2026 IU Rural Conference

TO REGISTER, PLEASE VISIT: https://go.iu.edu/2026rural

Join us for the IU Center for Rural Engagement's two-day conference, an event focused on celebrating and strengthening Indiana’s rural communities.

Connect with community and state leaders, residents, professionals, and Indiana University partners to share ideas, explore opportunities, and examine key issues shaping rural Indiana. Together, these conversations and collaborations spark new possibilities for building a more vibrant and resilient future across the state.

Registration includes all sessions and materials. Join us for both days or a single day. Doors open at 8 a.m.

The full conference rate is $120 per person. The rate to attend for only one day is $75 per person. Scholarships are available. (Contact aXVjcmUgfCBpdSAhIGVkdQ== for more information.)

Register to attend the conference by visiting https://go.iu.edu/2026rural.

You may also like the following events from IU Center for Rural Engagement:

• This Thursday, 26th February, 06:30 pm, Sustaining Hoosier Communities: Brown County Community Meeting in Nashville
• Next month, 11th March, 05:30 pm, Accelerate Rural Indiana: Creative Communities Workshop in Shelbyville
• This April, 18th April, 11:00 am, Uncovering American Sculptor Ira A. Correll in Odon, IN: A Community Conversation in Odon