Midwest Rural Assembly
Rural leaders from across the Midwest are meeting in South Sioux City, Nebraska, on Monday-Tuesday, August 16-17, 2010, to discuss "cultivating a stronger rural America."
The 2010 event follows on the heels of the successfull 2009 Midwest Rural Assembly, which was sponsored by 20 organizations from across the region and the nation. More than 170 people attended the event in 2009.
Here is a slideshow of the Assembly as it happens:
Browse the Midwest Rural Assembly’s interactive learning sessions!
The Midwest Rural Assembly is offering over 20 learning roundtables on a variety of different topics including:
- Broadband Regulation: What Title II Reclassification Means to Rural America
- Energy Sovereignty on Reservations
- Facilitating Energy Efficiency Improvements in Rural Communities
- Grassroots Approaches to Local Foods
- The Health Care Reform Bill: What’s in It for You?
- How Can We Create Green Jobs in Rural America?
- Immigrant Business Success : The Story of la Voz Hispana
- Innovative, Proven Strategies for Community Change
- Is It Time for a Rural Teacher Corps?
- Leadership for Rural Revitalization: The Story of Hoffman, Minnesota
- Telehealth Is Here and Now!
- Trouble with Water/Wastewater Infrastructure in your Community? What Should You Do?
Find out more at www.midwestruralassembly.org.
08/16/2010 (All day) - 08/17/2010 (All day)
