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What's New?- Information about the next Community Involvement Conference will be posted here when it becomes available.
For ten years, EPA staff, Community Members, Environmental Justice activists and other interested parties have been gathering each year to share experiences, network and receive training on issues related to community involvement. This dynamic conference brings together more than 450 people from EPA and its federal, state, tribal, and local partners who plan and implement environmental community involvement, partnership, stewardship, outreach, and education programs.
The 2007 conference theme, Community Involvement: Celebrating the Past, Looking to the Future, underscores the educational value of highlighting lessons from the successes of the past ten years and also exploring forward-looking, innovative approaches for government to interact with communities to promote the protection and sustainability of our environment. If you missed the 2007 conference, you can view the presentations online.
The conference features plenary sessions featuring guest speakers and topical discussions and dozens of engaging and interactive concurrent sessions. It also includes field trips demonstrating the power of effective community involvement and cooperative conservation efforts, screenings of outreach videos and demonstrations of new computer learning tools, a poster session, exhibits, and a variety of networking opportunities and evening activities to add value and fun to the experience. Training sessions are various lengths are also available