RIC HOME Page About RIC Rural Resources Funding Resources What Is Rural? FAQs Conferences Publications Search RIC Ask A Question USDA HOME Page

RIC's Rural Calendar: Upcoming Rural Conferences
Rainbow Line

The Rural Information Center rural calendar features conferences, meetings, and workshops of interest to those involved with rural issues. We encourage you to contact us about coming events.

Last Update: October 15, 2004

Rural Information Center, National Agricultural Library • ric@nal.usda.gov • 1-800-633-7701

October 2004 |November 2004 |December 2004 | Training Opportunities

October 2004

October 13-15
NBIA's Fall Training Institute: Entrepreneurship Support Through Business Incubation
Kingston, Jamaica
Contact:
Sara Hughes
Conference Coordinator
National Business Incubation Association
20 East Circle Drive, #37198
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: 740-593-4331
Fax: 740-593-1996
http://www.nbia.org/nbia_events/fti_2004/index.php
October 14-15
New England Annual Rural Health RoundTable Symposium: Designing Healthy Rural Community
Nashua, NH
Contact:
Debbie Love
New England Rural Health RoundTable
501 South Street, 2nd Floor
Bow, NH 03304
Phone: 603-573-3377
Email: dlove@jsi.com
http://www.newenglandruralhealth.org/
October 14-16
Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation
Tweed, Ontario
Contact:
CRRF
Phone: 709-753-6820
Fax: 709-738-0071
Email: info@crrf.ca
http://www.crrf.ca
October 14-18
Helping Small Towns II: Tools for Community Survival
Jackson Hole, WY
Contact:
Heartland Center for Leadership Development
941 "O" Street, Suite 920
Lincoln, NE 68508
Phone: 800-927-1115
Fax: 402-474-7672
Email: info@heartlandcenter.info
http://www.heartlandcenter.info/hst2.htm
October 16-18
The Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living
Minneapolis, MN
Contact:
5903 Powermill Rd
Kent, OH 44240
Phone:330-678-7648
Fax: 330-678-7658
http://www.april-rural.org/
October 18-20
Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop
Missoula, MT
Contact:
The Grant Institute
Phone: 888-824-4424
Email: info@thegrantinstitute.com
http://www.thegrantinstitute.com
October 19-20
Missouri Association of Rural Health Clinics Fall Conference
Jefferson City, MO
http://www.marhc.org/page4.html
October 19-22
National Rural Education Association Convention: "Rural School: Crossroads to Our Future -- Charting a New Direction"
Indianapolis, IN
Contact:
Bob Mooneyham
820 Van Vleet Oval, Room 227
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK 73019
Phone: (405) 325-7959
Fax: (405) 325-4959
Email: bmooneyham@ou.edu
http://www.nrea.net/2004NreaConvention.htm
October 21-22
Rural Homeland Security Technology Expo
Johnstown, PA
Contact:
Bernadette Yeager
Research Programs Coordinator
P.O. Box 600
Loretto, Pennsylvania 15940
Telephone: (814) 472-3389
Fax: (814) 472-3377
Email: byeager@cermusa.francis.edu
http://www.cermusa.francis.edu/HomelandSecurityExpo/default.htm
October 21-23
Canadian Rural Health Research Society Conference & the International Rural Nurses Congress
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Contact:
Canadian Rural Health Research Society Secretariat
103 Hospital Drive, PO Box 120 RUH
Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7N 0W8
Phone: 306-966-7888
Fax: 306-966-8378
Email: crhrs-scrsr@usask.ca
http://crhrs-scrsr.usask.ca/sudbury2004
October 21-23
East Coast Migrant Stream Forum
St. Petersburg, FL
Contact:
NC Community Health Center Association
2500 Gateway Center, Suite 100
Morrisville, NC 27560
Phone: 800-277-6092
Voice: 919-469-5701
Fax: 919-469-1263
http://www.ncphca.org/migrant_stream_forum2004.htm
October 24-27
National Rural Public and Intercity Bus Transportation: Celebrating the Silver - Going for the Gold
Roanoke, VA
Contact:
Community Transportation Association of Virginia
PO Box 13825
Roanoke, VA 24037
Phone: 877-335-2828
Email: ctav@aol.com
http://www.ctav.org/trb/
October 25-26
Louisiana Rural Health Association Fall Conference
Lafayette, LA
Contact:
LRHA
PO Box 387
Napoleonville, LA 70390
Phone: 985-369-3813
http://www.lrha.org/Calendar.html
October 25-27
West Virginia Annual Rural Health Conference
Roanoke, WV
Contact:
West Virginia Office of Rural Health Policy
350 Capitol Street, Room 515
Charleston, WV 25301-3716
Phone: 304-558-1327
Fax: 304-558-1437
http://www.wvruralhealthpolicy.org/projects/rural_health_conference/index.htm
October 26
Minnesota Rural Health Conference
St. Cloud, MN
Contact:
Minnesot Department of Health
Office of Rural Health & Primary Care
121 E. 7th Place, Suite 460
St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone: 651-282-3838
October 28-29
Minnesota Rural Education Association Annual Conference
Alexandria, MN
Contact:
MREA
700 Cedar Street, Suite 208
Alexandria, MN 56308-1764
Phone: (320) 762-6574
Fax: (320) 762-2584
Email: office@mnrea.org
http://www.mnrea.org/calendar.html
October 28-29
Geographic Information Systems for Local Government Conference
State College, PA
Contact:
Stewart Bruce, Rick Day, or Leah Wasser
Penn State Cooperative Extension Geospatial Technology Program
The Penn State University
College of Agriculture Sciences
116 ASI Bldg
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-863-3500
http://conferences.cas.psu.edu/GIS/GIS.html
October 28-30
Improving the Health of Women: Meeting the Challenges of the Rural Setting
Hershey, PA
Contact:
Bonnie J. Bixler
Department of Continuing Education
Penn State College of Medicine
600 Centerview Drive, Suite 2120
Hershey, PA 17033
Phone: 717-531-6483
Fax: 717-531-5604
Email: bbixler1@psu.edu
http://www.hmc.psu.edu/ce/RWH2004/

