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Making Connections in the EE Community

Survey to determine which services are most valuable to EECOM members. Those who complete the survey will be eligible to win a $100 MEC gift certificate. Deadline: 31 October, 2008.
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Events

New Boreal Learning Network on the Sustainability Network website. Plus: The 2nd session of the Boreal Learning Network will convene at the Delta Marsh Field Research Station near Winnipeg, Manitoba on 22-24 October, 2008.
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Important Information for EE Groups with Charitable Status

Revenue Canada has proposed new fundraising guidelines. These have important implications for small and mid-size charities in particular. Learn more about the guidelines here and respond with your feedback by 1 August, 2008, by email.

Celebrating Young Social Entrepreneurs

Congrats for being recognized, Jess Lax! Co-founder of the Otesha Project, she is one of 150 young social entrepreneurs around the world to be funded by the Youth Action Net program. Watch the inspiring 2-minute documentary about her work and then learn more about social entrepreneurship here.

Congrats on your meaningful work, Benjamin Jordan! Co-founder of Above and Beyond Canada, he is raising awareness of the depletion of western Canada's forests while inspiring Canadians to take an active role in environmental stewardship. See how they are spreading seeds of change.
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Congrats on your second cross-continent fundraiser, Push for the Cure! Ben is also a co-founder of the breast cancer fundraising non-profit, the Push for the Cure. Ben, Aaron, Rob and Carlos skateboarded on longboards across Canada to raise money for research in 2007. Now they are longboarding across the US.
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Upcoming Conferences and Summits

Visit the ACEE website to see 12 upcoming eco/environmental education conferences. We have mapped out some key conferences that will occur over the next 9 months, starting this September.

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Call for Papers, Workshops, Presentations - Correction

The call for papers for the International Conference on Ecology and Professional Helping has been extended to: 10 October, 2008. The conference will be held 7-9 May, 2009.
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Employment, Volunteer, Internship Opportunities

The following 4 jobs are listed on the ACEE website:
Youth Program Coordinator, University of Calgary Biogeoscience Institute; RBC Zoomobile Interpreter, Calgary Zoological Soceity; Manager Classroom Resources, Inside Education Society of Alberta; Research Scientist, the Safe Drinking Water Foundation of Saskatoon, SK.

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Courses

GIS course: "Measuring landcover change and its impact on endangered species" (one-week, advanced). Offered by the Smithsonian National Zoological Park's Conservation and Research Centre, 13-17 October, 2008.
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News for Teachers

Organize Sports-Themed Climate Change Events During the Olympics
350.org is has an Olympics campaign in China. Gather your friends together after an athletic event and take a group photograph holding a sign saying "350" (the highest acceptable number of parts per million carbon dioxide) and send it to 350.org before 23 August, 2008. 
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August is "Education Month"
NGOPost.org is a free service to read and post stories about ongoing social welfare projects. One of their initiatives is their "Focus of the Month". This month's focus is Education.
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