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East Coast Retreat:
The 2009 NE
Fellowship Retreat will be held at
Essex Conference Center & Retreat, Essex, Massachusetts on 09/12/2009
RETREAT SCHEDULE
Please note this year’s retreat runs Saturday and Sunday, September 12th and 13th. Friday, September 11th, is a travel day for those coming from a distance and who need extra time to arrive and settle in for a prompt start on Saturday morning. Friday arrivals can join Switzer staff for informal dinner and a walk on the beach.
The Saturday morning program is intended for new Fellows only. All other Switzer Fellows and attendees are welcome to join us for lunch on Saturday and stay for the remainder of the weekend.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH
5:30 PM CHECK-IN FOR FRIDAY ARRIVALS
6:00–6:45 PM DINNER
7:00-9:00 FREE TIME
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH
NEW FELLOWS ONLY:
7:30 AM CHECK-IN FOR ATTENDEES
8:00–9:00 AM BREAKFAST
9:00–10:30 AM WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS FOR 2009 FELLOWS. Lissa Widoff, Executive Director of the Switzer Foundation, will welcome participants and discuss the agenda for the weekend. Participant and staff introductions will be made.
NEW FELLOWS’ ORIENTATION AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. This session will allow time for welcoming, introductions and community-building exercises for new Fellows, as well as presentation of leadership concepts to be explored throughout the weekend.
10:30-12:30 COMMUNICATIONS EXERCISE: HONING YOUR MESSAGE. Lauren Hertel, 2003 Fellow and Lecturer in Online Media at the University of Florida’s Department of Telecommunication, will guide Fellows through a communications exercise on honing your message. Everyone will learn to present their work in an interview format, helping you clarify your “elevator speech” to concisely and clearly hook your audience into your issue. This will be an interactive workshop with some preparation required.
ALL FELLOWS WELCOME:
12:30-1:30 PM LUNCH
1:30–3:00 PM SWITZER FELLOW LEADERSHIP GRANT PRESENTATION: WILL YANDIK (2007) AND THE HUBBARD BROOK RESEARCH FOUNDATION. Will Yandik is the project coordinator for the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation's Science Links carbon project, a multi-year effort to gather the best-available carbon science and share it with northeastern decision makers at the local scale. Will plans to discuss how he and his organization developed an outreach agenda from the scientific literature and partnered with other nonprofits to maximize the exposure of their work in the crowded and rapidly evolving field of climate mitigation policy. A practicing freelance journalist, Will also plans to explore how his organization and others publish their work in our shifting and uncertain media landscape.
3:00-3:15 PM BREAK
3:15 PM CARPOOLS READY FOR TRIP TO CRANE BEACH
3:30–5:00 PM HIKE/NATURALIST WALK. We will carpool to Crane Beach in nearby Ipswich for a naturalist-led walk of the beach and dunes. Crane Beach is part of a larger protected area managed by The Trustees of Reservations, one of the oldest land trusts in the U.S.
5:30–7:00 PM RECEPTION AND DINNER. We will have a wine and beer reception starting at 5:30, followed by dinner at 6:00.
7:15–9:00 PM EVENING PROGRAM - SWITZER LEADERSHIP GRANT PRESENTATION
“ADAPTING CONSERVATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE: CASE STUDY IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST”
Lara Hansen (1995), Chief Scientist and Executive Director of EcoAdapt, an organization created to help develop the field of climate change adaptation, and David Moryc, Senior Director of the River Protection Program at American Rivers, will discuss their work under a Switzer Leadership Grant with American Rivers and the Sierra Club implementing climate change adaptation measures in the Puget Sound region of Washington State.