November 2004

November 3-4
"Fields of Green: Building Agritourism So They Will Come" Conference
Great Bend, KS
Contact:
Janna Dunbar
Kansas Department of Commerce
Agriculture Marketing Division
Phone: 785-296-8132
Email: jdunbar@kansascommerce.com
http://kdoch.state.ks.us/public/news/news_release_print.jsp?rlsID=1097521081237
November 3-6
National Community Capital Association Annual Training Conference
Chicago, IL
Contact:
Email:yendaj@communitycapital.org
http://www.communitycapital.org/community_development/events.html
November 4-5
Rural Maryland Council Annual Rural Summit
Solomons, MD
Contact:
Rural Maryland Council
50 Harry S. Truman Parkway
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: 410-841-5772
http://www.ruralforvm.state.md.us/Summit/index.html
November 6-10
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition
Washington, DC
Contact:
American Public Health Association
800 I Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202-777-2742
Fax: 202-777-2534
Email: diane.scheu@apha.org
http://www.apha.org/meetings/
November 7-10
URISA Annual Conference
Reno, NV
Contact:
URISA
Phone: (847) 824-6300
Email: info@urisa.org
http://www.urisa.org/annual.htm
November 8-10
NAHO National Conference and Health Information Fair: "Sharing Knowledge: Aboriginal Paths to Health"
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Contact:
Carolyn Hunter
NAHO Conference Coordinator, Hunter-Courchene Consulting Group
1065 Blvd. de la Carriere
Gatineau, QC, Canada
Phone: Toll Free 1-866-778-4610
Fax: (819)779-4379
Email: main@huntercourchene.com
http://www.naho.ca/english/gatherings_naho_second_conference.php
November 8-10
Sharing Knowledge: Aboriginal Paths to Health: National Conference and Health Information Fair
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Contact:
Carolyn Hunter
NAHO Conference Coordinate
Hunter-Courchene Consulting Group
1065 Blvd. de la Carriere
Gatineau, QC J8Y 6V5
Tool Free: 866-778-4610
Phone: 819-779-4610
Fax: 819-449-4379
Email: main@huntercounrchene.com
http://www.naho.ca/english/gatherings_naho_second_conference.php
November 14-15
Rural Education & Small Schools Annual Conference
Manhattan, KS
Contact:
Center for Rural Education and Small Schools
College for Education
Kansas State University
124 Bluemont Hall
1100 Mid-Campus Drive
Manhattan, KS 66506-5301
Phone: 785-532-5886
Fax: 785-532-7304
http://www.coe.ksu.edu/cress/
November 17
ICP Forum on National Service and Rural
St. Paul, MN
Contact:
Innovations in Civic Participation
1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 201
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-775-0290
Fax: 202-833-8581
http://www.icicp.org/
November 18
Rural Matters! Invest in New Hampshire: The 2004 NH Rural Summit
Plymouth, NH
Contact:
Nancy Berliner, Executive Director
New Hampshire Rural Development council, Inc
2 1/2 Beacon Street
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603-229-0261
Fax: 603-228-4827
Email: nhrdc@mcttelecom.com
http://www.ruralnh.org
November 18-19
Midwest Rural & Agricultural Safety and Health Forum: Creating Partnership for Agricultural Policy
Coralville, IA
Contact:
Eileen L. Fisher
Iowa's Center for Agricultural Safety and Health
The University of Iowa
100 Oakdale Campus 214 IREH
Iowa City, IA 52242-5000
Phone: 319-335-4224
Fax: 319-335-4225
Email: eileen-fisher@uiowa.edu
http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/icash/2004MidwestForum/index.htm
November 18-20
Midwest Farmworker Stream Forum: Creating a New Horizon in Farmworker Healthcare
Denver, CO
Contact:
Lisa Hughes
Phone: (800) 531-5120
Email: hughes@ncfh.org
http://www.ncfh.org/00_clt_mwfsf.php
November 20
Small Farm Conference
Princess Anne, MD
Contact:
Maryland Cooperative Extension
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
2122 Richard A. Henson Center
Princess Anne, MD 21853
Phone: 410-651-6206
Email: hohudson@umes.edu
http://www.agnr.umd.edu/AGNRNews/Announcement.cfm?&ID;=598

