[mou] MEP Annual Meeting

[tnejbell@comcast.net]

Dear MOU Members:
   If you are available, I urge you to seriously consider attending the Minnesota Environmental Partnership (MEP) annual meeting. The meeting will be held on Febraury 9 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Four Points Sheraton which is at 400 Hamline Avenue N, in St. Paul. The agenda is: 10:00 a.m. "Messaging and the Media", a communications training. 12:30 "Coal Issues- Global and Local" which is the luncheon keynote address from Barbara Freese, author of "Coal: a Human History" 2:00 p.m. the MEP Annual Meeting. 
   A $10 cost for lunch, you do not need to pre-pay. If attending, please register on-line at www.MEPartnership.org
   Another opportunity is to attend the Legislative Reception and Forum on the same date at the same address, the Four Points Sheraton on 400 Hamline Ave. N. in St. Paul. It starts at 5  p.m. with free hors d'oeuvres and cash bar. 6-7pm is the program with the presentation of 2004 Protect Our Waters Agenda which will contain the legislative proposals from MEP for this years session. This will be followed by comments from Agency Commissioners and Q & A with legislative leaders. This session is free and open to the public. 
   This is an exciting event, just to be with 100's of kindrid souls from most of Minnesota's environmental and natural history organizations. Buses will be bringing in members from outstate. You can really feel like you are a part of a movement that is organized and doing GOOD stuff. You also will be encouraged by the messages expressing the feelings of some of your representatives. 

Tom Bell
MOU MEP representative