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- New one-day offering for clerks and elected officials at Cornell Municipal Clerks Institute
- LEAD NY hosts workshop in Ithaca
- Dennis A. Pelletier County Government Institute Announces January 2012 Graduating Class
- The Heat is On: From Subways to Dairy Barns, Is New York Ready for Climate Change:
- Climate Change Mitigation Strategies for Land and Water Resources
- Strategies for Mapping ACS Estimates and MOE
- ABCs of B Corporations
- Cornell Center for Materials Research Facilities 101 Workshop
- Cornell Entrepeneurship Conference
- 2012 Cornell Center for Materials Research Symposium
- 6th Annual National Entrepreneurship Week
- Ripple Effect Mapping ( a webinar about documenting evolving and complex outcomes of Extension Work)
- Understanding & Preparing for Marcellus Shale Impacts in Your School District
- 23rd Local Government Conference
- UNCG 2012: Embedding Collaborative Governance in University, Communities and Governments
- Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Natural Gas Resource Center
- Tech and Transparency
- The Aspen Institute
- New reports from USDA's Economic Research Service
Funding and Other Opportunities
- Ag Issue Leader Vacancy from Cornell Cooperative Extension
- RFP now available for Local Sustainability Matching Fund
- $98.5 Million in Workforce Innovation Fund Grants
- Everyone at the Table for Health (EAT4Health)
- USDA grants
- HUD offering Choice Neighborhood Implementation Grants
- Community Action Grants
- Grants to Protect Wild Land and Support Environmental Conversation
- RFP for Local Sustainability Matching Fund
- Grant Action News
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New this year - Clerks and Elected Officials Invited to Experience Cornell Municipal Clerks Institute for One Day
This summer, the Cornell Municipal Clerks Institute (CMCI) will open its doors for one day, July 11, to elected officials, and also to clerks who are interested in experiencing the Institute but are unable to attend for the entire four days. This is an opportunity for elected officials to participate in classes and understand the relevance of CMCI to local and county government leadership and the caliber of the training that clerks receive during their week at Cornell. Likewise, clerks who have not yet experienced the Institute but who are curious will fully participate for one day, gaining credit for classes taken towards their CMC or MMC certification through the International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC). Visit the CMCI webpage.
LEAD NY Holds 6th workshop in Ithaca
LEAD New York's Class 14 had their sixth workshop during the first weekend of February here in Ithaca. This workshop focused on local government and leadership by exposing program members to issues facing rural communities and by helping them develop an appreciation for local leaders who have to deal with the challenges and demands of the issues on a daily basis. We are very grateful for the many local leaders who participated in this session, including Ithaca's new mayor, Svante Myrick as well as Ithaca's previous mayor, Carolyn Peterson, Town of Ithaca supervisor, Herb Engman, Ithaca School Board President, Robert Ainslie, Downtown Ithaca Executive Director, Gary Ferguson to name a few. CaRDI staff members, David Kay and Rod Howe also participated in this session by giving our program an overview of NYS government and discussing their experiences as local leaders. Next month, LEAD New York Class 14 will be in Albany and will continue to develop their knowledge of the NYS political process and will have the opportunity to meet with NYS leaders.
Dennis A. Pelletier County Government Institute Announces January 2012 Graduating Class
The Dennis A. Pelletier County Government Institute, Inc is a non-profit organization that offers a comprehensive educational program for county officials. The Institute is designed to assist county officials to more effectively serve the public. The purpose of the institute is to enchance the knowledge, skills and abilities of county officials to allow them to engage in informed, constructive and civil discussions on the challenges they face as public servants. The Pelletier County Government Institute is co-sponsored through a partnership with NYSAC and Cornell University and the Community and Regional Development Institute (CaRDI). With the guidance of the Pelletier Board of Directors, as well as Cornell/CaRDI's Directors Dr. John Sipple and Rod Howe, NYSAC has worked to shape a strong curriculum to enhance the public service knowledge of all county officials. January 2012 graduates are: Timothy Dennis, Yates County; Donna Drexler, Chemung County; Gregory Fagan, Fulton County; Richard Madl, Chemung County; James Maloney, Ulster County; Richard Mayfield, Orange County; and Frederick Monroe, Warren County. Click here for the announcement.
