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Published: November 8, 2007
Revised: December 12, 2007
Rural Leaders Conference
Creating Partners - Building Communities
Feb. 7 - 9, 2008
Holiday Inn Select, Halifax, Nova Scotia
You Are Invited to Attend!
The Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture is pleased to invite you and all leaders in agriculture and rural communities
to a dynamic conference - the 2008 Rural Leaders Conference - Creating Partners - Building Communities.
Key note speakers will be:
- Michelle Payn Knoper, Cause Matters Corporation
(www.michellepaynknoper.com)
- Celebrating Agriculture and
- Kevin Stewart, AG Vision INC. - What is the Cost of Doing Nothing?
Both speakers recently presented at the 2007 National Agriculture Awareness in London, Ontario and received rave reviews!
Anyone involved in agriculture organizations working towards the betterment of rural
Nova Scotia are eligible to attend such as 4-H leaders, Women's Institutes of Nova Scotia,
agriculture awareness committee members, farmers, industry groups, agriculture awareness
teachers and other rural organizations. It's an excellent opportunity to have a winter get
away while networking with other community leaders and learning new things to strengthen
your role in your community organization.
Mark your calendars for February 7 - 9, 2008 for the 2008 Rural Leaders Conference in Halifax,
Nova Scotia which will celebrate agriculture, create valuable partnerships and build stronger rural communities.
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Early Bird Registration deadline is December 7, 2007!!
$100 must accompany registration form. Early Bird names will be entered
into a draw for a free registration to the conference. Late registration
will be $110. |
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Final registration date is January 4, 2008! Money
will not be refunded after January 4, 2008. |
Please send your completed registration form and conference fee to:
Cheryl Chandler, Communications and Resource Coordinator
Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture, Box 70, Mabou, Nova Scotia B0E 1X0
Phone: 902-945- 2902/ Fax: 902-945-2858/ E-mail: chandlcl@gov.ns.ca
DOWNLOAD APPLICATION FORM
2008 Rural Leaders Conference Program
| Thursday, February 7 |
| 7:00 - 10:00 pm | Amazing Ag Race - A hands on learning event providing useful skills for delivering programs |
| Friday, February 8 |
| 9:00 - 10:00 am | Keynote address: Celebrating Agriculture
- Michelle Payn Knoper, Cause Matters Corp. |
| 10:00 - 10:30 am | Nutrition Break |
| 10:30 - 11:30 am | What Is the Cost of Doing Nothing??!!
- Kevin Stewart, AG Vision INC. |
| 11:30 am - 1:00 pm | Lunch and guest speakers
- Rhonda MacDougall and Jack Thomson, West River Holsteins |
| 1:00 - 2:30 pm | Creative Community Networks
- Michelle Payn Knoper, Cause Matters Corp. |
| 3:00 - 5:00 pm | Concurrent workshops on communication and leadership:
Agriculture in the Classroom - Johanne Ross, Manitoba, AITC
The Power of Volunteers - Max Chauvin, Chauvin Resource Development
Meetings That Work - TBA
Effective Communications - Susan Mader-Zinck, NS Dept. of Agriculture
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| 6:00 - 10:00 pm | Dinner and Networking Experience - Hatfield Farms, Hammond Plains |
| Saturday, February 9 |
| 8:45 - 10:00am | Concurrent workshops on emerging issues and opportunities in agriculture:
Sustaining Rural Communities Through Small Business Development - Brennan Gillis, N.S. Assoc. of Community Business Development Corp.
Buying Local, what does it mean? - Fraser Hunter, NS Federation of Agriculture
Maintaining Vibrant Rural Communities - Bev Connell and Tracy Curry, Falmouth Fruit and Vegetable Farm Market
Alternative Energy Sources - TBA.
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| 10:00 - 10:30am | Nutrition Break |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | "Be a Success at Home" Panel Discussion with:
Av Singh - Innovative Community Projects
Jeff Gunn, Stonehame Chalets - Ag. Tourism
Sharon Lynk, WINS - Rural Issues in Nova Scotia
Patricia and Andrew Bishop - Noggins Corner Farm
Nova Scotia 4-H Council - Strength in Rural Communities
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| 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Lunch and Young Speaker |
| 1:30 - 2:30 pm | Working Together for Agriculture and Rural Communities
- Eleanor Wood, Dairy farmer and motivational speaker, Troy, Ontario |
| 2:30 - 2:45 pm | Evaluation and homeward bound |
Your registration fee of $110 covers all sessions, meals and nutrition breaks as well as two nights accommodation (based on double occupancy) at the Holiday Inn Select.
THIS IS A GREAT VALUE! BOOK NOW!
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