October 14-16, 2007
Statler Hotel at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
About the Conference
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Hosted
by
Grantmakers Forum of New York
Western New York Grantmakers
Association
Grantmakers
Alliance of Northeastern New York
- Registration Form (PDF)
- Arrangements
- Conference site: Statler Hotel at Cornell University
- Sessions
- Speakers
- Sponsors
- Directions
- Discover Ithaca
Primary Contact:
Grantmakers
Forum of New York
919 Winton Road South
Rochester, NY 14618-1633
Conference
Committee:
Glenda Cadwallader, Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation
Leslie Cheu, Troy Savings Bank Charitable Foundation
Lisa
Dahl, Grantmakers Forum of New York
Mary Eberl, Western New York Grantmakers Associaiton
George Ferrari, Community Foundation of Tompkins County
Joanne Florino, Triad Foundation
Cathie Gura, The Children's Guild
Penny Munschauer, The Children's Guild
Nancie Williams, Grantmakers Alliance of Northeastern New York
Discover Ithaca and Tompkins County!
Enjoy the city and surrounding county with your family or friends before the conference.
Visit Ithaca (Tompkins County Visitors and Convention Bureau)
Downtown Ithaca for specialty shops and restaurants
Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce
Discovery Trail, something for everyone, promoting awareness and understanding of the connections among art, history, literature, science, and the natural world
thaca Sciencenter and Sagen Planet Walk(1.2 km city walk)
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University
The Johnson Center for Birds and Biodiversity and The Sapsucker Woods Sanctuar, Cornell University
Cascadilla Creek Gorge links downtown Ithaca and the Cornell campus. Feel like some real exercise? Take a strenuous 1.3 mile hike through the gorge.
There are 3 New York State Parks in the Ithaca area that offer gorge walks, camping, playgrounds and swimming.
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Buttermilk
Falls State Park
Buttermilk Falls State Park takes its name from the foaming cascade formed
by Buttermilk Creek as it flows down the steep valley toward Cayuga Lake.
Map
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Robert
H. Treman State Park
Robert H. Treman State Park is an area of wild beauty, with the rugged
gorge called Enfield Glen as its scenic highlight. Winding trails follow
the gorge past 12 waterfalls. Map
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Taughannock
Falls State Park
Taughannock Falls State Park's waterfall is one of the outstanding natural
attractions of the Northeast. Taughannock Falls plunges 215 feet past
rocky cliffs. Map