 11th, 2016

MA1:

  • Constructing A Social Media Campaign

MA2: 

  • Win This Space – Huron East Economic Development Presentation

MA3: 

  • BIA 2.0 – Shifting the Bottom Line

MA4: 

  • Proving Why Small Matters In A BIG Way

MP3 & MP5:

  • Governance That Fuels Innovation

MP4:

  • How to Successfully Survive a Big Dig

MP6: 

  • Data For Fun…And Economics
Tuesday April 12th, 2016

TA1:

  • Putting the BIA in Music City

TA2:

  • Small Town – Big Community

TA3:

  • Placemaking to Attract Tourists

TA4:

  • Co-Creating A Culture Of Place

TA5:

  • Accessibility Smart – Make It Your Business!

TA6:

  • Building Your Small to Mid Sized Community Through Retail Recruitment

TA7:

  • Revitalization Through Music

 TP4:

  • Member Needs Assistance Roundtable

TP5:

  • Engage Your 5 Senses in Downtown
2016 OBIAA Masthead

Keynote Speakers

    • Amy Terrill, Music Canada
    • Putting the “BIA” in Music City
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Register for the BIA Conference

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4996 Beam St. Basement, PO Box 1146
Beamsville, ON L0R 1B0

OBIAA acknowledges that our office in Lincoln, Niagara, is on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, and Chonnonton (Neutral) peoples, within the Dish With One Spoon Wampum agreement. We recognize that our work across Ontario takes place on the traditional lands of many Indigenous Nations, and we honour their enduring presence and contributions.

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