CaRDI Publications
January 2012, "The Heat is On: From Subways to Dairy Barns, Is New York Ready for Climate Change?" by Amanda Garris, Cornell University, Reprinted with permission from the Fall 2011 issue of CALS News Magazine
In 2080, will New York City residents take a submarine to work instead of the subway? Will vast irrigation networks be as commonplace in western New York as they are today throughout the western United States? Will once rare catastrophic flooding in the Southern Tier, such as that recently experienced throughout the region, become commonplace ? More than 20 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences scientists — including representatives from the departments of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Natural Resources, Horticulture, Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and Animal Science—recently addressed these questions.
January 2012
Upstate Update: ISSUE NUMBER 7/JANUARY 2012/Environment, Land Use and Natural Resources, "Climate Change Mitigation Strategies for Land and Water Resources"
“Though New York State is well endowed with water resources, expected changes in the earth’s climate could significantly impact the amount, intensity and timing of future precipitation. In addition, sea level rise and the possibility of increased coastal storm intensity will increase the likelihood of coastal flooding. Current management of land and water resources is generally based on the climate record of the past 50 years. Looking ahead, we need to consider land and water resource management strategies, including infrastructure design and deployment, which will be effective under a range of possible future climates. Such strategies could include employing no-regret options, taking advantage of low-cost margins of safety, and building flexible and adaptable institutional and policy frameworks. In the long run, adapting to climate change will require engagement of and coordination between all levels of government, as well as the public and private sectors.” Susan J. Riha, Cornell University
All of our publications are available on the CaRDI website at http://www.cardi.cornell.edu
Upcoming Cornell Events
STRATEGIES FOR MAPPING ACS ESTIMATES AND MOE, Friday, February 10, 2012 12:00‐1:15pm
Joe D.Francis, Associate Professor of Development Sociology; Director of Program on Applied Demographics, Cornell University
As the American Community Survey begins its second iteration with Census 2010 geographies and new vintages of 5 year ACS data become available, demographers still face quandaries about how to present such data. No consensus has evolved as to how much or how little to present. Current "practice" seems to fall into three camps: (1) present only the estimated value of some variable without any indication of sampling error, (2) present both the estimate and some measure of error surrounding the estimate, (3) present the estimate in the main report or paper and put error of estimation information in an appendix. As we try to sort through these decisions, an additional unsettled issue is in what format to present the error—via coefficient of variations, confidence bands, or estimate ± MOE. These same dilemmas challenge those who produce maps of ACS variables, but cartographers face the additionally quandary of whether to present the estimates and their MOE (1) on separate maps, or (2) show both on the same map. A third unsettled issue is how to symbolize these on a map.
This paper presents several approaches to mapping uncertainty information that GIS scientists and analytic Cartographers have tried over the past two decades, followed by a discussion of current approaches being considered by the Census Bureau and applied demographers toward visualization of ACS data. Lastly, we will present the approach we are pursuing at the Cornell Program on Applied Demographics. The authors desire to receive feedback as to which, if any, of the approaches the user would find (1) communicates to different audiences and (2) is useful in their own work.
G87 MVR Hall, Cornell University Campus
pizza will be served
Entrepreneurship Seminar Series
Elisa Miller Out, Chief Executive Officer, Singlebrook Technology Inc., "ABCs of B Corporations," Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
4:00 to 6:00 p.m., B8 Sage Hall.
Cornell Center for Materials Research Facilities 101 Workshop, Tuesday, April 5, 2012
Cornell University, Ithaca NY
Registration to open on February 22, 2012: http://www.ccmr.cornell.edu/industry/facilities101/index.html
Cornell Entrepreneurship Conference, April 19-20
Join more than 1,000 alumni, students, faculty, and staff for two days of on-campus events including:
- Keynote address by Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year 2012
John Alexander '74, MBA '76, Founder, CBORD Group.
