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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Hi All –here’s a link to the second in the series of the webinars on rural issues. You can listen to the recording until the next webinar on March 24. I sat
in on the first one and it was fantastic. I heard the second was equally as good. These are really “must listen to” if you are in a rural community. I will send out the info after the next webinar since the window to register to participate in the webinars
has closed. Sheri<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Benjamin Winchester [mailto:benw@umn.edu]
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 26, 2016 8:42 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Benjamin Winchester<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Great Plains webinar 2 update<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for attending the second session of the Great Plains: In Focus webinar series held on February 24. We have a few things to share with you.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">1. Key links<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> a. Marketing Hometown America <a href="http://tinyurl.com/marketing-hometown">
http://tinyurl.com/marketing-hometown</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> b. Brain Gain landing page <a href="http://z.umn.edu/braingain">http://z.umn.edu/braingain</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">2. A <b>copy of the powerpoints</b> (in pdf) can be downloaded here. It can be viewed online or click the Download button in the top-middle to save to your computer.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> <a href="http://z.umn.edu/greatplainspdf">http://z.umn.edu/greatplainspdf</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">3. A <b>recording of this webinar </b>“The Brain Gain of Rural America” is available until the next webinar. Note: if you are having problems viewing the webinar or the recording please try in Internet Explorer - there’s no requirement
to download a plugin for that browser.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://z.umn.edu/greatplainsrecording">http://z.umn.edu/greatplainsrecording</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">4. Please take just a few minutes and<b> complete our evaluation</b>. If you would like a
<b>custom data profile</b> for your county, this request can be made on the second page of the evaluation.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://z.umn.edu/greatplainsevaluation">http://z.umn.edu/greatplainsevaluation</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">5. Hold the next date, <b>March <span style="color:#1F497D">
24</span></b>, from 12pm-1pm Central Time <span style="color:#1F497D">(10 to 11 a.m. Pacific Time)
</span>for the <b>Rural Leadership Demands</b> webinar. We’ll send you a link to join a few days before the event.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Special thanks to our series sponsors: University of Minnesota Extension, Rural Business Program at the University of Texas – San Antonio, Center for Rural Studies at Sam Houston State University, Rural Futures Institute and Extension
at the University of Nebraska, Center for Small Towns at the University of Minnesota-Morris, Pioneers Youth Leadership, and American Rural.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ben<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Benjamin S. Winchester<br>
Senior Research Fellow<br>
Extension Center for Community Vitality, University of Minnesota<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:benw@umn.edu" target="_blank">benw@umn.edu</a><br>
<a href="http://www.extension.umn.edu/Community/" target="_blank">http://www.extension.umn.edu/Community/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.extension.umn.edu/Community/brain-gain" target="_blank">http://www.extension.umn.edu/Community/brain-gain</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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