The North Central Region Water Network, The First American Land-Grant Consortium (FALCON), Extension Foundation and partners at Central State University, Lincoln University, University of Minnesota, MU Extension, Nebraska Indian Community College, OSU Extension, and UW-Madison Extension are excited to announce the 2024 Climate, Water, and Equity Workshop October 9-11th at the Royal Sonesta in Minneapolis Minnesota!
The workshop is a follow-up conversation to the 2023 Climate, Water Equity, and Opportunity Workshop held in Denver. This event will build on the work of the 2023 workshop (though please note attendance at the 2023 workshop is not required!) and provide attendees the opportunity to build relationships with colleagues at different institutions, share their programs and perspectives, and draft a culturally grounded action plan for increasing coordinated climate and water-related extension, outreach, and research to positively impact BIPOC and underserved communities.
This three-day workshop will serve as a pre-conference workshop for the First American Land-grant Consortium Annual Conference which is being held at the same venue directly following the end of the workshop. While the event will focus on the North Central Region, land-grant colleagues from across the United States are invited to join us as we discuss how we can better work together to address vulnerability associated with climate change, protect and restore our water for future generations, and advance culturally rich, nourishing, and sustainable food systems and food sovereignty!
Land-grant universities, with our tripartite missions of research, extension, and higher education, are well positioned to address climate and water vulnerabilities, inequities, and opportunities, but only if we work together. Join us!
Registration will end on Tuesday, October 1st so be sure to register now before it is too late!
We also hosted a pre-workshop webinar prior to the Climate, Water, and Equity Workshop where we overviewed the project goals and collaborators, reflect on the 2023 workshop, and highlight what to expect at the 2024 workshop! Watch the webinar recording here.
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This in-person conference will start on 12pm CT on Wednesday, October 9th and end at 12pm CT on Friday, October 11th. All meals are provided and a group dinner will be held on the evening of October 9th.
The workshop will be held at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Downtown Minneapolis, at 35 S 7th St, Minneapolis, MN 55402. This is the same location as the 2024 FALCON Annual Conference. The room block for the Royal Sonesta Hotel is now full – please find accommodations nearby at a location that works for you.
Please note, If you are attending both the workshop and FALCON and plan to stay at the Royal Sonesta for the entirety of your trip, please call the reservation desk to ensure you have one reservation for both events.
All land-grant professionals from the North Central Region and beyond. This event will be especially pertinent to Extension professionals working on water- and climate-related programming and natural resource faculty.
We recognize the cost associated with traveling and participating in an in-person workshop and we want to support broad participation across partners. Considering this, we are offering a limited number of travel scholarships. While the application period for travel scholarships has passed, a few scholarships remain. If you are interested, please email Anne Nardi at anne.nardi@wisc.edu.