Learn more about Mr. Alexander here. - Symposia on a wide range of topics
- Business idea competition finals
- Networking opportunities ...and much more!
Register online for Celebration here.
See a full schedule of events and learn more about Celebration.
For more information, contact the Entrepreneurship@Cornell office at eship@cornell.edu or 607-255-1576
Entrepreneurship@Cornell is the university-wide entity that helps create and promote entrepreneurial education, events, commercialization and experiential learning opportunities. E@C is funded by a Governing Board comprised of the deans of the nine participating colleges, and by a large Alumni Advisory Council. Visit the Entrepreneurship@Cornell web site to learn more.
2012 Cornell Center for Materials Research Symposium, Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Physical Sciences Building, Cornell University, Ithaca NYRegistration to open on February 17, 2012 http://www.ccmr.cornell.edu/symposium/
Research within the CCMR focuses on developing a fundamental understanding of advanced materials to predict and improve their properties. An emerging focus in the center is the development of novel characterization methods ("new eyes") for probing structural, physical and chemical properties of materials with spatial resolution ranging from atomic to macroscopic length scales. This year's program will showcase recent advances in this rapidly advancing field and discuss their future applications in the design and developments of new materials.
Professor Xiaowei Zhuang, Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Physics , Harvard University, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, will be the 2012 Sproull lecturer. Professor Zhuang ' s lab develops and applies advanced optical imaging techniques, such as super-resolution light microscopy and single-molecule imaging approaches, to study biological systems quantitatively. Dr. Vic Liu, Senior Materials Scientist, Electrochemical Energy Research Laboratory at General Motors; Dr. Frances M. Ross, Research Staff Member, Physical Sciences Department, at IBM; and Cornell faculty members will present recent advances in industry and at Cornell. The Symposium will also feature the ever-popular poster session highlighting Cornell's entire research portfolio, and Cornell's graduate students and postdocs.
Other Upcoming Events
6th Annual National Entrepreneurship Week
February 18-25, 2012 marks the 6th annual National Entrepreneurship Week, hosted by the Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education. Visit www.entre-week.org to learn more and to share ideas about events and other ways to encourage entrepreneurship in every corner of the country!
Ripple Effect Mapping ( a webinar about documenting evolving and complex outcomes of Extension Work), February 28, 2012
Dr. Lynette Flage, North Dakota State University Extension
Dr. Scott Chazdon, University of Minnesota Extension
2:00 PM (Eastern Time)
About the webinar:
Extension community development educators are expected to show the impact of their programmatic efforts, but the nature of Extension's work is complex and evolving, and impacts are often difficult to capture using traditional methods. This webinar will introduce a promising follow-up participatory group process designed to document the results of our efforts within complex, real-life settings. The method, known as Ripple Effect Mapping, uses elements of Appreciative Inquiry, mind mapping, and qualitative data analysis to engage program participants and other community stakeholders to reflect upon and visually map the intended and unintended changes produced by Extension programming. The result is not only a powerful technique to document impacts, but a way to engage and re-energize community members to keep moving toward their community development goals.
Registration: There is no fee for attending this webinar.
About the Speaker(s):
From 2003 to 2011, Dr. Lynette Flage served as a community leadership specialist for the North Dakota State University Extension Service. Her work involved directing the North Dakota Horizons program which focused on building local leaders to tackle difficult issues and build prosperity in rural and tribal areas. Lynette's program and research interests include sense of community, rural leadership, social capital, and community change processes. She maintains her connection to community leadership work but as of September 2011 also serves as the northeast district director for NDSU Extension.
Dr. Scott Chazdon is evaluation and research coordinator for the Center for Community Vitality, University of Minnesota Extension. His work with Extension has focused on community social capital assessment, community readiness, as well as use of the community capitals framework to conduct impact studies of Extension programs. He has demonstrated experience in both qualitative and quantitative methodologies; participatory evaluation strategies; and in conducting evaluation and research with diverse cultures.
