Robotics clubs are a great way to strengthen your club programming to reach a whole new group of youth. Learn the basics of starting robotics programs and try a few activities.
Thrusday 11:15AM - 12:45PM
Presenter - Heather Ware

This workshop will introduce parents and educators to the risks and potential trouble facing children as they use the Internet. We will outline such risks as exposure to inappropriate material, privacy concerns using services such as MySpace and on-line predators. This discussion will outline some of the more publicized offenses and also outline day-to-day risks with a presence on-line. Finally, this workshop will suggest specific configuration modifications for common applications such as AOL Instant Messenger and MySpace can provide safer and better personal privacy.
Thursday 11:15AM - 12:45PM
Presenter - Steve Schuster

Engaging young adults in community decision making is an effective way to promote citizenship action and leadership development. 4-H community mapping projects are set in a context of community decision making and Public Policy.
By involving youth in identifying community issues and creatively using tools such as remote sensing , GPS (Global Positioning Systems) and GIS (Geographic Informations Systems), they are able to construct community maps relating to specific community issues. These maps are, in turn, valuable tools that help communities to make wise and informed choices, thus making it a public value
Participants will learn about various GIS and GPS technology and training resources available to youth and adults. Campus partners, 4-H Youth Educator staff, and youth will share various Geospatial 4-H Projects that are happening around the state.
Participants will learn about local, State, and national partners that can help to get 4-H Community Mapping Projects off the ground.
Thursday 11:15AM - 12:45PM
Presenters - Chip Malone, Steve Smith, Susan Hoskins, Jim Hooper, Billy Swift

Livingston County has been funded for a second year to reciev training in the Health Rocks Program offered by Mississippi StateExtension. This is an experiential program developed by National 4-H Council. The program focuses on positive youth development and life skills development as an approach to preparing young people to make healthy lifestyle choices. The overall program focuses on community action. The critical goal is to reduce youth smoking and use of other drug and tocacco products by youth.
Thursday 11:15AM - 12:45PM
Presenters - Donna Horton, Sarah Aprile

Every County in NYS is required to develop an Animal Response Plan for emergencies and CCE offices are listed as local resources. This workshop will provide educators with: (1) Basics of county animal response teams (CARTs)
(2) How CARTs fit into the emergency response system
(3) Resources to assist in preplanning, including a practical tool kit for animal owners
(4) Extension's role with CARTs, guidelines developed by EDEN (Extension Disaster Education Network)
(5) A resource strategy to engage the media in this effort.
We will address preplanning needs for both family pets and large animals regarding evacuation and care in the event of an emergency. CCE staff will develop a better understanding of their expected role during the phases of a disaster and the importance of interagency coordination.
Thursday 11:15AM - 12:45PM
Presenters - David Chico, Ellen Abend

According to the 2000 Census, the NYS Finger Lakes population of people stating that they were of Hispanic Origin jumped over 61% from 1990, increasing from 3,278 to 5,299. After Cornell Cooperative Extension conducted discussions with several agencies, three audiences were identified who need better access to information and educational materials for the Spanish speaking audience: the Hispanic/Latino community, those businesses that employ Spanish language employees and agencies that serve the Hispanic/Latino community. A task force was formed to determine the needs of these audiences and several projects were initiated over the past several three years. Collaborations between businesses and community members were initiated to share information about Hispanic and United States culture and laws. These collaborations include: Multi-Cultural Task Force and Web Site, Bank Survey, Powerpoint Presentation on driving laws and ESL and Spanish language workshops. Each project will be described; website and powerpoint will be demonstrated.
Thursday 11:15AM - 12:45PM
Presenter - Beth Claypoole

Building and sustaining partnerships across difference is key to Extension educators successfully positioning themselves to work effectively with diverse audiences. As the demographic make-up of communities throughout New York State continue to change, Extension educators must be prepared with the understanding, awareness and skills to develop the authentic relationships necessary for building and sustaining partnerships with new, emerging and historically excluded populations.
In this workshop participants will examine the importance of openness and honesty while developing an understanding of how trust is gained, developed and sustained in relationships across differences. Through interactive group dialogue and individual reflection on the culture of power, participants will learn to identify barriers to the full participation of diverse staff and community members. Participants will also identify strategies for co-creating efforts and working in partnership to implement processes and solutions that integrate the voices and interest of all, not just of those in the majority.
Thursday 11:15AM - 12:45PM
Presenters - Eduardo González, Jr., Gwendolyn Dean, James Young

During the plenary follow-up sessions, facilitated by Professor George Morse, the public value statements developed in the plenary session will provide the foundation for developing draft business plans for two or three narrow program areas. Business plans are based on the need for a program and the vision for the program, provide a sound basis for funding allocation decisions and staffing decisions, and provide rationale to include in funding proposals, among other opportunities. For those who have not developed public value statements or business plans before, these sessions can provide new skills. The results of these sessions will be reported in the final lunch of the CCE System Conference and will be made available to the system as part of the conference follow-up

