The Rural Symposium is an annual opportunity for University of Guelph graduate students to showcase their rural research to policymakers, policy analysts, and program staff from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness (OMAFA) and the Ontario Ministry of Rural Affairs. The event facilitates knowledge mobilization and network building between graduate students at the University of Guelph, researchers, and the Government of Ontario. The event is co-hosted by the Government of Ontario, the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance, and the School for Environmental Design and Rural Development.
2025 Rural Symposium
The 2025 Rural Symposium will take place on March 26, 2025. The event is available in-person (at the Arboretum [1] in Guelph) and online. Registration to attend the event is available online [2].
Resources from Previous Rural Symposiums
Presentations, posters, and other materials from previous Rural Symposiums can be found online:
- 2024 Rural Symposium [3]
- 2023 Rural Symposium [4]
- 2022 Rural Symposium [5]
- 2021 Rural Symposium [6]
- 2020 Rural Symposium [7]
- 2019 Rural Symposium [8]
- 2018 Rural Symposium [9]
- 2017 Rural Symposium [10]