Instructions for Accessing the Webinar:
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Understanding & Preparing for Marcellus Shale Impacts in Your School District, Thursday, March 15, 2012, Nittany Lion Inn, University Park, PA
This one-day workshop will offer educators and administrators a critical chance to discuss and better understand the key opportunities, impacts and challenges associated with Marcellus Shale natural gas development in Pennsylvania, and what unconventional gas development means for Pennsylvania schools, school districts and Career and Technology Centers. Featuring panels and presentations by researchers, workforce development specialists, acting administrators, and industry representatives, topics covered will include community impacts of Marcellus Shale gas development and the implications for schools in the areas of enrollment change, transportation issues, workforce development, student guidance, fiscal impacts and school-industry partnerships and coordination. The purpose of the workshop is to provide educators, administrators and community stakeholders with informational resources that can aid them in making decisions to minimize the challenges and maximize the benefits associated with rapid gas development and community change in communities and school districts across Pennsylvania.
Organized by the Penn State College of Education’s Pennsylvania School Study Council and the Center on Rural Education and Communities, in cooperation with The Penn State Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research (MCOR), and the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools (PARSS). Download the Agenda and Registration.
23rd Local Government Conference, March 29, 2012 at Jefferson Community College
Local Government Conference is an annual event organized by the Tug Hill Commission attracting as many as 600 local government officials from across the North Country. Workshops on a variety of topics are geared toward town and village board members, clerks, planning boards, zoning boards, highway departments, and assessors.
Overview of the Day
7:30 - 8:30 am - Registration & Breakfast with Exhibitors
8:30 - 9:00 am - Welcoming Remarks & Keynote
9:15 - 10:30 am - 1st Concurrent Session
10:45 – Noon -2nd Concurrent Session
Noon - 1:00 pm - Lunch
1:15 - 2:45 pm - 3rd Concurrent Session
3:00 - 4:30 pm - 4th Concurrent Session
4:30 - 5:30 pm - Reception
Registration Information: Please complete and return the attached registration form with your check or voucher (please do not send cash) payable to: NYS Tug Hill Commission, Dulles State Office Building, 317 Washington Street, Watertown, New York 13601. 1-888-785-2380 / tughill@tughill.org
Only one attendee per registration form. You may copy the form for multiple registrations or download a copy from our website at www.tughill.org The Tug Hill Commission will not accept registrations by phone, fax, or e-mail. Registration Fees: $50 (postmarked by March 7, 2012), $75 (postmarked by March 14, 2012), $100 (received after March 14, 2012). We cannot issue refunds after March 14, 2012. Certificates of Attendance will be available in classrooms at the end of the day.
Workshop Offerings
Assessor Training
8:30 am – Noon: Excel New Basics
1:15 pm - 4:30 pm: SCAR for the Small Town Assessor
Session 1* 9:15 - 10:30 am:
A. Overview of the Tax Cap
B. Shared Services – Do They Make Cents or Sense?
C. Reading and Interpreting Site Plans
D. ZBA Procedures & Paperwork
E. Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS)
F. Americans with Disabilities Act: What are Your Responsibilities?
G. Green Infrastructure
Session 2* 10:45 - 12:00 pm:
A. Strategies for Living within the Tax Cap Part I
B. Rural Economic Development Strategies
C. Protecting Natural Habitats at the Local Level
D. Test for Variances
E. Conflict Resolution for T/V Boards and Highway Superintendents
F. Social Media and Your Municipality
G. Understanding and Managing Natural Gas Development on Your Property
Session 3* 1:15 - 2:45 pm:
A. Strategies for Living within the Tax Cap Part II
B. Asset Management
C. Planning Law
D. Revised SEQR Forms
E. Limiting Legal Liability for Local Highway Officials
F. Roundtable for Town & Village Clerks
G. Reuse of Existing Buildings
Session 4* 3:00 - 4:30 pm:
A. Mandate Relief
B. Collaborative Decision Making for Controversial Projects
C. NYS Stormwater Design Standards
D. Q & A for Planning Boards and ZBAs
E. Small Highway Department Management
F. Managing Multiple Priorities in the Work Place
G. GIS for Everyone, Made Easy
*Sessions subject to change due to speaker availability.
