Council For Rural Virginia

COUNCIL FOR RURAL VIRGINIA ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING THE OPERATING YEAR, THE COUNCIL FOR RURAL VIRGINIA WORKED IN A COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CENTER FOR RURAL VIRGINIA ON VARIOUS PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES TO ENHANCE WORK IN RURAL COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH. WORKED WITH THE CENTER FOR INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY AND THE COMMONWEALTH'S BROADBAND ADVISORY COUNCIL ON BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT IN RURAL AREAS OF THE COMMONWEALTH. HOSTED A STATEWIDE HYBRID VIRTUAL RURAL SUMMIT (INCLUDING FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTION AS WELL AS VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT) THAT BROUGHT TOGETHER LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, PRIVATE BUSINESS LEADERS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, LEGISLATORS, THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA AND MEMBERS OF HIS ADMINISTRATION TO SHARE INNOVATIVE IDEAS TO INCREASE INNOVATION AND COOPORATION IN RURAL VIRGINIA. THIS EVENT BROUGHT TOGETHER 200 PEOPLE TO DISCUSS CHALLENGES, VICTORIES AND IDEAS FOR RURAL VIRGINIA TO ENHANCE RURAL PROSPERITY. PARTNERED WITH THE VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES (VACO) TO CONVENE RURAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND STATE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS FOR A VIRTUAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT DAY, BRINGING TOGETHER MORE THAN 100 ATTENDEES TO PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR INFORMATION AND IDEA SHARING AMONG ATTENDEES. COLLABORATED AND WORKED WITH OTHER STATE RURAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS THROUGH THE PARTNERS FOR RURAL AMERICA ORGANIZATION ON NATIONAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT TRENDS AND INNOVATIONS. SERVED ON THE PRA BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND ON THE RURAL FUTURES COMMITTEE TO CONNECT RURAL VIRGINIA WITH OTHER RURAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.