Developing conservation plans that are robust in the face of climate change is challenging. The field of climate change adaptation is nascent, which can limit the capacity for addressing this challenge. In order for most conservation organizations and agencies to engage, they need to develop capacity, which can be a time consuming and frustrating task on an issue where time is of the essence. American Rivers and the Sierra Club joined forces in the Pacific Northwest to develop capacity and get support on climate adaptation from Switzer Fellow Lara Hansen. This project aimed to build the capacity of these organizations on this issue, develop a conservation plan for watersheds in the Olympic Peninsula and Northern Cascades, and test the ability of an individual provider to support multiple agendas as they confront climate change. Outcomes of this partnership included increased institutional awareness on climate change adaptation, an assessment and conservation strategy for a priority watershed in the region, and a model to apply within these organizations and others. Lara will present the process and outputs from the project, including an approach to climate data analysis for adaptation, adaptation brainstorming outputs and the plan that was developed. David Moryc , Senior Director of the River Protection Program at American Rivers, will talk about the motivations of Sierra Club and American Rivers to collaborate on this project and how the organizations plan to move forward with the work.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH
8:00–9:00 AM BREAKFAST
9:00–10:45 AM DEVELOPING A LEADERSHIP LEARNING AGENDA. Lissa Widoff will present an overview of how to create a leadership learning agenda that articulates your professional, personal and career vision and goals, and offer tools for identifying resources to help you meet your goals. There will be small group interaction and discussion of each participant’s leadership goals.
INTRODUCTION TO CAREER COACHING AND MENTORING. Foundation staff will present guidance on effective mentoring relationships. Fellows may serve as mentors in the future or may be seeking one in the near term. In either case, understanding the dynamics and responsibilities of both sides of this relationship can improve the value of mentor/mentee interactions.
11:00AM PRESENTATION OF 2009 FELLOWSHIP AWARDS
11:30 AM KEYNOTE SPEAKER: MICHAEL LEMONICK, SENIOR WRITER, CLIMATE CENTRAL
The media landscape is changing rapidly and drastically. Traditional magazines, newspapers and television news are collapsing, and despite plenty of speculation, nobody really knows what will replace them. One of the first things to go as media outlets desperately try to cut costs is the serious coverage of science--even though science underlies some of the most serious public-policy debates now under way. I'll talk about what's happening to the news and how it affects the coverage of one such debate: the question of what to do about climate change. I'll also talk about what might be done to reverse this disturbing trend.
12:30–1:30 PM LUNCH
1:30 PM DEPART
To get there:
RSVP to: don@switzernetwork.org
by 08/28/2009
West Coast Retreat:
The 2009 CA
Fellowship Retreat will be held at
The Headlands Institute, Sausalito, California on 09/26/2009
RETREAT SCHEDULE
Please note that this year’s retreat runs Saturday and Sunday, September 26th and 27th. Friday, September 25th, is a travel day for those coming from a distance and who need extra time to arrive and settle in for a prompt start on Saturday morning. Friday arrivals can join Switzer staff for informal dinner and walk on the beach.
The Saturday morning program is intended for new Fellows only. All other Switzer Fellows and attendees are welcome to join us for lunch on Saturday and stay for the remainder of the weekend.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH
5:30 PM CHECK-IN FOR FRIDAY ARRIVALS
6:00–6:45 PM DINNER
7:00-9:00 FREE TIME AND WALK ON THE BEACH
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH
NEW FELLOWS ONLY:
7:30 AM CHECK-IN FOR ATTENDEES
8:00–9:00 AM BREAKFAST
9:00–10:30 AM WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS FOR 2009 FELLOWS. Lissa Widoff, Executive Director of the Switzer Foundation, will welcome participants and discuss the agenda for the weekend. Participant and staff introductions will be made.
NEW FELLOWS’ ORIENTATION AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. This session will allow time for welcoming, introductions and community-building exercises for new Fellows, as well as presentation of leadership concepts to be explored throughout the weekend.
10:30-12:30 COMMUNICATIONS EXERCISE: HONING YOUR MESSAGE. Environmental Reporter JERRY KAY and Media/Marketing Consultant JESSICA SWITZER will guide Fellows through a communications exercise on honing your message. Everyone will learn to present their work in an interview format, helping you clarify your “elevator speech” to concisely and clearly hook your audience into your issue. This will be an interactive workshop with some preparation required.
