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Register and reserve your seat for the next Rural Economic and Tourism Development Seminar, March 6-7, 2008 in Robstown, TX! Just $149 per person secures registration, meals and excursion. Registration deadline is February 3, 2008 and is limited to the first 200 registrants. The Community of Robstown, together with the Texas Engineering Extension Service, AdventGX and the Office of the Governor, invite you to join regional leaders at the Richard M. Borchard Regional Fairgrounds, March 6-7, 2008 for a regional forum on rural economic and tourism development. The seminar is targeted at rural leadership and aims to provide best practices for a regional approach to rural economic and tourism development. Economic development executives, city administrators and elected officials, including city council members, county commissioners and judges are encouraged to participate and will receive continuing education credit. Seminar topics include, “Assessing the State of the Region – The Rural Opportunity”, “4A and 4B – The Numbers Behind Economic Development”, “Experiential Tourism” “Retail Development Strategies for Rural Regions”, “Community Marketing and Branding”, “Technology Tools for Economic Development” and “Forming Alliances and Partnership”. Registration for this experienced-based educational event includes breakfast and lunch both days, dinner on March 6th and a tour of Knolle Farms (transportation provided).