GROW (Generating Research Opportunities Workshop) Urban Agriculture Conference
Agenda
PHASE I Participants Agenda - https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:22341890-b012-3eb2-ab91-612f75912a52
PHASE I Meeting Place: https://app.gather.town/app/rrPdJ60WojuSTDq1/Grow%20Urban%20Ag
Please note that the meeting space has been moved from Zoom to Gather.Town.
Guide to Gather.town. - GROW Urban Agriculture Conference: https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:0aaac77c-7d5d-3c5f-ad1d-c6096366edb8
PHASE I
Day 1: Networking and Idea Generation
Large meeting with all potential collaborators
Share input gathered from Listening Sessions
Hear about funding sources from USDA
Share content and experience knowledge
Diverse cross section of content
Day 2: Introduction to Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Toolbox Dialogue Workshop
Large meeting with all potential collaborators
Whole group and small group work
Build capacity of potential collaborators for integrated and interdisciplinary work
Identify Potential Topics
Identify the range of integrated research topics
Whole group and small group work
Identify Project Teams
Identify the collaborators for an integrated research topic
Small group work
Day 3: The “Seed”
Toolbox Dialogue Booster
Large group work
Small group work
Enhance capacity of project teams for collaborative work
Develop Project Proposals
Small group work
Develop proposal framework/outline
Assign team member tasks
PHASE II
Independent Team Work (4-6 weeks)
Project Proposal Development
Teams meet weekly
Dedicated work sessions for teams
Coaching upon request
Use of virtual collaboration platforms (Microsoft Teams, websites, Miro boards)
Virtual proposal development toolkit is made available
PHASE III
Day 4: The “Pitch”
Proposal Pitch Meeting
Large and small group work
Proposal teams pitch their project to peer review panel, stakeholder panel, USDA panel
Project teams receive valuable feedback for proposal refinement
Proposal Refinement
Small group work
Process feedback received
Refine proposal
Day 5: The “Pitch” (cont.)
Proposal Refinement
Small group work
Process feedback received
Refine proposal
Day 6: Next Steps
Proposal Pitch Day
Project teams give proposal presentations to peers, stakeholder panel, USDA panel
Project teams receive valuable feedback for proposal finalization
Small group work to define next steps, identify funding sources