Agenda at a Glance

September 22-23, 2008

DAY ONE

8:00 am

Registration and breakfast begins

8:30 am

Introduction/Welcome

9:00 am

Kick Off Keynote Address: Paula Silsby, United States Attorney, District of Maine

9:30 am

Affinity Team Work: Group Discussion 1 -- Strengths and Challenges

10:30 am

Break

10:55 am

Geographic Team Work: Group Discussion 2 -- Trends and Priorities

Noon

Lunch - Keynote: June Koegel, President and CEO, Volunteers of America Northern New England

1:00 pm

Presentation: The Core of Sustainability, Lasting Social Impact, Alyson Parham, Partec Consulting Group

2:00 pm

Breakout Sessions: Exploring Sustainability Strategies
» Session 1: Raising Public Awareness: Social Marketing Campaigns
» Session 2: Systemic Change Through Advocacy
» Session 3: Social Enterprise/Entrepreneurialism

3:30 pm

Adjourn

5:00 pm

Round the Harbor Cruise

6:30 pm

Awards and Recognition Dinner

DAY TWO

8:00 am

Breakfast

8:30 am

Keynote: Robert Chambers, Founder and President, Bonnie CLAC

9:30 am

Geographic Team Work: Sketching our Plans

11:00 am

Panel Presentation: The Many Faces of Entrepreneurs: Carla Marcus, Founder and former Executive Director of WinterKids and Tom Poulin, Auburn Police Department

Noon

Lunch and Keynote: Inspire Maine, a National Perspective, Valencia Coar, Etcetera Enterprises

1:15 pm

Geographic Team Work: Making Plans to Make it Local

1:45 pm

Break

2:00 pm

Presentations of Sustainability Plans

2:50 pm

Panel Presentation: Let’s Talk About Funding: Moderated by Elizabeth Stefanski, Maine Women's Fund. Featuring Meredith Bove, McCabe, Duval + Associates; Laura Young, Maine Community Foundation; and Sarah Ruef-Lindquist, JD, CTFA, Planning for Good.

3:50-4:15pm

Close and Wrap Up
The Mystery of Sustainability
Sept. 22- 23, 2008
Spruce Point Inn
Boothbay Harbor, Maine