[Minnesota Rising Dispatch] May 2011

Network Announcements TedxTC Food: If Only. Only If. Tuesday, June 7 5:00pm and 7:30pm Science Museum of Minnesota EPCON: The Engage Philanthropy Conference "Better Together" Thursday, June 16 9:00pm - 4:30pm Minneapolis Hyatt Regency Great Plains Young Professional Summit June 15-17, 2011 Hilton Garden Inn Fargo Blog Bytes NAVIGATE MN Presents Navigating Your Path to College [May 5] Be A Part of the Twin Cities' First All Night Art Festival! Northern Spark[May 13] Accepting Applications: Catalyst Youth Board [May 25] Making Our #MNRising Mark! Don't forget to tag your upcoming emerging leader events, thoughts, musings, and more, #mnrising, on Twitter and Facebook. Let's aggregate and organize ourselves for increased interaction and potential for collaboration! [Minnesota Rising] May 2011 Update Celebrate: Minnesota Rising turns 2! Happy 2nd birthday to the Minnesota Rising blog! In May 2009, Minnesota Rising's original post posited, "As young Minnesotans, we can no longer wait for some appointed time to reach out and serve our communities. Today's problems will only grow increasingly complex as we age, and we have learned in our short time that change takes a long time. We can't depend on other generations to create the Minnesota we envision for our families and children. We are the ones Minnesota has been waiting for." Read more of the Minnesota Rising story online and see below for details about what the future holds for this blog and initiative! Announcing: Minnesota Rising 2011 Un/Conference Theme The planning process for the second Minnesota Rising Un/Conference is well underway and we're thrilled to have such a stellar group leading the charge! We are pleased to announce the theme for this year's event: Minnesota Rising Un/Conference 2011: Building A Network For What's Next Watch for more details regarding saving the date for October 2011. Feel free to send along suggestions for sessions, formats, speakers, and more to minnesotarising@gmail.com. If you are interested in helping out with event logistics, content creation and curation, or outreach for the Un/Conference, we'd welcome your time and talents. Hit us up via social media or come on out to our next meeting! Next Up: Minnesota Rising 2011 Un/Conference Planning Meeting Monday, June 20, 2011 Grassroots Solutions 5:45PM - 7:30PM