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IUFRO - Extension & Knowledge Exchange 2022 Conference: Knowledge Exchange for the Modern Era: Empowering People / Providing Solutions
The IUFRO Extension & Knowledge Exchange (EKE) Working Party 9.01.03 conducted the IUFRO – Extension & Knowledge Exchange 2022 conference; hosted by North Carolina State Extension Forestry.
The conference theme was Knowledge Exchange for the Modern Era: Empowering People / Providing Solutions. The impact of the COVID pandemic prevented the conference from being conducted in person, but with the use of Zoom the conference was conducted virtually.
Under the conference theme, participants had an opportunity to hear from 18 presenters as they shared their knowledge, experiences, and expertise across four topic areas.
- Adaptive Learning Models
- Training Techniques and Technologies
- Engaging Traditional and Underserved Audiences
- Citizen Science, Crowdsourcing, and Public Engagement
The conference was a mix of 20-minute oral presentations and 5-minute lightning round presentations, in which there were 12 oral presentations and 6 lightning round presentations (Appendix A). The presentations and a business meeting were spread over three sessions conducted April 26, May 3, and May 10, 2022. A total of 56 people participated in the conference from 10 different countries (Table 1). Session 1 had 33 participants from 8 countries, Session 2 had 32 participants 6 countries and Session 3 had 28 participants from 6 countries.