Call for Speakers – RMC’s 2015 Rural Summit “Aspire Maryland”

The Rural Maryland Council (RMC) is looking for speakers for its 2015 Rural Summit entitled “Aspire Maryland”. Proposals are due July 1, 2015.

RMC logoThe announcement from RMC states,

The Rural Maryland Council will be hosting a one-day conference on Thursday, December 3, 2015 at the DoubleTree by Hilton located at 210 Holiday Court in Annapolis, Maryland.

The theme of our conference is “Aspire Maryland.”  We want to know what you or your organization are doing to positively address topics like

  • Agriculture
  • Broadband implementation and access
  • Youth Engagement
  • Workforce and Economic Development
  • Community Development
  • Health Care
  • Energy

We know there are a number of wonderful organizations doing great work.  We invite you to collaborate and share your stories.  Please visit our Conference page to download the guidelines.  Proposals are due on or before July 1, 2015.   Please do not hesitate to submit your proposal online.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have.  You can reach us at rmc.mda@maryland.gov or by calling (410) 841-5772.

The 2015 Rural Summit will bring together an estimated 100+ professionals and grass root individuals from throughout Rural Maryland.

Stakeholders include rural citizens; State and local government leaders; grass root, nonprofit organizations that work in rural communities; and professionals representing health care, economic development, agriculture, forestry, workforce development, and community development.

Our goal is to provide networking opportunities, dissemination of information and resources, and the opportunity to collaboratively affect change and help guide future legislative agendas that affect rural people and communities.