[Iyrp-gcg] FW: IYRP at IGC Kentucky May 2023

[James O'Rourke]

From: James O'Rourke
Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2023 1:01 PM
To: Layne Coppock <layne.coppock at usu.edu>
Cc: Ann Waters-Bayer (waters-bayer at web.de) <waters-bayer at web.de>; Maryam Niamir-Fuller (mniafull2 at gmail.com) <mniafull2 at gmail.com>; barbarah at cals.arizona.edu; Dana Kelly (danammkelly at gmail.com) <danammkelly at gmail.com>
Subject: IYRP at IGC Kentucky May 2023

A quick report on IYRP at IGC concluded yesterday in Covington, Kentucky.

IYRP was received and discussed in great detail - more so than at SRM in Boise.  It was a tremendous surprise and extremely encouraging.  This is because much of the world  that has grassland organizations are in fact dealing with rangeland.

So, a list of activity:


  1.  Jim O'Rourke gave a 5 minute review of IYRP at the Plenary session on Tuesday morning.
  2.  An IYRP session was held 5:30 - 7:00 Tuesday afternoon.  A brief history again and then the participants were separated into their respective RISGs.  8 from Australasia, 7 from North America (really all U.S.), 3 from Eastern and Southern Africa. 1 from Middle East and North Africa, and 2 from Europe.  These groups developed issue lists and then action items to bring the word to the general public.  These notes are being sent to respective RISG Chairs with suggestion to copy Ann.
  3.  Amy Ganguly in her Plenary address on Thursday morning had a slide on IYRP and emphasized the importance.
  4.  At the IGC Initial and Final Business Meeting a Resolution for IYRP was discussed and passed at the Final Business Meeting.  This will appear in their minutes.
  5.  Dana Kelly talked about the IYRP in her Plenary address on Thursday afternoon.
  6.  Ray Smith, Chair of IGC and Chair of the Congress talked about IYRP in his comments Tuesday after lunch encouraging folks to attend the session later that day.
  7.  Numerous mentions were made of IYP in technical presentations.   Too numerous to document all.
  8.  IRC/IYRP booth in the Trade Show all week - Sunday through Friday - with banners on word clouds and monthly themes and a handout on the concept of IYRP supplied by Igshan and delivered by Andiswa Finca.
  9.  Randy Jackson from University of Wisconsin Madison talked at length about the need for "elevator speeches" to get the word across to the general public.
  10. Greenacres Foundation (field trip location on Wednesday) presented ideas for "elevator speeches".
  11. Dana Kelly had a poster in the Poster session - up all week - on IYRP.

Cheers!  Jim O'Rourke and Dana Kelly
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