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The 41st Annual NEEEA Conference presented by
the New England Environmental Education Alliance
September 14 - 16, 2007

Don't miss the Conference Closing!
SUNDAY 11:00 AM - 12PM
Community Concept Mapping & Official Conference Closing
Moderator: Jim Chandler,
Director of the Auburn Land Lab, Maine
The entire conference community reconvenes one last time to not only celebrate what has been learned and discovered over the weekend but to plot out new networking and collaboration possibilities. Using the tool of Concept Mapping, we will make connections, find core values and come away with specific ideas and actions that will help us to Build Bridges to Create Change for a Common Good across the field of environmental education in New England!

Thanks to conference sponsors
GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS,
IRVING WOODLANDS, LLC
and ECOLOGY EDUCATION, INC
for supporting our conference

Package Options | Details

Conference Packages
FULL PACKAGE, Cottage Housing - $290
Includes conference registration, 2-nights of indoor accommodation and meals from Friday dinner through Sunday lunch. Please bring your own bedding and towels.

FULL PACKAGE, Camping or Offsite - $230
Includes conference registration, 2-nights of outdoor camping (bring your own tent and bedding) or offsite accommodations (on your own) and meals from Friday dinner through Sunday lunch.

DAY REGISTRATION - $115
Includes 1-day conference registration and 2-3 meals.

SCHOLARSHIPS
We are offering limited financial assistance with the regiistration fee on a first come, first serv basis of $50 or $100. To apply, check the scholarship option on the registration and you will be contacted if approved for a reduced fee.

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Conference Details
ACCOMMODATIONS: Conferees can choose to stay in the Matoaka cottages, camp onsite, or stay offsite. The simple, dormitory style cottages on the beautiful Matoaka campus have bathrooms with showers in each cabin (no linens are provided). The cabins are un-heated so bring appropriate sleeping gear. Camping is also onsite, or there are several motels nearby in Waterville- Best Western (207.873.3335), Econo Lodge (207.872.5577), or Holiday Inn (207.873.0111). If you need disability accommodations, please contact Rob Sanford at rsanford@usm.maine.edu.

Child Care and Pets: Childcare will not be provided and pets are not permitted at the camp.

Exhibits: A limited amount of table space will be available for any organization to display its materials and promote its programs & products. Please check the space on the registration form if you plan to bring an exhibit. Nonprofit organizations are free. Commercial vendors pay a $100 fee.

Greening the Conference: Up to $1,000 has been budgeted to "green the conference" with organic/local food, recycling, carbon offsets and car pooling programs. Donations to "Greening the Conference" are encouraged as part of the conference registration.

Meals: Meals will be mainly vegetarian with some non-vegetarian options available throughout the conference. If you have any special dietary considerations and/or allergies, please let us know.

Questions? Contact conference co-chairs Dot Lamson at (207) 882-7323 or dotlamson@chewonki.org or Drew Dumsch at (207) 283- 9951 or drew@fbes.org for general questions about the conference.

Refund Policy: Refunds will be given for cancellations before September 4 (minus a $50 administration fee). After September 4 no refunds will be available.

Registration: The early bird registration deadline is August 17 with the regular registration deadline on September 4. Registrations will be processed first-come, first-serve upon receipt of complete registration and full payment. Last minute registrations after September 4 and walk-ins will be accepted only if space is available. Please make checks payable to NEEEA.

Scholarships: Students, grassroots educators, and entry-level professionals are among those who are encouraged to utilize the scholarship program. If the cost of the conference is a factor in your ability to attend, please apply for a scholarship! Conference registrants can reduce the fee by checking off the $50 level or the $100 level depending upon their need. Day participants are limited to the $50 level.

Silent Auction for the NEEEA Scholarship Fund: Got a favorite EE tool or artifact? Do you have some sort of special craft or item that represents your region of New England? Have a cottage on a lake that you would donate for a weekend or a week? Please help support NEEEA and its conference scholarship program by bringing items to the conference to donate to the silent auction!

Weather: September in Maine usually means warm days with cool nights but the possibility does exist for inclement weather. Check out www.weather.com for the Smithfield, ME area for up-to-date forecasts. Dress for change and bring layers.

While at the Conference: You can be reached at the Camp Matoaka office, (207) 362-2500, for emergencies.

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