• Community Development
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• Land Use
  • TALUC
  • Land Use Toolbox
  • NEELUN Key Contacts
  • 2003 Land Use Conference
  • Land Use in the Northeast U.S.
  • GIS in Your Community
  • Consortium for Atlantic Regional Assessment (CARA)
• Small Farms Industry Clusters
  • National Research Initiative (NRI) Project
  • Committee Members
• Poverty
  • 2005 Poverty Conference
  • Poverty Data
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  • Issue Briefs: Population Change and Rural Society
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The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
The Pennsylvania State University
7 Armsby Building, University Park PA 16802-5602
814/863-4656(phone); 814/863-0586(fax)
Please send questions and comments to:
nercrd@psu.edu

Conferences Archive

	The First Annual " Land Grant Youth Entrepreneurship Symposium (Land Grant YES)" was held June 4-6, 2008 at the Days Inn Penn State, State College, PA.
	SARE's 20th Anniversary Conference, "The New American Farm: Advancing the frontier of sustainable agriculture," was held March 25-27, 2008 at the Westin Crown Center, Kansas City, MO.
	The 2007 NASULGC Annual Meeting, "A Proud Legacy of 120 Years: Celebrating the Past, Embracing the Future," will be held November 11-13, 2007 at the Hilton, New York.
	"The Transatlantic Land Use (TALUC) Conference," was held September 24-26, 2007. The Conference explored the causes and consequences of current land use trends and dynamics related to society, economy and environment. It identified the major drivers of land use and address the questions of what will happen if we keep doing what we are doing now, and what alternative measures could strengthen the sustainable use of natural resources in rural and suburban areas.
	"Youth Microenterprise Conference," was September 10-11, 2007 in Washington, D.C. Youth are the entrepreneurs, workers, leaders, and parents making an impact today, and they will be responsible for the economic and social development of tomorrow. This conference brought together international development practitioners, policy makers, members of the private sector, youth, and experienced professionals in the fields of education, global health, microenterprise creation, and youth entrepreneurship.
	"Strengthening Your Facilitation Skills Train the Trainer Conference,"was held August 14-17, 2007 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center, Belfast, ME. The Level I Curriculum was designed for professionals who want to train community members to more effectively and efficiently lead community groups.
	The Community Development Society (CDS) and The National Rural Development Partnership (NRDP) Annual Conference, "The Magic of Community: History, Change and Regional Development," was held in Appleton, WI on June 17-20, 2007. The conference provided an opportunity for students, practitioners, researchers and policy makers to share findings on strategies to improve the process and practice of community development.
	"The Future Urban Extension Agenda: Reaching New and Diverse Audiences," was held May 7-10, 2007 in Kansas City, MO. This professional conference offered an array of workshops, seminars, speakers and exhibits that stimulated and inspired a renewed, shared vision for Extension urban programming and outreach.
	The 2007 NACDEP Conference, "Declaration of Interdependence: The Fabric of Community," was held April 16-19, 2007 at the Sheraton Society Hill, Philadelphia, PA.
	Brownfields 2006: Revolution in Redevelopment was held November 13-15, 2006 in Boston MA. The conference was the premier annual event on the remediation, redesign, and redevelopment of potentially contaminated properties.
	The National Extension Tourism Conference, "NETworking in Tourism: People, Places and Partnerships," was held September 10-13, 2006 in Burlington, VT.
	The Creative Economy Workshop was held June 13-14, 2006 in Mystic, CT. The workshop featured keynote speakers and selected papers on the opportunities and challenges that nonmetropolitan areas face in the attraction and retention of creative talent (i.e., Richard Florida's "Creative Class").
	Connecting Rural Communities: Cooperative Extension as a Catalyst was held June 6-7, 2006 in Philadelphia, PA. This web based guide provided resources and tools that enable Extension staff to help community leaders identify and design projects that improve the ability to participate in the knowledge society.
	TThe Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Rural Development Division), The Ontario Rural Council and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (Rural Secretariat) hosted The Rural Development Conference 2006. The conference was held April 10-12, 2006 at Blue Mountain Resort, Collingwood Ontario.
