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CERF 2021 26th Biennial ConferenceAt the CERF 2021 conference, you and CERF’s colleagues will come together to network, celebrate our work, learn from each other, and grow within our amazing field as we endeavor to connect science and society in the collective goals of preserving coastal and estuarine habitats, resources, and heritage. Join them to collaborate and discuss with more than 1,300 scientists and researchers from all over the world. Register Today
CERF 2021 Is Going Virtual!
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It’s time for inspiration, connection, and discovery, and STAT is thoughtfully moving forward with plans to offer an in-person experience this November. Additionally, a Virtual CAST is scheduled for February 2022 and will feature selected content from the in-person event. CAST registration will include access to the virtual event, and a separate registration option for just the virtual event will later be available.
With health and safety being the highest priority and in response to changing circumstances, STAT may need to adapt programming and/or implement requirements to participate in the in-person event. This may include one or more of the following: masks, social distancing, capacity limits, and/or vaccination/negative test results.
Changes in programming or safety guidelines will be communicated regularly, and flexible options for cancelling or transferring registration to the virtual event will be available.
Conference sessions are designed for:
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Helping to sustain the viability of nonprofits in tough economic climate & challenging times
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Improving participants’ effectiveness professionally and personally through education & available resources
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Creating opportunities for networking and collaboration
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Increasing staff and volunteer morale, productivity and creativity
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Inspiring, motivating and energizing participants’ potential as they strive for excellence
This conference has supported professional staff and volunteers from diverse organizations such as social service agencies, community organizations, faith-based groups, government, schools and other educational institutions, business and professional associations.
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The Department of Modern and Classical Literatures and Cultures and The Center for Environmental Studies present “In the Path of Disaster(s): Narratives around Natural Catastrophes in the Americas/Circum-Caribbean†at the Moody for the Arts.
Conference co-organizers Jacqueline Couti, Laurence H. Favrot Associate Professor of French and Francophone studies and Luis Duno-Gottberg, Professor of Caribbean and Media studies propose to offer a rigorous and enlightening encounter between scholars, artists, and activists, November 19 – 20.
This conference will highlight research, artwork, and activism from around the country, the Circum-Caribbean region, and Europe alongside studies from Rice faculty. Participants will discuss how disasters and natural catastrophes in the Circum-Caribbean region—broadly defined to include the Gulf coast areas of Texas and Louisiana—impact human interactions and shape societies. To explore how human activities and production impact natural disasters, discussions will often have a comparative approach that transcends historical and geographical delineations. This interdisciplinary symposium will provide a productive framework that draws from the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences enabling a fruitful dialogue.
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Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church invites you to a monthly environmental education web meeting series whose theme in 2021 is Healthy Planet = Healthy People = Healthy Economy. In November, join Lisa Brenskelle, Houston Climate Communication Coordinator for the Texas chapter of Interfaith Power & Light, for a discussion on developing a Climate Action Plan for your faith community and its members. The City of Houston has a Climate Action Plan, but how do you translate that to your faith community, or to your household? Clearly, a city and a faith community or an individual household are very different. However, certain fundamental principles apply to all cases. This talk will highlight those principles, as well tools available and steps to take in developing a climate action plan for both houses of worship & individuals. Time for interactive Q&A with the speaker will be provided. Contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com with any questions.
All Creation Waits book discussion group for AdventEvent Information
About this event
Avoid the consumer hype of the “holiday season†with daily intimate, beautifully-written portraits of wild animals and their adaptations to the cold and dark of winter. The author sees in these creatures lessons for adapting to the “winters†in our own lives. The book, although intended as a devotional for the Christian season of Advent, is very unusual in that it contains no overtly religious content, making it suitable for people of all faiths, or no faith at all. So, Christians, environmentalists, animal lovers & others will be captivated and inspired by these stories. Join a weekly discussion group, online, to reflect together on All Creation Waits.
All Creation Waits book discussion group for AdventEvent Information
About this event
Avoid the consumer hype of the “holiday season†with daily intimate, beautifully-written portraits of wild animals and their adaptations to the cold and dark of winter. The author sees in these creatures lessons for adapting to the “winters†in our own lives. The book, although intended as a devotional for the Christian season of Advent, is very unusual in that it contains no overtly religious content, making it suitable for people of all faiths, or no faith at all. So, Christians, environmentalists, animal lovers & others will be captivated and inspired by these stories. Join a weekly discussion group, online, to reflect together on All Creation Waits.
This free virtual event is brought to you by the Texas Water Resources Institute for those who will partake in the agency panel for program updates and a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension panel discussing continued engagement with stakeholders in response to COVID-19.
All Creation Waits book discussion group for AdventEvent Information
About this event
Avoid the consumer hype of the “holiday season†with daily intimate, beautifully-written portraits of wild animals and their adaptations to the cold and dark of winter. The author sees in these creatures lessons for adapting to the “winters†in our own lives. The book, although intended as a devotional for the Christian season of Advent, is very unusual in that it contains no overtly religious content, making it suitable for people of all faiths, or no faith at all. So, Christians, environmentalists, animal lovers & others will be captivated and inspired by these stories. Join a weekly discussion group, online, to reflect together on All Creation Waits.
All Creation Waits book discussion group for AdventEvent Information
About this event
Avoid the consumer hype of the “holiday season†with daily intimate, beautifully-written portraits of wild animals and their adaptations to the cold and dark of winter. The author sees in these creatures lessons for adapting to the “winters†in our own lives. The book, although intended as a devotional for the Christian season of Advent, is very unusual in that it contains no overtly religious content, making it suitable for people of all faiths, or no faith at all. So, Christians, environmentalists, animal lovers & others will be captivated and inspired by these stories. Join a weekly discussion group, online, to reflect together on All Creation Waits.