Educational Partnerships for Innovations in Communities Network (EPIC-N) is a network that bridges community engagement and local government. EPIC-N is hosting a virtual conference on How Can We Leverage Teaching, Research, and Service to Build a Better World?. The conference will take place virtually from Monday, June 12 - Wednesday, June 13. EPIC-N is also looking for presenters for this event. Consider presenting at the EPIC-N Conference this summer using THIS LINK. Proposals are due Friday, March 24. They are doing a call for several kinds of sessions:
- Research Presentation - 60 mins - Faculty and academic staff are encouraged to present about how they have been or are thinking about leveraging EPIC-N projects for their research agendas.
- Practitioner Presentation - 60 mins - A session that has one or more presenters presenting about diving deeply into a certain subject relevant to planning, managing, implementing, or evaluating an EPIC-N program.
- Peer Coaching Salon - 30 - 60 mins - This is an interactive session that encourages peer coaching between people in the network. You will pitch a problem you’re having in your work, and participants will roll up their sleeves and help you problem-solve.
- Flash Talk - up to 10 mins - This session highlights an interesting project or an idea that you’re working on at your institution or with a community partner.
- Other - Please propose other formats as desired. New engaging sessions are of interest to conference organizers.
If you have any questions, you can e-mail:
Gavin Luter, gavin@cows.org, or Ada Inman, ada@epicn.org.
