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NREDA 2010 Conference - Portland,
a Kind of Paradise
"Sustainable Development
in Rural America"
The 2010 NREDA Conference will be held at The Benson Hotel in Portland, Oregon, July 11 - 13, 2010. You're sure to enjoy this beautiful location. The Benson Hotel is located in the heart of downtown Portland, Oregon, and provides travelers a truly unique experience. The Benson Hotel is convenient to sightseeing, shopping, performing arts, museums and the Pearl District - an award-winning, internationally recognized leader in urban renewal. Often considered the "gold standard" of live, work and play mixed-use space, the Pearl District is a superb affirmation that a miraculous quality of life can rise from the ashes of urban decay.
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The nationally-recognized speakers will provide immediate return on investment, and networking with NREDA members during our special evening events will be well worth the time and travel.
NREDA How to Lobby Your Legislators Guide!
The NREDA Legislative/Government Affairs Committee is happy to provide NREDA Members with this user-friendly, how-to guide entitled, How to Lobby Your Legislators. The Committee has taken what can be an intimidating process and broken it down for you step by step. We hope you find it a useful tool.
Message from the President
Rick Nelsen, CEcD
NREDA 2010 President
As the weather heats up and the air conditioners come on the importance and convenience of electricity again becomes evident. We take so much for granted in America but we only need to look elsewhere in the world to understand what life might be like without electricity. May 11th marked the 75th anniversary of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt issuing the executive order establishing the Rural Electric Administration. I imagine we will hear much more over the next year to celebrate this event as the Rural Electrification Act, sponsored by Senator George Norris (NE) and Congressman John Rankin (MS), was passed in 1936 bringing electricity to rural America. Amendments in 1949 paved the way for telephone service to be brought to America's rural areas.
We can be thankful for the vision of past leaders who set the stage for where we are today. I encourage you over the next year to read about these efforts that positioned us to take advantage of the opportunities that present themselves to us today. Let's celebrate Rural America and work together to continue its success far into the future.
See you in Portland!
Sincerely,
Rick Nelson
Upcoming Conferences and Events
NREDA Annual Conference
Union Station
Nashville, TN
July 9 - 12, 2011
Union Station
Nashville, TN
July 9 - 12, 2011
NREDA East Grand Office Park 100 East Grand Avenue, Suite 330 Des Moines, IA 50309-1835
(515) 284-1421 fax: (515) 243-2049 director@nreda.org
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