Donate to EEAO

Environmental Education Centers

Service Learning

Join an Online Community



Environmental Education
Association of Oregon
6550 SE 122nd Ave.
Portland, OR 97236
Mailing Address:
PO Box 66014
Portland, OR 97290
(503) 234-EEAO
Contact EEAO
EEAO Home -> Events -> NAAEE 2009 Conference

NAAEE's 38th Annual Conference

The North American Association for Environmental Education's 38th annual conference will be held in Portland, Oregon, October 7-10th, 2009.  The conference headquarters hotel is the Lloyd Center DoubleTree, a Green Seal GS-33 Lodging Sustainability-certified establishment. Sessions and events will be held at the Oregon Convention Center, including exciting and interactive exhibits in the lower-level halls. Additional sessions and events will be held at the DoubleTree and selected field trip sites.  Local host, Environmental Education Association of Oregon has already begun planning, supported by a planning team of over 100.  Join the Planning Team to contribute your creativity, innovation, organizational skills and passion to make 2009 the best ever NAAEE conference!

View the 2009 conference registration brochure.


Conference Strands and Moderators

    • Place-based Education: Greg Smith
    • Innovative Programs and Practices: Herb Broda
    • Environmental Justice and Cultural Diversity: Ruby Estrada
    • Service Learning & Community Education: Sandra Ryack-Bell & Lisa Bardwell
    • Coastal and Marine Education: Sarah Schoedinger & Atziri Ibañez
    • Climate Change Education: Roseanne Fortner
    • Conservation Education: Aaron Moorehouse
    • Leadership & Organizational Development: Susan Toth
    • Religion, Spirituality & Environmental Education: Susan Toth
    • Teaching and Learning Sustainability: Rosalyn McKeown
    • The Arts and Environmental Education: Deb Thrall and Diane Silver
    • Early Childhood and Environmental Education: Suzie Wirth
Annual Conference Strand Descriptions (pdf)

Conference Threads
  • Business and Industry
  • Diversity
  • Research and Evaluation
  • Technology

The 6th Annual Research Symposium, October 6-7

Preceding the NAAEE Annual Conference, the Research Symposium will explore how environmental education researchers partner with their colleagues espousing different methodological approaches, with environmental education practitioners, and with researchers from other disciplines (e.g., environmental psychology, science education, sociology, ecology, or social-ecological systems).

The goals for the 2009 NAAEE Research Symposium are:
    1.Facilitate discussion of EE research results, conceptual models, and ideas.
    2.Foster a dialogue about The Power of Partnerships: Making a Difference in Policy and Practice.
    3.Provide opportunities for graduate student professional development.
    4.Facilitate discussion of an EE research learning organization


Registration

reg coverConference registration is now open!

Register for the conference, view rates, the registration brochure, important dates, and policies: Registration Information>>

Browse the schedule>>

Download and share the registration brochure(.pdf, 1.9 MB) by clicking on the image to the left.

                               French version conference registration brochure>>

Prospective Exhibitors/Advertisers

Purchase your booth now to ensure your first choice for booth location!  A booth purchase includes one full conference registration and one discounted full registration.  Click here to learn more: Exhibiting/Advertising Opportunities>>


Scholarships

Applications for scholarships to the conference are now being accepted.  Click here to learn more: Scholarships>>

 

2009 Photo Contest

Deadline August 15, 2009
NAAEE seeks photos that will inspire people to achieve environmental excellence. Entries may  include anything that reflects the theme of "Our Richly Diverse Natural World." We consider the natural world as inclusive of different settings within the animal and plant kingdom, which includes people. The photography contest is one element of a larger effort by NAAEE to re-invigorate the use of the arts in the EE field, and is sponsored by the Albert I. Pierce Foundation for the third year in a row. Winning photos will be displayed at the NAAEE annual conference in Portland.


2008 Photo Contest Winners

Brian Brush PhotoAmateur 1st place
Tranqulity
by Brian Brush		Harold Hungerford PhotoAdvanced 1st place
Green Tree Frog
by Harold Hungerford

Call for Presentations

The Call for Presentations is now closed.  Thank you to everyone who submitted proposals!  Submitters will be notified about the status of their presentations by June 10, 2009.