Vision Net Sites available in Montana for the Rural Economic Development: Entrepreneurial Strategies Conference June 4, 2003

Thanks to everyone who responded and demonstrated an interest in the NARC/EDA telecast. The information you have all been requesting (as to nearest location, address, room, etc.) is below.

June 4th "Three Rural Economic Development Strategies" telecast is available at no cost. The one exception is the site at Flathead Valley Community College – we do need to collect a total of $50 for the use of this site. A donation would be appreciated.

Listed below are areas that the telecast will be made available. Location and Contact information are listed as well. Sites were selected based on a demonstrated interest among MEDA consumers. Thank you to Vision Net for special promotion of this telecast.

If you are interested in finding site availability other than listed below, please contact Chuck at Vision Net to set up a possible alternative. Phone: 406.467.4751 or email [email protected]

(I’d like to pass along my thanks to the folks at VisionNet for making this possible. This is an excellent system that everyone should consider using to improve their communications and effectiveness. Russ)

*** Billings Area:

The Montana Business Incubator will host the NARC/EDA Satellite Telecast "Three Rural Economic Development Strategies", Wednesday, June 4, 2003, at 1:00 p.m. Guest panelists include, Dr. David Sampson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, Mark Drabenstott, VP, Kansas City Federal Reserve & Director, John Nau, Director of National Park Service and Ernesto Sirolli, CEO, Sirolli Institute. For more information contact 406-657-2138. Seating is limited, please RSVP to [email protected].

Donnetta Graham (Billings Area)

[email protected] or [email protected]

Montana Business Incubator 406-657-2138

******* Bozeman Location:

MSU Bozeman

South 7th & Grant

Contact: Nadeen Comfort

406-994-6553

*** Butte/Anaconda area:

Location: Alternative method of delivery – – viewable on pc screen at Butte Local Development office.

305 W. Mercury

Contact: Dorena 406.723.4349

*** Conrad and Great Falls area:

Location: VisionNet Headquarters Facility

1211 Northwest Bypass, Great Falls

Contact: Chuck McDonald ph: 406.467.4755

*** Havre area:

Location: For those in northcentral Montana interested in participating in this telecast, Bear Paw Development has made arrangements with Triangle Telephone Cooperative for its viewing. It will be available at 1:00pm (MST) on June 4th at Triangle Telephone, which is located at 2121 Highway 2 NW.
Contact: Paul Tuss, 406.265.9226

*** Hamilton and Missoula area:

Missoula – Blackfoot Telephone Office

Location: 1221 North Russell Road, Missoula

Contact: Julie Jones 406.541.5437

***** Helena Location:

Vision Net – Helena

1084 Helena Ave. (located in the Hustad Center)

Contact
Chuck MacDonald

406-467-4755

*** Kalispell

Location: Flathead Valley Community College, 777 Grand View Drive, Kalispell. LRC 120 Library and Resource Center Building.
Note: Donations are requested to meet the $50 room and downlink charge.

Contact: Gary Winship, Director

Northwest Business Center

218 Main Street

Kalispell, MT 59901

(406) 758-5404

*** Libby – Eureka:

Location: Eureka, 335 6th St. East (Modular Building, LC2 lab)
Contact: Wade VanNess 297.2525

*** Malta:

Phillips County Hospital ITV Room. All welcome!
Contact: Anne Boothe 406.654.1776

*** Miles City:

Miles City Community College in the Lewis and Clark room in the library.

Contact: Shelly Weight

Center for Technology and Learning

Miles Community College

2715 Dickinson

Miles City, MT 59301

(406) 234-3547

1-800-541-9281

**** Missoula: (see Hamilton above)

If you have questions, please call the contact person in your area.

Thank you,
gloria

Telecast on June 4 "Three Rural Economic Development Strategies" With Dr. David Sampson
Time: 1:00pm MT Time

This is a wonderful opportunity to increase our understanding of best practices in other parts of the county. If you have an interest in participating, please contact one of the following so we can coordinate the sites. Thank you.

The Economic Development Administration and the National Association of Regional Councils present an Economic Development Strategy Telecast

Rural Economic Development: Entrepreneurial Strategies June 4, 2003

Locally based, bottom-up approaches to business development can be truly effective. Join a discussion about how distressed populations can be helped to help themselves. Panelists: Dr. David Sampson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Ernesto Sirolli, Sirolli Institute (invited)

Case studies: TBA Technology-Led Economic Development Strategies

Join NARC on June 4, 2003 at 3 p.m. for its fourth telecast on economic
development. The topic will be "Three Rural Economic Development
Strategies." The telecast will feature Dr. David A. Sampson, Assistant
Secretary of Commerce, and Mark Drabenstott, Vice President of the Kansas
City Federal Reserve to discuss economic development in rural areas; Mr.
John Nau III, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, will discuss
tourism in rural areas, and Ernesto Sirolli, founder of the Sirolli
Institute will be discussing creative entrepreneur strategies that utilize
the unique resources in every community.

Please mark your calendars and
see the NARC website for a flyer with coordinates and an evaluation form.
In the interim, if you wish more details or other information, contact
Peggy Tadej at [email protected] [email protected]>

Gloria O’Rourke

MEDA – Montana Economic Developers Association

MEDS – Montana Economic Development Services

118 E. Seventh St.; Suite 2A

Anaconda, MT 59711

ph: 406.563.5259 fx: 406.563.5476

[email protected]

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