Are you attending the October 8 CalNat Regional Rendezvous? Sign up to present a lightning talk now through September 8!
We hope you will take advantage of this fun and lively forum for attendees to inspire and discuss your California Naturalist experience and volunteer efforts. Please sign up to share your efforts to connect with nature and community! To learn more and sign up to speak, visit http://calnat.ucanr.edu/RR2017/lt17/. Details are also below. We look forward to hearing your story.
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What is a Lightning Talk?
A lighting talk is a low pressure review of important highlights of your naturalist experience. It provides a fun and lively forum for attendees to inspire and discuss their California Naturalist programs and volunteer efforts. Speakers are given five minutes each to formally present their key ideas and results (slides are optional, but no more than 5 slides per talk). Time is allotted at the end of the lightning talk sessions to interact with those interested in learning more about the information presented. Certified naturalists are great at giving a 5 minute talks after the experience of presenting a capstone project. Sample topics include capstone projects, interpretive work, results from a citizen science project, a technical skill/tool/new perspectives about the environment. See some example presentations and videos from CalNat2016 here.
How Do I Participate?
Please prepare a short summary of your topic, not to exceed 1,500 characters (approximately 200 words), including spaces. Begin with a clear statement of the topic or objectives, give brief methods or activities performed, describe what resulted for people and or the environment, and end with a conclusion or lessons learned. It is the responsibility of the author to verify the information submitted and to correct any errors or omissions before the submission deadline.
Important Dates:
· Submit your lightning talk title and short summary by Friday, September 8.
· We will confirm your participation no later than Friday, September 15.
· Send in your slides, if using them, by Monday, September 25. More to come on the website about submission details.
Schedule:
Naturalists will be split into one of two lightning talk sessions (AM/PM) depending on which excursion is chosen (AM/PM). Further scheduling details will be provided closer to the event.
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Please let Marisa Rodriguez know if you have any questions (myrodrig@ucanr.edu).
Thank you,
CalNat Regional Rendezvous Organizing Team