December 2004

December 1-3
California State Rural Health Association Annual Meeting
Sacramento, CA
Contact:
1020 10th Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone/Fax: 916-930-9330
Email:csrha@csrha.org
http://www.csrha.org/
December 1-3
Rural Health Association of Tennessee Annual Conference
Chattanooga, TN
Contact:
PO Box 160589
Nashville, TN 37216
Phone/Fax: 615-907-9707
http://www.rhat.org
December 6-10
National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration
Orlando, FL
Contact:
Beth Miller-Tipton
University of Florida/IFAS
Office of Conferences and Institutes(OCI)
PO Box 110750
Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone: 352-392-5930
Fax: 352-392-9734
Email: bmiller-tipton@ifas.ufl.edu
http://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/ecosystem/
December 9-11
Building Homes Celebrating Leadership: The National Rural Housing Conference
Washington, DC
Contact:
Housing Assistance Council
1025 Vermont Ave, NW
Suite 606
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-842-8600
Fax: 202-347-3441
Email: 2004conference@ruralhome.org
http://www.ruralhome.org/training/conf2004/index.htm

Training Opportunities

The Foundation Center: provides seminars specifically designed for grantseekers--either representatives of nonprofit organizations or individuals--who want to enhance their understanding of the grantseeking process and various aspects of funding research

The Foundation Center
79 Fifth Avenue/16th Street
New York, New York 10003-3076
1-800-424-9836
Fax: (212) 807-3677
training@fdncenter.org
The Heartland Center for Leadership Development: programs range from workshops for small town leadership groups through multi-year projects assessing the impact of national community development models.

Heartland Center for Leadership Development
941 'O' Street
Suite 920
Lincoln, Nebraska 68508
1-800-927-1115
Fax: (402) 474-7672
 info@heartlandcenter.info
International Economic Development Council: focuses on such key elements of economic planning, and much more.

IEDC
734 15th Street NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 223-7800
Fax: (202) 223-4745
National Environmental Training Center for Small Communities: provides training-related information and referral services in the areas of wastewater, drinking water, and solid waste.

NETCSC
P.O. Box 6064
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 26506-6064
1-800-624-8301
(304) 293-4191
Fax: (304) 293-3161
National Preservation Institute: offers a series of professional training seminars for the management, development, and preservation of historic, cultural, and environmental resources related to historic preservation and cultural resource management.

National Preservation Institute
P.O. Box 1702
Alexandria, VA 22313-1702
Phone: (703) 765-0100
Email: infor@npi.org
National Trust for Historic Preservation: provides education to save America's diverse historic places and revitalize our communities

National Trust for Historic Preservation
1785 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20036-2117
(202) 588-6000

REAL Enterprises: offers entrepreneurship education and training curricula for youth and adults in schools, post-secondary institutions, and community-based organizations.

REAL Enterprises
115 Market Street
Suite 320
Durham, NC 27701
Fax: (919) 682-7621
Email: institute@realenterprises.org
TGCI | The Grantmanship Center: provides grantsmanship training in all aspects of researching grants, writing grant proposals and negotiating with funding sources

The Grantsmanship Center
PO Box 17220
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 482-9860
Fax: (213) 482-9863
Email: info@tgci.com
University of Missouri-Columbia Community Development Extension Program: provides community development education

MU Community Development Extension
225 Gentry Hall
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MP 65201
(573) 882-8393
Fax: (573) 882-5127
Email: HughesCO@missouri.edu



USDA, Rural Information Center
National Agricultural Library
10301 Baltimore Ave., Room 304
Beltsville, MD 20705-2351
ric@nal.usda.gov
1-800-633-7701
ric@nal.usda.gov | Disclaimers | http://www.nal.usda.gov/ric/ | Last Updated October 15, 2004