RELC Gathering

[Jim Parry]

Held every two years is a gathering for Directors of Resident
Environmental centers.
In 2007, it was at Teton Science School.

This year, it will be at Camp McDowell Education Center, in Alabama.
Their web site is: http://www.campmcdowell.com/cmec/index.htm. You may
email the Education Director, Maggie Johnston at
mag...@campmcdowell.com for information and registration.

A biannual conference for Directors and Administrators exploring the
issues and
trends related to residential programs and facilities.

2009 Site Sponsor: McDowell Environmental Center (www.campmcdowell.com/
cmec)
Co-Sponsored by ANCA (Association of Nature Center Administrators,
www.natctr.org)
This years gathering will be held at McDowell Environmental Center
where you can explore the deep sandstone can-yons and waterfalls that
are a well kept secret of Alabama, as well as the social, cultural
aspects of the Deep South.

Dates: Saturday, January 17 – Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Who should attend?
This is a biannual gathering of administrators (directors and
coordinators), and those with an interest in residential environmental
education programs. This gathering of professionals seeks to advance
the residential environmental education movement through the sharing
of current ideas, concerns, solutions, and insights.

An Open Space conference format
The working sessions are built on the Open Space concept. On the first
evening, the conference group as a whole will create the agenda for
these days by identifying topics of interest. A schedule is then
created and participants attend sessions most applicable to their
interests and concerns. Wednesday we will wrap up the conference, plan
for the next, and travel home.