Southern Utah University plays host to this annual gathering of rural Utah leaders each August. The Rural Summit, which has been convening for nearly 25 years, is administered and presented by Regional Services and the Utah Center for Rural Life at SUU.
Plans are already being made for the 2010 Rural Summit, which is scheduled for August 4-6, 2010, here at SUU. Visit the official Utah Rural Summit website or contact Kathleen McDowell at Mcdowell@suu.edu or 435-586-7738 for more information.
The preview article for the 2009 Summit provides all the details.
And here are links to our keynote speakers' respective presentations:
Michael Shuman keynote presentation about the Small-Mart Revolution
Michael Shuman break-out session, expounding on the Small-Mart Revolution
Dave Ivan keynote presentation about Small Town Success Strategies
And here are the responses to the 2009 Summit's interactive audience response keypad polling surveys:
Thursday morning's general survey of Summit participants and
Thursday afternoon's more in-depth survey about recession impacts and rural issues & priorities.
