IAMCR's General Assembly approved the creation of a new Rural Communication Working Group at its meeting in Oregon. The working group aims to provide a platform for scholars and professionals working in the field of rural communication, with a focus that goes beyond the provision of services in rural areas and adopts a broad understanding of rural communication, ranging from the functioning of multi-stakeholder platforms, rural radio and other ICTs, agricultural extension services via farmer field school, SMS services and other channels to improving access to rural telecommunications infrastructures. Read more about the working group. To join it, login to your IAMCR member account and select My Sections and Working Groups from the menu.