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Rural Datebook
July 22-25, 2001
International Conference on Rural and Community Development
Duluth, Minnesota
This conference is actually 3-in-1: the annual Community Development Society International Conference, the National Rural Development Leadership Conference, and the Minnesota Rural Summit.
Highlighting the theme, The Times They Are A-Changing, the conference will focus on building "outcome-directed" partnerships, involving business, government, tribal, non-profit, higher-education and citizen groups in strengthening rural and urban communities. Topics include: technology, diversity and inclusion, globalization, human services, rural/urban coalitions, and models for sustainable community development.
For more information and to register online, go to
www.mrs.umn.edu/2001summit/.
July 23-27, 2001
Mapping Community Connections Summer Institute
Colby-Sawyer College
New London, New Hampshire
This summer institute is an introduction to community mapping for those who work with students at a secondary or middle school level. Participants will work through a mini-community mapping experience, supported by workshops on planning, assessment, technologies and "place discovery." Working with maps and spatial tools such as GPS and GIS, participants will be able to use fieldwork and primary sources to investigate local social, economic and ecological systems, identify and solve community problems, and develop enduring connections to place.
The institute, held from July 23-26 is $395; stay until the 27th for the advanced GIS workshop for an additional $55. Price includes room and board. Registration deadline is June 22. Call toll free (877) 855-8467, or (802) 457-2779 to register; for more information, go to www.communitymap.org.
October 11-13, 2001
Speaking with One Voice: A Conference on Education
and the Environment of the Chautaqua-Allegheny Region
Roger Tory Peterson Institute and Jamestown Community College
Jamestown, NY
This conference aims to engage teachers, school administrators and community members in a vision for the future in which the natural world is key to a region's educational as well as ecological well-being. Keynote presenters and a panel discussion will feature regional and national experts on place-based education who will make the connection between educating children for ecological literacy and meeting school learning standards.
The registration fee is $160 and does not include board. Register by September 27, 2001. Call (800) 758-6841 or e-mail mark@rtpi.org for more information.
October 24-27, 2001
The 93rd Annual National Rural Education Association (NREA)
Convention: "Rural Education-Celebrating Diversity"
Albuquerque, New Mexico
(Albuquerque Marriott Hotel)
The theme of the NREA meeting is diversity, and one strand of workshops will be around place-based learning. Oscar Kawagley, co-director of the Alaska Rural Challenge/AK Rural Systemic Initiative, will be a keynote speaker.
Make room reservations at 1-800-228-9290. For more information, contact NREA headquarters in Colorado at (970) 491-7022 or go to their website at www.colostate.edu/orgs/NREA/.
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