Why attend? High-quality information on community broadband planning Broadband-based economic development Cutting-edge applications Discussions with the members of the state’s new Broadband Task Force The Blandin Broadband Conference has a reputation as the place for those interested in community broadband, especially from rural Minnesota, to network and learn from their peers. Connect with the knowledge, …
As the world, country and state seek alternative energy sources and work to respond to the ecological problems that are quickly becoming economic challenges, Minnesota’s biological diversity, coupled with its well-established forest products and energy industries, positions the state to lead the country in finding solutions to these complex challenges. The Seizing Opportunity: Forestry and …
In 2006 we built good momentum on achieving broad-based support for the important goal of bringing an additional million acres of family forest lands under stewardship. At the September conference, 30 sponsoring organizations came together to advance the agenda.
Over 80 people gathered at The Lodge at Giants Ridge near Biwabik to discuss how to harness Minnesota’s unique forest resources, cutting-edge design and innovations to open access to new and expanded markets. It is evident from the completed conference evaluations that the participants appreciated the conference as a time and place to network, learn …
The forests of Saint John’s University played backdrop for a productive conference attended by over 70 private woodland owners, forestry professionals an others to focus specifically on Family Forest Stewardship. The goal of the conference was to agree on what we need to do – as a state — to increase the number of acres …
Blandin Foundation’s second major conference for growing Minnesota’s vital wood products manufacturing industry. More than 100 key stakeholders in the secondary wood products industry, architects, public officials, university and organizational leaders were in attendance. The conference emphasized the value of seeing how other people, cultures and countries are using wood and learning about cutting-edge technologies …
This conference brought together nearly 100 key stakeholders in the wood products industry to ponder the question, “How can the Minnesota wood products industry build its capacity at home to compete successfully in the global marketplace?”