This year’s Massachusetts Environmental Education Society‘s (MEES) conference will be held on March 6th at College of the Holy Cross, in Worcester, MA. The topic for the conference is Strengthening Communities: Branching Out, Reaching In.
From the MEES website:
“Learn from many sessions relating to reaching new audiences, collaborating more effectively, responding to feedback on your programs, renewing your passion for environmental education, and using tools and resources in new, exciting ways. Join fellow environmental educators and advocates in a day of problem-solving and discussion. Rebuild your excitement and commitment to our natural world and gain a fresh new perspective on the tools of the environmental education trade.”
I’ve been attending the annual MEES conference regularly since 2007, and I never miss it, if at all possible. For one, it’s a pretty reasonable cost – $75 if you register by Jan. 31, and $90 for registrations received by February 28th. MEES offers a student rate of $60, and scholarships are given out on a first-come-first-served basis, if you need help affording the conference fee. And the networking opportunities alone make the conference worth it’s cost.
That’s not to say that the workshops aren’t terrific – they definitely are. I’ve presented at MEES several times, and will be running a workshop titled: “Learning from Failure, how to help your students understand the benefits of failure and use it to their advantage”. You can download a copy of the registration brochure at the MEES website. Are you attending the MEES conference this year?
