I’ve sent this to the teams list, but wanted to make sure all of you received two copies! Hope to see many of you next week. Karen From: Karen Peterson Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 9:40 AM To: ngcplteams@lists.ngcproject.org<mailto:ngcplteams@lists.ngcproject.org> Subject: Location and Registration for National Girls Collaborative Project Strategic Planning Session 1 - Sunday, 3/19 in Dallas, TX Dear Collaborative Leads and Leadership Team members, We are excited that our first strategic planning session is right around the corner, this Sunday, March 19th, from 12:00-4:00PM Central at the Dallas Zoo. If you plan to join us, please register here: http://ngcproject.org/ngcp-strategic-planning-session-1. This discussion will focus specifically on future leadership, culture and values, and sustainability. Please bring a notebook and writing utensil. Snacks will be provided. If your schedule only allows partial attendance, come whenever you are available. Registration is not required, but will help us have enough refreshments. If you have colleagues who have expertise to contribute to our discussion, feel free to bring them along. This meeting is open to all! We hope to see you there. (I’ve included a portion of the original email announcing these sessions.) Karen -------------------------- Hello Collaborative Leads, More than ever we recognize the need for the meaningful and collaborative work you are doing for girls in STEM. As you know, our National Science Foundation funding is ending in March and over the last two years we have engaged in multiple conversations re our future structure and support. We appreciate your patience as we have compiled and analyzed your preliminary feedback regarding the strategic direction of NGCP. As we move ahead in 2017, we would like to dive deeper into this conversation so you can continue to contribute towards our planning to best leverage the power of this valuable network. Below are the dates when we will be hosting four discussions on the strategic direction of NGCP in 2018 and beyond. We have selected these dates intentionally so you can maximize your travel. We hope that you can attend some or all of them. 1. Sunday, March 19 12:00-4:30PM Central Standard Time at the NAA Convention in Dallas, TX 2. Sunday, May 21 12:00-4:30PM Mountain Standard Time at the NCWIT Summit in Tucson, AZ 3. Wednesday, July 12 10:00AM-12:00PM Pacific Standard Time/1:00-3:00PM Eastern Standard Time, phone call 4. Saturday, October 21 9:00AM-12:00PM Pacific Standard Time at the ASTC Conference in San Jose, CA