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The 2005 Maryland Rural Summit was held in Garrett County and concluded on October 28, 2005. Selected presentations from the Summit are posted here.
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The 2005 Maryland Rural Summit
Some selected presentations made during the
2005 Summit are available below. NOTE: Powerpoint must be installed
on your computer to view these files. If you have a slow internet connect,
you should save them to your hard drive before viewing.
RMC Chair Reviews the Year
Presidented by RMC Chair Phyllis Kilby. Mrs. Kilby is a Cecil County Commission and President of Kilby’s Inc., a family owned and operated dairy farm.
Building Entrepreneurial Communities in Maryland
Presented by Erik R. Pages, the Founder and President of EntreWorks Consulting, an economic development consulting and policy development firm focused on helping communities and organizations achieve their entrepreneurial potential.
A Selected Approach to Workforce Development (PDF/2M)
Presented by Patrick K. Cassidy, Senior Project Manager – Business Services, Upper Shore Workforce Investment Board and Dan McDermott, Executive Director, Uppers Shore Workforce Investment Board.
An Update on Rural Wastewater Infrastructure Funding and Management
Presented by Jean Holloway, Training Manager for the Environmental Finance Center for Region 3, with the University System of Maryland since 1999.
Introduction to the New Medicare Prescription Drug Program
Presented by Patrick Hamilton, the Rural Health Coordinator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in the Philadelphia Regional Office.
Introduction to MARBIDCO
Presented by Stephen McHenry, Executive Director of the Rural Maryland Council since 1998 and acting executive director of the Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation (MARBIDCO).
The 2005 Rural Achivement Awards were also presented during the Summit. Click here to learn about the receipients.
The RMC was pleased to partner with the Tri-County Council of Western Maryland, Inc., the Garrett County Chamber of Commerce, the Maryland Rural Health Association, the DHMH Office of Primary Care and Rural Health, and the Rural Regional Councils to present the 8th Annual Rural Summit.
Click HERE for a copy of the 2005 Summit Agenda (doc)