The ruralnet|2002 conference was held on 16-17 October in Great Malvern and was a great success with more than 70% of delegates stating that they expected their productivity to improve as a result of attending. Delegates may access the post conference materials, including the outputs from the mapping exercises, through ruralnet|online. As is customary, ruralnet|online subscribers received a discount on the conference fee while a free subscription to ruralnet|online was included in the fee for non-members. ruralnet|2003 will be held on 15-16 October 2003. The venue and theme have yet to be finalised.