Hosted by the Central Appalachia Regional Network, the 2010 Appalachian Summit will focus on four areas:

• Economic Development
• Health
• Education
• Environment

This regional summit will include participants from the Appalachian counties of Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. The purpose is to bring together diverse organizations and policy makers to build a stronger Central Appalachia through respectful discussion and sharing of ideas.

Conference Speakers:

Anita R. Brown-Graham, J.D.
Director, Institute of Emerging Issues

Hilda R. Heady, MSW
Senior Fellow; Chair, Rural Health Research and Policy Group; Atlas Research

For information about exhibits, sponsorship, and partnership opportunities, contact Jenny Lancaster.

The Stay Project invites those who are 30 and under to take part in a series of sessions for emerging leaders at the CARN Summit. If you want to talk to other young leaders about how to create a better future for our region by understanding the role of policy and collectively creating strategies for change, please join us for these parts of the summit:

• "Introductions, Policy Training, and Issue Analysis" Wednesday, August 11th 2:00 - 6:00 pm at the Shiloh Baptist Church
• "What Are We Seeing?" Check-In on Thursday, August 12th 4:15 - 6:00 pm at the Marriott
• "Let’s Bring it Home" Friday August 13th 2:00 - 4:00 pm at the Marriott

The sessions are a way to bring young participants at the CARN Summit together in order to help create stronger connections and voice, both during the summit and after for Central Appalachia.

The Stay Project - a collaboration of the Appalachian Media Institute, High Rocks for Girls and Highlander Center - is a diverse regional network of young people working together to create, advocate for, and participate in safe, sustainable, engaging and inclusive communities throughout Appalachia and beyond.

For interest and more information please contact Ada Smith at stayproject@gmail.com.