ALL FELLOWS WELCOME:
12:30-1:30 PM LUNCH
1:30–4:00 PM PRESENTATION: THE CONSUMPTION CONUNDRUM. ANNIE LEONARD, PROJECT DIRECTOR WITH THE STORY OF STUFF PROJECT (WWW.STORYOFSTUFF.ORG) AND DARA O’ROURKE (1998), PRESIDENT OF GOODGUIDE (WWW.GOODGUIDE.COM) AND PROFESSOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND MANAGEMENT UC BERKELEY, will each share their experience using media and communications strategies for education, positive social change, and to understand and transform production and consumption patterns by empowering citizens and consumers. Annie will present the Story of Stuff video along with her personal story of its release, viral dissemination and phenomenal response. Dara will talk about how his research led to GoodGuide and the pathway to this public interest commercial product and tool for consumer change and corporate influence.
4:00–5:30 PM ACTIVITY OF CHOICE: HIKE/NATURALIST WALK, GUIDED TOUR OF NEARBY MARINE MAMMAL CENTER, OR FREE TIME. Participants can choose among the following activities:
(a) Guided walk along the stunning trails at the Headlands to learn about the natural history of the area, led by 1999 Fellow GREY HAYES, Coastal Training Coordinator at the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve. Grey will discuss the natural history of the Headlands area, with an emphasis on the botanical and land management regimes.
(b) Guided tour of the nearby Marine Mammal Center, a rescue and rehabilitation center for marine mammals (ten minute walk from the Headlands). We will tour the facility with Center staff, learn about rescue, rehabilitation, research and education efforts. This is a recently renovated green building, so there may be time to hear about that, as well.
(c) Free time.
5:30–7:00 PM RECEPTION AND DINNER. We will have a wine and beer reception starting at 5:30, followed by dinner at 6:00.
7:15–9:00 PM EVENING PROGRAM - SWITZER FELLOW PRESENTATION
AMY ROGERS, Research Fellow, and PETER PINCHOT, Senior Fellow and Director of the Ecomadera Project at the PINCHOT INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION. Amy Rogers and Peter Pinchot will discuss their collaborative efforts to ensure the long-term preservation and sustainable management of Ecuador’s last remaining Chocó coastal rain forests. Together, they are approaching the problem of tropical deforestation from both ends: by preventing, through the facilitation of economic alternatives for local communities; and by mitigating, through the implementation of ecologically-based reforestation strategies in previously cut areas. Peter will discuss successes and challenges of the EcoMadera Project (a sustainable wood products enterprise) and Amy will discuss the interdisciplinary approach required to reconnect Ecuador’s two remaining Chocó forest reserves.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH
8:00–9:00 AM BREAKFAST
9:00–10:45 AM DEVELOPING A LEADERSHIP LEARNING AGENDA. Lissa Widoff will present an overview of how to create a leadership learning agenda that articulates your professional, personal and career vision and goals, and offer tools for and identify resources to help you meet your goals. There will be small group interaction and discussion of each participant’s leadership goals in preparation for drafting a written document. Past Fellows can likewise benefit from this exercise.
INTRODUCTION TO CAREER COACHING AND MENTORING. Foundation staff will present guidance on effective mentoring relationships and seeking professional development support throughout your career. Fellows may serve as mentors in the future or may be seeking one in the near term. In either case, understanding the dynamics and responsibilities of both sides of this relationship can improve the value of mentor/mentee interactions.
11:00AM PRESENTATION OF 2009 FELLOWSHIP AWARDS
11:30 AM KEYNOTE SPEAKER: MARLA CONE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH NEWS (WWW.ENVIRONMENTALHEALTHNEWS.ORG). Marla will present her perspective on the rapidly changing media landscape, the corresponding decline in serious science coverage and how that is affecting public policy debates and the new frontiers in media for meeting these challenges. In an age of fewer media voices, new strategies and responsibilities among scientists and environmentalists must emerge.
12:30–1:30 PM LUNCH
1:30 PM DEPART
To get there:
RSVP to: don@switzernetwork.org
by 08/25/2009
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