National Extension Tourism Network Scaling UP Fellow: Stephan Goetz, Pennsylvania State University Roadmap
Fellow Report: With few exceptions, we have met as a project team two times per month to advance the work on objectives, bringing in Key Informants as needed. At each meeting, we make decisions on how to proceed on each objective and assign action items to team members, who execute them independently before the following meeting.
The National Extension Tourism website can be found here.
Experience(s) working with your Catalysts and Key Informants: Our Catalyst, Scott Reed, has been immensely helpful. We meet with him twice a month to discuss progress on the NTAE grant. He has connected us with several Key Informants including Megan Hirshman, Ashley Griffin, Aaron Weibe, Rose Hayden-Smith, Hellina Tadesse, and others. Significant Results: ● Establishment of evaluation working group ● Establishment of DEIA committee ● Overview one-pager completed and being distributed. More one-pagers in progress on workforce development, DEIA, agritourism and additional topics ● Extension tourism registry set up ● NET conference proceedings in progress ● NET branding in process ● NET outreach at upcoming conferences - process established for selecting representatives Other NET activities that connect to the NTAE project include presenting the NTAE grant at the NET conference in Georgia, launching the inaugural NET newsletter, and planning for a comprehensive NET publication to be finalized at project’s end. Anticipated work for the next reporting period (March 1, 2021 - May 31, 2022) ● Development and distribution of additional one-pagers ● NET members signing up for the Extension tourism registry ● Publication of NET proceedings ● Progress on NET branding and communications ● Progress on NET Evaluation working group and DEIA committee ● NET outreach at conferences ● Development of NET subgroups (Tourism, Recreation, Hospitality, and Extension) on Connect Extension.
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