| An opportunity to participate in the 2nd National Energy Education Summit, will take place June 7, at American University in Washington DC. The summit is organized by The Council of Energy Research and Education Leaders (CEREL) of the National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE).USDA and NIFA have been major supporters of energy education and extension. The summit is a great opportunity for energy and environmental and STEM educators to gather with leaders from business and industry, government and civil society to raise the profile and expand the impact and effectiveness of energy education.
The summit will engage energy educators in all sectors, including K-12, higher education, and public education in sharing best practices and developing partnerships in support of energy education. The summit will cover energy education, how it is taught, how can it be better, and how can it overcome critical challenges. The report from the inaugural summit held in January 2015, is available and presents a vision for energy education in the United States.
The summit will immediately precede the annual conference of the Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences (AESS) from June 8-11 at American University. Summit participants are encourage to remain for the AESS conference. There will be an energy education workshop on June 8 to follow up on the summit and other sessions on energy topics, including the Food-Energy-Water Nexus.
Please address questions to David Blockstein, Ph.D, CEREL Executive Secretary, David , 202-207-0004. # # #
NIFA Director to Present “Perfect Storm to Nutritional Security: It’s the Message, Stupid”
On May 12, Noon, at Waterfront Centre, in Room 1410A, Sonny Ramaswamy will present a lecture to NIFA employees, “Perfect Storm to Nutritional Security: It’s the Message, Stupid.” Much of the focus is on the transformative approaches needed, particularly approaches relying on genetic engineering and other biotechnology methods, nanotechnology, pesticides, and food processing, to name a few. It is critically important, however, to ensure that the public, which is mostly uncomfortable and untrusting of foods derived from such approaches—unfortunately termed “frankenfoods” by Paul Lewis and touted by Prince Charles and others—has a much better understanding of these approaches and why we use the same. This requires the development and promotion of synergy of science and communications to sustainably solve the nine billion problem.
The presentation will be available via Adobe Connect. There are only 250 lines, so please share connects.
To view: http://nifa-connect.nifa.usda.gov/psns
- Access code: 9280024
- Audio: 888-844-9904
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Grant Writing Essentials
Wednesday May 11, 2016, 2-4 p.m. (EST)
Please plan to participate in a grant writing webinar on the essentials for successful grant writing to improve your chance at getting your grant applications funded. Common tips to “wow” reviewers, as well as common mistakes to avoid distracting reviewers will be shared. Great ideas, when well-articulated, can result in successfully getting your project funded. Advanced planning and preparation are the keys to successful grant writing.
Presentation Topics:
- Grant Writing Tips for Success-10 Things You Must Do — Dr. Mark Mirando, National Program Leader, USDA-NIFA
- Look Before You Leap — Dr. Jill Auburn, National Program Leader, USDA-NIFA
- Don’t Take Anything for Granted — Dr. Denis Ebodaghe, National Program Leader, USDA-NIFA
Target Audience: All are welcome (up to the limit of 170 Adobe Connect lines), with specific emphasis for institutions and organizations with less experience submitting and obtaining competitive grants
Please note: There is no pre-registration. Enter webinar as a “Guest”. You may ask questions via the chat box in the webinar. If you are unable to connect to the webinar, please use the following conference call line to dial in to hear audio of web conference. Please mute your telephone line unless you are asking a question.
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North Carolina Small Farm Association 