This November, the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC) and its partners invite educators, both formal and non-formal, and various watershed resource professionals to join in the Mississippi River Watershed Education Symposium. Please help spread your success stories and new watershed initiatives (education and research) by presenting at our Mississippi River Watershed Education Symposium this November 14th & 15th in Alton, IL.
The event will highlight two keynote presentations, one by *Sean O’Connor of* *National Geographic’s* education team and another by *Chad Pregracke of Living Lands & Waters*. Pregracke is the 2013 recipient of *CNN’s Hero of the Year* Award. Through these keynote talks and presentations/workshops from speakers throughout the Mississippi River Watershed and beyond, we hope to encourage and develop networking opportunities for partnering on unique, science-based watershed education programs. The planning committee invites you to submit an abstract for sessions at our Mississippi River Watershed Education Symposium. We are seeking dynamic speakers and workshop presenters from throughout the Mississippi River Watershed and beyond to provide their expertise in one of the following symposium strands: *• Watershed Concepts* *• Natural History/Environmental Education* *• Cultural History* *• Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM)* *• Civic Engagement/Sustainability* To download the Presentation Proposal form, visit our conference website: http://www.ngrrec.org/miss_water_ed_symposium/. Proposal deadline is June 16 th. For questions about presenting at the conference, please contact either Patricia Brown (natureinstit...@sbcglobal.net, 618-467-2521) or Angela Smith (angela.n.sm...@usace.army.mil). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Natalie Marioni Environmental Education Manager The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center Lewis and Clark Community College 5800 Godfrey Rd. * Godfrey, IL 62035 Ph: 618.468.2783 * Fax: 618.468.7211 nmari...@lc.edu * www.ngrrec.org West Central Regional Director, Environmental Education Association of Illinois (www.eeai.net) Illinois Project WET Coordinator (http://projectwet.org/)