A collaboration between four well-respected community organizations (CCE-Tompkins, the Multicultural Resource Center, the Greater Ithaca Community Center, and Tompkins Community Action), the Natural Leaders Initiative (NLI) partners with and supports emerging leaders (those without formal leadership roles) from low/moderate-income communities and communities of color who have a demonstrated passion, commitment and aptitude for improving community life.
Increasing diversity in public leadership is oft-stated goal of democratic communities, but one that has been difficult for most communities to fully achieve. Research demonstrates that leadership development initiatives designed specifically to address the needs of people in these under-represented groups can successfully engage new groups of citizens in formal public leadership. In the NLI model, cohorts of approximately 15 emerging leaders are selected to participate in 12 group sessions over a six-month cycle. These sessions offer skill-and knowledge-building, support for individual action projects, peer networking and alliance-building, community networking, and mentoring. After the six-month cycle, interested participants have access to continued mentoring, periodic support group meetings, access to additional training, and the opportunity to help develop future cohorts. Developed as a participatory action research project, NLI also engages the participants as integral partners in program development, and enhances the leadership capacities of the collaborating agencies, their staff, participants and volunteers.
This workshop will present the NLI model, the research on which it was based, and the program's challenges and successes to date.
Thursday 11:15AM- 12:45PM
Presneters - Margo Hittleman, Nancy Potter, Audrey Cooper

This will be part 2 of a three hour workshop delivered by Binatech the consultants for Accpac. It will be address the capabilities of the accounting modules including A/P, A/R, bank services and financial reporting.
Thrusday 11:15AM - 12:45PM
Presenter - Craig Haseley, Dolores Gelish and Donna James

People facing the potential of incidents of violence in the workplace need to understand:
• the nature of the problem
• the techniques and skills to defuse a confrontation
• methods to recover from a crisis situation.
Directors from Cornell University ILR Workplace Safety & Health Programs examines the extent of the workplace violence problem and who the victims and perpetrators typically are. OSHA-recommendations for a workplace violence prevention program are covered, including site inspection, employee surveys, and records review to uncover the risks and where hazard reduction needs to be done. Strategies for preventing violence by keeping the situation on a verbal level, will be stressed including behaviors to avoid and strategies for intervention. Typical symptoms of critical incident stress will be identified and discussed, as well as the importance of planning for the aftermath of a crisis using critical incident stress debriefing.
Thursday 11:15AM - 12:45PM
Presenters - Nancy Lampen, Nellie Brown

Researchers at SUNY-ESF have been investigating and improving the potential for willow as a renewable energy source suitable for production in NYS. The current knowledge about the potential for energy, production issues including breeding and varieties, and economics with respect to NYS will be presented. Resources for Extension educators working with producers will be identified.
Thursday 11:15AM - 12:45PM
Presenter- Timothy Volk

This session will explore the results of data gathered during a 2 year, SARE funded, project to develop a distance learning course with Extension Educators for forest landowners. Issues of digital literacy, impact of connection speed and effective delivery of multimedia learning content will be addressed.
Thursday 11:15AM - 12:45PM
Presenters - Paul Treadwell, Louise Buck, Ken Mudge, Rebecca Hargrave

Getting the most out of every hour in a day is a constant challenge in our busy work world: an overflowing inbox, numerous emails, too many interruptions, meetings, and on and on.
Too much to do and not enough time to do it is a common problem faced by many people today. Although this program will not give you more hours in the day, it will teach you how to effectively decide what to do and when to do it.
This value packed training program explains the fundamentals of time management, understanding the value of linking time use to goals, proven ways to get the most out of a day, techniques for eliminating time wasters, and how to take back control of your time.
Thursday 11:15AM - 12:45PM
Presenter - James Sheridan

No more “Extension is the best-kept secret in our county!� This 90-minute program will break down the basic, important components of promotion into simple steps that can be applied to any Association activity to increase public awareness of CCE. A Ten Step Planning Worksheet takes participants through the process with the facilitator. Learn how to produce better press releases, web and broadcast communications, brochures, ads – in an organized and time-saving manner. Designed to assist educators and administrative staff without backgrounds in advertising and public relations. Accompanying workbook and cd with samples, templates, forms and PowerPoint presentation will provide valuable take-home information for participants to use again and share with their Association.
Thursday 11:15AM - 12:45PM
Presenter - Nancy Karp

How does the work place environment support healthful eating and active living? During this session, participants will be introduced to the Small Steps are Easier Together project developed by the Cornell Program on Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors (BCERF) and pilot tested in partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware and Chautauqua counties. This environmental intervention focuses on prevention of obesity among adults in the workplace. Obesity is the strongest modifiable risk factor for many chronic diseases including breast cancer, a cancer that affects one third of U.S. women. Using tested tools and strategies, participants will learn about taking an ecological approach to identify opportunities to promote healthful eating and physical activity at work.
Thrusday 11:15AM - 12:45PM
Presenter Mary Maley and Jeanne Darling