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Home > Training > Upcoming Training Activities
Upcoming Training Activities
SRDC Sponsored Events
- SRDC Partners with NERCRD to Host Youth Entrepreneurship Symposium
June 4-6, 2008
State College, Pa.
The First Annual Land Grant Youth Entrepreneurship Symposium, or Land Grant YES, will be held June 4-6, 2008, at Penn State University. Hosted by The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development in partnership with the SRDC, Land Grant YES will bring educators and program leaders from eastern United States and beyond together for a face-to-face symposium focused on youth entrepreneurship best practices, research findings and future program development. Registration deadline is April 30. To register and for more information, visit http://nercrd.psu.edu/Entrepreneurship/YESymposium.html
- Building Communities Education - Webinar format
June 13, 2008 - Community Development - The Art & Science of Putting It All Together
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Business Retention and Expansion Training
July 20-22, 2008
Galveston, Texas
Based on education and training needs identified by BRE practitioners, the BREI Basic Course introduces participants to the elements of a successful BRE program. The course provides an assessment and planning framework that can be used to evaluate an established business retention program or design a program tailored to the specific needs and capacity of the local community
- 2008 SERA-19
Conference Research Trends:
Determining the Future of Health Programming
August 4-6, 2008
Houston Marriott Medical Center
Houston, TX
Registration is now open for the 2008 SERA-19 Conference, “Research Trends: Determining the Future of Health Programming.” The conference theme has been chosen to reflect this year’s focus on the cutting edge research influencing all aspects of health programming in rural areas. This year's meeting will be held at the Houston Marriott Medical Center August 4-6, 2008. For more information on the conference or on the work of SERA-19, click here.
- 2008 Joint Meeting: PLN, AEA, and ASRED
August 25-29
Greensboro, North Carolina
Coordination of programs and sharing resources within the region has been a long-standing priority of Southern Extension Administrators and Directors. Organized around eight program areas, the South's Extension and Research Administrators, Directors, and Program Leaders meet annually to:
- Foster and strengthen Extension education programming throughout the Southern region by promoting multi-state cooperation
- Anticipate emerging program issues and needs
- Implement action processes to address them in a timely manner.
For More Information Click Here
- Esperanza:
A conference for uniting, dreaming and making it
happen
October 22 - 24, 2008
The Thomas and King Leadership and Conference Center
at Georgetown College
100 Stadium Drive
Georgetown, KY 40324
KSU’s Hispanic Initiative has partnered with various organizations in the Bluegrass area to present “ESPERANZA”…a conference for uniting, dreaming, and making it happen! We are very excited about this year’s themes and hope that you will be able to join us!
Other Events
- 2008 Rural Philanthropy Conference
Sept. 10-12, 2008
Nebraska City, Nebraska
Explore how charitable giving can be a tool for revitalizing
rural economies and restoring hope. Discover how the
intergenerational transfer of wealth is being used as a call to
action for successful community endowment building in Nebraska
and in other states. Learn how to craft strategic grant
making policies that lead to long-term, high impact community
improvement
- Galaxy Conference
Sept. 15-19, 2008
Indianapolis, Indiana
The Galaxy conference is a wonderful opportunity for Extension professionals from all subject matter areas and all parts of the country to network, learn together, and continue to build programs that will serve the citizens of our communities now and well into the future.
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