Meetings & Conferences
E2 Energizing Entrepreneurship in Rural
America
Rural Policy Research Institute
June 7–10,
2005
Nebraska City, Nebraska
Maximize your effect as an economic development
specialist, educator or trainer. This intensive four-day workshop teaches you
how to target and match strategies to different entrepreneurial types and
talents. Examine key resources that support and encourage growth entrepreneurs
in your community. And learn from your peers who are successfully building
entrepreneurial economies in Rural America right now. This institute is designed
as a train-the-trainers program for those who wish to deliver the curriculum to
other organizations or communities.
Presented by the RUPRI Center for
Rural Entrepreneurship and the Heartland Center for Leadership Development.
Click on this link for a registration brochure or call us at 1-800-927-1115.
www.heartlandcenter.info/E2Registration2005.pdf
National Farm to Cafeteria Conference
June 16–18, 2005
Gambier, Ohio
The Second National Farm to Cafeteria Conference will be held June 16-18,
2005 at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio (one hour from Columbus).
Full details on the conference program, speakers, opportunities to network
with colleagues, local field trips, a film festival, and a short course for
school food service professionals can be found at
www.foodsecurity.org
Availability is limited; some scholarships may be available with priority
given to family farmers and food service staff. Family farmers, food service
professionals, parents, students, food industry representatives and members of
the academic community should attend and join the discussion.
The Second National Farm to Cafeteria Conference is sponsored by the
Community Food Security Coalition, Farm Aid, Kenyon College, Center for Food and
Justice, FoodRoutes Network and the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association.
Additional support provided by the Compton Foundation and the USDA Risk
Management Agency.
For more information
or to register online, visit:
www.foodsecurity.org
The 4th International Rural
Network Conference: The Power of Place
Rural Policy Research Institute
June 19 – 24, 2005
Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center
Abingdon, Virginia USA
An international convening of rural practitioners, policy makers, and
researchers addressing place-based innovations in health, education,
competitiveness and cultural sustainability. The Power of Place will
offer internationally known speakers, peer learning opportunities, cutting-edge
themes and workshops, and an exhibit hall. A large selection of mobile workshops
will be offered, to allow participants to experience the region and hear from
locals residents. Several evening arts and cultural events will be offered,
including a Barter Theatre performance, and a trip to the Bristol NASCAR
speedway.
Check out the conference website at
http://irn.rupriconvene.org for further information about the
International Rural Network, submission of proposals for presentations and
mobile workshops, and to pre-register for this international event.
Workforce Innovations 2005
July 11-13
Philadelphia, PA
Workforce Innovations 2005, the nation’s premier workforce investment conference, will be held in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July l1-13, 2005. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor and the National Association of Workforce Boards, this annual conference showcases the latest funding opportunities, federal policy developments, and innovative practices from the world of workforce investment.
For conference updates or coverage of Workforce Innovations 2004,
please visit www.WorkforceInnovations.org
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Rural Issues and Best Practices
Conference: Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP)
August 22-25, 2005
Omni Shoreham Hotel
Washington, DC
Bringing Rural Issues to
Washington, DC will feature training sessions and panel discussion
about:
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Water and waste infrastructure, e.g.,
affordability, privatization, and regionalization
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Community capacity building for
socio-economic development
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Environmental systems management and
operations
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Community facilities development
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Non-profit organizational management
and finance
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Cross cultural communications
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Securing financing and leveraging
options
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Housing
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And much more!
For registration and more
information, please call 1-888-321-7227 or visit
www.rcap.org
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Rural Tourism Conference
Rural Economic Development Through Tourism Project (REDTT)
April 25 – 26, 2005
Deming, NM.
For more information, please contact:
Dora M. Dominguez
Project Director, REDTT
Rural Economic Development Through Tourism Project
P.O. Box 30003, MSC 3HRTM
Las Cruces, NM 88003
505. 646.8009
fax: 646.8100
cellular: 621.2950
web site: www.redtt.org
e-mail: dorad@nmsu.edu
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On-Going Training
Grantsmanship Training through The Grantsmanship Center. The Grantsmanship Center offers a five-day "Grantsmanship Training Program" as well as a two-day "Grant Proposal Writing Workshop." Sessions are scheduled in locations across the country in co-sponsorship with local nonprofit organizations. For more information, contact TGC, P.O. Box 17220, Los Angeles, CA 90017, phone 1-800-421-9512, fax 213-482-9863. http://www.tgci.com
Writing Winning Federal Grant Proposals:
A 90-Minute Interactive Audio Conference.Don't have the time or money to attend a multi-day workshop on grantsmanship? Check out this 90-minute audio conference on how to prepare federal grant proposals that gain attention and win money. Click here to learn more and to register: http://coldfusion.affiliateshop.com/AIDLink.cfm?AID=017517
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Helping Small Towns II –
Tools for Community Survival
October 18–22, 2005
Heartland Center for Leadership Development
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
The institute will cover:
Appreciative Inquiry
Advanced Facilitation Skills
Strengthening Social Capital
Diversity as Opportunity
Tools for Attracting Young People
Measuring for Success
For more information, visit the Heartland Center for Leadership Development
website:
www.heartlandcenter.info/hst2.htm
Rural Tourism Development: A Web Course
The Southern Rural Development
Center, in partnership with West Virginia University Extension Service, offers a 12-week Web CT course designed to improve participant's ability to
develop and enhance rural tourism efforts. The deadline for spring classes has
already passed; check back for details on upcoming courses.
For more information go to:
http://srdc.msstate.edu/ruraltourism.htm .
Maximize Your Dollars and Raise More Money
EaglesNet Workshops and Training Camps
If you are a Development Officer, Executive Director, Senior Staff, Board Member, or a Volunteer Leader you will benefit from the half-day Development Workshop on raising more money. You'll be introduced to the Major Gift process that will immediately maximize your dollars and help you raise more money - guaranteed. Or consider their two-day Training Camp focused on the Major Gifts process.
Click here for upcoming Workshop and Training Camp dates: http://coldfusion.affiliateshop.com/AIDLink.cfm?AID=017517
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