National Rural Development Partnership

11:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

SRDC Executive Directors Meeting

12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

SRDC Council Leaders Meeting

2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Registration

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Joint Meeting of Executive Directors/Council Leaders Notes from Federal Partners

5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Partners for Rural America Membership Meeting

6:00 p.m.

Opening Reception

7:00 AM

Registration

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

 Breakfast Buffet

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
 

Welcome:
Welcome Address:
Comments:

“Opening the Gateway to Rural America”

Posting of Colors-Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
National Anthem--Representative Percy Walker

 Dick Rubin, ORDC Co-Chairman
Terry Peach, Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture
Kathryn Taylor, Secretary of Commerce and Tourism

9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Learning Stations

Facilitator: Rick Wetherill, Office of Community Development

Learning Stations are interactive 20-minute workshops in an exhibit hall setting. Federal agencies, national organizations, State Rural Development Councils, and private organizations will present these innovative workshops addressing a variety of rural development topics including: new national programs, the latest technology, best practices, and grassroots development.

(Click here to download a copy of the "Learning Station Guidebook")

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

MC:

Keynote:

Lunch

 Brent Kisling, USDA Rural Development Oklahoma 

Larry Watkins, OK Assn. of Electric Cooperatives

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Facilitator:

Presenters:

Plenary: State and National Rural Policy Coordination

 Marcie McLaughlin, RUPRI

Donna Mitchell - Rural and Cooperative Secretariats, Canadian Government (Ottawa) Powerpoint of NRPF Diagram

Bobby Gierisch, RUPRI
State and National Rural Policy Coordination-.Powerpoint
North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center-Word doc.
Minnesota Model for Rural Development-.Word doc.

Presenters:

Track #1 – Health Care
Rural Health Services as an Economic Development Engine
Gerald Doekson - OSU Cooperative Extension Service
Val Shott - Office of Rural Health

 



Presenters:

Track #2 – Tourism
Assessing/Identifying Tourism Product/Potential In and Around Your Community, Steps to Take, and Success Stories
Barbie Elder and Hardy Watkins - Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation
MeLyn Johnson - Oklahoma Tourism Office & Arts Council Circuit Rider, West Region

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Track #3 – Agriculture
Natural Resources Role in Rural Development "Assessing Your Resources/Identifying Opportunities"
Tom Lucas - High Plains RC&D

"It Can Happen To You In Your Own Hometown!"
Remelle Ferrar, Texas Prairie River Region

Small Community Efforts in Developing Ag-related Industry
Jess Nelson, City of Guymon

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Track #4 – Entrepreneurship/Mainstreet Development
(Panel Discussion)
Thomas D. Guzman, Iowa Department of Economic Development

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Track #5 – Technology
Internet Mapping to Support Community Decision Making
Ann Peton, RUPRI

Bringing GIS to Rural Communities
Sarah Willis, Grand Gateway EDA

E-911 from the Ground Up
Kelly Mackey, Southwestern Oklahoma Development Authority

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Track #6 – Workforce Development
Industry Cluster-Based Economic Development for Rural Communities
Norma Noble, Oklahoma Department of Commerce

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Track #7 – Council Tools
Community Assessments: What to do with the Good Stuff You have Collected
Ernie Watson, New Mexico Rural Development Click here for the Community Assessments Presentation .zip file.

6:00 p.m.

MC:

Presenter:

Awards Banquet – Bricktown Coca Cola Event Center

Mary Randolph, Wyoming Rural Development Council
Rural Impact Awards Presentations
Cheryl Hinckley, Texas Rural Development Council
Ron Shaffer Award Presentation  (Speech by Cheryl Hinckley)

Native American Dancers
Falderal String Band
Captain Jack Parker

Presenters:

Track #1 – Health Care
Telemedicine: Success Stories, Problems, and Solutions
Kaleb Bennett, Office of Rural Health

Presenters:

Track #2 – Tourism
Support/Services Available to Assist with Tourism Development
Barbie Elder, Hardy Watkins, and Rob Gray - Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation
MeLyn Johnson - Oklahoma Tourism Office & Arts Council Circuit Rider, West Region
Kris Marek, Oklahoma State Parks, Resorts, and Golf; Planning and Research Division
Tourism Development Presentation-powerpoint

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Track #3 – Agriculture
Criteria for Successful Business Plans
E.R. "Tracy" Shirley, Harrison Gypsum Co.

Seizing Opportunities and Managing Change
Myron Bradt, Value Added Products

Energy Opportunities
Tom Barlow, Northeastern ???

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Track #4 – Entrepreneurship/Mainstreet Development
(Panel Discussion)
Thomas D. Guzman, Iowa Department of Economic Development

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Track #5 – Technology
VoiceLogger – Technology Leader of the Plains
Mel James, Chris Homer, and Jon McNaught, VoiceLogger, Inc.Voicelogger Presentation-.PDF file

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Track #6 – Workforce Development
Industry Cluster-Based Economic Development for Rural Communities
Norma Noble, Oklahoma Department of Commerce (repeated session)

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Track #7 – Council Tools
Lights, Camera, and Community Video

Clarke Becker, Colorado Rural Development Council
Click here for the Community Video Presentation
Jane Leonard, Minnesota Rural Partners
Paul Sachs, The Orton Family Foundation

12:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

MC:
Keynote Speaker:

Lunch:

Brent Kisling, USDA Rural Development, Oklahoma
Tim Ryan, Acting Deputy Under Secretary, USDA Rural Development

1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Bridge to 2005 Policy Consultation

This session will develop work plans for providing rural feedback to the national level. The session will begin in a plenary format where federal and national partners will present the major programs/policies selected for analysis. Thereafter, conference participants will divide into teams to develop work plans for each program or policy. The work plans will be carried out throughout the year, with results presented at the 2005 Policy Consultation in Washington, DC.

Increasing Access to Rural Veterans Healthcare (Notes)

Creating a Rural Grant Clearing House (Notes)

Expanding Rural Broadband Networks (Notes)

Planning for Workforce Development and Training (Notes)

Defining Rural America (Notes)

Integrating Rural Education and Rural Development (Notes)

Creating Opportunities for Heritage/Cultural Tourism (Notes)

3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Break

3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.

Bridge to 2005 Policy Consultation (con’t)

MC:

Brent Kisling, USDA Rural Development Oklahoma

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast Buffet

8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Optional Training Sessions

• #1 – Website Design

• #2 – Rural Action Partnership Program**

• #3 – Rural Health

• #4 – Economic Development- A State Director's      Perspective

• #5 – Women and Small Businesses

• #6 – Marketing Councils

**Oklahoma Related Subjects Only

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

 Lunch

1:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

OK Rural Development Council Statewide Meeting
• Rural Summit Overview
• Business