Thanks to the more than 200 people who made NEEEA 2004 a terrific conference! Read more about the results of this conference in SWEEP's Winter 2005 Newsletter (201 KB PDF).

For future reference, below is the information that was posted for this conference, as well as supporting documents.

Don't miss the 2004 38th Annual New England Environmental Education Alliance Conference (NEEEA), Opening Doors: Collaboration Strengthens Our Voice to Build Sustainable Communities from October 15-17, 2004 at the Breadloaf Campus of Middlebury in Ripton, VT!

• Download the brochure/registration form in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format (216 KB)*

Conference highlights include:

• Keynote Speakers: Join Mayor Peter Clavelle of Burlington, VT and community leaders, city decision makers, educators and youth as they share Burlington's story of creating a sustainable city.
• Field Trips: Choose from seven options, such as exploring Lake Champlain, learning about cold region environments, visiting a sustainable agriculture farm, hiking to old growth, and more!
• Workshops: Choose from more than 40 different workshops!
• Entertainment: Live music by Bo Bo Denk, Jan Reynolds' Cultural Adventures film, comedy show, and time to share your own talents at the open mic coffeehouse.
• Food: Locally grown food will be featured as much as possible throughout the conference! Vegetarian options available.
• Silent auction: Make your best bid!

Register by September 28th (postmarked).

*Please contact Linda Wellings at Shelburne Farms if you need a paper copy. Email: lwellings@shelburnefarms.org, Phone: (802) 985-8686.

We're looking for great presenters from throughout New England! Please view the complete CALL for PRESENTATIONS(click here) online (202 KB PDF FILE*). CLOSED on 03/31/04 -- sorry, we are no longer accepting proposals.

*If you're not able to open this file, please obtain the free Adobe Acrobat Reader (click here), or email lwellings@shelburnefarms.org for a paper copy.

Please consider supporting the NEEEA 2004 conference. Your donation will be used to keep the conference affordable for students and members of small organizations with limited budgets. Both monetary donations and products for an auction at the conference will be accepted. For more information about becoming conference sponsor, please contact Marcia Whitney at mwhitney@vinsweb.org.

SWEEP would like to thank Middlebury College for their generous co-hosting of the conference.

Volunteers are needed to help plan the conference. Please contact a committee chair below to lend a hand. Thanks!

• Fundraising/Sponsorship - Marcia Whitney, mwhitney@vinsweb.org
• Publications/PR - Nicole Ballinger, nballinger@lcbp.org
• Entertainment - Tre McCarney, tmccarney@shelburnefarms.org
• Evaluation/Follow-Up - Dana Hudson, dhudson@shelburnefarms.org
• Registration - Barry King, kinglet@together.net
• Site Planning/Logistics - Barry King, kinglet@together.net
• Field Trips - Lisa Purcell, lpurcell@vinsweb.org
• Program/Workshop - Linda Wellings, lwellings@shelburnefarms.org