2007 Minnesota Rural Summit
Kickoff to Minnesota’s Sesquicentennial

Thriving by Design

May 10-11, 2007
Craguns Resort & Hotel on Gull Lake Brainerd MN

Join us at the 2007 Minnesota Rural Summit on May 10 & 11, 2007

Thriving by Design: What does design have to do with community and economic development strategies…. the usual mainstays of past Minnesota Rural Summits?

The design-based economy is emerging now as communities and businesses turn to the innovations, problem-solving methods, and interdisciplinary creative processes of design to compete and thrive in an ever more complex and sophisticated world.

The 10th annual Rural Summit will look back at the past Summit themes -- closing the digital divide, health care & economic development, energizing entrepreneurs, leveraging new agriculture, innovation, and boosting human capital -- with a look ahead at the trends and forecasts in these areas and more.

It will introduce the process and context of design to wrap them all together into a manageable whole. And convince you that without investments in planning and design, our communities and our state will simply not thrive up against an increasingly strong global economy.

Minnesota is poised to observe its 150th anniversary of statehood one year from now. Join us to help kickoff a year of planning and preparation, as a way to reflect on our heritage and perhaps more importantly, prepare for a demanding future in which we can thrive by design.

Register now!!
Please make room reservations with Cragun's online (click on reservations) or by faxing this form (Interested in car pooling?)

Thanks to our generous sponsors:

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