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New Breakouts Added Daily –Register Now and Save
Michigan Small
Town and Rural Development Conference
April 20-22, 2010
Crystal
Mountain - Thompsonville, Mich.
The sixth annual Michigan Small
Town and Rural Development Conference is set for April 20-22, 2010 at
Crystal Mountain in Thompsonville, Mich. A welcome reception is set for
the evening of April 20 for those arriving early. The conference will
officially kick off at 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 21.
Register now
at
http://web2.msue.msu.edu/partners/registration.cfm to enjoy the
“Small Town Stimulus” – a $25 savings from 2009 prices. The roll back
registration price is $125 for the two-day conference if you register
before April 9.
Book early to secure lodging at special
conference rates, reservations at Crystal Mountain can be made by
calling (800) 968-7686. Keep watching your inbox for registration and
breakout session information in February.
Three more breakout
sessions have been added to the already robust listing. This conference
provides planners, businesses and community members with great tools
they can take back and put into action right away. Learn more about the
conference at www.ruralmich.org.
Nearly 20 diverse breakout sessions have been secured. Three
new sessions are:
Small Community Downtown Revitalization - John
Iacoangeli of the architectural and planning firm of Beckett & Raeder
will present on the Twelve Components for Downtown Revitalization, a
presentation developed for the Michigan Downtown Association and
tailored to address smaller towns.
Generation E: Building Young
Entrepreneurs - Youth are a community’s pipeline to economic growth and
sustainability. How do we discover those with entrepreneurial
passions, motivate them and unleash their entrepreneurial mindset.
Generation E will present their approach to community development
through expanding youth entrepreneurship education.
Programs for
Rural Communities - The Michigan State Housing Development Authority,
Michigan Economic Development Corporation, USDA Rural Development and
the Federal Home Loan Bank will all have sessions on programs available
to small towns and rural communities.
For more information contact
Allan Hooper at
achooper@cmsenergy.com
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