The annual National Rural Network conference, which is taking place in just over one weeks time on Tuesday the 1st of December in Croke Park Dublin, is now open for registration. The theme of this important one day conference is Strategic Collaboration: Building Alliances in Agriculture and Rural Development.
The conference is a must attend event for anyone interested or working within the Rural Development sector in Ireland. With speakers from Ireland and across Europe, topics which will be discussed on the day include:
- Address the importance of strategic alliances in securing the future for Agriculture in Ireland
- Agriculture and The Business Sector
- Agriculture and the Environment
- Agriculture and Rural Development
- Reinventing Co-operatives
- Transnational & Inter-territorial Projects
- Collaboration Local Projects
- Measuring the Impact of the Irish Rural Development Programme
Paul Keating, manager of the Rural Development Support Unit which is hosting the conference, says
The importance of strategic alliances in addressing the current economic crisis faced by rural communities cannot be overstated. This conference will highlight the need for those of us with a direct stake in the future of rural areas to be proactive in building such alliances. This is an important opportunity to build and strengthen Alliances between Agriculture and Business, Agriculture and the Environment Sector and Agriculture and Rural Development.
Book your place now by filling in the online registration form.
Comments are open at the bottom for you to add your thoughts. Any and all input welcomed.
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Dear Sir, Dear Ms,
I attended last Tuesday the conference “Building Alliances in Agriculture and Rural Development” which was excellent.
I would like to be able to access the presentations but I could not find them on the website.
Please, could you let me know how to access them.
Best regards
Corinne Mercier
Agricultural Attaché
French Embassy
Dear Corinne,
Thank you very much for your comment and I am delighted that you enjoyed the conference. Apologies for not having the presentations up on the web site yet but I have placed them on Slideshare where you can access that at http://www.slideshare.net/ruralnetwork/tag/nrn09.
Kind regards,
John