2013 National Urban Extension Conference and Call for Submissions
May 6-9, 2013. Overland Park Sheraton, Overland Park, Kansas. Hosted by K-State Research and Extension.
Urban Extension: Relevant, Reliable, Responsive and Remarkable
May 6-9, 2013
Overland Park Sheraton, Overland Park, Kansas
Hosted by K-State Research and Extension
Conference goals:
- Build cultural competency skills and the ability to successfully navigate differences
- Acquire strategies to build community capacity utilizing the strengths of diverse audiences
- Develop skills in building strategic collaborative partnerships
- Investigate innovative funding strategies and the development of public-private partnerships
- Explore effective technologies for delivering urban extension programs
- Explore contemporary and emerging issues for urban extension programming.
- Strengthen programming effectiveness through networking with and learning from urban extension focused colleagues
- Demonstrate techniques to evaluate, document and communicate positive impacts of urban extension programming
Call for proposals:
The conference planning committee is seeking proposals for concurrent and poster session presentations related the conference goals. Submission deadline is September 28, 2012.