2008 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

We would love to hear about your conference or any that you have heard of. E-mail us today if you do not see your event below!

AUGUST 2008

Seed Saving Workshop

Date: August 26

Time: 6:30 PM

Location: Clifford Park | 550 E. Mt. Hope | Lansing, MI

Join experienced gardener and Clifford Park Community Garden co-coordinator Bob Kirkby as he shares his knowledge of the techniques of seed saving in a hands-on environment. Seed saving allows you affordable, high quality and early access to the vegetable seeds maturing right in your garden.

Located in Clifford Park, on the south side of Mt. Hope between Cedar and Pennsylvania. In case of severe weather only, location will be Foster Community Center.

You CAN do it!

Date: August 28

Time: 6:30 PM — 8:30 PM

Location: 5303 S. Cedar | Lansing, MI

For those of you who missed our recent canning and food preservation workshop, join MSU Extension Educator Joyve McGarry to learn about the equipment, techniques, recipes, and latest safety info on all types of food preservation.

There is a $10 cost for this workshop only; please call Extension directly at (517) 887-4588 to register.

SEPTEMBER 2008

Grow-A-Row

Date: September 7

Time: Noon — 3:00 PM

Location: Multiple Locations (see below)

This is your chance to donate your extra veggies to those in need. The Food Bank will distribute donations to local food pantries. Please don't let good food go to waste! Harvest your garden regularly and keep the Food Bank in mind during these two weeks of heavy harvesting.

Drop off donations at the following locations:

• L & L Food Center 3800 W. Saginaw (Lansing)
• L & L Food Center 4924 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. (Lansing)
• Van Atta's 9008 Old M-78 (Haslett)
• LAFCU 1505 Kyle St. (Eaton Rapids)

iVote Voter Registration Concert

Date: September 28

Location: Breslin Center | East Lansing, MI

ASMSU will be hosting a FREE night of entertainment at the Breslin called "iVote Voter Registration Concert," featuring TWO major musical artists. "iVote" will be two-part event: the first part will have messages from both the McCain and Obama Campaigns as well as honoring Spartans who have made a difference with their outstanding community service. Part II: let the music play!

Prior to the concert's start we will be having an RSO fair that will circle the concourse of the Breslin. Participating RSOs will be assigned a table and will be registering students to vote while promoting their organization. RSOs will also be competing against one another to see who can register the most students to vote. The RSO who registers the most students will win tickets to their very own suite for a Michigan State University Spartans home basketball game at the Breslin Center this upcoming season.

The atmosphere of this fair will be similar to that at "Sparticipation." There will be up to 9,000 students in attendance for this free concert so SIGN UP NOW!! Seating is limited and we will be filling slots based on first responses.

To register, simply fill out this registration form and e-mail it here.

Environmental networking at MSU

Date: September — December (see below)

Time: 3:00 — 4:30 PM

Location: Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center | 55 South Harrison Road | East Lansing, MI

The Environmental Science and Policy Program will be hosting monthly events in the Fall which provide opportunities for networking around different environmental issues. Each session will focus on a specific theme; senior faculty members will provide overviews of research on that theme at MSU (foci, centers, initiatives), and then there will be lots of time for general conversation. We hope these will provide opportunities for people across campus to learn about complementary research and meet potential collaborators. (Topics were chosen by a vote of the ESPP affiliates.)

All events are 3-4:30 PM at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, Harrison Road, in the Corniche Room.

Thursday, September 4 – Sustainability Science
Overview provided by Sandra Batie (Agriculture, Food, and Resource Economics) and Tom Dietz (Environmental Science and Policy Program)

Friday, October 3– Water
Overview provided by Jan Stevenson (Zoology), Julie Winkler (Geography), Jon Bartholic (Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies) and Jeff Andresen (Geography)

Monday, November 3 – Environmental policy
Overview provided by Ric Hula (Political Science)

Thursday, December 4 – Coupled Human and Natural Systems
Overview provided by Jack Liu (Fisheries and Wildlife), Tom Dietz (Environmental Science and Policy Program), and Bill McConnell (Fisheries and Wildlife).

An event flyer is available here.

RSVPs to Marcy Heberer (please put “networking” in the subject line).