The Planning Meeting Archives.
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Mission:		 Friday, February 27, 2004
Discovery Room, American Museum of Natural History
2:30-7:00 p.m. PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING
  • Opening - Closing Ceremonies
  • Mailing Registration forms
  • Black Rock Forest Camping trip reports
  • Plovers on Breezy Point March 13th
  • Earth Day in Central Park - YC activities/plans
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Tuesday, February 17, 2004
Discovery Room, American Museum of Natural History
2:00-3:00 p.m. Black Rock Forest trip committee
3:00-5:00 p.m. PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING
  • What is the responsibility of the YC planning Committee on april 26?
  • Registration forms and mailings
  • Black Rock Forest Camping trip??
  • Earth Day in Central Park - YC activities/plans
  • 181st Street Garden Project: West 181st Street Beautification Project
  • Future Meeting: EPA presentation on hazardous materials in schools?
  • Solar Cooker from Miami? - in Museum or Central Park?
  • Meeting with Prospect Park Youth Council in Brooklyn?
  • Meeting schedule, every week! - Next meeting, February ?
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Mission:		 Tuesday, February 10, 2004
Discovery Room, American Museum of Natural History
5:00-7:00 p.m. PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING
  • What is the responsibility of the YC planning Committee on april 26?
  • Registration forms and mailings
  • Black Rock Forest Camping trip??
  • Activity Day/Earth Day in Central Park
  • Plastic Bags as Pollution
  • Scholarships to Slovakia conference
  • 181st Street Garden Project: West 181st Street Beautification Project
  • Future Meeting: EPA presentation on hazardous materials in schools?
  • YouthCaN table at Living With Nature Conference 2/11/03
  • Solar Cooker from Miami? - in Museum or Central Park?
  • Meeting with Prospect Park Youth Council in Brooklyn?
  • Meeting schedule, every week! - Next meeting Tuesday, February 17
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Thursday, February 5, 2004
Discovery Room, American Museum of Natural History
5:00-7:00 p.m. PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING
  • What is the responsibility of the YC planning Committee on april 26?
  • Registration forms and mailings
  • Logo vote!
  • Prospect Park Hike Reports
  • Black Rock Forest Camping trip??
  • Activity Day/Earth Day in Central Park
  • Plastic Bags as Pollution
  • Scholarships to Slovakia conference
  • 181st Street Garden Project: West 181st Street Beautification Project
  • Thank Orville for guiding us on our Prospect Park Hike
  • Future Meeting: EPA presentation on hazardous materials in schools?
  • Environmental Programs at New York University
  • YouthCaN table at Living With Nature Conference 2/11/03
  • Solar Cooker from Miami? - in Museum or Central Park?
  • Meeting with Prospect Park Youth Council in Brooklyn?
  • Meeting schedule, every week? What do you think?
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Mission:		 Thursday, January 15, 2004
Discovery Room, American Museum of Natural History
5:00-7:00 p.m. PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING
  • Meet the Prospect Park Youth Council
  • Explain YouthCaN and brainstorm workshop ideas
  • Plans for Brooklyn hike - January 25 - Prospect Park
  • Plans for Black Rock Forest over night trip February 21-22.
  • Decide on voting deadline for all submitted logos
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 Friday, January 2, 2004
Discovery Room, American Museum of Natural History
4:00-5:00 p.m. PAPER MAKING
5:00-7:00 p.m. PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING
  • Go on the forum and respond to postings
  • Web site design: schedule work meetings
  • Plans for Brooklyn hike - dates for January...
  • Plans for Black Rock Forest over night trip February 21-22.
  • Outreach report and help
    - report on Prospect Park Youth Council
    - is there anyone who would like to help Neteria
    present YouthCaN to other Museum after school programs?
  • Decide on voting deadline for all submitted logos
Thursday, December 18, 2003
Discovery Room, American Museum of Natural History
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM (only 1 hour and 30 minutes...!)
  • Go on the forum and respond to postings
  • Web site design: schedule work meetings
  • Plans for Brooklyn or Queens hike (look for destinations now)
    - dates in December and January...
  • Plans for Black Rock Forest over night trip February 21-22.
