The Farm to Institution Summit will bring together leaders from the region who are working to increase use of regionally grown food by schools, colleges and health care facilities. The three day summit will feature four separate but integrated events: One each focusing on Farm to School, Farm to College, Farm to Health Care and cross-sector issues. The summit will be held at UMass Amherst on April 7 to 9, 2015. The Summit will use best practices and innovative techniques to identify, train and develop the capacities of state and regional leaders.

The deadline for submitting proposals is January 16, 2015. We will make decisions regarding session topics and leaders by January 30, 2015. In some cases, proposed sessions may be asked to combine. Accepted presenters must register for the conference. Scholarship opportunities will be available.

Questions? Need an extension? Please contact: Dana Stevens at dana@farmtoinstitution.org. Thank you for submitting your proposal!

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* 1. Proposal Applicant

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* 2. Session Organizer (if different from applicant). The session organizer will be our main contact, and is responsible for communicating to panelists and co-presenters, if any.

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* 3. Please select the general topic or topics (up to 3) that you are proposing to address in your session, and the forum at which you would like to present.

  Farm to School Forum (Tuesday, April 7) Cross Sector Forum (Wednesday, April 8) Farm to College Forum (Thursday, April 9) Farm to Health Care Forum (Thursday, April 9)
Campus Gardens and Farms
Community Building and Outreach
Developing Certified Regional Branding
Distribution
Education/Best Practices in Food, Farm, & Nutrition Curriculum
Financing Regional/Local Food Systems
Food System Justice and Access
Local Foods in Federal Nutrition Programs
Marketing and Communications
Procurement and Menuing Strategies
Professional Development (food system facilitators, school food service etc.)
Research Metrics and Evaluation
Scaling-up Production/Processing
State and Regional Policy (advocacy and updates)
State Networking (governance, building collaboration and alliances, services and activities)
Youth Involvement and Engagement

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* 4. Session Title

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* 5. Do you request that your session only be open to invited participants?

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* 6. Co-presenters (if any)

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* 7. Please list up to three primary objectives for your session (e.g., sharing best practices, new research, innovative models, or collaborative work).

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* 8. What information or resources will participants take away from your session?

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* 9. Who is your target audience?

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* 10. Preferred Session Format. (Please note: The Session Review Committee holds the right to assign session format and times that best fit the the Summit agenda and objectives.)

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* 11. Please select your equipment needs for your proposed session.

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* 12. Please describe your session in 100 words or less. This description will be included in the Summit program and event promotional materials.

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