[Members] Annual Conference of the Rural Telecommunications Congress

[Penny Rubow]

Dear Chapter Members - This fall the State of Arkansas will be host to
the Annual Conference of the Rural Telecommunications Congress. This is
a great opportunity for our state. Please see the information below and
feel free to share it with people in your organization that would
benefit from this event. 

 

RuralTeleCon '06 <http://www.bringemback.us/files/rtc/index.htm> 
10th Annual Conference of the Rural Telecommunications Congress
October 22-25, 2006 . Little Rock, Arkansas . Wyndam Hotel
<http://www.wyndham.com/hotels/LITNO/main.wnt>  

JUST ADDED!
FCC QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION ON RURAL HEALTH NETWORK ORDER WITH A
REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE FCC
(Tuesday 3:30 to 4:30pm)

Broadband and Emerging Rural Economies 
Rural America is positioned to benefit economically both through
stateside outsourcing and through home-grown "new economy" activity. On
the one hand, business outsourcing is beginning to consider coming home
because of unstable foreign economies and related political unrest in
the world. As an alternative to outsourcing jobs overseas, many
companies are now considering locating new plant manufacturing
facilities and satellite plant offices in rural areas. On the other
hand, high tech entrepreneurs are now locating in rural areas and they
are beginning to build and grow "New Economy" businesses in rural
settings. Rural communities are now becoming, in many instances, the
[only] choice of reason for new business expansion because they offer:
the right amenities such as lower cost-of-living, a significantly
reduced hassle of lifestyle, a greatly improved labor force, abundant
outdoor recreational amenities, lower taxes, and the costs associated
with doing business are lower. Communities must have a robust broadband
telecommunication services, an innovative / and progressive business
culture, and the right mixture of human resource development services to
attract rural economic development. Communities have to embrace a
culture of change. Rural Telecon '06' will feature: community success
stories based around communities that have transitioned themselves using
enhanced telecommunication services, Best Case practices, experts on
programs and development issues, and what tools are needed in a
community's toolbox that will demonstrate to rural developers /
businesses / and others that their community is able to embrace the new
emerging rural economic activities needed to support today's economic
development. 

Topical and Local Highlights

*	Rural sourcing collaborations among economic development,
colleges/universities, health and others. 
*	Regional Health Information Organizations and patient safety,
access and quality healthcare. 
*	Common communication architectures for Emergency Managment and
Response. 
*	Clinton Presidential Library. 

What's New?

*	Research track led by university researchers and peer reviewed
technical and socio-economic articles. 
*	Post-Conference workshop available. 
*	Rural Telecommunications Congress Online Journal 2006. 

Who Should Attend
RuralTeleCon convenes hundreds of small and rural business owners,
officials from local, state, and federal agencies, as well as
professionals from the fields of telehealth, distance learning,
community economic development, e-government and public policy. Special
topics will be of interest to:

*	Critical Access and Rural Hospitals 
*	State CIOs 
*	Health information technology professionals. 
*	Community and Economic Development Professionals. 
*	Universities and community colleges. 
*	Rural emergency management professionals 
*	State and rural RHIOs executives.

 

 

Penny Rubow, PMP, CPM

State of Arkansas

Department of Information Systems

Projects and Enterprise Programs Management Office

501.682.5358

 

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