CONNECT

• Be part of unmatched networking opportunities
• Secure discounted ticket prices to BDA member events, including our well-established BDA Annual Celebration and Downtown Talks Breakfast Series
• Create connections with decision-makers shaping Downtown through BDA Engage, a platform for members to explore issues shaping Downtown Bellevue, build relationships and connect with subject matter experts. This umbrella framework includes:
  • Urban Forum: A reoccuring member-wide gathering to explore high-level issues shaping Downtown Bellevue—land use, mobility, open space, and more.
  • Workgroup System: Smaller, topic-driven groups designed for deeper engagement on emerging issues, geographic areas, or stakeholder needs.
• Attend the BDA Study Tour, an annual trip to another urban destination that offer members a chance to gather insight, exchange ideas, and build relationship through shared experiences

Workgroup System

Smaller, topic-driven groups designed for deeper engagement on emerging issues, geographic areas, or stakeholder needs.

• Task Force
  • Time-bound, issue-specific
• Focus Group
  • Geographic or district-based
• Advocacy Group
  • Policy and government relations
• Affinity Group
  • Shared stakeholder interests

Downtown Talks & Study Tour*

• Downtown Talks
  • Signature breakfast series
  • Networking paired with expert speakers
  • Curated topics on key downtown issues
• Study Tour
  • Annual trip to another urban destination
  • Peer city insights and best practices
  • Relationship-building through shared experience