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CONFERENCE INFORMATION
Who is this conference for?
. Teachers
. Outdoor Educators
. Naturalists
. College Students
. Administrators
. Home-Schoolers
. Pre-service Teachers
. Scout Leaders
. Anyone who enjoys the outdoors!
What we’re seeking:
. Exhibitors
. Vendors
. Volunteers
. Workshop presenters
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Crowne Plaza Hotel
- General info sheet
- Rates and registration info will be available soon
Keynote Speakers
Jaimie Cloud
Jaimie Cloud is the founder and president of the Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education. The Cloud Institute’s mission is “to ensure the viability of sustainable communities by leveraging changes in K-12 school systems to prepare young people for the shift toward a sustainable future.” For more information on the Cloud Institute visit http://www.cloudinstitute.org/.
Patti Wood
Patti Wood is the co-founder & Executive Director of Grassroots Environmental Education, a NY based non-profit organization aimed at educating the public about links between common environmental exposures and human health problems. For more information on Grassroots visit http://www.grassrootsinfo.org.
Carl Safina
Long Island resident and world-renowned scientific writer, Carl Safina is the “author of six books, and more than a hundred scientific and
popular publications on ecology and oceans, including featured work in National Geographic and The New York Times, and a new Foreword to Rachel Carson’s The Sea Around Us.” For more information visit: http://www.carlsafina.org.
WORKSHOPS
We are currently seeking workshops for the 2012 conference.
If you would like to be a presenter, please fill out a WORKSHOP PROPOSAL FORM:
Please make a note to RETURN YOUR PROPOSAL BY MARCH 1 so all can be considered as we build our 2012 program. Â We hope the following list of “workshop series” ideas will help you create your workshop:
- The “Green Movement” and Lessening Human Impact on the Environment (Energy, Food, Transportation, Consumption, etc.)
- Kids As Hands On Scientists – Citizen Science
- Watersheds, Weather, Â Geology, and Astronomy
- Understanding our Oceans and Beaches
- Focusing on Long Island’s Plants and Animals
- Art and Design in STEM and Outdoor Education
- Reading and Writing to  Make Field Trips “Pop”
- Adventure Education and Group Problem Solving
- Hands-On History and “Feet-On” Geography
- Cradle to Career STEM Â - Connecting K-12 Outdoor Education to Job Skills
If you’re not sure if your title fits into any of the above “subject” categories, not to worry. We will be cross grouping workshops according to the audiences for whom they are designed (such as administrators and teachers of informal education programs), and the age groups being taught, such as programs for early childhood, elementary, middle school, high school, and families.
Email us at conferencecommittee (at) nysoea.org if you have any questions.
LATEST CONFERENCE UPDATES
January, 2012Â
- January is Workshop Proposal Month! Please submit yours today!
- Keynote Speaker, Carl Safina, has released a new book The View from Lazy Point: A Natural Year in an Unnatural World.
- Keynote Speaker, Jaimie Cloud, was interviewed on January 4th on Progressive Radio Network by Bhavani Jaroff of ieatgreen. Scroll down to “Archives” and choose  1-4-12.   The interview begins at 13:10 http://www.progressiveradionetwork.com/eating-green/
December, 2011
- Inspiration for workshop content was sent to the membership and is on the website.
- Keynote Speaker, Patti Wood, Executive Director of Grassroots Environmental, contributed to the passing of historic 2011 legislation, the first of its kind in the nation, which prohibits the use of chemical pesticides on open spaces and playing fields at all schools, public and private, from kindergarten through 12th grade, and daycare centers.
- Brookhaven National Lab has travel information on its website. Links are provided for driving directions, Long Island Railroad, ferries, plane, etc.
- We will begin activities at 9AM at BNL on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. (Some pre-breakfast activities may start earlier at BNL!)
November, 2011
- The Crowne Plaza Hotel in Holtsville will house our guests, and provide breakfast and dinner.
- Lunch will be “on your own” and conveniently available in our main conference building which houses the Brookhaven National Lab cafeteria. (M-F 7:30-2:30, Sat- Sun 7:30-2:00)
October, 2011
- Brookhaven National Lab  (BNL) will be our host site.
- Crowne Plaza Hotel in Holtsville will be our host hotel.
- Jolene Thompson (DEC), Eric Powers (Your Connection to Nature), and Mary Miller will co-chair the 44th Annual Conference.
