Workshop Presenters Needed for Virginia Journeys 2011 AT Biennial Conference
Share your knowledge and skills as a workshop presenter at the upcoming Virginia Journeys 2011 which will celebrate the Appalachian National Scenic Trail and the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. This gathering, to be held at Emory & Henry College in southwest Virginia from July 1 – 8, 2011, will be the 38th Biennial Conference of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. A main feature of the conference is a wide variety of workshops which will be held Saturday – Monday, July 2 – 4, 2011. Conference organizers are inviting speakers to present sessions in the following areas of interest:
- Hiking and Backpacking Skills
- Trail Management
- Natural Wonders
- Engaging Youth on the Trail
- Community Partners: Sustainable Tourism & the Trail
- A.T. MEGA-Transect: Environmental Monitoring of the A.T. Corridor
- Cultural History along the A.T
- Celebrating Benton MacKaye
If you would like to present a workshop related to any of the conference tracts, or would like to suggest a topic to be considered, we want to hear from you. The deadline for speaker registration is June 30, 2010. Please contact Laura Belleville at lbelleville@appalachiantrail.org, 540-953-3564 / 3571, Ned Kuhns at nedkuhns@cox.net, 757-552-0292, or Mark Wenger at markwenger@cox.net, 757-253-0056.
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