East Midlands Development Agency to sponsor ruralnet|2006 conference.
Rural regeneration charity ruralnet|uk have confirmed that their annual conference annual event will be held in the East Midlands region on 10th-12th October, 2006 and will be sponsored by the East Midlands Development Agency (emda).
Held in a different location annually, the ruralnet|conference is now in its sixth year, but this is the first time the event will be held in the East Midlands. Since it was first held, the ruralnet|uk annual conference has been sponsored by the South of England Development Agency, by the East of England Development Agency for the past three years in succession and last year by Yorkshire Forward, Regional Development Agency for Yorkshire and Humber. Last year's event was attended by 230 delegates, with twenty-eight exhibitors, and a mobile post office and farmers market demonstration.
Ray Edwards, emda's Director of Rural Affairs, commented: "emda is delighted to be working in partnership with ruralnet|uk and proud that our region will host such a prestigious conference. With over 30% of the region's population living in rural areas the rural economy makes a considerable contribution to the region's economic prosperity and emda are committed to ensuring this contribution continues through a period of significant change for the countryside".
With the popularity of the event growing each year, bookings are already being made online and places are expected to be filled quickly.
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Rural regeneration charity ruralnet|uk have confirmed that their annual conference annual event will be held in the East Midlands region on 10th-12th October, 2006 and will be sponsored by the East Midlands Development Agency (emda).
Held in a different location annually, the ruralnet|conference is now in its sixth year, but this is the first time the event will be held in the East Midlands. Since it was first held, the ruralnet|uk annual conference has been sponsored by the South of England Development Agency, by the East of England Development Agency for the past three years in succession and last year by Yorkshire Forward, Regional Development Agency for Yorkshire and Humber. Last year's event was attended by 230 delegates, with twenty-eight exhibitors, and a mobile post office and farmers market demonstration.
Ray Edwards, emda's Director of Rural Affairs, commented: "emda is delighted to be working in partnership with ruralnet|uk and proud that our region will host such a prestigious conference. With over 30% of the region's population living in rural areas the rural economy makes a considerable contribution to the region's economic prosperity and emda are committed to ensuring this contribution continues through a period of significant change for the countryside".
With the popularity of the event growing each year, bookings are already being made online and places are expected to be filled quickly.