Boise WaterShed Environmental Education Center

11818 West Joplin Road, Boise, ID 83714

 

$180 Members    $195 nonmembers   .6 CEUs requested

 

Comm Camp 2015 Workshop Registration online.

 

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8:00-8:30: Registration

8:30-8:45:  Welcome

8:45-9:45
Working with the Media 101
Vince Trimboli, Community Relations Manager, Boise Public Works
How you look. What you say. How you say it. It’s how citizens perceive your organization. Learn the “Do’s” and “Don’ts” with the media, along with information on how to develop, frame and deliver a message that resonates with your residents in today’s constantly changing media landscape.

9:50-10:50
Community Outreach and Collaboration
Rosemary Curtin, RBCI
Rosemary Curtin, founder and president of RBCI, has extensive experience designing, implementing and managing strategic public involvement and outreach processes. Rosemary will be speaking about how utilities can create and conduct effective outreach campaigns that result in garnering public support for costly upgrades. Rosemary’s presentation will include a discussion of best practices for developing strategies and engaging community members in infrastructure improvement projects.

10:50-11:00: 10-minute Break

11:00-11:30
Curriculum Design on a Dime
Cindy Busche, Environmental Education Coordinator,
Boise Public Works Dept.
Join the Boise WaterShed education staff in this demonstration of easy and inexpensive resources to use for water outreach and education programs. We’ll also discuss how to reach your target audience by partnering with other agencies and leveraging resources in your community.
 
11:30-Noon: Lunch

Noon-1:00: Tour of Education Center and Wetlands

1:10-2:10
Do you need a Brand?
Travis Dryden, SOVRN
Branded communications not only benefit for-profit companies, they can make significant impact on how municipalities are perceived by their peers, constituents and other stakehold- ers. SOVRN is a Communication Architecture firm experienced in helping the City of Boise brand citywide and departmental programs and initiatives. SOVRN brand experts will address strategies and tactics that civic organizations can use to engage communities and influence audiences to take a wide variety of actions. Includes review of relevant projects.

2:15-3:15
Taking the Guesswork Out of Your Community
Boise State University
Practical help in learning the values and interests of your community through surveys and other tools.

3:15-3:30: 15-minute Break

3:30-4:20
How to be a good community partner via social media
Lynn Hightower, Communications Director, Boise Police Dept.
This training will outline communications tactics focused on social media outreach designed to maximize your public communications efforts, enlist citizen and business cooperation, and strengthen your strategic partnerships, designed to build your community.

4:20-4:30: Wrap up, evaluations

 

Comm Camp 2015 Workshop Registration online.

 

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Questions? Contact Catherine Chertudi, [email protected]