  • Outreach report and help
    - need to get the note out to all the presenters
    from the last two years
    - is there anyone who would like to help Neteria
    present YouthCaN to other Museum after school programs?
  • Create logos for 2004!
  • Other Ideas? Send them in!
  • Call x7039 when you get to the Museum if you need help finding us.

Remember the theme is about waste management, think about what that means. What is waste? What kinds of waste are there? How can waste be handled, avoided, reduced, piled, recycled... This will be a working meeting, we can split up into smaller groups and work on these different things. If you what to arrive early and start on one of these projects, feel free to come in!
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 Thursday, December 4, 2003
Discovery Room, American Museum of Natural History
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM (only 1 hour and 30 minutes...!)
  • Go on the forum and respond to postings
  • Web site design: schedule work meetings
  • Plans for Brooklyn or Queens hike (look for destinations now)
    - dates in December and January...
  • Plans for Black Rock Forest over night trip in February.
  • Outreach report and help
    - need to get the note out to all the presenters
    from the last two years
    - is there anyone who would like to help Neteria
    present YouthCaN to other Museum after school programs?
  • Create logos for 2004!
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 Thursday, November 4 and 20, 2003
Discovery Room, American Museum of Natural History
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Themes and Logos: submission process, deadlines, web postings, announcements...
  • Future NYC Explorations and reports: Staten Island
  • Outreach update
  • Web site design: schedlue work meetings
  • Collabortive projects: landscape preserves, coral reefs, deserts...
  • Work in the forums
  • Grants: Common Cents New York
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Thursday, October 30, 2003
Discovery Room, American Museum of Natural History
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Themes and Logos: submission process, deadlines...
  • Future NYC Explorations: Staten Island
  • Outreach update
  • Web site design: schedlue work meetings
  • Collabortive projects: landscape preserves, coral reefs, deserts...
  • Grants: Common Cents New York
NEW DATE! Wednesday, October 15, 2003
Discovery Room, American Museum of Natural History
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Themes and Logos: submission process, deadlines...
  • Pelham Bay hike Reports
  • Other hikers: California, Egypt, Russia, Israel...
  • Future NYC Explorations?
  • Outreach update
  • Web site design: schedlue work meetings
  • Collabortive projects: landscape preserves, coral reefs, deserts...
  • Grants: Common Cents New York
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October 2, 2003
Discovery Room, American Museum of Natural History
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Themes and Logos: submission process, deadlines...
  • Pelham Bay hike plans
  • Web site design: schedlue work meetings
  • Collabortive projects: landscape preserves, coral reefs, deserts...
  • Grants: Common Cents New York
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September 18 & 22, 2003
Discovery Room, American Museum of Natural History
4:00PM - 6:00PM

Design, and print the postcards.
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September 25, 2003
Discovery Room, American Museum of Natural History
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Themes and Logos: submission process, deadlines...
  • Save the date postcard mailing
  • Pelham Bay hike plans
  • Collabortive projects: landscape preserves, coral reefs, deserts...
  • Grants: Common Cents New York
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 April 17, 24 and????, 2003
Discovery Room, American Museum of Natural History
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Opening and Closing ceremonies
  • Registration Packets
  • Set-up duties
  • Stickers
  • Programs and other documents
  • Registrations/workshops committee - Registration Forms Committee
Opening and Closing Ceremony Committee Meeting
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Time:		 April 18, 23, and 25, 2003
iEARN-New York office,
1pm-3pm?

Directions to the office:
1 or 9 train to 116 Street-Columbia University
Walk one block west to Claremont Ave.
Make a Right
Walk up till you see the building 475 on your left.
The building is between 119th Street and 120th Street.
The office number is 450.

Please call if you have any questions 212-870-2693
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Wednesday, March 26, 2003
Discovery Room, American Museum of Natural History
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Opening and Closing ceremonies
  • YC NYC February Plover Day/Hike Committee reports
  • Sponsors group report - Ed, Jay, Millard
  • Registrations/workshops committee - Registration Forms Committee
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Thursday, March 18th 2003 Opening Closing Committee
iEARN-New York office,
4pm-6pm?
