MEEA 2012 Conference Call for Presenters Deadline Extended Until Jan 31st

MEEA members...it is once again time to start thinking about our exciting 2012 conference.  If you have a workshop to share please note the deadline for submission has been extended until Jan 31st... please consider submitting a proposal for a workshop!  For unline proposal submission head to the MEEA website at http://www.meeassociation.org.

Read on for more info on workshop strands:

We invite you to submit proposals for the 2012 Maine Environmental Education Association (MEEA) Annual Conference in Wiscasset, Maine on Friday, March 23. 

"Building Partnerships for Sustainable Communities:  Gathering the Usual and Unusual Suspects"

  

MEEA seeks to gather not only our usual environmental education population, but also people from across sectors - land trusts and conservation organizations, outdoor recreation, government, business, sportsmen, agriculture and health care.  MEEA is an active member of the Maine Outdoor Coalition and through our year-round promotion of environmental education, including our annual conference, proudly joins sector and statewide partners in efforts to engage Mainers of all ages in the outdoors.  We will be looking for workshops that consider or reflect the strands below.  

We look forward to reading your proposal!

MEEA Conference Committee

Conference Strands

Effective Partnerships:  How do effective partnerships work? What are the challenges and outcomes of such partnerships? How can individuals and organizations from across sectors come together to work toward a common goal? Systems Thinking: What is "systems thinking," and how does it relate to community vitality?  How can we use systems thinking to maximize the effectiveness of our work? Environmental Literacy:  What is "environmental literacy," and how does it relate across sectors?  How can programming for environmental literacy enhance our work? Outdoor Engagement:  Address the growing trend in decreased outdoor activity in our culture.  How is it affecting our health and well-being?  Is it affecting our investment in and care for our natural resources?  What are creative solutions to this issue? Business and Tourism:  How is business and tourism impacted by outdoor engagement and environmental literacy?  What is the role of business and tourism in the promotion of these topics, and can these sectors be enhanced through this work?