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CalendarJuly 19 July 22, 5:30pm July 26, 10am July 26, 1pm August 4, 7pm
You are invited to participate in a Professional Networking Workshop on Stormwater Education and Outreach for Phase II Communities Friday, April 13, 2007 Professional Networking Workshop This workshop is designed to facilitate sharing of information, ideas, and experiences in developing stormwater education and outreach programs, and to encourage collaboration with colleagues and community partners in creating more effective programs in Central Illinois. People who should attend include government officials, planners, watershed managers, environmental education organizations and other community groups who could partner with municipalities in creating education and outreach programs. Spend the morning learning which stormwater education and outreach programs are working in other communities, meet with those who have developed successful solutions to educating citizens about stormwater, and discover partnership opportunities with others working on watershed issues in your community. Some of our scheduled presenters include Mike Hall from the Town of Normal, Kurt Haas from the City of Bloomington, University of Illinois Extension Educators, Al Keller from Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Shannon Allen from Macon County Soil and Water Conservation District, and a Prairie Rivers presentation on creating a community rain garden program. Each presentation will be followed by questions and group discussion. A final session will break into groups by county, so that municipalities and their local organizations can make direct contacts and initiate collaborative efforts. Keynote Luncheon Presentation The workshops will be followed by a lunch keynote at noon, and an opportunity to spend the afternoon visiting exhibits at the free Illinois Sustainable Living and Wellness Expo or holding your own discussion groups in our reserved room. The tentatively scheduled keynote presenter is Mary Rehwald who serves on the Ashland Wisconsin City Council and is adjunct professor at Northland College, Ashland where she directed the Lifelong Learning Center for 15 years. Mary traveled to Sweden in 2004 to tour and study sustainable communities and has developed slide shows from what she learned. She has made over 25 presentations in 4 states on sustainability. For more information visit www.allianceforsustainability.org/speakers.htm . Concurrent Professional Networking Workshop In addition, a concurrent professional networking workshop on Achieving Environmental Sustainability in Your Organization is also being held in IWU’s Memorial Center, and we encourage you to send an appropriate representative from your organization to each workshop. Go to the Achieving Environmental Sustainability in Your Organization website for more information about this concurrent event. Illinois Sustainable Living and Wellness Expo These workshops are part of the annual Illinois Sustainable Living and Wellness Expo. For more information on this two day event, visit the ISLWE website
Registering for the Workshop The cost for the workshop is $15, which includes the keynote lunch. You will also have the opportunity to explore the Illinois Sustainable Living and Wellness Expo Exhbitor's Fair. To register for the Stormwater Education and Outreach Workshop as a participant or presenter, please click here For more information, contact the Ecology Action Center by phone at 309-454-3169 or by email at eac@ecologyactioncenter.org The Stormwater Workshop has been made possible, in part, by The Lumpkin Family Foundation
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