Working Together to Protect Our Watersheds is a one-day conference focused on improving watershed stewardship through improved collaboration. Enhance your efforts for watershed stewardship and protection in Alberta through improved collaboration.
November
7, 2008 — 9:30am
- 4:30pm
Fort Edmonton Park — Edmonton, Alberta
Early Bird (until Oct 29): $15
Note: Travel subsidies will be available will be available for non-profits travelling into to Edmonton for the workshop.
Watershed Protectors is a partnership of Alberta Ecotrust Foundation and Petro-Canada.
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Find more information and register online today at www.albertaecotrust.com/watershedprotectors
About the Workshop
Keeping Alberta's watersheds healthy is a collective effort - no single entity can manage and protect a watershed alone. The Water for Life Strategy calls for community planning and shared governance, yet we often find ourselves in joint situations without the skills or experience to be really effective together. With diverse backgrounds, interests and ideas, finding common ground can take significant time. The good news is that all you need is a helping hand and a strong commitment to a shared outcome.
The Working Together for Our Watersheds Conference is about just that! This one-day workshop is the first in a series of activities that will offer new ideas, insights, and opportunities to help you better understand how working in complex multi-stakeholder environments can be rewarding and yield better results.
Workshop Agenda
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9:00 |
Registration and coffee |
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9:30 |
Local Success: Stories of Watershed Collaboration Success from Alberta |
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11:00 |
Collaboration Session: Strategies and Tools for Effective Collaboration in Watershed Initiatives (Dianne Russell) |
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12:30 |
Lunch and Keynote Address: Collaboration Works! Stories of Success from Watershed Groups (Dianne Russell) |
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2:15 |
Improving Collaboration for Watershed Protection - A World Café Using a World Café format, participants will engage in a structured conversation to evaluate what new actions can be taken to enhance their collaborative work for watershed protection. |
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4:15 |
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About Dianne Russell
Dianne Russell serves as Executive Director of the Institute for Conservation Leadership (ICL) and leads the fundraising, financial management, and oversight of program design and delivery. Dianne has worked with local, state and regional environmental and watershed groups in the conservation community since 1985 serving groups on both sides of the border. In her seventeen years at the Institute, Dianne has worked with over 1,000 groups across North America on leadership, organizational development, strategic planning, campaign development and fundraising. Her previous staff positions included work with Americans for the Environment, Union of Concerned Scientists, and Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy (SANE). A native of the Great Lakes region, Dianne earned a double degree in Religion and Sociology from Wittenberg University (Ohio).
About the Institute for Conservation Leadership
The Institute for Conservation Leadership empowers leaders with training and builds volunteer institutions that protect and conserve the Earth's environment. The ICL does this by helping leaders lead better, building connections between groups with similar goals, and supporting groups' progress with fundraising, board development, and other activities.
Information about the ICL and their programs can be found at www.icl.org
Travel Subsidies
Please note that participants travelling from out of town will be able to apply for a travel subsidy.*
*Short Distance Travel Subsidy — $50 (for participants less than 175 km outside of Edmonton)
**Long Distance Travel Subsidy — $125 (for participants greater than 175 km outside of Edmonton)
Information for travel subsidy applications will be provided upon registration for the event.
