- CaRDI Fall Research Roundtable
- Future of Rural New York Seminar: Transportation as a Critical Component of Community and Economic Development
- Land Use Leadership Alliance
- CaRDI Publications
- Gas Drilling in NYS: Riches or Ruin for Landowners and Communities?
- The Economic Significance of the Not-for-Profit Sector
- Community Attitudes Toward Scientific Research
- Community Response to Immigrants in New Destinations
- SRDC National e-Commerce Webinar Series
- Counting Caring: Attending to the Human in an Age of Public Managements
- International Advanced Technology, Food and Agriculture Conference
- Agriculture Planning and Protection Workshop
- 2009 NACDEP Conference
- 2009 National Extension Tourism Conference
- Achieving Greener Communities through Civic, Private and Government Sector Innovation Conference
- eXtension Releases Entrepreneurs & Their Communities Webinar Series
- Building Entrepreneurial Supportive Communities
- October eNewsletter from CCTEC
- The New Meaning of Region
- Know Your Region
- The Kauffman Foundation launches redesigned website: Kauffman.org
- Transatlantic Land Use Conference Policy Briefs, Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
- NYS Department of State Local Government Shared Services Report
Funding / Grants / Other Opportunities
- 2008 e-Commerce Curricula Request for Grant Proposals Released
- Call for Abstracts for Community Development Society Conference
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CaRDI’s Fall Research Roundtable – November 20
CaRDI's Fall applied research roundtable will be November 20, 11:30am - 1:30pm in 401 Warren Hall (lunch will be provided).
Each semester CaRDI sponsors an applied research roundtable that invites faculty, research and extension associates to a luncheon to share information about research related to NYS communities. The November 20 roundtable will focus on the American Community Survey. Warren Brown, Director of the Program on Applied Demographics, and Bob Scardamalia, NY state demographer, have agreed to share their perspectives on the ACS.
This will also be an opportunity to publicly recognize Warren Brown's service to NY before he leaves Cornell. Warren has accepted a position with the University of Georgia as the director of a new public service program in state and local demography.
Please RSVP to Linda Warner, llw2@cornell.edu, by November 17.
CaRDI Future of Rural New York Seminar
Transportation as a Critical Component of Community and Economic Development
Friday, November 21st, 2008
3:00-4:30 p.m.
Warren Hall B32
Yael Levitte, Industrial and Labor Relations
Maralyn Edid, Industrial and Labor Relations
Chrisophia Somerfeldt, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County
Tim O'Hearn, County Administrator, Schuyler County
David Brown (moderator), CaRDI & Department of Development Sociology
Please visit the CaRDI website for more information: http://devsoc.cals.cornell.edu/cals/devsoc/outreach/cardi/calendar-events/seminar-series.cfm
Land Use Leadership Alliance
On Halloween day the second of two Land Use Leadership Alliance (LULA) trainings in the Keuka Lake watershed was successfully completed. Supported by both local and state funding sources, CaRDI collaborated with Pace University, Cornell Cooperative Extension, and the Genesee Finger Lakes Regional Planning Council to present the four-day course last Winter and again this Fall. The two LULA sessions were attended by a broad cross section of approximately fifty watershed residents and local land use leaders. Their interests centered on finding better ways to protect Keuka Lake from environmental harm while addressing the interests of farmers and other landowners in the watershed. The course, which integrates learning about the land use system in NY State with learning about constructive approaches to collaborative community decision making, received high marks from participants.
If you are interested in exploring the possibility of a LULA in your area, contact CaRDI's David Kay, dlk2@cornell.edu.
In early October, Issue #22 of our Rural New York Minute series was released, entitled "Gas Drilling in NYS: Riches or Ruin for Landowners and Communities?" by Rod Howe and David L. Kay, Cornell University.
This month we published our 23rd issue of the Minute, entitled "The Economic Significance of the Not-for-Profit Sector", by David L. Kay, Cornell University.
