Greetings Localists,

Many thanks to everyone who joined us in Grand Rapids, Michigan for the 2012 BALLE Conference — a tremendous week of networking, learning, fun and inspiration. The innovative new economy pioneers that attend the BALLE Conference make it a transformative event and we congratulate you all for raising the bar once again.

For those who could not make it to the conference, fear not! Although it is no replacement for being there in person, you can get a taste of the action by visiting our conference media page, where you can find photos and videos of conference activities and content. We are also continuing to post press and blog posts about the conference in our conference news room.

We would like to offer huge thanks to:

Our sponsors, whose support of all kinds allowed us to put on such an incredible event;
Our speakers, who brought a staggering breadth and depth of world-class content to present;
Our volunteers, who were essential to making the conference go off without a hitch;
Local First West Michigan, for being wonderful partners and amazing hosts.

If you joined us in Grand Rapids, then you know that the 2013 BALLE Conference location has been officially chosen: Buffalo, New York! Stay tuned for more details.

Finally, 2012 conference attendees, keep an eye out for the 2012 Conference Survey. We take your feedback seriously, and we use the results of each year's survey to craft the structure and content for the next conference. This process truly helped shape your experience in Grand Rapids. We hope that all of you will take this short yet thorough survey. Need an incentive? Everyone who completes the entire survey on time will be entered to win half off of full registration for the 2013 BALLE Conference.

See you in Buffalo!
The BALLE Team

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