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The objective of the "Solutions" conference is not simply to communicate
ideas about community transformation, but also to involve those attending in
networking and in challenging one another to be innovative.
Conference Schedule and Process
8 am Gathering and
coffee
8:30 am Welcome and
introductions
9 am Presentations of
"Solutions 2007" project finalists
11:30 am Break
11:45 am Marketplace of
ideas
Participants will briefly outline project ideas that build on
issues raised by presenters and form small groups to discuss proposed projects.
12:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm Break-out sessions
Potential project proposal groups will meet in break-out rooms. Each
group will begin to establish a rough outline of their project, identify a final
list of participants, and make plans for putting together a final proposal.
2:30 pm Brief closing
remarks
3 pm Dismissal
Follow-up
- Final proposals (3 to 5 pages) due March 7, 2008.
- Responses to proposals and awards announced by March 21, 2008.
- Selected finalists agree to:
- Submit project updates on June 13, September 12, and December 12, 2008.
- Present their project at the February 2009 conference.
- Receive an honoraria at the conclusion of the February 2009 conference.
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