The Minnesota Naturalists’ Association (MNA) exists to advance
natural and cultural resource interpretation for the purpose
of fostering wise stewardship of all resources.

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2014 Conference - Plugging Into Nature

Start
November 21, 2014
End
November 23, 2014
Location
Audubon Center of the North Woods

Registration

(depends on selected options)

Base fee:

Host Site Staff Rate – $120.00
This rate is available to Audubon Center of the North Woods staff only.
Member Rate – $165.00
This rate is available to MNA members.
Non Member Rate – $200.00
This rate is available to all non-members of MNA.
Presenter Rate – $135.00
This rate is available for those individuals who are presenting at the 2014 annual conference.
Scholarship Rate – $45.00
This rate is available for those who have been given a scholarship to attend the conference.

Payment can be made with a credit card or by mailing in a check. Please follow instructions on invoice. Split payments are allowed via check or credit card. To make a split payment by check, please follow instructions on invoice. To make a split payment by credit card, please register for conference and pay with organizational credit card. Once registered, please email mnamembership@gmail to be manually registered for pre-conference field trip and separately invoiced.

Registration is closed

2014 MNA Conference registration is underway! This year’s theme: “Plugging into Nature” explores the various ways we can use technology, new and old to connect people to nature.

The interpretive model used by the National Park Service, National Association for Interpretation and others in our field can be boiled down to “how do we connect people to the resource?” As interpreters, we use tools and techniques to make those connections. Technology is a tool and we often forget that a book is as much technology as an iPad. As resource interpreters, both high technology and low technology can help us make deeper connections, reach new audiences, increase fundraising and make a difference.

We have an exciting array of keynote speakers and concurrent session presenters lined up this year. All of them are focused on how we metaphorically plug people into nature and make those connections.

> Download the 2014 Conference Guide

> Scholarships are available to attend and the deadline has been extended through October 15th! Learn more...

> Submit your photos to MNA's 2^nd Annual Photography Contest. Submission details...

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: November 7, 2014