Beyond Translation Eco-Cafe What is Eco-Cafe? Eco-Cafe is a series of personalized small group meetings focusing on identifying funding opportunities and other resources to aid efforts in improving community wellness and promoting environmental actions. Forum participants will have the opportunity to visit with six representatives of different organizations and hear about their funding opportunities and other resources available to communities. Goals: • Match community needs with existing resources • Provide information on how to access funding opportunities and other resources When will the Eco-Cafe take place? The Eco-Cafe is part of the Beyond Translation Leaders Forum agenda. It takes place on November 18, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM. Interested in being a Presenter at the Eco-Cafe ? Organizations that have funding opportunities and/or other resources for communities are invited to present. If you are interested, please contact Jack Arias or Thomas Ruiz before October 23, 2009. How do I register for the Eco-Cafe sessions? All of the Beyond Translation Forum participants will have an opportunity to choose from several mini Eco-Cafe sessions during registration (8:00 AM - 8:30 AM) on November 18, 2009. We will be sending synopsis of the sessions in a follow-up message. For more information about the Eco-Cafe please contact one of the following individuals: Jack Arias (214) 665-8164 arias.jack@epa.gov Thomas Ruiz (575) 528-6029 thomas.ruiz(5)state.nm.us Debora Bradford (214) 665-7406 bradford.debora@epa.gov ------- |