In mid-October, Issue #22 of our Research & Policy Brief Series was released, entitled "Community Attitudes Toward Scientific Research", by Katherine A. McComas (Cornell University), John C. Besley (University of South Carolina), and Zheng “Janet” Yang (Cornell University).
We will release our 23rd issue of the Brief in mid-November, entitled "Community Response to Immigrants in New Destinations", by Max J. Pfeffer and Pilar A. Parra, Cornell University.
All of our publications are available on the CaRDI website at http://www.cardi.cornell.edu
SRDC National e-Commerce Webinar Series
Serving entrepreneurs, educators and community leaders, the curricula survey a wide variety of e-commerce topics including broadband access in rural communities, farm business management, artisan businesses online, and more to come. This valuable series is hosted by the Southern Rural Development Center and is co-sponsored by the eXtension Entrepreneurs and Their Communities team. To hear from the authors and learn exciting information about e-commerce, check out the Webinars on the following dates:
Internet Strategies to Improve Farm Business Management Webinar
November 11, 2008
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. CST
Helping Artisans Reach Global Markets Webinar
November 20, 2008
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. CST
Strengthening Competitive Advantage of Rural Businesses with e-Commerce and Experience Economy Strategies
December 16, 2008
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. CST
Future topics will include case studies from small business across America and e-commerce with tourism and destination based businesses. More information about these Webinars and the National e-Commerce Extension Initiative can be found at http://srdc.msstate.edu/ecommerce.
Counting Caring: Attending to the Human in an Age of Public Management
November 18, 2008
9:30-3:30 pm
The "Counting Caring" workshop explores two very different frames of reference for thinking about our work - professional public management and personal relationships - and is directed at the need to more fully characterize the nature and value of community-based extension work. Workshop goals include that participants will become conversant with the two frames of reference, understand how to apply them to critically reflect on their own work, and be able to talk about the impact of their work in broader, richer language from multiple frames of reference. The facilitator is Dr. Margo J. Hittleman Coordinator of the Natural Leaders Initiative at CCE Tompkins and principal of MH Consulting. There is no fee for this workshop.
For more information and to register: http://hosts.cce.cornell.edu/admin/profdev/counting_caring.htm
International Advanced Technology, Food and Agriculture Conference
November 18-19
Inn on the lake, Canandaigua, NY
This conference will be addressing many issues in the vital area of Food Safety and Security. Panel topics include Transport, Retail, Consumers, Processing and Production. We will also be hosting a poster session to allow companies a chance to present information about their organizations.
This conference will be an opportunity for networking with representatives from the private sector such as:
- Constellation Brands, a leading international producer and marketer of beverage alcohol brands with a broad portfolio across the wine, imported beer and spirits categories
- Pactiv Corp.- is a leader in the consumer and foodservice/food packaging markets it serves.
- Battelle- an international science and technology enterprise that explores emerging areas of science, develops and commercializes technology, and manages laboratories for customers.
- CASP, LLC -a contract packaging company that has been established to provide aseptic packaging services to the food and beverage industry. Our focus is on, but not limited to, aseptic shelf stable packaging.
- Agrinetix, - an agricultural computer software development company.
- Geneweave Biosciences - commercializing a technology that can detect a host of bacteria on just about anything, ranging from a hard surface to inside the human body.
- Organic Valley – A cooperative of organic farmers.
- Grindstone Farms- Focusing on growing and marketing high quality certified organic vegetables.
For the full agenda, and to register, please go to www.factny.org.
Agriculture Planning and Protection Workshop
December 8, 1 pm - 4 pm
Cornell Geneva Experiment Station, Jordan Hall
This workshop will offer basic and advanced topics and coverage on easements (donated and purchased), tax issues and business planning as it relates to easements and Purchase of Development Rights (PDR), agricultural appraisals, and municipal planning tools and options for agricultural protection at the local level. Presenters include Andy Zepp, Finger Lakes Land Trust; David Haight, American Farmland Trust; and Donald Fisher, Pomeroy Appraisal Associates. Contact Peter Landre, pt12@cornell.edu for more information.