	2006 NACDEP Conference: Spurring on the Momentum, was held February 13-16, 2006, at the Crowne Plaza San Antonio Riverwalk, San Antonio, TX. Concurrent sessions and the poster session highlighted programs and research developed and implemented by Cooperative Extension professionals and their federal, state and local partners.
	Building Extension's Public Value through Community Capital Investments Conference was held October 26-27, 2005 at The Hilton Garden Inn, Ithaca, NY.
	What Works! Rural Entrepreneurship & Community Development in the Northeast Conference, sponsored by The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development and The University of Vermont, was held on September 28-30, 2005 at the Wyndham Hotel, Burlington, VT . The conference brought together practitioners, researchers, educators, and decision-makers to explore the opportunities and challenges inherent in promoting entrepreneurship as a vehicle for rural economic development in the northeast.
	An International Conference on Sustainable Land Use in Intensively Used Agricultural Regions was held September 20-23, 2005 at the UFZ-Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig, Germany.
	Rural Poverty in the Northeast: Strengthening the Regional Research Effort, sponsored by The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development, RUPRI's Rural Poverty Research Center and Population Research Institute, was held on May 3-4, 2005 at the Days Inn, State College, PA. The conference explored what is known from current research about the causes and effects of rural poverty in the Northeast and what needs to be known in order to design more effective policies.
	2005 NACDEP Conference: Building Our Future Together was held February 15-18, 2005 at the Tropicana Casino & Resort, Las Vegas, NV. Plenary sessions, workshops, research roundtables and resource fair exhibits will highlight programs and research developed and implemented by Cooperative Extension professionals and their federal, state and local partners.
	Community Development Institute East, sponsored by West Virginia University Extension Service, was held September 26-October 1, 2004 in Charleston, WV. The institute featured thought provoking topics relevant to the daily work of leaders and groups in both the public and private sectors.
	Extension educators and other professionals who work on public policy issues were given the opportunity to sharpen their skills in five topic areas at the Farm Foundation's 2004 National Public Policy Education Conference to be held September 19-22, 2004 at the Millennium Hotel, St. Lois, MO.
	Building Stronger Communities Together, a regional training, held September 13-17 in Nashville, TN. The training is designed to offer participants the skills and tools needed to strengthen and expand the involvement of local residents in the important challenges and opportunities facing their communities.
	The 2004 Business Retention and Expansion International (BREI) conference, May 20-22, 2004, World Trade and Convention Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
	The Community Development Society is meeting July 19-23, 2003 at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. The theme of the conference was Community as Place; participants were provided a valuable opportunity to sharpen professional skills, discuss critical issues, and learn from and interact with community development colleagues.
	Galaxy II, Exceeding Expectations Through Teamwork, a national conference for all Extension professionals, was held September 21-25, 2003, at the Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, Utah. Register online at: http://www.cnr.usu.edu/galaxy2/
	Building Community Strengths to Address Biohazards: Role and Responsibilities of the Land Grant System was held September 8-9, 2003 at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. This forum, co-sponsored by The Northeast Regional Center, will strengthen Land Grant system capacity to work with communities in preparing and recovering from natural and man-made biohazards.
	Information Technology: A Regional Workshop on Bridging the Digital Divide, sponsored by the Northeast Regional Center, was held May 13-14, 2003 at Johnston Commons, Penn State University. Participants learned about content, delivery techniques and benefits of IT programs designed to move all community stakeholder groups into the information age.
	2003 Northeast Regional Workshop on Extension Land Use Programming, sponsored by the Northeast Regional Center, was held May 5-6, 2003 at the Days Inn, State College, PA. The format of the workshop was designed to encourage discussion, program sharing, and planning.

The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development is located at the Pennsylvania State University and collaborates with land grant institutions in the northeast U.S.