On March 26-28, 2017, the EDA University Center Conference was held in Washington DC, organized by Education Association of University Centers. The EAUC Washington Meeting is the annual event focused exclusively on federal economic development policy and programs. Below is a photo with Donald Alvord (Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of EDA, 4th from right), Chivas Grannum (a Philadelphia Regional Office representative, 3rd from left) and Jeongho Kim and other directors in the Philadelphia region.