Vincent Culliver, co-winner, with Tyrhee Moore, of the 2015 Youth Leadership Award, at the 2015 SHIFT Summit. The Emerging Leaders Program is an evolution of the youth-engagement program debuted at SHIFT in 2015. Photo: David Swift
Immediately preceding this year’s SHIFT, The Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) will convene a gathering of rising stars (21 and older) who have distinguished themselves in the fields of outdoor recreation, outdoor education, land-management or conservation to chart a course for the future of the outdoor recreation/conservation partnership. ELP will harness the knowledge, skills and experiences of individual participants to empower a cohesive cohort of leaders with the capacity and resources to 1) think and act across all segments of the outdoor recreation/conservation landscape, 2) identify and address outdoor recreation and conservation issues and 3) use the outdoors to address community needs.
Program Goals
Long-Term Program Outcomes
Prior to ELP
DRAFT AGENDA (Dates, times subject to revision)
Monday, October 10
4:00 p.m.: Arrival, welcome and orientation to SHIFT, Jackson, Teton Science Schools and other partnering organizations
5:30: Dinner
7:00: Keynote: You are the most important part of the conservation movement
Tuesday, October 11: Developing a Team of Emerging Leaders
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Who are we?
12-12:45 p.m.: Lunch
1-2:30: Culminating activity on DWCC
2:30-4:00: Open Space Technology
5:30-7:00: Dinner and networking
7:00-9:00: Open Space Session 1 and 2
Wed., Oct. 12: Facilitation Training and Development of Vision for SHIFT
9-10:30 a.m.: Doug Walker Challenge Course
10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Networking Panel: Leaders from the Outdoor Industry
12:00-12:45 p.m.: Lunch with leaders
1:00-2:30: Open Space Session 2
2:30-4:00: Open Space Session 3
5:30-7:00: Dinner and networking
7:00-9:00: Open Space Sessions 4 & 5
Thursday, October 13: SHIFT
9-12:00 p.m.: Open Space synthesis and develop shared vision to communicate at SHIFT
12:00 p.m.: Lunch; transfer to SHIFT for facilitation and participation
Friday, October 14: SHIFT
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.: SHIFT Summit
Saturday, October 15: Celebration and Transference
7 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: SHIFT Summit
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Now what? Reflections on SHIFT and how to leverage new networks with ELP and SHIFT relationships to address issues in your community.
5:00 p.m. – 10 p.m.: Join The People’s Banquet, SHIFT’s celebration of the local food system and the 2016 SHIFT Festival’s final event.