| Date, Location and Time | Event | Description | Contact |
| June 2-4, 2000 Vancouver, BC Canada | The 41st Annual Adult Education Research Conference | For the first time in North America, five
international research groups will
assemble to report on a discuss the most
recent research in adult education. Theme:
The Right Questions: Researching in a New
Century
| Thomas J. Stork Department of Educational Studies University of British Columbia 2125 Main Mall Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4 Canada p: (604) 822-5702 email: tom.sork@ubc.ca
http://www.educ.ubc.ca
/edst.aerc |
| March 30 - April 1, 2000 Arlington,VA | 16th Annual Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education Conference | Theme: Partnership in the Private Sector
| http://ag.arizona.edu/aed /aiaee/index.htm |
| Feb 23-27, 2000 Parsippany, NJ | Mid-Atlantic Direct Marketing Conference 2000 | The conference will include tours on the 23rd and 24th, and the training and main conference agenda will be held on the 25th and 26th. The conference will provide an opportunity to exchange ideas and marketing strategies and interact with policy makers. | http://www.cook.ru
tgers.edu/~agecon/
madmc.htm
Dr. Govindasamy |
| November 19-20 Lincoln, NE | North Central Region SARE's Marketing Conference | The conference will help farmers and ranchers develop skills and supportive relationships that will allow them to create and sustain successful new marketing ventures. | Lisa Bauer (402) 472-0265 email: lbauer2@unl.edu http://www.unl.edu /conted/acpp/sare |
| October 20-23 Guelph, Ontario, Canada | The Fourth Biennial Meeting for the North American Chapter of the International Farming Systems Association | Conference Title: Sustaining Agriculture in the 21st Century: "Thinking Outside the Box" | www.oac.uoguelph.ca/ FSR/ |
| Oct. 12-15 St. Louis, Missouri | Second National Small Farm Conference | Theme: Building Partnerships for the 21st Century | http://www.luce.lin colnu.edu/nsfc |
| Oct. 10-12 Holiday Inn-Lubbock Plaza Lubbock, TX | Unity in Agricultural Awareness Conference | This is a national conference aimed at bringing together all agricultural awareness groups in an effort to create a unified voice for the agricultural awareness efforts and provide an unparalleled information outlet for media and educators. | Wendy Whalen (806)742-2818 email: wendy_whalen@ hotmail.com |
| September 30 is due date. | Call for papers for 41st Annual Adult Education Research Conference | Proposals are invited for papers, research, round-tables and symposia on any aspect of adult education. Proposals that address the conference theme are encouraged but relationship to the theme is not a criterion for acceptance. There are three categories for papers: emperical research, model or theory development, and theorizing from the literature. | See call for papers at
http://www.educ.ubc. ca/edst/aerc |
| September 15 is due date. | Call for papers for 16th Annual AIAEE Conference | AIAEE will accept paper proposal
summaries related to international
agricultural and extension education issues.
Topics related to the 2000 conference
theme of "Partnership with the Private
Sector" are encouraged, but all submissions
will be considered. Both research and
philosophically-based papers will be
considered. In order to submit, you must be
an AIAEE member.
Membership Info: | Submission Info: Dr. John Richardson Dept. Of Agricultural and Extension Education Box 7607 NC State University Raleigh, NC 27695-7607 email: john_richard@ncsu.edu p: (919) 515-2380 f: (919) 515-1965 |
| August 16-21 Berkeley, CA | Sustainable Pathways Design | This interactive workshop focuses on the
practical application of sustainability principles. A week long exercise will lead you through the process of integrating The Natural Step model, Permaculture design tools and creative thinking techniques in the design of positive solutions. | Joanne Tippett
email@holocene.net
http://www.holocene. |
| Aug 8-13 Tremont Environmental Center, TN | The Rivers Curriculum Project | Teachers and other professionals interested in working with water testing education are encouraged to attend the training. Trainers are practicing Rivers Project teachers supported by universities and other professionals. | River Project p: (618) 692-3788 f: (618) 692-3359 email: rivers@siue.edu http://www.siue.edu/ osme/river |
| Aug 2-7 Edwardsville, IL | The Rivers Curriculum Project | Teachers and other professionals interested in working with water testing education are encouraged to attend the training. Trainers are practicing Rivers Project teachers supported by universities and other professionals. | River Project p: (618) 692-3788 f: (618) 692-3359 email: rivers@siue.edu http://www.siue.edu/osme /river |
| July 25-30 Davenport, IA | The Rivers Curriculum Project | Teachers and other professionals interested in working with water testing education are encouraged to attend the training. Trainers are practicing Rivers Project teachers supported by universities and other professionals. | River Project p: (618) 692-3788 f: (618) 692-3359 email: rivers@siue.edu http://www.siue.edu/osme /river |
| July 18-23 Chicago, IL | The Rivers Curriculum Project | Teachers and other professionals interested in working with water testing education are encouraged to attend the training. Trainers are practicing Rivers Project teachers supported by universities and other professionals. | River Project p: (618) 692-3788 f: (618) 692-3359 email: rivers@siue.edu http://www.siue.edu/osme /river |
| July 5-16 Canada | Summer institute certificate course | This course focuses on exploring these links between health and the environment in the context of popular education and transformative learning in formal and non formal settings. Cost is $315.00 CDN. | For more info or to register
call: (416) 928-0880 |
| July 1 The Ford Foundation | A Request for Proposals | A Request for Proposals has been announced by the Ford Foundation for a short-term organizational development grants for domestic community based forestry projects. Each proposal will need to address three key aspects of the project: social, economic, and environmental. | Ford Foundation Community
Forestry Initiative c/o The Aspen Institue One Dupont CircleNW Suite 700 Washington DC, 20036
email:
forestry@aseninstitute.org http://www.aspeninstitute.org/rural/ |
| June 29-July 1 Kerrville, TX | Gathering of Goat Producers | This conference will be the most comprehensive educational event ever offered to the meat goat industry. The event will be coordinated by extension livestock specialist Dr. Rick Machen. | Dr. Machen p: (830) 278-9151 |
| June, 22 Stephenville, TX Texas A&M Research and Extension Center | Alternative Crops Field Day: Melons and Other Horticultural Crops | *Statewide varitey trials: Watermelon and
cantaloupe *Herbicide test on watermelons *Asparagus varitey trials (second year of harvest) *Blackberry variety trials (third year of harvest) *New: A study of rose bushes as a potential alternative crop | Nancy Roe p: (254) 968-4144
http://stephnville. |
| June 16 Etter, TX North Plains Research Field | Annual North Plains Ag Day | Event will focus on the a couple of modern agriculture's most successful innovations: Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Precision Agriculture | Thomas Marek p: (806) 359-5401 email: t-marek@tamu.edu |
| June 9-12 Charleston, SC | Environmental Justice: Strengthening the Bridge Between Economic Development and Sustainable Communities | The purpose of this conference is to focus on
the dialogue that must continue to ensure equitable and effective national environmental policy. Participants include federal, state, tribal, elected, and appointed officials; industry, health risk assessment, international, public administration, legal and community representatives. | Charlene Marsh marshc@musc.edu or call (800) 277-3239 (843) 727-6440 |
| June 5-6 Dallas, TX 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. | Samuell Farm Festival Dairy Day in Dallas | The Dairy Day in Dallas, sponsored by the Texas Agricultural Extension Service and supported by the local dairy industry, will be a part of the Samuell Farm Festival. The Dairy Day will be on June 5. Dairy Day is designed to let families show their children where milk really comes from. | Fred Burrell, Jr. (214) 904-3050 f-burrell@tamu.edu
John King |