[Communications] CCGA: Conference start page update - some info needed

[Amy Olson]

Ok, thanks! I am logged in now and finishing the conference info page.

Amy

> On Feb 8, 2020, at 11:52 PM, Lorraine Kells <lxkells at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Ok the schedule....let's just say lunch follows presentations or make it precise at 1 pm. Speaker time  is tricky as I said in earlier email. We only have the building until 2:30 --- our rental of the building is from 7:30 am - 2:30 pm. So Speaker could be 1:30 - 2:00 pm . I told Robert he could have 30 minutes  Closing remarks  follow immediately,  no need to write in time or make it official, closing remarks 2:15pm. 
> 
> OK does this sound good?
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, Feb 8, 2020, 10:57 PM Amy Olson <akeo at me.com <mailto:akeo at me.com>> wrote:
> Hi JW and Lorraine,
> 
> I was able to update the workshop and some other info on the conference start page. I will wrap it up tomorrow asap.
> To find the draft, log in as WP editor, then go to Pages and select Drafts. You’ll see it there as “8th Annual Conference"
> 
> I have a few questions:
> Schedule - please see below and edit - I took my best guess for the lunch time.
> Food - Are we having sandwiches/box lunch or buffet? Will people have to select anything on the registration form?
> Are we highlighting kid-friendly workshops? If so, which ones? (see below for list)
> Is parking at WYHS free? Who do I get in touch with about parking info?
> Will lockers be available at WYHS?
> Schedule
> 
> 9am - Doors Open, Continental Breakfast, Networking
> 
> 10:00am-11:15am - Workshop Session 1
> 
> 11:30am-12:45pm - Workshop Session 2
> 
> 1:00pm - Lunch & Keynote Speaker
> 
> 1:00pm-3:00pm - Lunch, Networking, Soil Testing, and Exhibitors!
> 
> 3:00pm - Conference Concludes
> 
> 
>> On Feb 8, 2020, at 7:28 PM, Amy Olson via Communications <communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org <mailto:communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi JW,
>> 
>> Here are the workshop titles as they will appear in the  two accordions on the website. 
>> Let me know if you’ve started something on your end and I need to change anything. 
>> This is taken from Lorraine’s doc of workshop descriptions.
>> 
>> Session 1 - 10:00am - 11:15am
>> WK1: Técnicas eficaces para la jardinera ecológica en pequeños espacios 
>> WK2: What does the environment have to do with my health? 
>> WK3: Treehuggers Unite!  Let’s plant and protect our trees!
>> WK4: Sharing Notes:  Four Experienced Community Gardeners Talk About Creating and Perpetuating a Community Garden
>> WK5: Yard Sharing; Reimagining Community Gardening, Private Space, and Cultivating Deeper Roots for Climate Resilient Communities
>> WK6: Health and Wellbeing in our Community Gardens and Beyond: Insights from Surveys and Practice
>> 
>> Session 2 - 11:30am - 12:45pm
>> WK7: Growing Community: Inviting Interaction through a Permaculture Lens (bilingual - Spanish)
>> WK8: Mapping soil lead in Chicago and understanding it’s potential uptake by vegetables
>> WK9: Using Traditions to Build Our Gardens and Our Community
>> WK10: Production Planning for Community Garden Systems
>> WK11: Birds as Connectors to Nearby Nature
>> WK12: The Offers & Needs Market
>> 
>> 
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