Shades of Green:

Exploring Diversity in Our Environment

The 24th Annual Conference of the

Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education

February 27 – March 1, 2009 in Ocean City, MD

• Mark your calendars for next year.  Why?  New dates and a new location!  The 2009 Conference is set for February 27th, 2009 through March 1st, 2009 at the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel, 10100 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD - 21842.

• Be a part of the largest State EE conference in the country! Please contact 2009 Conference Co-chairs Bronwyn Mitchell or Dave Honchalk if you are interested in serving on the Conference Committee.

• Consider sponsorship!  Sponsoring the conference is a great way to gain exposure to a large and diverse audience.  Click here for a sponsorship packet, and for more information about what your sponsorship means to MAEOE.

• Call for Proposals!! 

  The 2009 Annual Conference theme is Shades of Green: Exploring Diversity in Our Environment.  The theme is meant to challenge presenters and participants to approach education from a multitude of angles.  It is not enough to be simply cross-curricular, environmental education needs to cross boundaries.  How can we integrate an environmental consciousness into every action?

  The purpose of workshops and presentations is to give formal and non-formal educators the knowledge, skills, resources, tools and inspiration to effectively build a citizenry that understands and is actively engaged in advancing sustainability to address human needs and to conserve Earth’s natural resources.

  2009 Call For Proposals (Part 1) and (Part 2) deadline for submission is Friday, September 19, 2008.  In order to conserve paper, we highly encourage electronic submissions of proposals.  You will receive an email indicating your proposal has been received and notification of selected proposals will be by Friday, October 10, 2008.  Please email/mail completed proposals to:

   

  Tammy Roberson

  The National Aquarium in Baltimore

  Pier 3/501 East Pratt Street

  Baltimore, MD 21202

  troberson@aqua.org