Calendar of Activities

Upcoming

August: Capacity Building Support Program, announcement of RFP (round 2)

September 5: Final Assessment due from the Steering Committee

September 20: Steering Committee Meeting

10/3 - 10/6: Land Trust Rally

October: Coalition Event

Fall: Strategic Conservation Training

Looking Back

2005

5/20: Workgroup Meeting: Water Access

6/1: Workgroup Meeting: GIS Capacity Grants

6/1: Steering Committee Meeting (Falmouth)

6/9: Implementation Grants: Letters of Interest due

6/14: Discussion Group: Coastal Conservation Funding

7/5: Workgroup Meeting: Coastal Beginning with Habitat

7/19: Coastal Zone Conference: MCPI presentation to national audience

7/25: Implementation Grants: Applications (by invitation only) due

8/1: Discussion Group: Strategic Land Conservation

8/4-8/5: Workgroup Meeting: Implementation Grants Review

8/23: Steering Committee Meeting (Rockland)

9/6: Executive Committee Conference Call

9/8: Workgroup Meeting: Coastal Conservation Funding

9/19 -9/20: Project Meeting: Strategic Learning Circles

10/14 - 10/17: Land Trust Rally

10/28: Coalition Event

11/1: Executive Committee Conference Call

11/7: Project Meeting--Strategic Learning Circles

11/15: Executive Committee Conference Call

12/1: Executive Committee Conference Call, 10AM

12/3: MLTN Training: Effective Board Leadership

12/6: Workgroup Meeting: Strategic Conservation Planning, 1-3PM

12/12: Discussion Group Meeting: Smart Growth and Conservation, 12-1PM

12/15: Steering Committee Meeting (Newcastle)

2006

Jan.: Implementation Grants--Press Release Announces Awards!

1/16: GIS Capacity Grants--RFP to be Announced

1/4: Workgroup Meeting: Communications

1/5: LTA Event: National Briefing with Rand Wentworth

1/17: Workgroup Meeting: Coastal Beginning with Habitat

2/8: Workgroup Meeting: Communications

2/22: Executive Committee Conference Call

3/2: Executive Committee Conference Call

3/8: Workgroup Meeting: Communications

3/9: Executive Committee Conference Call

3/13: Workgroup Meeting: Capacity Building Grants, Orientation (tentative)

3/14: Workgroup Meeting: GIS Grants Review

3/16: Steering Committee Meeting (Brunswick)

3/20: Executive Committee Conference Call

3/21: Capacity Building Grants: Call for pre-proposals

3/27-3/30: GIS Training for Resource Professionals

3/31: GIS Capacity Grants: Awards announced!

4/10: Coastal Waters Conference

4/28: Capacity Building Grants: Pre-proposals due

5/5-5/6: Maine Land Trust Network Conference

5/22: Steering Committee Meeting (Freeport)

Late May: Capacity Building Grants: Invitations for full-proposals

6/9-6/11: LTA Northeast Conference

6/16: MCPI presentation to the LTA National Board

6/28: Executive Committee Conference Call

6/28: Capacity Building Grants: Full proposals due

6/30: Workgroup Meeting: Coastal Beginning with Habitat

7/10: Capacity Building Grants: Grants Review Conference Call

7/18: Steering Committee Meeting (Washington)

7/26: Workgroup Meeting: Coastal Beginning with Habitat

7/26: Workgroup Meeting: Strategic Conservation Planning

8/22: MCPI Coalition Event (Bath)

9/5: Executive Committee Conference Call

9/6: Workgroup Meeting: Coastal Beginning with Habitat

9/11: Workgroup Meeting: Communications

9/21: Workgroup Meeting: Coastal Reference Map

9/21: Workgroup Meeting: Conservation Funding

9/28: GIS Training: Metadata (Augusta)

9/28: GIS Resource Center Meeting (Augusta)

10/3: Executive Committee Conference Call

10/4: Workgroup Meeting: Coastal Beginning with Habitat

10/5: Steering Committee Meeting (Rockland)

10/19: Workgroup Meeting: Coastal Reference Map

October 12-15: National Land Conservation Conference (Rally)

11/6: Executive Committee Conference Call

11/7: Workgroup Meeting: Strategic Conservation Planning

11/8: Workgroup Meeting: Coastal Beginning with Habitat

11/16: Workgroup Meeting: Coastal Reference Map

1/16: Workgroup Meeting: Coastal Beginning with Habitat

11/16: Executive Committee Conference Call

12/ 8 : MCPI Coalition Event (Brunswick)

12/14: Steering Committee Meeting (Yarmouth)

2007

Jan. 8: Executive Commitee Call

Feb 1: Executive Commitee Call

Feb. 8: Workgroup Meeting: Coastal Reference Map

Feb. 21: Steering Commitee Meeting (Freeport)

March: Coalition Survey on-line for input

March 15: RFP Due for Strategic Conservation Consultants

March 15-30: Coaltion Survey about MCPI's Future

March 22: Coalition Event

March 26: Executive Committee Conference Call

March 27: GIS Service Center Meeting

April 3: Executive Committee Conference Call

April 12: Steering Committee Meeting

May 4, 5: Maine Land Trust Conference

May 8: Executive Committee Meeting

Jun 28: Steering Committee Meeting