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EE-NEWS @NAAEE 2. Arkansas Environmental Education Association ? Call For Presentations 3. EPA?s Community Involvement Conference And Training ? Call For Presenters 4.
Colorado Alliance For Environmental Education ? Call For
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5. ThinkQuest 6. Budweiser Conservation Scholarship Program 7. EPA Environmental Education Grants
9. Education Programs For Youth 10. Environmental Education: Inspiring Stewardship For A Lifetime 11. Nab The Aquatic Invader! Be A Sea Grant Super Sleuth ? Pilot
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ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN AFRICA ? CALL FOR
PAPERS March 29 - April 2, 2004 - KwaZulu Natal, South
Africa The 22nd Annual
Conference of the Environmental Education Association of Southern Africa,
organised by the Treverton Schools, will have a practical focus on how environmental
educators can benefit from and contribute to the United Nations Decade on Education for
Sustainable Development. Proposal abstracts (150 words) must be received by December 10th.
For more information contact Janet Snow jsnow.eeasa2004@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or Tel: +27-33-2631251; Fax: +27-33-2632690
http://www.treverton.co.za/Events/EEASA/eeasa.htm 2. ARKANSAS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION ? CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS March 5-6, 2004 - Basin Park Hotel, Eureka Springs, Arkansas The theme of this year?s AEEA conference is Environmental Education - Common Ground for Learning and will feature two tracts, one for formal and one for non-formal educators. Presentations should demonstrate programs and activities that incorporate more than one subject area, diversity, lifelong learning, or bringing together different attitudes on environmental issues. Of particular interest are presentations that provide EE providers with the tools or methods to improve their programs. Submission deadline: December 15th. 3. EPA?S COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT CONFERENCE AND TRAINING ?
CALL FOR PRESENTERS June 15 - 18, 2004 ? Denver, Colorado EPA's aim is to challenge presenters and participants to explore how
EPA?s public education, partnership and community involvement initiatives can
meet both the needs of communities and environmental programs. EPA invites
presentation proposal submissions that illustrate your own stories and
experiences in meeting community needs through public participation, outreach
and education. Share your knowledge and expertise, present a successful
approach, tell a story about overcoming challenges, or describe an innovative
solution. Consider joining with your federal, state, local or tribal partners to
submit a presentation proposal, either for a 90-minute session or for a four- or
eight-hour training session. http://www.epancic.org/2004/callpresenters.cfm 4. COLORADO ALLIANCE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ? CALL FOR PRESENTERS April 30-May 2 -
Snow Mountain Ranch, YMCA of the
Rockies, Winter Park, Colorado This CAEE sponsored conference, Teaching Outside the Box ? Creative Uses of Nature in Education, offers an opportunity to share fabulous activities, experiences, and wisdom with others who strive to include nature in their teaching endeavors. This year?s presentations will be organized around the following topic strands ? Stewardship, Cultural history, Outdoor skills, Natural history, EE trends and techniques, Arts, and Behind the scenes.
Presenter application deadline: January 31, 2004.
Registration, presenter, and scholarship forms are available
online. http://www.caee.org/outside.htm
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Submission deadline: February 29, 2004 6. BUDWEISER CONSERVATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Application Deadline: January 16, 2004 http://www.nfwf.org/programs/budscholarship.htm 7. EPA ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION GRANTS The grants program sponsored by EPA?s Office of Environmental Education supports environmental education projects that enhance the public?s awareness, knowledge, and skills to make informed decisions that affect environmental quality. Since 1992, EPA has received between $2 and $3 million in grant funding per year and has awarded over 2,500 grants. Grants of $25,000 or less in federal funds are awarded in EPA?s ten regional offices, and grants over $25,000 are awarded at EPA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. As the U.S. Congress has not yet authorized funds for these grants, EPA recommends that you check their web site, where updates will be posted, before sending in your grant application. http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/grants.html
8. APPROPRIATIONS FY04 ? UPDATE The Senate Appropriations committee passed the VA-HUD Appropriations bill (HR 2861) on November 18th and sent it into conference to resolve differences between the Senate and House versions of the bill. The final version is expected to be included in an omnibus spending measure, which is expected to include a total of seven appropriations bills. The House has passed another Continuing Resolution that extends funding at the current level (FY '03) through January 31, 2004. Status of FY2004 Appropriations Bills http://thomas.loc.gov/home/approp/app04.html
9. EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH March 8 -10, 2004 - National Conservation Training Center, Shepherdstown, West Virginia Education Programs For Youth; School's Out! (OUT8162) is a 3-day
course Course registration deadline: January 12, 2004. For more information contact Georgia Jeppesen, Course Leader, at georgia_jeppesen@xxxxxxx or 304-876-7366, or visit: http://training.fws.gov/courses.html 10. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION: INSPIRING STEWARDSHIP FOR A LIFETIME Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education January 30 - February 1, 2004 - Princess Royale Hotel, Ocean
City,
Early registration deadline: January 2, 2004.
11. NAB THE AQUATIC INVADER! BE A SEA GRANT SUPER SLEUTH ? PILOT TEST
12. LANDSCAPES OF THE HEART: NARRATIVES OF NATURE AND SELF Landscapes of the Heart contains personal essays about nature and the environment that address the impact that nature has on our personal well being and how our interactions with the environment shape who we are and how we connect with our world. Contributors include E.O. Wilson and Maurice Strong. Online ordering available. http://www.newestpress.com/completeT.html#L
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