Join us for a Working Conference as we share promising and exemplary Urban Extension programs and develop collaborative opportunities and resources to support urban programs in the Northeast Region.
The meeting will have separate tracks (Focus Areas) for in-depth planning and discussion. All Focus Area and General Sessions will be held in the UMass Center at Springfield (UCS) on the 2nd floor. Room assignments are listed below:
- 4H & Youth Development - Room 2
- Urban Agriculture & Food Systems - Room 3
- Health & Nutrition - Room 4
- Green Infrastructure & Urban Revitalization - Room 5
- Extension Administration - Room 15
- General Sessions - Room 14
Participant List
Conference Presentations
Multistate Urban Extension Funds - Proposal Guidelines and Abstracts
Conference Program
Wednesday 6/14 |
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| ***1:00 pm |
Walking Tour of Springfield for those arriving early. *Meet in the Sheraton Springfield Lobby |
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| 3:00 pm |
Registration opens *Sheraton Springfield Lobby |
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6:00 pm |
Welcome Reception *MVP Bar/Stonehaven Room, Second Floor - Sheraton Springfield |
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Thursday 6/15 |
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8:00 – 9:00 am Longford Room, 3rd Fl, Sheraton |
Breakfast & Opening Session Welcome and Conference Overview - Michael DiPasquale, Chair for Northeast NUEL A Brief History of NUEL - Chris Obropta, Professor, Water Resources Extension Specialist, Rutgers Cooperative Extension |
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9:00 – 10:15 am UMass Center at Springfield (UCS) Breakout Rooms |
Focus Area Session 1 Sharing Exemplary and Promising Urban Extension Programs/Projects *Room Assignments listed above Conference Program |
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10:15 – 10:30 am UCS Student Commons |
Break
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10:30 – Noon UCS Lecture Room 14 |
General Session 1
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Noon – 1 pm UCS Student Commons |
Welcome to Springfield - The Honorable Mayor Domenic Sarno Lunch |
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1:15 – 2:30 pm UCS Breakout Rooms |
Focus Area Session 2 Multistate Collaborations - Brainstorming Ideas for Proposals for Multistate Urban Extension Funds *Room Assignments listed above Conference Program |
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2:30 – 2:45 pm UCS Student Commons |
Break | ||||
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2:45 – 5:00pm UCS Lecture room 14 |
General Session 2
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6:00 pm |
Group Dinner - Theodores’ BBQ 201 Worthington St, Springfield, MA 01103 (You will not want to miss this! - Sign up now!) |
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Friday 6/16 |
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8:00 – 9:00 am UCS Student Commons |
Breakfast Featured Speaker - Lindiwe Sibeko Professor and Department Chair of Nutrition, School of Public Health & Health Sciences, UMass Amherst- Connecting Research to Extension to Enhance Public Health for Urban Populations |
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9:00 – 10:15 am UCS Breakout Rooms |
Focus Area Session 3 Multistate Collaborations - Proposal Development for Multistate Urban Extension Funds *Room Assignments listed above Conference Program |
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10:15 – 10:30 am UCS Student Commons |
Break |
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10:30 – Noon UCS Lecture Room 14 |
Closing Session
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| 11:30 am UCS Student Commons |
Box Lunches Available (Prior Registration Required) | ||||
