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The 2002 Regional Partners Forums

Presentations:

View presentations from each regional forum:
Raleigh Regional Forum Presentation (pdf)
Roper Regional Forum Presentation (slide show)
Asheville Regional Forum Presentation (pdf)
North Wilkesboro Regional Forum Presentation (slide show)
Fayetteville Regional Forum Presentation (slide show)

 

Hosts:

The North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center
The North Carolina Community Foundation
The Rural Economic Development Organization

 

Focus:

  • The urgent economic challenges facing our rural communities
  • Resources that can help meet those needs
  • Your ideas for building a stronger rural economy

Agenda:

9:30  Registration & Continental Breakfast

10:00 Welcome and Overview
Billy Ray Hall, Rural Center President, moderator

10:15 Economic Outlook: Trends & Issues in Rural North Carolina and the Region
Chris Beacham, Rural Center Director of Research

11:00 Break

11:15 Matching Resources to Needs: North CarolinaÅfs Philanthropic Community
A panel of North Carolina Grantmakers, moderated by Peggy Birkemeier, North Carolina Community Foundation

12:15 Lunch Buffet
Roundtable Discussions: Rural Leaders Voice Their Concerns, Their Needs, & Their Ideas
Moderated discussions, in groups of 10-15 participants
 
Distribution of Written Survey

2:30  Adjournment
Following adjournment, participants will have the opportunity to participate in one of three additional sessions, each lasting approximately one hour:
  • Regional meeting of Rural Economic Development Institute graduates
  • Briefing on the Rural Center Water & Sewer Grants Program
  • Demonstration of the Rural Center new electronic DataBank
  • Agenda

March 31, Raleigh
Commons Building, Wake County Office Park
Poole Road exit off I-440

April 7, Roper
The Vernon James Center
Research Station Rd. (State Road 1119) off US Hwy 64

April 25, Asheville
AB Technical Community College, Enka Campus
Exit 44 off I-40 (South 19/23)

May 16, N. Wilkesboro
Wilkes Community College, The Walker Center
Hwy. 268 exit off Hwy. 421

May 30, Fayetteville
Fayetteville Tech
Corner of Devers & Hull Rd. off Hwy 24