For more information, click here.
2009 NACDEP Conference
The 2009 NACDEP Conference theme is Creating Sustainable Communities in a Changing America. The conference will take place on April 20 - 22, 2009 in San Diego, California (double early bird registration until January 12).The conference tracks for the 2009 conference are:
- Economy: (e.g. agri-tourism, BRE, main street programs, business/economic development, etc.)
- Environment: (e.g. land use, water, natural resources, etc.)
- Engagement: (e.g. leadership, civic engagement, volunteerism, etc.)
- Equity: (e.g. environmental justice, social capital, diversity, capital allocation, etc.)
- Evaluation: (e.g. impacts, outcomes, accountability, etc.)
Those interested in presenting a session or a poster will be able to submit proposals via NACDEP's website at http://nacdep.net/ until November 14.
2009 National Extension Tourism Conference
The Tourism Connection: Sustaining People, Places, and Communities
June 14-17, 2009
The Yarrow Resort Hotel and Conference Center
Park City, Utah
The 2009 National Extension Tourism (NET) Conference Program Committee invites proposals for the 2009 NET Conference, the theme of which is “The Tourism Connection: Sustaining People, Places, and Communities.” Based on this theme, the Conference Program Committee is seeking proposals for oral presentations, poster presentations, and panel presentations/workshops in the following eight broad topical areas:
- Rural Tourism Development/Agritourism
- Community and Regional Planning and Development
- Economic, Environmental, and Social Impacts of Tourism and Recreation
- Heritage and Cultural Tourism
- Nature-Based Tourism: Ecotourism, Wildlife Enterprises, Adventure Tourism
- Marketing and Promotion
- Tourism Research and Evaluation
- Tourism Education and Training
The Program Committee encourages all proposal submitters to “connect” their work in tourism and recreation to the conference’s sustainability theme with respect to sustainable development and use involving people, places, and communities, and also encourages both the presentation of case study approaches and international tourism activities.
The deadline for proposal submission is January 23, 2009, with notification of submission status by February 20, 2009. To get more detailed information on proposal submission guidelines and to submit a proposal, please visit http://sail2.ext.usu.edu/net. Please visit the developing conference website at http://extensiontourism.net for further information on the 2009 NET Conference. To view the program agenda and abstracts of presentations and posters presented at the 2006 NET Conference held in Burlington, Vermont, visit http://www.esf.edu/NET2006/.
Achieving Greener Communities through Civic, Private and Government Sector Innovation Conference
October 28, 2008
Presentations from this conference have been posted to CaRDI's website: http://devsoc.cals.cornell.edu/cals/devsoc/outreach/cardi/training/greener-communities.cfm
eXtension Releases Entrepreneurs & Their Communities Webinar Series
The Entrepreneurs & Their Communities team offers a free monthly Webinar on a variety of issues of interest to small business owners, farmers, business coaches and mentors. Upcoming topics include:
- Effective Networking Tips and Techniques for the Business Owner
- Next Level eMarketing
- A Real Story about E-Commerce
- Maximizing Your Pay-Per-Click Campaign
The Webinars are presented live on the second Wednesday of each month at 2:00 pm (eastern), 1:00 pm (central), 12:00 pm (mountain) and 11:00 am (pacific). All Webinars are recorded and archived for on-demand viewing. For more information about the Webinars including the schedule, visit http://www.extension.org/pages/Entrepreneurs_and_Their_Communities_Webinar_Series.
