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	$115 for plenary session and dinner on October 2
	$80 for plenary session, breakfast and lunch on October 3
	$185/person for both events, October 2-3

2008 Rural Partners Forum

Innovation: Pioneering Change in North Carolina's Rural Communities

October 2-3, 2008• North Raleigh Hilton

Don't miss this chance to be inspired! Lift your sights! Learn from the best! This year's Rural Partners Forum will connect you with some of the most highly successful innovators in North Carolina, the U.S. and beyond -- folks who are improving lives and transforming the economies of their rural communities and regions.

2008 Rural Partners Forum brochure

Online Registration Deadline: September 26, 2008

Fees: $115.00/person for plenary session, reception and dinner on October 2
$80.00/person for plenary session, breakfast and lunch on October 3
$185.00/person for both days, October 2-3

Payment: Please complete a separate regisration for each participant.

Enclose check payable to N.C. Rural Center.

Send to Rural Partners Forum, N.C. Rural Economic Development Center, 4021 Carya Drive, Raleigh, NC 27610.

For more registration information, contact: Cynthia Spencer at the Rural Center. Telephone (919) 250-4314. Fax (919) 250-4325. E-mail cspencer@ncruralcenter.org.

Accommodations: Participants requiring overnight accommodations must make their own reservations. The Rural Center has blocked a limited number of rooms at the North Raleigh Hilton, 3415 Wake Forest Road, for the evening of October 2. Participants may call the Hilton at 1-800-HILTONS (445-8667) or (919) 872-2323 to receive the special room rate of $115.00. To make reservations online, visit www.northraleigh.hilton.com and be sure to use the 3-digit group code RPT. The deadline for reserving these rooms is September 26.  Other motels in the area in close proximity to the forum site: Courtyard by Marriott at 1041 Wake Forest Rd. 919-821-3400. Residence Inn at 1000 Navaho Drive 919-878-6100. Comfort Inn at 4220 Six Forks Rd. 919-787-2300.

Hilton North Raleigh, 3415 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh NC 27609-7330

Single or Double Room: $115 per night

Room Block Cut-Off Date: September 26,2008

Reserve rooms by: Calling 1-800-HILTONS (445-8667)

Online at www.northraleigh.hilton.com – The three digit group code RPT must be used when making reservations online.

Scholarships: Scholarships are available for individual hardship cases. To apply, contact Cynthia Spencer at 919-250-4314 or cspencer@ncruralcenter.org by September 26 and request a scholarship application form. A statement of need is required. Scholarships are limited to one per organization and cover the cost of registration only.