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4/3/06

NORTH COUNTRY SYMPOSIUM APRIL 17 AT ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY

CANTON - The Fourth Annual North Country Symposium will take place on Monday, April 17, from 6:15 to 9 p.m. in Eben Holden Conference Center at St. Lawrence University. The central topic of this year's event is "Seizing the Initiative: Applying North Country Symposium Ideas to St. Lawrence County Projects."

Exhibits by action groups, agencies and cooperatives in the region will open beginning at 6:15 p.m. At 7 p.m., James Shuman, chair of the North Country Symposium Steering Committee will give opening remarks.

After the opening remarks, a panel of speakers will address new initiatives in St. Lawrence County. They include St. Lawrence University President Daniel F. Sullivan; Shannon Brown, coordinator for community development at St. Lawrence; St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Karen St. Hilaire; Clarkson University President Anthony Collins; Director of the Clarkson Ethics Initiative William Vitek; and Judy Aldrich, chair of the St. Lawrence County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board. The presentations will be followed by a question-and-answer session.

The North Country Symposium is open to all interested persons. While there is no registration fee, pre-registration sign-up is requested. Registration materials are available at www.northcountrysymposium.org. For more information, contact Coordinator Shannon Brown, at 315-229-5664 or brown@stlawu.edu.

The North Country 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, which 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. The event was formerly called the Burt Symposium.

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For more information: The North Country Symposium Web site