SEAL 2005 - YOUR WORK COUNTS:

Advisory Group Efforts Toward Building Sustainable Organizations

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October 24-26, 2005
Westin Atlanta Airport Hotel
Atlanta, GA

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TARGET AUDIENCE:
This conference is targeted toward advisory group members and Extension educators that are heavily involved in developing and sustaining successful county and or statewide advisory groups.  These individuals must also be committed to return to their state and teach other Extension educators and advisory group members on best practices learned at the conference.

OVERALL CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES:
Reveal effective strategies for advocacy;
Building advocacy groups that work; and
Embracing the differences in ourselves and each other.

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TENTATIVE AGENDA

INFORMATION ON CONCURRENT SESSIONS CURRICULUM ON CONCURRENT SESSIONS
POWER POINTS FOR CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Day 1   “Groups That Work”
Coordinated by Stan Smith, Psychologist and Psychometrican, developer of Human Patterns Personality Inventory®
Session 1: Communicating with Decision Makers—Building Advocacy
Coordinated by Judy Groff, North Carolina State University Extension
Curriculum for Session 1 Materials for Session 1
Day 2    “Empowering Individuals and Groups to Build Effective. Efficient, Sustainable Organizations"
Session 2: Advisory Group Development
Coordinated by Ralph Prince, Extension Advisory Leadership Coordinator, University of Kentucky, Cooperative Extension
Curriculum for Session 2 Materials for Session 2
Day 3     “Knowing Where We Have Been, Where We Are, and Where We Want To Go” Session 3: Individual Advisory Member Development
Coordinated by Chris Boleman, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, Texas Cooperative Extension
Curriculum for Session 3 Materials for Session 3

For more information regarding the conference, please contact:

Chris Boleman at 979/845-7280, ct-boleman@tamu.edu
Judy Groff at 919/515-8481, judy_groff@ncsu.edu
Ralph Prince at 270/365-7541, Ralph.Prince@uky.edu
Joy Staton at joy_staton@ncsu.edu