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2003 NRDP Professional Development Conference Notes & Agenda

Below you will find the final agenda from the 2003 NRDP Professional Development Conference. Follow the links on specific sessions for printable notes or presentations from the conference. In addition to notes from sessions, below you will find links to the SRDC Good Ideas Compendium and the Presenters List.

Agenda
SRDC Good Ideas Compendium
2003 Conference Presenters


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National Rural Development Partnership Conference Agenda

Fairmont Hotel, Washington, D.C.
June 1 – 3, 2003

A professional development conference designed to help all State Councils:

  • Meet and exceed the requirements of the 2002 Farm Bill
  • Produce measurable outcomes on the community level and in the public policy arena
  • Build a vibrant future for all of rural America

Sunday, June 1

10:45 AM Welcome (Powerpoint)
11:00 AM SRDC Requirements
Opening Remarks: John Rosso,
RBS Administrator
1:00 PM Lunch & SRDC Good Ideas #1
2:30 PM Attributes of a Successful Council
3:30 PM Networking Break
4:00 PM Problem Addressing Sessions #1
Concurrent Sessions:
  1. Working with Limited of Part-Time Staffing
  2. Improving NRDP's Effectiveness at the National Level
  3. Meeting the Requirements of the Farm Bill and SRDC Accountability System
  4. Building Council Effectiveness in the Policy Arena
5:30 PM Plenary: Reports from Problem Addressing Sessions

Monday, June 2

7:00 AM Breakfast
8:00 AM Collaboration – What Makes it Work:
Michael Winer, Founder, 4Results Together
9:15 AM Networking Break
9:30 AM Federal Panel on NRDP's Future
11:00 AM Networking Break
11:15 AM Non-NRDP Fund Development:
Tools and Strategies for Success
12:45 PM Lunch & SRDC Good Ideas #2
2:15 PM Outcomes-Based SRDC Work Plans (Part 1)
(Powerpoint)
3:15 PM Networking Break
3:30 PM Outcomes-Based SRDC Work Plans (Part 2)
4:30 PM Success Stories: Writing and Marketing Your Successes
(Powerpoint, Handout 1, Handout 2)
5:30 PM SRDC Good Ideas #3
6:00 PM Cultural Event:
Mariachi Los Amigos

Tuesday, June 3

7:00 AM Breakfast
8:00 AM How SRDCs Inform and Shape Rural Policy (3-part session):
Plenary: Introduction
Concurrent Sessions
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Health Care
  • Workforce Development

    • Plenary: Reports from Sessions
    10:00 AM Networking Break
    10:30 AM SRDC Good Ideas #4
    11:00 AM Problem Addressing Sessions #2
    1. Designing Outcome-Based SRDC Work Plans
    2. Marketing Councils By Telling Our Stories Well
    3. Fundraising for Our State Council
    4. Participation and Engagement in Our Council's Work
    12:30 PM Lunch & SRDC Good Ideas #5
    2:00 PM Measuring SRDC Progress (Powerpoint)
    3:15 PM Networking Break
    3:45 PM Current Condition of Rural America: Mark Drabenstott, Center for the Study of Rural America,
    Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
    (Powerpoint)
    5:15 PM Closing and Reflections:
    What We've Learned and What We're Taking Home
    6:30 PM Awards Dinner (Program)
    Keynote Speech: Thomas Dorr,
    Under Secretary for Rural Development


    Conference Presenters

    June 1

    • Conference Welcome:
    		 Mary Randolph, David Sears, and Bob Ho
    • SRDC Requirements:
    		 John Rosso, Kirby Edmonds, Dennis Engelke, and Sean Zielenbach
    • Attributes of a Successful Council:
    		 Jolinda LaClair and Paul Costello
    • PAS#1-Staffing:
    		 Brett Doney
    • PAS#1-National:
    		 Kirby Edmonds and Bob Ho
    • PAS#1-Farm Bill:
    		 Sean Zielenbach and Laura Branca
    • PAS#1-Policy:
    		 Marcie McLaughlin

    June 2

    • Collaboration-What Makes it Work:
    		 Michael Winer
    • Federal Panel:
    		 Sally Maggard (Moderator), Thomas Rubel (NGA), Luis Luna (USDA-OCD), Dianne McSwain (HHS), Aliceann Wohlbruck (NADO), and Tom Goldsmith (RCAP)
    • Non-NRDP Fund Development:
    		 Denise Schlegel
    • Outcome-Based Work Plans:
    		 Sean Zielenbach
    • Success Stories:
    		 Dave Barr, Ella Ennis, and Laura Branca

    June 3

    • Entrepreneuship Session:
    		 Kelly Haverkampf and Bob Ho
    • Health Care Session:
    		 Paul Galligos and Laura Branca
    • Workforce Development Session:
    		 Frank Garcia and Kirby Edmonds
    • PAS#2-Work Plans:
    		 Sean Zielenbach
    • PAS#2-Marketing:
    		 Dave Barr, Ella Ennis, Laura Branca
    • PAS#2-Fundraising:
    		 Denise Schlegel
    • PAS#2-Participation:
    		 Bob Lovan
    • Measuring SRDC Progress:
    		 Cornelia Flora, North Central Regional Center
    • Current Condition of Rural America:
    		 Mark Drabenstott, Federal Reserve Bank of KC
    • Conference Reflections:
    		 Kirby Edmonds, Bob Ho, Dave Sears, and Mary Randolph
    • Dinner & Awards Keynote:
    		 Thomas Dorr, Under Secretary for Rural Development


    2003 NRDP Conference