MEEA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
The Annual Conference is the most visible and important MEEA event, effectively promoting the mission by bringing together educators, agencies, tribes, businesses, and organizations. Each person leaves the conference with renewed enthusiasm, new knowledge, relevant and useful contacts and resources. Participants gain a greater awareness of issues, discover fresh approaches to environmental education and build relationships with colleagues across the state.
MEEA 2012: Mountains to Prairies--Connecting Across Montana
Thursday, March 22 and Friday, March 23, 2012
Montana State University--Billings, Downtown - Billings, Montana
2012 Conference Highlights (see below for more details):
- All-day intensive workshop on Place-Based Education from one of the best-known voices in the field, Dr. Clifford E. Knapp.
- Field Institutes to Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument and the Audubon Conservation Education Center
- Keynote Speech from 24-year Environmental Educator John Miller
- Resource Expo
- Sectional workshops on a variety of EE-related topics
- Evening social, awards luncheon, and a chance to connect with educators across the state!
Online registration begins the week of February 6.
Hotel Information
Group rates for Wednesday and Thursday night have been set at two downtown hotels, both just a few blocks from the conference. Rates may be available for Friday night, as well.
Crowne Plaza: www.crowneplaza.com/billings
27 N. 27th Street, Billings MT
1-877-270-1393
$105/night if room reserved by February 22, 2012
BestWestern Clocktower Inn: www.bwclocktowerinn.com
2511 1st Avenue North, Billings MT
1-800-628-9081
$84-$94 if room reserved by March 14, 2012
Conference Information
All-Day Place-Based Education Intensive
Resource Expo
Evening Social
Directions to all locations
Forms
Printable Registration Form
Subsitute Fee Reimbursement
Quotes from previous conference attendees:
"First of all, many thanks for putting the effort into crafting an excellent conference. I'm amazed by the quality of the MEEA conferences."
"The pre-social proved critical. I met other Environmental Educators from the Billings area at this time. Since the conference we have met once with a second meeting planned. The MEEA Conference will prove to be the critical point where EE became more collaborative in Eastern MT."
"[The keynote panel] was very engaging, entertaining and inspirational."
"Really, it's one of the most valuable conferences I have attended on a regular basis."
"I can tell you that my experience at MEEA was very beneficial to my professional development as an educator. As someone who is on the ground, working directly with the kids on a daily basis, it was so refreshing to be amongst others working toward like goals in the field. The daily grind can take its toll on my inspiration, which is why conferences like these are so valuable. Not only do they energize our passion to reach children in new ways, but they encourage us to keep moving forward in our pursuits. It is also so great to hear from those who have been teaching for years, and learn from their earned experience."
2011 Conference Award Winners:
- Educator of the Year: Judy Boyle, Divide School
- Sense of Wonder: Liz Burke, USFS
- Student of the Year: Youth Forest Monitoring Team
- Service to MEEA: Frances Graham, Rustica
2010 Conference Award Winners:
-Educator of the Year: Kathleen Kennedy, Big Sky High School (Missoula)
-Sense of Wonder: Carolyn Sevier, Rim Country Land Institute
-Business of the Year: Missoula Parks & Recreation
-Service to MEEA: Steve Kratville,
USFS
-Student of the Year: Gabe Kirkley, Gabe's Owl Pellets (Dillon)
-Water Teacher of the Year, awarded by Montana Watercourse:
Chris Ruffatto, Whitefish High School
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