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Rural Datebook
25th Annual Appalachian Studies Conference
Unicoi State Park
Helen, Georgia
Entitled Voices from the Margins, Living on the Fringe, this conference will feature papers, presentations and performances by Hispanic, Latino, African-American and Cherokee communities, as well as women and girls, gays and lesbians, prisoners and others from the outskirts or margins of Appalachia. This annual conference is for scholars, teachers, community and regional activists, entrepreneurs and planners who want to learn from each other and who want to make a difference in their communities. It's an opportunity for networking and discussing major issues facing the region.
Program and registration materials are on the Appalachian Studies website, www.appalachianstudies.org. Room reservations at Unicoi are available now. Contact Patricia Beaver, (828) 262-4089, beaverpd@appstate.edu for further information.
Co-Nect's Kids Who Know and Do Conference
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
San Francisco, California
This conference will focus on project-based learning, or "instruction based on learning by doing." Eight strands will be covered, including: technology, project-based learning presentations, assessment and accountability, student voices, and service learning, among others. Pre-conference workshops on April 24 will feature various topics and activities, including a math and architecture walking tour of San Francisco. For more information and to register, go to their website at www.kwkd.net; call the conference hotline: (617) 995-3222 or e-mail Co-Nect at: pbl@co-nect.net
Strengthening the Rural-Urban Connection
From the Heartland Center for Leadership Development
Snow King Resort
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
This workshop based on the multi-year project of the same name works to align rural and urban community builders for an exchange of opinions and expertise, and promotes transfer of learning based on experiences in community development. This workshop will help community developers: 1) explore the benefits of strengthening the rural-urban connection in their regions; 2) examine case studies of successful rural-urban connections in other communities; and 3) learn how to make the rural-urban connection in their community.
E-mail info@ruralurban.org for workshop and registration details, or call the Heartland Center at (402) 474-7667.
Plan Ahead!
31st Annual North American Association of Environmental Education's (NAAEE) Conference
"The Boston TEE (Total Environmental Education) Party"
Boston, Massachusetts
This conference will follow four strands: 1) From nature to sustainability: Environmental education through time; 2) Designing and planning spaces for people: Environmental education's role in community character and community appearance; 3) Towards the just city: Environmental justice and diversity; and 4) Leading the way: The role of higher education in environmental education. Further information on the conference and strands is available on the NAAEE website at www.naaee.org.
Registration costs are likely to be around $200 for NAAEE members and half that for students. Accommodations will be approximately $149 and will be at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Towers.
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