[APWG] WEB: Last Minute change of Topic June 21 Webcast - to Purple Loosestrife

Tue Jun 20 12:13:55 CDT 2006

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Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 12:39:17 -0400
From: NAP <NAP at ci.ann-arbor.mi.us>
To: "'plant at plantconservation.org'" <plant at plantconservation.org>
Subject: Last Minute change of Topic June 21 Webcast - to Purple Loosestri fe

A change of notice, same time, different subject...
~Jason

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21st 11:45 to 1pm Eastern time

THE STEWARDSHIP NETWORK'S JUNE WEBCAST

CONTROLLING Purple Loosestrife

11:45 TO 1PM EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME.

www.stewardshipnetworkwebcast.org

Please feel free to distribute the following notice about an online

presentation and discussion about Purple Loosestrife control presented by
the Stewardship Network (www.stewardshipnetwork.org).

If you would like to ensure you receive notice about future webcasts (and
are NOT on the stewardshipnetwork list) click this link to join an email
list that announces only these monthly webcasts?

http://www.stewardshipnetwork.org/site/c.hrLOKWPILuF/b.1648551/k.2E53/Sign_u
p_for_stewardship_event_Ennouncements.htm

Hi All- We have had a last minute change of topic, we will now present on

Purple Loosestrife, an ubiquitous invasive which requires aggressive
management strategies.  Join us to learn an discuss best practices for
managing.

Do you work to care for a piece of property? Is purple loosestrife
prevalent?  Want to learn tried and true techniques to control its spread?
Want to participate in an online interactive presentation and
discussion with people actively engaged in natural areas management from
across the country? Then please join the Stewardship Network for our next
webcast on Controlling Purple Loosestrife

ONLINE Wednesday, June 21, 2006 from 11:45 to

1:00 pm Eastern time

To join the meeting, please click on the following link on Wednesday, June
21st anytime after 11:45am EDT:

<www.stewardshipnetworkwebcast.org>

and log in anytime after 11:45am Eastern time.

If you

encounter any technical difficulties,

please contact Todd Shunneson at 414-254-0122. We'd also encourage everyone
to do a quick trial run AHEAD OF TIME (by going to
http://www.instantlyglobal.com/system_test ) to make sure you are able to
access the meeting on your computer. If you try beforehand and encounter
difficulties Todd will be able to help you discover what the problem is.

<Details for system admins connecting from gov buildings. Otherwise skip
the info right below and read on farther down for more details about the
webcast. If you are connecting from a government building and need the ip
addresses to open for port 80 here they are:

There are various servers we use for various functions, so that's why
there's 4 IPs.

216.23.180.52

216.23.180.53

216.23.180.54

216.23.180.55

Everyone else who didn't understand any of that paragraph. Don't worry, you
just need to click on the link above.>

We know that some people have had problems accessing similar presentations
when trying to enter from their company's servers because of strict
"firewall" configurations. Most of these people who had problems were
trying to access the presentation from government buildings. If you are
having problems accessing the presentation, some helpful tips can be found
here: http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_19546

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Once you have logged in to the meeting, you will be able to ask questions of
and share information with these experts and others who join us online. You
will be able to hear our expert panel through speakers on your computer
(make sure they are turned on!). You will be able to share your thoughts,
ideas, questions, and perspective via your keyboard. Participants will be
able to see everyone's typed comments.

This webcast of The Stewardship Network is again hosted and sponsored by
MSU Global Ventures with support from the USFS Northern Initiatives
Electronic Commons. We plan to continue offering new webcasts on a variety
of ecological restoration topics on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. While
you may never have participated in a

webcast or online meeting we are excited to continue exploring this

innovative outreach/networking technology and encourage you to try it out.

If you have questions please feel free to email Lisa at lbrush at umich.edu.

Hope you can join us!

Lisa

Lisa Brush

Executive Director

The Stewardship Network

1831 Traver Road

Ann Arbor, MI  48103

734/395-4483

The Stewardship Network - pulling together for nature! The Network was

established in 1998 to build the capacity of organizations, individuals, and

private businesses to preserve, restore, and manage natural lands and
waters.

Since its inception, the Network has collaborated with nonprofits large and

small, governmental agencies and units, private businesses, and dedicated

individuals to achieve that goal.

The Stewardship Network connects a broad range of groups, rallies
volunteers,

and fills the gaps in today's preservation efforts. Every day we're out on
the

land - making connections, providing hands-on training, building
relationships,

sharing tools, and passing along new information. Why? So that the many
groups

and individuals that protect our natural areas can become even stronger and

more effective.

The Network brings expertise in natural areas management and community
building

to increase the effectiveness of organizations, agencies, businesses, and

individuals doing on-the-ground management.

Lisa Brush
Executive Director
Stewardship Network
1831 Traver Road
Ann Arbor, MI  48105
734/395-4483
lbrush at umich.edu
www.stewardshipnetwork.org

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