THE 2018 RURAL ASSEMBLY HURRICANE RECOVERY PRE-CONFERENCE
In response to Hurricane Florence, we are offering a special pre-conference prior to the start of this year's Rural Assembly. The NC Rural Center, in partnership with the NC Inclusive Disaster Recovery initiative, will host the Community Allies for Disaster Recovery pre-conferencefrom 8:30am-1:15pm on Thursday, November 15.
The conference will bring local, grassroots, and municipal leaders together with key agency leads to build partnerships and plan for a robust and responsive long-term recovery in North Carolina.
Guest speakers include:
Bill Bynum, President and CEO of Hope Credit Union
Dan Gerlach, President of the Golden LEAF Foundation
Mike Sprayberry, Director of NC Emergency Management
Dawn Baldwin Gibson, Pastor and Director of Genesis 457 (New Bern)
Juvencio Rocha-Peralta, Executive Director of AMEXCAN
Justin Smith, Council Member for City of Whiteville
And more!
Come early to the 2018 NC Rural Assembly and join us for this important conversation on how our state can rebuild in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence and plan for the next natural disaster.
Registration is required and seating is limited to the first 200 registrants.
2018 Rural Assembly Opens with Governor Roy Cooper Addressing Disaster Recovery
4:00
Rural Resource Fair and Reception
BE SURE TO REGISTER FOR THE 2018 RURAL ASSEMBLY-- SPACE IS LIMITED!
Scholarships are available to pre-conference attendees (based on need) to cover registration for the full two-day Rural Assembly. Governor Cooper will follow the pre-conference with opening remarks on disaster recovery and rural community resiliency for the Rural Assembly.
