[Sustainability-l] [Fwd: [Invitation] Education for Sustainability Gathering 11/13]

[hannam at geneseo.edu]

Is anyone from our Task Force interested and available to attend this
gathering in Syracuse?  Unfortunately, I am not available that weekend. 
Please let me know ASAP if you are interested.

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Subject: [Invitation] Education for Sustainability Gathering 11/13
From:    "GreeningUSA" <gregorysmichel at gmail.com>
Date:    Tue, October 26, 2010 9:32 pm
To:      hannam at geneseo.edu
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Hello Kristi ,
We've had a great response to our GreeningUSA
invitation to the Bridging Education for Sustainability gathering on
Saturday, Nov. 13, at the Syracuse Center of Excellence.
We still have room for a few more. Please RSVP to the GreeningUSA
Education Committee education at greeningusa.org or call Ken Bobis at
315-498-2171. Space is limited so please RSVP early! (Sorry if you are
getting this and you are already signed up)
If you have sent in your organization profile form, thank you.  If
not, please send it in.  <a
href="http://greeningusa.org/images/documents/cnyesd_directory_form.doc">Click
Here for form.
If you have sent in a request for a 3-minute speech about your
organization/program, thank you.  We are still accepting proposals until
10/31.  If anyone would like to bring display materials feel free! We
will have a sign up for those who would like digital copies after the
event (we would like to go as paperless as possible).

Program Schedule Saturday morning November 13:
8:30 ? 9:00am
Arrival and Sign-in  Main Entry Lobby - a light continental breakfast will
be available
9:00 ? 9:30      Welcoming and opening remarks

9:30 ? 10:30	 Bridging Education for Sustainability breakout session
facilitated by GreeningUSA

10:30 ? 10:45    Break/Networking

10:45 ? 11:30    Sustainability Education efforts in our community
(presentations)

11:30 ? 12:00    Wrap up and Action Steps

12:05pm  Center of Excellence Building Tour (optional) please sign-up
upon arrival
"http://www.syracusecoe.org/coe/sub1.html?skuvar=103">

Directions to Syracuse Center of Excellence
Parking available in C of E parking
lot located on Almond St. (just west of main building entrance)
On street parking also available on E. Washington St.

Event purpose and goals:
- gather at one time and place, the many individuals and organizations
engaged in sustainability education programs  in our region
- provide an opportunity to raise awareness about your sustainability
education programs & reinvigorate and connect folks involved with
sustainability
- explore ways to create synergy and broader impact in our community
- investigate how we can coordinate and support each others? activities
and establish a means of connecting everyone by developing a comprehensive
Directory and ListServ
Please let us know if you have any questions or comments.
Looking forward to seeing you on November 13th.

Ken Bobis for GreeningUSA Education Committee:
Melissa Cadwell, Greg Michel, Mark Naef, Peter Wirth
GreeningUSA


-- 
Kristina M Hannam, PhD
Associate Professor - Biology
SUNY-Geneseo
1 College Circle
Geneseo, NY 14454
phone: 585-245-5790
fax: 585-245-5007

Check out SUNY-Geneseo's Sustainability Initiatives at
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What would the world be, once bereft
Of wet and wildness? Let them be left,
O let them be left, wildness and wet;
Long live the weeds and the wilderness yet.
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