Update from the Executive Leadership, October 2017
In an extraordinary display of solidarity, the Environmental Education Association (EEA) has announced a virtual conference week, scheduled for October 17-19, featuring webinars and live streaming events. The conference aims to bring together educators, researchers, and enthusiasts from around the world to discuss the pressing issues of resiliency and climate change, with a special focus on supporting Puerto Rico.
The EEA's team has demonstrated exceptional work during the past few weeks, particularly in unraveling the conference due to unforeseen circumstances. The virtual conference site, created on the educator portal, will encourage comments and discussions about session content, and attendees can easily contact presenters for more information.
Presenters for accepted sessions will have the opportunity to contribute papers, short video summations, presentations, and posters on the virtual conference site. One of the highlights of the conference will be the EE 30 Under 30 panel, live-streamed from Washington, D.C. on Thursday at 3:00 PM ET.
The association's work has never been more important, and many of their conference sessions would have focused on resiliency and climate change. Over $10,000 has been donated by the association's members to the Together for Puerto Rico fund, with donations still coming in. As a result of these donations, four solar-powered generators have been sent to Puerto Rico.
To show their support, Sylvia Weir, the association's talented designer, donated her time to design the mug and the Together for Puerto Rico logo. The association will sell mugs and t-shirts online, with all proceeds going to the Together for Puerto Rico fund.
The Global Environmental Education Partnership (GEEP) meeting will take place in Washington, D.C. with delegates from around the world, and some of these delegates will be featured during the opening webinar on Tuesday at 2:00 PM ET. The full schedule of virtual conference events will be available online.
Therel Santos-Díaz and Elizabeth Padilla, co-chairs from Para La Naturaleza, have been instrumental in the conference's planning and have continued to collaborate despite personal distress. The support shown by attendees in the wake of the disaster has been uplifting to the association.
For those interested in attending, the association will provide links to the programs for both the Conference and Research Symposium, which will be accessible next week. For more information about the EEA and their virtual conference, please visit their official website.
[1] Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean (AMLC) Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 2-6, 2025. [2] Caribaea Initiative Scientific Conference, Martinique. [3] ACURIL 2025 conference, Puerto Rico, around June 10, 2025.
- The virtual conference week organized by the Environmental Education Association (EEA) will include a Research Symposium, taking place from October 17-19, focusing on climate-change, environmental-science, and resiliency.
- Educators and enthusiasts from around the world can participate in the conference, offering papers, short videos, presentations, and posters on the virtual conference site, discussing various aspects of environmental education, science, and technology.
- Members of the EEA have donated over $10,000 to the Together for Puerto Rico fund, which has facilitated sending four solar-powered generators to Puerto Rico, emphasizing the association's commitment to environmental-education and self-development.
- The full schedule of the virtual conference events, including a Global Environmental Education Partnership (GEEP) meeting and live webinars, will be available online for anyone interested in environmental-news and general-news.
- Attendees will have an opportunity to support the Together for Puerto Rico fund by purchasing conference mugs and t-shirts, designed by the association's talented designer, Sylvia Weir, with proceeds going directly to the fund.
