Program

a 5-day exchange exploring global extension frameworks, communication, and community engagement strategies

Agenda at a Glance

8:00 AM – 8:45 AM | Check-in & Name Tag Pickup
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM | Welcome & Housekeeping
9:15 AM – 9:45 AM | Opening Keynote
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM | Global Extension Frameworks Panel 1: Institutionalized Landowner-Led Governance
- Theme: The power of institutionalized farmer/landowner-led governance.
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM | Refreshment Break
11:00 AM – 12:10 PM | Global Extension Frameworks Panel 2: Privatization, Efficiency, & Regionalized Advisory Systems
- Theme: Member-owned advisory circles, regionalized systems, and mixed network structures.
12:10 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch at the European Center
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Guided Walking Tour of Prague
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM | Short Break
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM | Global Extension Frameworks Panel 3: Scaling Across Borders & Biodiversity Management
- Theme: Scaling extension across borders and managing high-biodiversity ecosystems.
4:15 PM – 5:00 PM | Inclusion & Adult Learning Perspectives
- Importance of Diversity
- Reaching Diverse Audiences
- Principles of Andragogy
5:00 PM – 5:10 PM | Closing Remarks & Day 2 Preview
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Workshop Banquet

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM | Opening, Objectives & “Context Mapping” Activity
- Activity: Participants share success stories and challenges in knowledge transfer across different regional systems.
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Media Training & Communicating Forest Science (Part 1)
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM | Refreshment Break
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM | Media Training & Communicating Forest Science (Part 2)
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM | How to Influence Policymaking Effectively
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Lunch & Discussion: Improving Effective Communication
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | Interactive Workshop: Bridging the Extension Gap
- Focus: Small breakout groups identify root causes and action roadmaps to bridge gaps between Research, Practice, and Community.
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM | Short Break
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM | Careers in Extension Panel
- Focus: Panel Q&A on educational pedagogy, career pathways, and international outreach programs.
4:45 PM | Day 2 Closing Remarks
Evening: Dinner on your own

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM | Welcome & Day Overview
9:15 AM – 11:00 AM | FORADVISE Project: Digital Tools & Knowledge Exchange
- Format: Interactive Study Circle on expanding European forest advisory networks through digital platforms and peer collaboration.
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM | Refreshment Break
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM | Program Planning, Community Needs Assessment & Public Value Evaluation
- Focus: Assessing community assets, real-world stakeholder needs, and measuring the impact of extension programming.
12:00 PM – 2:30 PM | Networking Lunch & Boat Tour
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM | Short Break
2:45 PM – 3:05 PM | Critical AI Literacy and Ethics in Extension
- Focus: Ethical implications, data privacy, authorship, and limitations of AI tools in pedagogy and outreach.
3:05 PM – 4:35 PM | AI Case Studies in Practice
- Format: Real-world application case studies followed by group discussion.
4:35 PM – 5:00 PM | Closing & Instructions for Field Day
Evening: Dinner on your own

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Field Visit: Local Forestry & Extension Sites
- Highlights: On-site discussions with forest managers, extension practices in the field, and community engagement strategies in the region.
Evening: Dinner on your own

9:15 AM – 10:15 AM | Future Research & Global Extension Collaborations
- Format: Facilitated open group discussion to map joint initiatives and international working groups.
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM | Workshop Evaluation, Next Steps & Closing Remarks
11:00 AM | Official Adjournment