Blue Sky Funders Forum Invitation
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North American Association for Environmental Education Dear Funding Colleague: We are excited to invite you to join us for the 2nd annual Blue Sky Funders Forum meeting on Friday, October 11, 2013 at The World Trade Center in Baltimore, MD. The Forum is a venue for funders and other stakeholders involved in environmental education—or wanting to find out more about it—to learn, share information, and collaborate. Like last year’s Forum, this year’s gathering is held in conjunction with NAAEE’s annual meeting, giving funders the opportunity to take advantage of the largest national environmental education conference. AT THE FUNDERS FORUM IN BALTIMORE, YOU CAN EXPECT: This year’s Forum builds on a successful October 2012 Forum in Oakland attended by more than 100. A diverse planning group has built on the momentum of that gathering and outlined next steps for the Forum, now renamed the “Blue Sky Funders Forum.” For additional information regarding this forum, please see the attached background document. Please RSVP by October 1st for the Forum by contacting NAAEE’s Deputy Director, Christiane Maertens at [email protected] or 310-279-7370. Registrants will receive a packet of meeting information in September*. With warm regards, Randi Fisher and David Beckman PISCES FOUNDATION • Information about our plans to build a durable network of funders interested in environmental education—and the chance to share your views • Speakers offering the latest thinking, research, and trends in the field • Valuable networking opportunities and rich discussions throughout the day • A reception with Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, a proponent of environmental education * Please note that there is no fee to attend the Forum. Reduced lodging rates are available until September 16.
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Blue Sky Funders Forum Invitation
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North American Association for Environmental Education
Dear Funding Colleague:
We are excited to invite you to join us for the 2nd annual Blue Sky Funders Forum meeting on Friday, October 11, 2013 at The World Trade Center in Baltimore, MD.
The Forum is a venue for funders and other stakeholders involved in environmental education—or
wanting to find out more about it—to learn, share information, and collaborate. Like last year’s Forum,
this year’s gathering is held in conjunction with NAAEE’s annual meeting, giving funders the opportunity
to take advantage of the largest national environmental education conference.
AT THE FUNDERS FORUM IN BALTIMORE, YOU CAN EXPECT:
This year’s Forum builds on a successful October 2012 Forum in Oakland attended
by more than 100. A diverse planning group has built on the momentum of that gathering
and outlined next steps for the Forum, now renamed the “Blue Sky Funders Forum.”
For additional information regarding this forum, please see the attached background document.
Please RSVP by October 1st for the Forum by contacting NAAEE’s Deputy
Director, Christiane Maertens at [email protected] or 310-279-7370.
Registrants will receive a packet of meeting information in September*.
With warm regards,
Randi Fisher and David Beckman
PISCES FOUNDATION
• Informationaboutourplanstobuildadurablenetworkoffundersinterested
in environmental education—and the chance to share your views
• Speakersofferingthelatestthinking,research,andtrendsinthefield
• Valuablenetworkingopportunitiesandrichdiscussionsthroughouttheday
• AreceptionwithMarylandGovernorMartinO’Malley,aproponentof
environmental education
* Please note that there is no fee to attend the Forum. Reduced lodging rates are available until September 16.