Building Entrepreneurial Supportive Communities
Are you working to build entrepreneurial supportive communities on a regional level? Check out these resources from ACEnet in Ohio:
1. Entrepreneurship with a Regional Flavor, June Holley, Appalachian Center for Economic Networks (ACEnet) - http://www.acenetworks.org/warehouse/Regional%20Flavor%20June.pdf
2. Building a Regional Entrepreneurship Network: A Guide to Action - June Holley (2005) ACEnet - http://www.ruraleship.org/content/pdf/BuildingENetworkOhio.pdf
October eNewsletter from CCTEC
(Cornell Center for Technology Enterprise and Commercialization)
In this issue:
- Achronix Semiconductor releases new product
- Weill Cornell Medical College researchers seek novel cure for Tuberculosis
- Cornell NanoMat social networking site to be launched
- Upcoming and recent events at CCTEC
To read the full newsletter, go to http://www.cctec.cornell.edu/news/newsletters/October2008.php
The New Meaning of Region
By Dr. Stephan Goetz
From the NERCRD Network08 September issue, http://www.nercrd.psu.edu/Newsletter/Sept08/network.pdf
Know Your Region
A website developed to provide links, resources, curriculum, data etc. related to fostering, assessing and understanding regional economic development. Visit: http://knowyourregion.wcu.edu
The Kauffman Foundation launches redesigned website: Kauffman.org
The Kauffman Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of a redesigned version of kauffman.org, the Web site we use to inform you about our work. The site was revamped from the ground up to be easier to use, present richer content and do a better job of telling the story of what Kauffman Foundation associates and partners are thinking about and doing. Among the new features of the site are numerous video segments and essays that will give you more insight into how we work, several new ways to stay up-to-date on the Foundation's activities, and continually changing content presented in a more useful manner.
To learn more about all the new features of kauffman.org, visit this special page: http://www.kauffman.org/Details.aspx?id=5068
Transatlantic Land Use Conference Policy Briefs, Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
Policy Brief No. 1: " Land Use Changes: Economic, Social and Environmental Impacts," JunJie Wu, Oregon State University [pdf]
Policy Brief No. 2: "Carbon Sequestration, Madhu Khanna," University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign [pdf]
Policy Brief No. 3: "Using Research on Farmland Amenity Values to Improve Preservation Policy," Joshua M. Duke, University of Delaware [pdf]
Policy Brief No. 4: "Land-Use Policy - Agriculture and Urbanization," Lori Lynch, University of Maryland [pdf]
http://www.nercrd.psu.edu/TALUC/PolicyBriefs.html
NYS Department of State Local Government Shared Services Report
The report documents accomplishments, new partnerships, and savings generated from project investments. Click here for the full report.
Funding / Grants / Other Opportunities
2008 e-Commerce Curricula Request for Grant Proposals Released
The Southern Rural Development Center (SRDC) is pleased to announce a new initiative to foster implementation of one of its new e-commerce curricula. U.S. Land-Grant Extension educators or teams are invited to submit proposals outlining how they propose to implement one of the FOUR new e-commerce educational curricula that the SRDC has released, or is scheduled to release, over the next two to three months. The maximum amount allowed for any proposal is $3,000. To view the one-hour Webinar discussing the initiative in detail and to learn more about the National e-Commerce Extension Initiative's Web site at http://srdc.msstate.edu/ecommerce.
Call for Abstracts for Community Development Society Conference
The Community Development Society invites you to submit an abstract to the 41st Annual International Conference, July 26-29, 2009 in Memphis, Tennessee, "Celebrating Community: Finding Hope in Uncertain Times." A detailed call for abstracts is available at www.comm-dev.org. Don't delay - the deadline to submit a presentation is October 31, 2008.
This year's conference theme is an invitation to explore the ways in which an individual's well being and social well being are: (1) being realized through their social experiences, and (2) how community has responded and is responding to the uncertain times in rural and urban centers. We invite proposal submissions that delve into the collective creativity, resiliency and determination in community and its actions which finds citizens Celebrating Community: Finding Hope in Uncertain Times.
Online submissions are encouraged, and are currently being accepted online at www.comm-dev.org.