The Society for Range Management seeks proposals to conduct specific issue-based training and professional development activities in a timely and responsive manner. Activities should be designed to build bridges in communication, management concepts, and applications across the rangeland management profession and the SRM membership. We seek to include training across educational, occupational and membership entities; to provide networking opportunities; to improve working relations in the field; and to find cost savings from combined training. Preference will be given to proposals that include field-based training as a significant component of the course. Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to, ecological site descriptions and their use in management, fire ecology, comparing tools for rangeland health monitoring, and process-based management. All proposal topic ideas will be fully considered.

Proposal:
Please submit no more than a 2 page pre-proposal on the activity being proposed, the target audience, the objectives of the activity, organizers and partners, location, and a preliminary agenda and budget.

Funding:
Funding proposals must come through SRM Sections and/or Committees and may include partnerships with other organizations. SRM has set aside up to $10,000 as start-up loan funds and expects to fund 1 or 2 projects this fiscal year. Additional funds may become available, in which case more projects may be selected. The activity is expected to return those funds to SRM. Twenty-five (25%) of any profit will be returned to the host SRM Section or be put into a fund for SRM Committees. SRM Sections and Committees are expected to cooperate where appropriate.

The SRM office will assist with registration, advertising, meeting and hotel space negotiations, and on-site registration activities. The proposing Section will be responsible for the program and tours. Other items not covered here will be negotiated as part of the final proposal.

Submit the 2-page pre-proposal by mail or email to:
John Tanaka
Interim Executive Vice President
Society for Range Management
10030 West 27th Ave.
Wheat Ridge, CO 80215
jtanaka@rangelands.org
(303) 986-3309

Pre-proposals are due by April 18, 2008. Applicants with selected pre-proposals will be asked to develop a full proposal.