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2005 NRDP & PRA Meeting
August 21-22, 2005
Omni-Shoreham Hotel

The National Rural Development Partners (NRDP) and  Partners for Rural America (PRA) is sponsoring a two day meeting August 21-22, 2005, at the Omni-Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.

The second day is set aside for a series of strategy sessions with State Rural Development Councils (SRDCs) regarding the direction of the National Rural Development Partnership.  As part of this process, we are planning to invite and engage National Rural Development Coordinating Committee’s nominated participants (Federal agencies) to engage them in a dialogue regarding the role of SRDCs in future NRDCC activities.  This conference is slightly different than those we’ve held in the past in that the schedule has been structured to be flexible and conducive to more meaningful discussions regarding the future direction of the Partnership and subsequent next steps.

We have scheduled the NRDP meetings to coincide with the National Rural Community Assistance Program (RCAP) conference, which will take place on August 22-25 at the Omni-Shoreham Hotel.  RCAP has an excellent agenda planned covering a wide range of rural-related topics that you will find useful in your work as a Council. 

 

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Agenda

All meetings will take place in the Omni Shoreham's Capitol Room

SUNDAY, AUGUST 21:

3:00 pm    PRA Board Meeting

5:00 pm    Dinner Break on your own

6:30 pm    PRA General Membership Meeting

7:00 pm    A Nationwide SRDC Conversation

                 Each SRDC briefly will share one current initiative of general interest

                 (2-3 minutes each max; bring 75 copies of of handouts - optional)

                 Networking Time

MONDAY, AUGUST 22:

7:00 am      Breakfast on your own (Regional meetings optional – Check with district                      representative)

8:30 am      Strategic Session #1 – The Role of SRDCs at the State and Federal                    Levels

                   Current SRDC activities; cross-state commonalities; role of SRDCs in their

                   states; policy vs. program coordination at the state and/or federal level; need for

                   a national network to support state-level SRDC initiatives.

10:15 am    Break

10:30 am    Strategic Session #2 – The NRDCC, SRDCs and the Future of the                    NRDP

                   Planned joint strategy session with NRDCC members and SRDC

                   representatives to discuss NRDCC mission and operations, the roles and

                   responsibilities of SRDCs and the NRDCC, and the NRDCC’s relationship

                   with the SRDCs.

12:00 pm    Luncheon Buffet – Speaker to be determined

1:30 pm      Strategic Session #3 – Revisiting the 2002 Farm Bill and Planning for

                   2007

                   Discussion of SRDC and NRDCC responsibilities specified in the 2002

                   Farm Bill and planning for the 2007 Farm Bill process.

2:45 pm      Strategic Session #4 – Securing Private Funding for the Partnership

                   Discussion among SRDC representatives on strategies for securing private                    funding for national and/or multi-state initiatives.

5:00 pm      Adjourn

For more information contact

Shawn Pritchett, Chair (PRA)
Executive Director
South Dakota Rural Development Council (SRDC)
Sioux Falls, SD
605-360-8548

spritchett@sdrdc.org

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