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 Wednesday, March 26, 2003
Discovery Room, American Museum of Natural History
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Opening and Closing ceremonies
  • YC NYC February Plover Day/Hike Committee reports
  • Sponsors group report - Ed, Jay, Millard
  • Registrations/workshops committee - Registration Forms Committee
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 Tuesday, March 11, 2003
Discovery Room, American Museum of Natural History
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Opening and Closing ceremonies
  • YC NYC February Plover Day/Hike Committee reports
  • Sponsors group report - Ed, Jay, Millard
  • Registrations/workshops committee - Registration Forms Committee
Peace TV interview participants meeting (REQUIRED):
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Tuesday, March 4, 2003
Discovery Room, American Museum of Natural History
4:00 PM
  • What the group will talk about
  • What are the important facts, ideas and resons for being involved in YC...
Tuesday, February 25, 2003
Discovery Room, American Museum of Natural History
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Opening and Closing ceremonies
  • YC NYC February Plover Day/Hike Committee
  • Sponsors group report - Ed, Jay, Millard
  • Registrations/workshops committee - Registration Forms Committee
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Wednesday, February 19th 2003
iEARN-New York office
4pm-6pm

Opening and Closing Ceremony Committee
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Thursday, February 13, 2003
Discovery Room, American Museum of Natural History
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Opening and Closing ceremonies
  • YC NYC February Plover Day/Hike Committee
  • International Flier Report
  • Registrations/workshops committee - Registration Forms Committee
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Thursday, January 30, 2002
Discovery Room, American Museum of Natural History
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Postings to the forums (Before the meeting - coordinated by Hans!)
  • Info night by Sidney Horenstein on New York water issues
  • EACH Video Conference?
  • Opening and Closing ceremonies
  • YC NYC February Plover Day/Hike Committee
  • International Flier
  • Sponsors group report - Ed, Jay, Millard
  • Registrations/workshops committee - Registration Forms Committee
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 Thursday, January 16, 2002
Discovery Room, American Museum of Natural History
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Postings to the forums (Before the meeting - coordinated by Hans)
  • Info night by Sidney Horenstein on New York water issues - postponed
  • EACH Video Conference
  • Opening and Closing ceremonies
  • YC NYC February Plover Day/Hike Committee
  • International Flier
  • Sponsors group report - Ed, Jay, Millard
  • Registrations/workshops committee
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Thursday, January 2, 2002
Discovery Room, American Museum of Natural History
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Postings to the forums (Before the meeting - coordinated by Hans)
  • Opening and Closing ceremonies ?
  • YC NYC January hike planning (January 11-12 Black Rock Forest)
  • Hike Committee?
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 Wednesday,December 18, 2002
Discovery Room, American Museum of Natural History
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Voting deadline for logos
  • Info night by Sidney Horenstein on New York water issues
  • YC NYC December hike summary
  • opening and closing ceremonies ?
  • Postings to the forums
  • Other Ideas? Send them in!
  • Call x7039 when you get to the Museum if you need help finding us.
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November 20th and December 4th
Discovery Room, American Museum of Natural History
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Tally votes for YC theme
  • Logo postings, Ballots, and vote...
  • ?? :)
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 Wednesday, November 6, 2002
Discovery Room, American Museum of Natural History
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Ideas for new info nights: Clearwater? Other ideas?
  • Next Trip coordinators: Thomas and Michael?
  • Thomas/David/Han's presentation -listen and critique
  • Next trip: destination, environmental activity/theme?
  • Update on YouthCaN Hike/Test the World (YouthCaN Know the World)
  • Vote on flier idea and finalize that version to share with all YCers for feedback
  • Theme/Logo Committee: For each theme construct a paragraph that will provide a link that will have more information on the subject of that theme
  • Logo submissions and voting process 2003?
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 Wednesday, October 23, 2002
Discovery Room, American Museum of Natural History
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Finalize Ideas for new YouthCaN World project for 2003
  • Ideas for new info nights: Clearwater? Other ideas?
  • Next Trip coordinators: Thomas and Michael?
  • Next trip: destination, environmental activity/theme?
  • Theme and logo 2003?
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 Thursday, October 10, 2002
Discovery Room, American Museum of Natural History
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • YouthCaN Moscow team presentation: David, Wileyda, M'Lis, Jeff.
  • Finalize Ideas for new YouthCaN World project for 2003
  • Save the Date Fall mailing
  • Ideas for new info nights: Clearwater for October? Other ideas?
