Identify yourself with the
room block for Virginia's 2008
Rural Summit.
Summit Objective
To
bridge the Rural
Partnerships of the Council
and Center for Rural
Virginia, Virginia
Association of Counties
Rural Caucus, Virginia
Economic Bridge, and
Virginia Municipal League to
identify critical policy
needs and raise statewide
awareness about the key
issues of rural Virginia.
Expected Outcome
Develop policy issues around
the areas of concern for
summit attendees
Develop sound strategy for
community and economic
development that will have a
direct economic impact
Learn
what the major issues are
and how they are impacting
rural Virginia
Leaders
creating strategy for a transforming
effect on rural communities
Create partnerships to
leverage assets of the
Commonwealth
Encourage entrepreneurial
activity and new business
development
Equip attendees with ideas
and tools to improve the
quality of life in their
local area
Registration Begins at 7:30
a.m.
Monday September 22,
2008
9:00 –
9:45a.m.
Continental
Breakfast ~ Networking
Opportunity
9:00
a.m.
Breakfast
Welcome/Opening Remarks
"Rural Leaders Impacting
Rural Policy"
From the Executive
Director
Connecting the very
fabric of daily life in
rural Virginia
" It's imperative that
we take strong action to
support
and strengthen rural communities and ensure a
higher quality of
everyday living"
Advancing Policies to Improve
the Quality of Life in
Rural Virginia
Healthcare
Access - Quality -
Workforce - Individuals
living in rural areas
face special challenges
in receiving timely,
quality health care.
They often have a
shortages of healthcare
providers, and the costs
of providing quality
healthcare in a rural
health infrastructure
can extend beyond
available resources.
Council for Rural
Virginia Annual Awards
Council award recipients
are ‘Visionaries’
dedicated to creating
opportunities for the
citizens of rural
Virginia. They serve as
an
inspiration for other
communities
leaders throughout the
Commonwealth
Introductions:
Jackson E.
Reasor, President
and CEO, Old
Dominion
Electric
Cooperative
Programs That Are
Transforming Rural
Virginia
"Fireside Chat" the
Governors Broadband
Roundtable Report
2:15 - 5:00 p.m.
Infrastructure/Broadband
For rural Virginia to
grow and prosper,
communities must have
access to the most
recent advances in
broadband connectivity.
This service must be
affordable to
entrepreneurs and
business owners and to
ensure rural
competitiveness.
Responsible use of
government resources to
assist the un-served, and
how regulation affects
the market matter
greatly to rural
broadband expansion.
Re-tool
rural Virginia - Meet
the challenge to compete
for jobs in the 21st
century. Being
competitive in a
technology driven,
global economy is a
challenge and a
necessity. How do we
prepare our workforce
with the necessary
knowledge and technical
skills? What does higher
education do? What are
business and industry doing? What state policy
changes are needed to
advance our rural
workforce? Strong
partnerships between
education and business
and industry can be the
vehicle to transition
our workforce system.
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Develop policy issues around
the areas of concern for
summit attendees
Attend, voice
your opinions
and hear the
responses from
public figures
and elected
officials
Senator Frank
M. Ruff, Jr., Presiding
