Items of Interest

Upcoming Conference on Rural Wealth Creation

On October 3-5, 2011, the USDA Economic Research Service and Ford Foundation will convene a national conference in Washington, DC: Rural Wealth Creation and Livelihoods: A National Conference and Conversation for Practitioners, Researchers, and Policymakers

The conference aims to create a practical and action-focused conversation that produces insights, information and action ideas useful to everyone who attends.  The gathering will bring together a wide range and balanced mix of practitioners, researchers, and policymakers.

See the full Call for Participation at http://www.aspencsg.org/rdp/resources/ERS11/WealthCreationConferenceCall.pdf