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4/9/07

NORTH COUNTRY SYMPOSIUM AT SLU APRIL 24

CANTON - St. Lawrence University will host the 5th Annual North Country Symposium on Education, Environment, and Economic Vitality on Tuesday, April 24, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Eben Holden Conference Center on campus.

The symposium is sponsored by the University's Ellen C. Burt '42 Endowment and participation by regional government, business, education, planning and environmental organizations is welcome. This year's theme is "North Country First - Creating Opportunities for Sustainable Growth."

The keynote address, "Renewable Fuels and Workforce Development in the North Country," will be given by Ed Murphy, executive director of New York State's AFL-CIO Workforce Development Institute. Murphy is also co-founder of the Apollo Alliance, an organization dedicated to developing sustainable solutions to the nation's energy needs at the same level as NASA's Apollo program, which successfully put a person on the moon in 1969.

Progress reports on new community development initiatives in the region will also be given. In addition, time will be allotted for participants to meet as action/research teams to make plans for the coming year.

Individuals interested in participating may contact Coordinator Ben Dixon, at 315-229-5664, or find registration materials on the symposium Web site.

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