Thursday, August 6 – Sunday, August 9, 2009
Franklin Park Conservatory, Columbus, Ohio
All proposals must be postmarked by March 1, 2009
We prefer submissions by e-mail to vgarrett@communitygarden.org
The American Community Gardening Association (ACGA) is a non-profit organization of professionals and volunteers who seek to build community by increasing and enhancing community gardening and greening across the United States and Canada.
The ACGA annual conference brings together hundreds of individuals from across the United States, Canada, and abroad, who are engaged in all aspects of gardening and greening. The conference includes hands on workshops, keynote speakers, a film festival, and visits to community gardens, parks, schools, and other green space in the Columbus area.
We want to hear about your work. We are seeking a diverse group of presenters to share a wide range of information about gardening and greening, including:
• Community Gardeners
• Horticulturists
• Landscape Designers and
Architects
• Arborists and Foresters
• Open Space Advocates
• Organizers and Leaders
• Public Employees
• Parks and Planning Staff
• Teachers and other educators
• Community Food Security
Advocates
• Youth
• Artists and Filmmakers
• Horticultural Therapists
• Nutritionists
• Master Gardeners
Panels and Workshops
Session length is 75 minutes long. You may propose shorter or longer sessions. Highest priority will be given to engaging, hands-on, interactive, experiential, panel and team presentations, and participant-inclusive discussions. We discourage the use of “PowerPoint” except to show pictures. A conference registration discount of $100.00 (divided among presenters) per session will be applied to the registration of the presenters. Please specify how you want the $100.00 discount split. You may also opt to donate your discount to the ACGA as a tax-deductible donation to ACGA.
Evaluation of Proposals
The ACGA program committee evaluates proposals on five criteria: overall quality, relevance to community gardening, clarity of focus, degree of potential audience engagement, and practical applicability. Incomplete applications or applications not adhering to word count limitations may be rejected.
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