Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about the Southeast Environmental Education Alliance (SEEA)...

Q: How did SEEA get started?
A: The concept of SEEA formed out of conversations between southeastern affiliates during NAAEE conferences.  The first informal meeting of affiliate leaders to discuss the concept of forming a regional group was held at the 2002 NAAEE conference in Boston, Massachusetts.  Later, meetings open to all members of southeastern states were organized and held during the the following NAAEE annual conferences: 
2004 - 1st Annual Southeastern EE Meeting, Biloxi, Mississippi
2005 - 2nd Annual Southeastern EE Meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2006 - 3rd Annual Southeastern EE Meeting, St. Paul, Minnesota

Q: Who is currently leading SEEA?
A: The SEEA leadership team consists of 16 members (two representatives from each state NAAEE affiliate.) Deb Hall served as team leader from 2004-2006, but has now stepped down.  SEEA needs one or more of its 16 members to serve as the team leader(s) in 2007.  (Note: Kim Bailey serves as the project manager for the EPA-funded southeastee.org web project, the web-based home of SEEA, not  SEEA itself.) 

Q: Is SEEA a regional affiliate of the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE)?
A: No, not currently. It is a network of state affiliates of NAAEE only. The New England Environmental Education Alliance (NEEEA) is currently the only regional affiliate of NAAEE.

Q: Do state affiliates pay membership dues to SEEA?
A: No, SEEA is currently an informal network of NAAEE state affiliates with no membership dues for individuals or affiliates.
However, if in the future, SEEA decided to become a regional affiliate of NAAEE, membership dues to NAAEE may be required. (NAAEE is in the process of revising the requirements for state and regional affiliates so this is not yet known.)

Q: Why do some state affiliates have a website that is integrated with the southeastee.org Web portal/database and other affiliates do not?
A: The southeastee.org website shares content with eight state EE websites. These eight state sites and the southeastee.org site are housed within the same database. In FL, MS, SC, and TN, the websites that are part of the southeast database are also (or will also be) each state affiliate’s website. In AL, GA, KY, and NC, each state affiliate’s website is separate from the state EE websites that are part of the southeast database. The specific reasons for having a separate affiliate website vary by state. Instead of having a separate website for SEEA, www.southeastee.org also serves as the virtual home for SEEA.