Conference: June 10-12, 2012 (Syracuse, NY) UNCG 2012: Embedding Collaborative Governance in University, Communities and Governments.
Co-sponsored by the University Network for Collaborative Government, the Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration (PARCC), and the Maxwell School at Syracuse University
Articles, Publications and Resources
Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Natural Gas Resource Center
The Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Natural Gas Resource Center brings together information from a variety of sources, including academic research, industry analysis, local government officials and citizens.
Tech and Transparency
Gov. 2.0 efforts are improving transparency, collaboration and participation in government. New mobile applications, social media and interactive government websites are just a few of the ways communities are transforming how they engage their citizens. Check out last year's CommunityMatters call series (a project of the Orton Foundation) for more examples and resources.
The Aspen Institute
The Aspen Institute manages an information and action network focused on Rural Family Economic Success (RuFES) called the RuFES Action Network. The network is for individuals and organizations that work in some way to help low-income working families get ahead in rural communities. To learn more about the network and sign up, click here.
New York State's Economic Recovery May Be Losing Steam
While New York State has regained 46 percent of the jobs it lost during the recession, in recent months the state has seen a decline in jobs while the nation has been adding them, according to a new report on economic trends released Thursday by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
New reports from USDA's Economic Research Service:
How Much Time do Americans Spend on Food
Major Uses of Land in the United States presents findings from the 2007 inventory
Community Food Enterprises: The Wallace Center and the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies highlight some interesting case studies
Funding and Other Opportunities
Ag Issue Leader Vacancy from Cornell Cooperative Extension
Job Title: Agriculture Issue Leader
Location: Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange County (Middletown, NY)
This person is responsible for providing in-depth leadership for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the Agricultural Programs of the Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of Orange County. Specific responsibilities for Agricultural Public Policy and Community/Economic Development Programming. Lead the application of research to local issues and involvement in research projects responsive to local concerns. Participate as an active member of the Program/Administrative Management Team in developing an integrated overall Association educational effort. Responsible for effective management of resources available to the program unit and for assuring that program accountability and equal program and equal employment opportunity requirements are met within the assigned program unit. Represent the Association before the public, community leaders, government officials, and Cornell University in conjunction with program and leadership responsibilities.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's and Master's degree relevant to subject-matter specialization appropriate to Agricultural Public Policy Issues and Community Development programming. At least four years of progressively professional responsible experience in Cooperative Extension or equivalent professional education experience in an academic, human service, or industry setting. PHD may substitute for 2 years experience.
Ability to meet travel demands of the position. Willing to work evenings and weekends as essentially required job functions. Must be able to transport visual aids, tables, meeting materials, etc.
Applications must be submitted online by 2/24/12.
See https://cornellu.taleo.net/careersection/10163/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=16836 for details. Contact Connie Kan at ck236@cornell.edu or 607-255-0789 for questions.
RFP now available for Local Sustainability Matching Fund - Deadline March 5, 2012
In partnership with the Urban Sustainability Directors Network, the Funders' Network is pleased to announce the formation of the Local Sustainability Matching Fund. The Fund has been created with leadership support from four Network members: the Kendeda Fund, the New York Community Trust, the Summit Foundation, and the Surdna Foundation.
The purpose of the Local Sustainability Matching Fund is twofold: to catalyze partnerships between local government sustainability directors and local, place-based foundations, including community foundations, and to advance important community-based sustainability initiatives. The Fund will provide partnership investments between $25,000 and $75,000, with a 1:1 match required by one or more local foundation. The Network anticipates that the Fund will support up to ten partnership projects in the first year in two rounds in the spring and fall of 2012.
The application deadline for the first round is March 5th, and you may download the Request for Proposals here. Applications must be submitted in MS Word and use the application Cover Sheet. The Network will host a conference call to provide more information on the fund and review the selection criteria. The call will be held on January 24th, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern, and you may register for the call by clicking here.
