EER Attendee Information for Thursday

Good evening participants,

To those participants just arriving to the Rendezvous, welcome!

Tomorrow is transition day. Whether you are just joining us for the second part of the Rendezvous, or if you have been with us since the beginning of the week and just wrapped up your M-W morning workshop today, we look forward to another selection of high-quality, intellectually-rich Thursday and Friday programming.

As you prepare for tomorrow's schedule of events, please make note of the following:

Participant Information

Please look over the Participant Information page for information on arriving at the Rendezvous, including ground transportation options and registration check-in. The page also contains important information for during the Rendezvous, including campus locations, as well as evening events. The after the Rendezvous section includes information on local attractions and highlights.

Check-In

• Thursday, registration check-in will be in the main atrium of Tate Hall from 7:30am-4:00pm.
• Friday, registration check-in will be in the main atrium of Tate Hall from 7:30am-2:00pm.
• If you haven't yet done so, you must check-in at the registration table before attending any events, so please allow enough time before your workshop or event begins.
• If you ordered a Rendezvous T-Shirt, you can pick it up at the registration table.

Morning Workshops

Registered for a Thursday-Friday morning workshop? You can find details about your workshop on the corresponding session page, linked from the Rendezvous Program. The morning workshops will be held from 8:30-11:30am on Thursday and Friday.
As a reminder, due to space constraints, we ask that you attend the workshop you signed up for when you registered. If you have forgotten which morning workshop you registered for, it will be on the back of your name badge.

• Creating a Graduate Program that Fosters the Success of All Students - Tate Hall 201-20
• Perception Science + Real-World Data + Data Visualization = Enhancing Students' Data Analysis & Interpretation - Appleby Hall 3
• Teaching atmosphere, ocean, and planetary fluid dynamic fundamentals vividly with rotating tanks - Tate Hall 170
• Instrument Validity and Reliability - Tate Hall 301-20

Afternoon Options

Contributed Program - Oral sessions

All Rendezvous participants are invited to attend contributed program sessions. The Oral Sessions will be held from 1:30-4:00pm on Thursday.

• Session A: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Tate Hall B20
• Session B: Teaching Online - Tate Hall 105

Mini-workshops

Want to attend one of tomorrow's afternoon mini-workshops? Rendezvous participants registered for Thursday can find the slate of workshops below (or linked from the Rendezvous Program). The afternoon mini-workshops will be held from 1:30-4:00pm and pre-registration for specific workshops is not required (though, we ask that if you go to one, that you stay for its entire duration).

• Teaching Atmospheric Dynamics to Improve Learning and Engagement - Appleby Hall 3
• Putting in the Pencil Miles: Introduction to nature journaling and field sketching - Tate Hall B85
• Undergraduate Research in the First Two Years - Bruininks 131A
• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Next Steps - Tate Hall 301-20

Plenary

• Beyond Climate Despair: From Anxiety to Agency, Jennifer Atkinson - Tate Hall B50 (4:30-5:45pm)

Evening Activities

• Open Social (6:30 pm) - Surely Brewing
• K-12 Educator Meetup (6:30 pm) - Graduate Hotel Lobby

Presenting at the Rendezvous?

Please review the Presenter Guidelines web page regarding format guidelines and for information on how to upload a digital copy of your presentations and materials. If you are presenting a poster, please bring it with you. Oral presentations should be uploaded no later than 8am the morning of your presentation. If you are leading a teaching demo, please bring any materials you may need.

Rendezvous Exhibitors

We would again like to extend a sincere thank you to the Exhibitors of this year's Rendezvous: UNAVCO and Leeman Geophysical Consulting & Instrumentation. Please visit the Exhibitors page to view more information about these organizations. Leeman Geophysical Consulting & Instrumentation will be leaving at noon tomorrow (Thursday, July 14). Check them out by the registration area!

NAGT Ad Hoc Section Committee: Request to Review and Exchange Ideas about Proposed Changes

The NAGT ad hoc committee on NAGT section organization would like to receive your input about proposed section boundaries and names. (Acrobat (PDF) 649kB Jul13 22) Please review the Jamboard slide with the proposed map provisions and submit feedback; you can also scan the QR code in the PDF provided above with your cell phone.

CEU Credit Opportunity

Interested in receiving Continuing Education Unit credit(s) for participation at the Rendezvous? Complete the end of workshop evaluations and attendance sign-in sheets. Send your request to NAGT's Executive Office at nagtservice@nagt.org.

Support participation in future Rendezvous!

Help an educator attend the Rendezvous by making a donation to the NAGT Professional Development Fund during this year's Rendezvous (July 10 - July 15).

• Donate any amount: you'll be entered into a drawing for an NAGT cap, hoodie, tote, or mug*⁺
• Donate $50 or more: receive an NAGT water bottle*

A donation tomorrow (Thursday) will put you in the drawing for an NAGT tote bag!

Donate Now

*While supplies last. ⁺No purchase necessary.

Accessibility and Accommodations

The Earth Educators' Rendezvous is committed to providing universal access to our programming and supporting accommodation requests to the best of our ability, including both disability accommodations as well as other circumstances. Some of the resources available are listed on the Participant Information Page; if you need additional support, please see staff at the registration table to request assistance with accommodations that are available that can support your needs.

Building Access

Some buildings on the University of Minnesota Campus may be locked during portions of the Rendezvous program.

• Participants staying at Yudof: Participants who are staying at on-campus lodging (Yudof Hall) will receive key cards that will give them access to those buildings.
• Rendezvous staff: Rendezvous staff will be available to let participants into buildings when necessary.
• Assist a fellow educator: Hold the door for your fellow Rendezvous attendees if you encounter a locked door!
• Help line: If you are unable to get into a building and none of the above options are available to you, call 507-222-5339. You will be connected with a Rendezvous staff member who will be able to assist you.

Connect Via Social Media and our Digital Message Board

• Message Board
  • Looking to share a ride to and from the airport? New to the Rendezvous and looking for lunch/dinner companions? Do you want to follow up with folks following discussions started in your workshop or poster session? Please utilize our digital message board to continue the conversations and networking.
• Twitter
  • Learn something you want to share? Know of something that you think other participants should know about? Send a tweet to @nagtgeo and include the hashtag #EarthER22.
• Facebook
  • The Rendezvous will also be sharing images and posts of interesting things happening via the NAGT Facebook page. Be sure to "Like" NAGT so you'll get these updates as well.