Age-Friendly UMaine Resources

Conference and Workshop Resources

Conference opportunities and resources are listed below. 

Conference Opportunities

Center on Aging

Description	We host an annual Health and Wellness Fair during Maine Impact Week every April.
Where	On campus
Cost	Free
Link	Maine Center on Aging News and Events
Contact Information	N/A

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Center on Aging Lifelong Communities

Description	We hold an annual conference related to lifelong communities. One is held in Hallowell, the other is held at the Wells Conference Center at the UMaine campus. This year’s conference is scheduled for June 03 and will be in Hallowell.
Where	On campus, off campus
Cost	Free
Link	Lifelong Maine Master Class 2024 Lifelong Maine
Contact Information	patricia.oh@maine.edu

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Franco American Studies

Description	We have a yearly conference in April.
Where	On campus
Cost	Free
Link	Franco Program Facebook
Contact Information	spinette@maine.edu lisam@maine.edu

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Division of Lifelong Learning

Description	We have Summer Institutes and Workshops.
Where	On campus and online
Cost	Fees associated with conferences and workshops. Some scholarships available
Link	Summer University Workshops
Contact Information	summeruniversity@maine.edu

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University of Maine Student Symposium

Description	We hold a yearly symposium that allows students from a diverse range of fields to display their research to the public. Members of the public are welcome to sign up to judge presentations.
Where	On campus
Cost	Free
Link	UMaine Student Symposium
Contact Information	um.symposium@maine.edu

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Maine Extension Homemakers Club

Description	County clubs typically meet for county-wide meetings 1-2 times a year, and the State Extension Homemakers Council holds two state-wide conference per year, one in Spring and one in Fall.
Where	On campus, Off Campus
Cost	Fees for attendance
Link	Maine Extension Homemakers Club
Contact Information	lisa.fishman@maine.edu

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Center on Aging Annual Colloquium

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Description	We host an annual colloquium on topics of aging every fall.
Where	On campus
Cost	Fee for admission
Link	Save the date- 2024 Colloquium
Contact Information	len.kaye@maine.edu

Institute of Medicine

Description	We have an annual Maine Research Symposium and hold seminars in the spring and fall.
Where	Symposium on campus, seminars mostly online with some in person
Cost	Seminars free, Symposium has registration fees
Link	UMaine Institute of Medicine Seminar Offerings at the Institute of Medicine Research Symposium on Biomedical Science and Engineering
Contact Information	umainemed@maine.edu

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Aquaculture Research Center

Description	We welcome the general public at all workshops and conferences put on by the Aquaculture Research Institute.
Where	On campus, online, or hybrid
Cost	Some workshops and conferences are free, others have fees
Link	https://umaine.edu/aquaculture/
Contact Information	N/A

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University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Description	We offer educational workshops, classes, and events on topics of the Maine Food System, Positive Youth Development, and Community and Economic Development. Some workshops offer certifications.
Where	On campus, off campus, online, or hybrid
Cost	Some workshops free, others have variable fees
Link	UMaine Extension Workshops, Classes, and Events
Contact Information	extension@maine.edu

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The Lobster Institute

Description	We host annual events such as the US-Canada Lobster Town Meeting, a 2 day event alternately in a US and Canadian venue.
Where	Off campus (Darling Marine Center, Portland, Canada)
Cost	Fees associated with events
Link	Lobster Institute – Events
Contact Information	Christina.cash@maine.edu

Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE Center)

Description	We run an annual conference in June on STEM Education and Research, which might be of particular interest to older adults who are volunteering in schools.
Where	On campus
Cost	Conference registration fees apply.
Link	RiSE Center Conferences
Contact Information	risecenter@maine.edu

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