The Rural Roundtables
Rural Ag & Business Forums
This 18-month project will marry TEDCO's core competencies of
commercializing technology out of federal laboratories with the USDA Agricultural
Research Service technologies which offer numerous opportunities for area farmers,
rural businesses and entrepreneurs. Showcases and forums will be held in five
rural regions of Maryland: Southern, Western, Northeastern, Lower Eastern Shore
and Upper Eastern Shore. The showcases will highlight technologies available through
ARS that are pertinent to the specific geographical region. The RMC is partnering
with TEDCO to plan these events. Forums scheduled to
date include:
- Western Maryland on September 16, 2010 in Cumberland. Completed
- Lower Shore on December 2, 2010 in Salisbury.Completed
- Southern Maryland on March 8, 2011 on Solomons Island. Completed
- Northeast region on April 26, 2011 in Aberdeen. Completed
- Upper Shore region in August 2011. Stay Tuned!
For more information.
Archives:
The RMC joined with the University of Maryland School of Public Health and other
partners to host The Statewide Health Care Reform Forum on Dec. 14,
2010. This day-long seminar helped rural citizens understand how the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (i.e., Federal Health Care Reform) would
impact rural citizens, rural communities and rural businesses. Presentations originated out of College Park
and were webcast to four rural community colleges around the state, each of which
had their own forum. For more information and
to view the webcast.
The Rural Roundtable on Maryland
Telehealth Survey, December 6, 2010 in Annapolis, hosted by the RMC in partnership
with the Maryland Rural Health Association and the Upper Shore Regional Council.
The roundtable released the results of the Maryland Telehealth and Telemedicine Survey, discussed barriers to
implementing telehealth systems and considered recommendations for moving forward.
A "next steps" report will be posted shortly. For
more information.
Rural Matters: Emerging Health Challenges and Opportuntiies, October 21-22, 2010
at Rocky Gap near Cumberland. The Rural Maryland Council was a major sponsor of
(and a workshop presenter at) this two-day conference, which was designed to help rural health stakeholders
enter the next decade with a clearer picture of the challenges and opportunities
facing rural communities.
See keynote presentation by Chuck Fluharty.
2010 Southern Regional Rural Convening, held May 11-12, 2010 in Charlotte, N.C.
in cooperation with Partners for Rural America (PRA) and other State Rural Development Councils
in the region; funded through a Cooperative Agreement with USDA-Rural Development and PRA.
The Maryland Jobs Roundtable, hosted by USDA-Rural Development, was held on
March 10, 2010 at the Maryland Department of Agriculture in Annapolis. The RMC
was pleased to be able to support this event.
Read the USDA-RD Report on the Roundtable
The
Statewide Rural Roundtable, held October 22, 2009 in Annapolis.
The Telehealth Roundtable: To Create (Or Not to Create) A Statewide Telehealth Consortium,
held February 20, 2009 in Annapolis
Overcoming Barriers to Economic Success in Rural Communities,
held December 11 & 12, 2008 in Frederick, Maryland.
The Rural Health Roundtable, held Oct. 2-3, 2008
in Annapolis. Topic: The recruitment and retention of
rural health care providers.
Western Maryland Small Town Symposium and Rural
Roundtable, held April 23, 2008 in Cumberland. Topic: Green and Affordable
Housing in Western Maryland
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