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The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
The Pennsylvania State University
7 Armsby Building, University Park PA 16802-5602
814/863-4656(phone); 814/863-0586(fax)
Please send questions and comments to:
nercrd@psu.edu

The first annual Land Grant Youth Entrepreneurship Symposium (Land Grant YES) will be hosted by the Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development at the Days Inn Penn State, June 4-6, 2008, in State College, PA. Land Grant YES will bring educators and program leaders from eastern U.S. states together for a face-to-face symposium focused on youth entrepreneurship best practices, research findings, and future program development.

The goals of this symposium are threefold: 1) to develop and expand social capital among the educators in this area through the formation of a more formal workgroup structure; 2) to frame a "breakthrough" project in the area of youth entrepreneurship, that can be collaboratively developed by members of this group, and 3) to add value to the youth component of the eXtension Communities of Practice (COP) project on Entrepreneurs and their Communities. We hope to identify high quality youth entrepreneurship curricula/educational resources that can be systematically organized and incorporated into the eXtension Entrepreneurs and Their Communities web site.

The Call for Papers is now open. Paper submission deadline is April 22, 2008. Information is available at: http://www.nercrd.psu.edu/Entrepreneurship/CallForPapers.pdf

A block of rooms has been reserved at Days Inn Penn State for the nights of June 4-6, 2008 at the rate of $95.00/night (plus tax). To reserve a room call (814) 238-8454 or (800) 258-3297 and mention code CGNEST. Deadline for making reservations is May 2, 2008.

Hotel information is available at: http://www.lioncountrylodging.com/daysinn/index.php

 

Travel support scholarships are available (limited), please see registration form.

The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development is located at the Pennsylvania State University and collaborates with land grant institutions in the northeast U.S.