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4/28/03

SLU TO HOLD SYMPOSIUM ON LOCAL ISSUES

CANTON - The first annual Ellen C. Burt Symposium will be 
held May 6 and 7 at St. Lawrence University, on the topic 
"Going Local: Capitalizing on our Resources in St. Lawrence 
County." The event will be held in the Eben Holden 
Conference Center on campus.
	The Burt Symposium brings together stakeholders in 
northern New York to explore ways to enhance the region's 
economic, environmental and educational vitality.  It is 
funded by the University's Ellen C. Burt '42 Endowment for 
North Country Education, and speakers at this year's event 
include University President Daniel F. Sullivan, St. Lawrence 
County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Karen St. 
Hilaire and attorney Michael Shuman, author of Going Local: 
Creating Self-Reliant Communities in a Global Age.
	The symposium will include a panel discussion on 
forecasts and economic development planning; case studies of 
community-based economic development; and the establishment 
of action/research teams in areas such as energy; food and 
agriculture; retail; finance, real estate and insurance; 
housing; health; entertainment and tourism; transportation; 
education; and business enterprise and production. The teams 
will work on plans in those topic areas for a year, reporting 
on them at next year's symposium.
	The Ellen Cuthbert Burt '42 Endowment for North Country 
Education was established in 2002 by members of Burt's family, 
to address the needs of education in the North Country, as 
well as economic and environmental concerns.
	Registration is $10 per person, and is open to all 
those interested in the topics to be addressed. To register, 
or for more information, contact Coordinator Susan Kramer, at 
(315) 229-5664 or (315) 229-7423.

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