  • Next Trip coordinators: Thomas and?
  • Next trip: destination, environmental activity, canoeing?
  • Theme and logo 2003?
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 Thursday, September 26, 2002
Discovery Room, American Museum of Natural History
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Stuffing of the Save the Date mailing
  • Final prep for the Black Rock Forest trip
  • discussions regarding other on-going planning activities.
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Thursday, September 12, 2002
Discovery Room, American Museum of Natural History
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Info night: Green Maps, Wendy Brawer
  • Finalize Ideas for new YouthCaN World project for 2003
  • Save the Date Fall mailing
  • Ideas for new info nights: Clearwater for October? Other ideas?
  • September trip: Permission letters, final list of participants, food?
  • Trip coordinators for October and November... ideas for activities?
  • Theme and logo 2003?
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 Wednesday, August 7,2002
American Museum of Natural History, Discovery Room
4:00 PM -6:00 PM?
  • Hike for August
  • Ideas for new YouthCaN World project for 2003?
  • Ideas for new info nights: Green Maps; September? Other ideas?
  • New Ideas for the Web site?
  • Theme and logo 2003
  • Other Ideas? Send them in!
  • Call x7039 when you get to the Museum.
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 Thursday, June 6, 2002
American Museum of Natural History, Discovery Room
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM?
  • Hikes for June and July?
  • Ideas for new YouthCaN World project for 2003?
  • Teacher Trainings? Need students to help...
  • Ideas for new info nights like the one we had for the Solar Cookers?
  • New Ideas for the Web site?
  • Call x7039 when you get to the Museum.
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 Tuesday, May 21, 2002
Discovery Room, American Museum of Natural History
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Meet with Eliane Metni from Lebanon and share ideas about how to expand on the collaboration between the NY and Lebanon YouthCaN teams!
Thursday, May 16, 2002
American Museum of Natural History, Discovery Room
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM?
  • Working on Planetary Notion
  • Call x7039 when you get to the Museum.
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 Thursday, May 9, 2002
American Museum of Natural History, Discovery Room
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Chat about YC2002 - What went well, what you would change?
  • iEARN - Moscow - presentation, nomination, voting...
  • Hikes??
  • Eliane is visiting from Lebanon May 20-26, what should we do?
  • How do we get more YouthCaNers?
  • How can we promote collabortaion?
  • Call x7039 when you get to the Museum.
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Sunday, April 28, 2002
American Museum of Natural History, call x7039 when you get to the Museum
4:30 PM - ?:?? PM
  • Introductions for all the new faces!
  • Rehearse Opening and Closing Ceremonies
  • Distribution of equipment
  • Loading Presentation files onto computers
  • Set-up and Rehersals for presenters
  • Table set-up
  • Mural Painting and hanging (?)
  • Finish signs for directions to the various workshops.
  • Organize registration procedure
  • Prepare registration packets
  • Pizza??? :)
  • Call x7039 or x5039 when you get to the Museum.
YouthCaN Opening/Closing Ceremonies Committee Meetings:
Those involved in the Opening and Closing Ceremonies are planning to meet at the Museum Monday, April 22, 2002 click here if you have questions.
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Time:		 Thursday, April 25, 2002
Discovery Room, American Museum of Natural History
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Visitors start arriving! Colorado, Estonia I think?
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 Tuesday, April 23, 2002
Discovery Room, American Museum of Natural History
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Opening Closing Ceremonies
  • Registrations and technical needs
  • What other ideas do you have for the agenda? Send them in!
  • Rehearse opening and closing
  • Finish signs for directions to the various workshops.
  • Organize registration procedure
  • Copy and fold all handouts
  • Collate registration packets
  • Create "Globalization statements" to be printed in the program
  • Organize Activity Day:
    - Alvaro is pulling together information on cost and schedule
    - We need group leaders for each activity:
    * Palisades Interstate Park Hike Start at 9:00 AM at AMNH
    * Brooklyn Botanical Garden Start at 10:00 AM at AMNH
    * Bronx Zoo Start at 10:00 AM at AMNH
    * Breezy Point - Piping Plovers! Start at 8:00 AM at AMNH
  • To Volunteer for Activity Day Click Here!
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