Urban UCCE academics invited to policy workshop

Cooperative Extension advisors and specialists who work in urban or metropolitan communities are invited to a policy workshop in Sacramento on Dec. 1 and 2.

The Western Center for Metropolitan Extension and Research Policy Workshop will meet Tuesday, Dec. 1, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Wednesday, Dec. 2, 8:30 a.m. to noon, with an optional Applied Skill Building workshop at 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The workshop will be held at the University of California Policy Center at 1130 K Street, Suite LL22, in Sacramento.

Participants will learn how policy is made at the local, regional and state levels, and how policy impacts system change.

Presenters will discuss how governmental systems are organized, what makes good policy and how to use science in policy development. They will provide local examples of policy development. In the optional two-hour session on Wednesday afternoon, the group will engage in hands-on exercises.

The workshop runs concurrently with the National Urban Extension Leaders Meeting.
 
Registration is $125 for UC ANR members. To register or for more information, visit

http://ucanr.edu/sites/NUELPolicy. The event lodging discount at the Sheraton Grand Hotel has been extended to Nov. 6.

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