{"id":16201,"date":"2022-07-20T09:39:06","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T13:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/?page_id=16201"},"modified":"2022-10-12T13:25:32","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T17:25:32","slug":"2022-conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/2022-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 University of Maine Cooperative Extension All Organizational Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Tuesday, November 1-Thursday, November 3, 2022<br \/>\nWells Conference Center, UMaine Campus, Orono, Maine<\/h3>\n<h3><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-16502\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2022\/09\/Tree-1-09262022-788x1024.png\" alt=\"sketch of a tree with apples and leaves and shows the root system\" width=\"300\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2022\/09\/Tree-1-09262022-788x1024.png 788w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2022\/09\/Tree-1-09262022-231x300.png 231w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2022\/09\/Tree-1-09262022-768x998.png 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2022\/09\/Tree-1-09262022-105x137.png 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2022\/09\/Tree-1-09262022-317x412.png 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2022\/09\/Tree-1-09262022-423x550.png 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2022\/09\/Tree-1-09262022-634x824.png 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2022\/09\/Tree-1-09262022.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/>Roots to Blooms: Understanding Our History and Cultivating Our Future<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"#planning-committee-members\">Members of the Planning Committee<\/a> are excited about the upcoming 2022 University of Maine Cooperative Extension All Organizational Conference to take place at the Wells Conference Center on the University of Maine, Orono campus. The gathering will is scheduled to start at approximately 11:00 a.m. on November 1 and will end around lunchtime on November 3, 2022.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>All UMaine Extension staff members are invited!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>We are hoping to engage attendees in an innovation and brainstorming process to address key questions faced by UMaine Extension.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"16550\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16550 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2022\/09\/Beth-Talks-about-the-Conference-300x217.jpg\" alt=\"Beth Hawkyard video thumbnail\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2022\/09\/Beth-Talks-about-the-Conference-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2022\/09\/Beth-Talks-about-the-Conference-1024x739.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2022\/09\/Beth-Talks-about-the-Conference-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2022\/09\/Beth-Talks-about-the-Conference-105x76.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2022\/09\/Beth-Talks-about-the-Conference-317x229.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2022\/09\/Beth-Talks-about-the-Conference-423x305.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2022\/09\/Beth-Talks-about-the-Conference-634x458.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2022\/09\/Beth-Talks-about-the-Conference-846x611.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2022\/09\/Beth-Talks-about-the-Conference-951x687.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/plugged-in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2022\/09\/Beth-Talks-about-the-Conference.jpg 1094w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Beth Hawkyard:<\/strong> <strong>Shares Highlights of the Upcoming All Organizational Conference<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/video.maine.edu\/media\/Save+the+Date%21\/1_k0lox258\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View the Video (Kaltura)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The organizational conference will include an organizational update, keynote speakers, workshops, group planning sessions, evening entertainment, and more!<\/p>\n<p>For more information or questions, contact Fran Sulinski, <a href=\"mailto:fran.sulinski@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"mailto:fran.sulinski@maine.edu\">fran.sulinski@maine.edu<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0207.581.3186<\/p>\n<p>Thanks!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <em>Fran Sulinski, Assistant Director, UMaine Extension<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Save the Dates to Your Google Calendar!<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.google.com\/event?action=TEMPLATE&amp;tmeid=MjRicW5pN2k4NGY0NjhlNzJndThyb2UwZDkgbWljaGVsbGUuc25vd2RlbkBtYWluZS5lZHU&amp;tmsrc=michelle.snowden%40maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/images\/ext\/gc_button1_en.gif\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4><strong><a id=\"planning-committee-members\"><\/a>Members of 2022 UMaine Extension All Organizational Conference Planning Committee<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fran Sulinski<\/strong>, Assistant Director<em>,<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:fran.sulinski@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fran.sulinski@maine.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Beth Hawkyard<\/strong>, Staff Coordinator, <a href=\"mailto:beth.hawkyard@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beth.hawkyard@maine.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Michelle Snowden<\/strong>, Webmaster, <a href=\"mailto:michelle.snowden@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">michelle.snowden@maine.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mari Glatter<\/strong>, Instructional Designer, <a href=\"mailto:mari.glatter@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mari.glatter@maine.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Emily Collins<\/strong>, Administrative Specialist, Somerset County, <a href=\"mailto:emily.collins3@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">emily.collins3@maine.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Melissa Arndt<\/strong>, Director of Marketing and Communications, <a href=\"mailto:melissa.arndt@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">melissa.arndt@maine.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tayla Mann<\/strong>, Administrative Specialist CL3, Oxford County, <a href=\"mailto:tayla.mann@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tayla.mann@maine.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jason Lilley<\/strong>, Assistant Extension Professor, Sustainable Agriculture and Maple Industry Educator, <a href=\"mailto:jason.lilley@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jason.lilley@maine.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Andrew Hudacs<\/strong>, Assistant Extension Professor, Statewide 4-H Teen Leadership and Workforce Development, <a href=\"mailto:andrew.hudacs@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">andrew.hudacs@maine.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Hannah Carter<\/strong>, Associate Provost for Online and Continuing Education, Dean of UMaine Extension, <a href=\"mailto:hcarter@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hcarter@maine.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ella Glatter<\/strong>, Administrative Specialist, <a href=\"mailto:ella.glatter@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ella.glatter@maine.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Territorial Acknowledgement<\/h3>\n<p><i>University of Maine Cooperative Extension, recognizes that we are located<\/i>\u00a0<i>around the state\u00a0<\/i><i>in\u00a0<\/i><i>the\u00a0<\/i><i>homeland\u00a0<\/i><i>of\u00a0<\/i><i>Wabanaki people<\/i><i>,\u00a0<\/i><i>where\u00a0<\/i><i>issues of\u00a0<\/i><i>water\u00a0<\/i><i>and\u00a0<\/i><i>territorial\u00a0<\/i><i>rights, and\u00a0<\/i><i>encroachment\u00a0<\/i><i>upon sacred sites are ongoing. We recognize that Wabanaki (Maliseet<\/i><i>,\u00a0<\/i><i>Micmac, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot) Tribal Nations are distinct, sovereign, legal, and political entities with their own powers of self<\/i><i>\u2013<\/i><i>governance, and self<\/i><i>\u2013<\/i><i>determination. We respect\u00a0<\/i><i>the\u00a0<\/i><i>Wabanaki People as the original stewards of this\u00a0<\/i><i>land<\/i><i>. We thank them for their strength and resilience in caring for this land for hundreds of years. We recognize that we have a responsibility to continue working to change the systems that continue to allow injustice and inequality to exist. We are committed to listening, learning, and building relationships while serving as stewards to this land.<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>The University of Maine is an EEO\/AA employer, and does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender expression, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information or veteran\u2019s status in employment, education, and all other programs and activities. 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