BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//91¸£Àû Calendar - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:/calendar X-WR-CALDESC:Events for 91¸£Àû Calendar REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260330 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260331 DTSTAMP:20260602T145204 CREATED:20250711T173911Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250711T173911Z UID:10002448-1774828800-1774915199@umaine.edu SUMMARY:Enrollment for Fall 2026 begins DESCRIPTION:Click here to view the full 2025–26 Academic Year Calendar. URL:/calendar/event/enrollment-for-fall-2026-begins/ CATEGORIES:Academic Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260330T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260330T170000 DTSTAMP:20260602T145204 CREATED:20260212T210934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T211018Z UID:10005488-1774859400-1774890000@umaine.edu SUMMARY:Meat & Poultry HACCP DESCRIPTION:In this two and a half-day course you will learn the fundamentals of Meat and Poultry HACCP. The course provides participants with hands-on experience in developing a HACCP Plan. We welcome not only Meat and Poultry processors\, but also any other food processors seeking HACCP certification and knowledge. \n*This course is an International HACCP Alliance Accredited course. \nRegister for Meat and Poultry HACCP here! \nFor more information contact: Theresa Tilton at 207.942.7396\, 800.287.1485 (in Maine) or theresa.tilton@maine.edu. URL:/calendar/event/meat-poultry-haccp/2026-03-30/ LOCATION:91¸£Àû Cooperative Extension\, Penobscot County\, 307 Maine Avenue\, Bangor\, ME\, 04401\, United States CATEGORIES:Conferences & Workshops ORGANIZER;CN="91¸£Àû Cooperative Extension - Penobscot County":MAILTO:extension.penobscot@maine.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260330T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260330T160000 DTSTAMP:20260602T145204 CREATED:20260219T141203Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260316T122833Z UID:10006599-1774875600-1774886400@umaine.edu SUMMARY:Thesis Defense: Lloyd Leeman DESCRIPTION:Lloyd Leeman\, a candidate for the Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies\, will be defending his thesis titled\, “WHY PARENTS CHOOSE TO ENROLL THEIR CHILDREN IN OTHER THAN TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS: A SCOPING REVIEW.†\nIf you would like to join via Zoom\, please contact Lloyd Leeman at lloyd.leeman@maine.edu\, for accommodations. URL:/calendar/event/thesis-defense-lloyd-leeman/ CATEGORIES:Lectures & Seminars,Online Events LOCATION:/calendar/event/thesis-defense-lloyd-leeman/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260330T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260330T160000 DTSTAMP:20260602T145204 CREATED:20260129T145451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260129T145451Z UID:10004165-1774882800-1774886400@umaine.edu SUMMARY:Talk – Why bowling balls end up in our recycling bins (and what state lawmakers are doing about it) DESCRIPTION:The talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall\, 91¸£Àû\, Orono. \n\nVirtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information\n\nSpeaker: Erin Victor\, Postdoctoral Researcher\, Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions\, University of Maine \nBowling balls\, garden hoses\, and other strange items are showing up at recycling facilities. This “wishcyclingâ€â€”recycling items in the bin and hoping they are recyclable — stems from confusing rules and increasingly complex packaging. It also drives up municipal costs. However\, big changes in Maine’s recycling system are coming. In 2021\, Maine passed the nation’s first Extended Producer Responsibility law for packaging\, shifting some of the costs and responsibility for recycling from cities and towns to the companies that make the packaging. The hope is that this will encourage companies to design less wasteful packaging. Yet\, even as these policies gain traction in the United States\, the environmental\, economic\, and social impacts of different policy design decisions remain unclear. In this talk\, Dr. Victor will share primary insights from a two-year project at the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions that examines these trade-offs. She will highlight what the interdisciplinary team has learned so far\, where major knowledge gaps remain\, and why understanding these trade-offs matter for ensuring that recycling programs are economically effective\, environmentally sustainable\, and just. \nDr. Erin Victor is a postdoctoral researcher at the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine. She earned her PhD in Anthropology and Environmental Policy at 91¸£Àû\, where she studied the politics of disposable packaging in the U.S. and Canada. Before returning to academia\, she worked in local and state government on solid waste and sustainability initiatives\, experience that shapes her commitment to collaborative research to foster more effective and just environmental policy solutions. URL:/calendar/event/talk-why-bowling-balls-end-up-in-our-recycling-bins-and-what-state-lawmakers-are-doing-about-it/ LOCATION:Norman Smith Hall\, University of Maine\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures & Seminars,Online Events ORGANIZER;CN="Senator George J. Mitchell Center":MAILTO:umgmc@maine.edu GEO:44.897732;-68.6687076 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Norman Smith Hall University of Maine Orono ME 04469 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=University of Maine:geo:-68.6687076,44.897732 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260330T151500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260330T170000 DTSTAMP:20260602T145204 CREATED:20260116T212251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260302T141002Z UID:10004105-1774883700-1774890000@umaine.edu SUMMARY:The Visual Culture of Gas Masks in Nazi Germany DESCRIPTION:Peter Thompson from Michigan State University presents\, “The Visual Culture of Gas Masks in Nazi Germany.†\nThe History Department Symposium Series is Supported in part by a Grant from the Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series Fund. URL:/calendar/event/the-visiual-culture-of-gas-masks-in-nazi-germany/ LOCATION:Hill Auditorium\, Barrows Hall\, University of Maine\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures & Seminars GEO:44.8922637;-68.6714486 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Hill Auditorium Barrows Hall University of Maine Orono ME 04469 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Barrows Hall\, University of Maine:geo:-68.6714486,44.8922637 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR