FOOD & FITNESS CO-CONVENERS’ MEETING

JANUARY 22-24, 2008

MIAMI, FLORIDA

AGENDA

Meeting Objectives:
1) To support the ongoing development of a learning community among meeting participants.
2) To support progress toward the successful development of Community Action Plans.
a. Discuss expectations for Community Action Plans.
b. Build a shared definition and vision of policy and systems change and explore planning
processes for identifying change strategies.
c. Share collaborative structures and planning strategies to develop Community Action
Plans.
3) Introduce the concept of framing to support shaping public discourse on Food & Fitness issues.
4) Provide updates on a range of topics including technical assistance, evaluation, and grants
management.

Tuesday, 1/22:
6:00 pm

Reception and Celebratory Dinner Atlantic Point

Welcome and Introductions:

Each team will present one item that symbolizes its community, collaboration and work.

Wednesday, 1/23:
7:30 – 8:30 Breakfast Available Ocean Point

8:30 – 9:30 The Voyage to Community Change Ocean Point

Sharing of WKKF vision for Food & Fitness and dialogue on community plans.

9:30 – 10:00 Poster session I Ocean Point

Three communities will present their structure or planning posters.

9:30 – 9:40 Oakland Food and Fitness Community Collaborative

9:40 – 9:50 New York Food and Fitness Initiative
9:50-10:00 Boston Food and Fitness Collaborative

10:00 - 1:00 What’s possible: The intersection of Policy, Advocacy, Ocean Point
and Systems Change
An interactive session to explore concepts and planning processes related to policy, advocacy, and
systems change.

1:00 – 2:30 Lunch and Break Veranda

2:30 – 4:30 Open Space Ocean Point

Participants will identify areas of interest for small group discussion.

4:30 – 4:45 Break

4:45 – 5:15 Poster Session II Ocean Point
Three communities will present their structure or planning posters.

4:45 – 4:55 Northeast Iowa Food and Fitness Initiative

4:55 – 5:05 King County Food and Fitness Initiative
5:05 – 5:15 Philadelphia Urban Food and Fitness Initiative

6:30 – 8:30 Dinner Buffet Available Veranda

Thursday, 1/24:

7:30 – 8:30 Breakfast Available Ocean Point

8:30 – 9:30 Small Group Updates

1. Good Financial Management Practices: An auditor from the WKK Foundation will discuss
issues related to good financial management practices. (Ocean Point)
2. Evaluation: An update on the national and cross-site evaluation plans. (Atlantic Point)
3. WKKF activities: A WKKF update on (A) national F&F initiative activities, (B) convergence,
and (C) strategic planning process within the Foundation. (Veranda)
4. Systems Thinking/Organizational Learning Deeper Dive: An opportunity for follow-up
discussion related to the systems thinking/organizational learning training provided by WKKF.
(South Point)

9:30 – 9:45 Break

9:45 – 10:15 Poster Session III Ocean Point

Three communities will present their structure or planning posters.

9:45 – 9:55 Detroit Food and Fitness Initiative

9:55 – 10:05 Tohono O’odham Food, Fitness, & Wellness Initiative
10:05 – 10:15 Holyoke Food and Fitness Policy Council

10:15 – 12:15 Communications: Introduction to Framing Ocean Point

A workshop on framing and reframing the public discourse to address social issues, especially as it
pertains to those of the Food & Fitness Initiative.

12:15 – 12:30 Identification of lunch table topics Ocean Point

12:30 –1:30 Lunch with Table Topics Veranda

Opportunity to discuss topics of interest over lunch.

1:30 – 1:45 Break

1:45 – 2:30 Technical Assistance Planning Ocean Point

Interactive discussion regarding future technical assistance.

2:30 – 3:00 Wrap Up & Evaluation Ocean Point

3:00 Conclude