A selection committee comprised of foundation representatives and urban sustainability directors will make selection decisions on behalf of the matching fund, and awards will be announced on May 5, 2012. For more information on the Local Sustainability Matching Fund, please contact Ann Wallace at ann@fundersnetwork.org or 617-524-9239.
$98.5 Million in Workforce Innovation Fund Grants
The U.S. Department of Labor announced the availability of nearly $98.5 Million in Workforce Innovation Fund Grants in December. If you are interested in learning more, see the lead article on this month's newsletter from the Dept of Education Office of Vocational and Adult Education.
WASHINGTON, January 13: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a funding opportunity that will bring states, USDA and other stakeholders together to enhance the effectiveness of water quality credit trading.
USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service is providing up to $10 million in Conservation Innovation Grants for these projects, with up to $5 million focused on water quality credit trading in the Chesapeake Bay watershed
Everyone at the Table for Health (EAT4Health) …
Everybody at the Table for Health (EAT4Health) is a three-year national leadership development initiative of the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation supported by multiple funding partners that aims to fill gaps in the existing food policy advocacy ecosystem in order to make it more inclusive of low-income and people of color communities, more responsive to grassroots needs and ideas, and more effective in terms of protecting the environment, promoting good health, and rebuilding strong local economies. www.eat4healthpartners.org
USDA is offering grants through the Rural Business-Cooperative Service for the Rural Energy for America Program for FY 2012.
Deadlines: for renewable energy system and energy efficiency improvement grant and guaranteed loan applications, March 30, 2012. For renewable energy system and energy efficiency improvement guaranteed loan only applications, on a continuous basis up to June 29, 2012. For renewable energy system feasibility study applications, March 30, 2012. To learn more and to apply, click here.
HUD is offering Choice Neighborhood Implementation Grants to Public Housing Authorities (PHAs), local governments, nonprofits, tribal entities, and for-profit developers that apply jointly with a public entity.
These grants support those communities that have undergone a local planning process and are ready to implement their transformation plan to redevelop the neighborhood. Deadline: 4/1/2012. For more information about these grants, click here.
Community Action Grants -
Deadline: February 16, 2012 & August 17, 2012. Funder: Gannett Foundation
Grants to Protect Wild Land and Support Environmental Conservation -
Deadline: Open, Funder: Norcross Wildlife Foundation
RFP now available for Local Sustainability Matching Fund - Deadline March 5, 2012 -
The purpose of the Local Sustainability Matching Fund is twofold: to catalyze partnerships between local government sustainability directors and local, place-based foundations, including community foundations, and to advance important community-based sustainability initiatives. The Fund will provide partnership investments between $25,000 and $75,000, with a 1:1 match required by one or more local foundation. The Network anticipates that the Fund will support up to ten partnership projects in the first year in two rounds in the spring and fall of 2012.
The application deadline for the first round is March 5th, and you may download the Request for Proposals here. Applications must be submitted in MS Word and use the application Cover Sheet. The Network will host a conference call to provide more information on the fund and review the selection criteria. The call will be held on January 24th, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern, and you may register for the call by clicking here.
A selection committee comprised of foundation representatives and urban sustainability directors will make selection decisions on behalf of the matching fund, and awards will be announced on May 5, 2012. For more information on the Local Sustainability Matching Fund, please contact Ann Wallace at ann@fundersnetwork.org or 617-524-9239.
Ann Fowler Wallace, Director of Programs, Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities, 745 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 617-524-9239
ann@fundersnetwork.org
Scotts Miracle-Gro to Award Grants for Community Garden and Green Space Development -
Grants ranging from $500 to $1,500 will be awarded to nonprofit organizations in the United States working to create edible gardens, flower gardens, and public green spaces in their neighborhoods and communities.... Deadline: February 24, 2012
Grant Action News
To view the Assembly's Grants Action News for January click on the link:
http://assembly.state.ny.us/gan/20120201/
For information on other areas of interest, visit the Assembly's website: http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/