Call for Proposals
ACGA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Thursday August 6 - Saturday August 9, 2009
at Franklin Park Conservatory
A note from Franklin Park Conservatory's
Growing to Green Program
This is our opportunity to showcase the greatspirit of Ohio's communities and
gardens to a national audience. Please consider submitting a proposal or panel
discussion to highlight your gardening program, research or other local issues.
PROPOSALS FOR PRESENTATIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL MARCH1, 2009
Download the Call for Proposals form on our website
www.communitygarden.org/learn/training/annual-conference/call-for-proposals.php
The American Community Gardening Association (ACGA) is a non-profit
organization of professionals and volunteers who seek to buildcommunity by
increasing and enhancing community gardening and greening across the United
States and Canada.
The ACGA annual conference brings together hundreds of individuals from across
the United States, Canada, and abroad, who are engaged in all aspects of
gardening and greening. The conference includes hands on workshops, keynote
speakers, a film festival, and visits to community
gardens, parks, schools, and other green space in the Columbus area.
We want to hear about your work. We are seeking a diverse group of presenters
to share a wide range of information about gardening and greening, including:
Community Gardeners
Horticulturists
Landscape Designers and Architects
Arborists and Foresters
Open Space Advocates
Organizers and Leaders
Public Employees
Parks and Planning Staff
Teachers and other educators
Community Food Security Advocates
Youth
Artists and Filmmakers
Horticultural Therapists
Nutritionists
Master Gardeners
Panels and Workshops:
Session length is 75 minutes long. You may propose shorter or longer sessions.
Highest priority will be given to engaging, hands-on,interactive, experiential,
panel and team presentations, and
participant-inclusive discussions. We discourage the use of "PowerPoint"except
to show pictures. A conference registration discount of $100.00 (divided among
presenters) per session will be applied to the registration of the presenters.
Please specify how you want the $100.00 discount split.
You may also opt to donate your discount to the ACGA as a tax-deductible
donation to ACGA.
Evaluation of Proposals:
The ACGA program committee evaluates proposals on five criteria: overall
quality, relevance to community gardening, clarity of focus, degree of
potential audience engagement, and practical applicability. Incomplete
applications or applications not adhering to word count limitations may be
rejected.
Presentation Themes:
Diversity, Art and Culture: art in the garden, ethno-botany, cultural
expression in gardens, multicultural projects, multi-ethnic gardening,
intergenerational gardening, spirituality in the garden, international
Youth and Adult Education: school gardens and partnerships, teacher training,
curricula, youth-led presentations, environmental education and action, job
training, rehabilitative
Food, Health and Nutrition: community food security, nutrition education,
cooking from the garden, food, preservation, local food systems, "slow food",
school lunches, horticultural therapy
Government and Advocacy: community garden policies and legislation, advocacy
process, local action to preserve gardens, U.S. Farm Bill, garden preservation
and land trusts
Economic Development: garden micro-enterprises, workforce development,
economic impacts of gardens and open space, community gardens and farmers'
markets
Horticulture and Ecology: healthy soils, composting, habitat conservation,
season extending, nontraditional spaces, organic growing methods, water
conservation, edible landscapes
Organizational and Community Development: staff development, community garden
management, coalition building, organizing, fundraising, in-kind resources,
media, networking, volunteer programs, event and recreational programming
Impacts of community gardens: crime reduction, beautification, air quality,
urban community building
Local Issues: Ohio local gardening and greening programs and projects
Other: New ideas and/or suggestions
Franklin Park Conservatory
www.fpconservatory.org
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