5th Annual Community Capitals Framework Institute

November 13-14, 2008

Room 250 Scheman Building
Iowa State Center
Ames, Iowa

The Fifth Annual Community Capitals Framework Institute, sponsored by the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development, will focus broadly on the past and future use of the Community Capitals Framework, particularly in relation to systems approaches to change. We invite presentation proposals that:

1. Demonstrate how Community Capitals Framework might be used to develop a systems-level initiative, to analyze community or other systems, and to research issues from a systems-level perspective.
2. Papers that explore the evolution of Community Capitals Framework as an approach to work in change-related initiatives, to research change and to evaluate change initiatives.
3. Other Community Capitals Framework-related strategies that you would like to share.
4. Critiques of Community Capitals Framework in the field or as a research/evaluation tool.

Your proposal should include:

1. Presenter(s) name and contact information
2. Title
3. 500 word abstract
4. Short paragraph on how you think your participation will add value to the field and to the Institute
5. Key words

SUBMISSION DEADLINE is September 1, 2008.

Submit your proposal and direct any questions to Mary Emery, memery@iastate.edu