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Delegates from the Dalhousie Faculty of Agriculture want to hear from you, our students, staff, faculty and industry partners - your thoughts, ideas and actions on redefining and revitalizing Rural Atlantic Canada.

What is the Georgetown Conference?

"The Georgetown Conference, Redefining Rural is our region’s owning its strengths and opening space for innovation. The Conference will be a conference with a different heartbeat. It has never been more important for our rural communities to build optimism and common resolve – and to share success stories. At a time when the top-line preoccupations are with changing demographics and government austerity, it is critical to remind ourselves and the world that rural Atlantic Canada is a special place with significant advantages.

We also need a platform to share our many local successes with others throughout Atlantic Canada and beyond.  The Georgetown Conference, Redefining Rural is such a platform. Georgetown is a conference about ideas and success but it will not shy away from the difficult issues we face."

http://thegeorgetownconference.ca

Join the Discussion!

Please join the discussion and share your ideas and experience with delegates who will be attending the Conference and bringing forward ideas from Nova Scotia and the Faculty of Agriculture. Talk to Tracy Kittilsen, Cathrine Yuill and Meggie MacMichael who are eager to share ideas with you now and after the conference as well.

When: A Rural Roundtable - Friday, September 20, 2013

Time: 4:00 pm – 5:30 p.m.

Location: Room 254 Haley, Dalhousie Faculty of Agriculture

Please RSVP to tracy.kittilsen@dal.ca by September 18th.