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If you haven't already paid your state/national dues - you have until March 15, 2007 to do so and still be eligible for all of the NACAA Awards Programs listed below. Don't miss out on the opportunities available to you. Dues to NACAA are $50 annually.
Have you moved offices, changed phone numbers, fax, email etc... it's easy to update if you have! As a member of NACAA - you can edit your own personal information with the NACAA database, all you need to do is request a password (which will be sent electronically upon request) and you can make sure your information is up-to-date. By keeping this information current, it assures that magazines and electronic correspondence regarding NACAA will to continue to reach you.
Go to www.nacaa.com and select Member database (www.nacaa.com/members/) then select Log In on the right hand side of the web page - this will get you into the database. If you are unable to access the database - it may be that NACAA has not received your dues for 2007. Please contact your State Association Secretary/Treasurer who handles dues payment - to verify your membership.
The 2007 Awards Program is well underway with final submissions due by March 15, 2007.
Did you know... you can be recognized for your outstanding programming that took place during the last 12 months and be recognized at the AM/PIC as a state, regional and national winner?
Did you know... for many of these awards can be rewarded monetarily? NACAA thru it's generous donors/sponsors has over $30,000 that is awarded annually to our members in recognition of what you do on a daily basis within your county/region.
Did you know... many times the recognition you receive on a state, regional and national level is a vital tool in your career development/advancement?
If you answered YES, to the above questions - then you are taking advantage of what NACAA has to offer - if you didn't answer YES, then NACAA has something to offer you in the way of Professional Improvement and Recognition. TAKE ADVANGE OF WHAT NACAA IS OFFERING YOU!!!
If you have by chance misplaced your January 2007 edition of "The County Agent" - all of the award forms and applications are available on-line at www.nacaa.com
Click on the links on the web site to see the awards category pages. For the forms you need to fill out, they are available in Word format to easy completion on your computer. All you need to do is fill in the blanks, re-save the document with a new name (include your last name in the document) and forward electronically to the appropriate state chair - or fill it out, print it out and mail a hard copy.
The opportunities are unlimited - don't miss out!
Join us for the 2007 Public Issues Leadership Development Conference
April 23 - 25, 2007 Alexandria, Virginia
Registration is now available online at www.jcep.org
Early bird deadline is March 1, 2007
The 2007 PILD Conference Planning Committee is excited to bring you "Connectivity: Community to the Capitol." JCEP sponsors this annual conference to keep Extension professionals abreast of changing public issues that impact our communities and affect Extension programming. The next year will undoubtedly bring major changes to Cooperative Extension across the country and this conference will offer a variety of speakers to help identify emerging issues and assist you in addressing these issues in your community.
In response to evaluations from 2006 the planning committee has made some changes in the schedule. The conference will start Monday morning with a general session. Then Extension Professional Associations and sessions for Extension leadership and volunteers will be held. All sessions will be on site this year. There will be a poster session which gives participants a chance to share what they have done in the public issues/public policy area. Wednesday will be your opportunity to visit with your Congressional delegates. The conference will conclude Wednesday night with a reception and a chance to hear and interact with Dr. Gale Buchanan, Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics, USDA and Colien Hefferan, Administrator, USDA, CSREES.
Most important, you'll have the opportunity to network with other Extension professionals to broaden your understanding of public policy issues and gain new ideas for what may work in your community or state.
Frankly, we think that PILD is a great tool for providing professional development opportunities to help Cooperative Extension Agents/Educators improve and better their standing in the community. Please join us in Washington on April 23-25, 2007 for PILD.
Please contact the JCEP registration office with any questions at 704-333-8445 or staff@themanagementoffice.com
Janice Stimpson, Idaho
Mickey Cummings, Georgia
Chair, 2007 PILD Planning Committee
President, JCEP
Conference scholarships are available from several of the associations.
Contact your respective association for information. Links to the member associations can be found at www.jcep.org
On-line Registration for the 2007 AM/PIC will be available by April 1, 2007. A link for the registration will be available at www.nacaa.com on the very front page. The Michigan Association of County Agricultural Agents has pieced together an extraordinary professional improvement conference that you will not be disappointed in. Check out the AM/PIC 2007 website now for a "sneak-peak" at what is being planned - www.nacaa2007.msu.edu
Interested in receiving a little help with expenses at the AM/PIC? It's really quite easy to obtain a sizeable incentive to defray some of those costs associated with travel/lodging. Help NACAA and NACAA will help you! For the past several years - NACAA has offered an incentive plan to members who bring in new sponsors. The program is as follows:
| Sponsor Level | Incentive |
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| $2,000 - $4,999 | AM/PIC registration fee reimbursed |
| $5,000 - $9,999 | AM/PIC registration fee reimbursed and $500 travel voucher to attend the AM/PIC |
| $10,000 - up | AM/PIC registration fee reimbursed and $1,000 travel voucher to attend the AM/PIC |
If you have a local/regional/national sponsor that you think would be a good fit for NACAA - contact Fred Miller at Fred_Miller@ncsu.edu or Scott Hawbaker - nacaaemail@aol.com and we'll be glad to assist you in preparing a donor/sponsor proposal that can be presented.
Annually, NACAA counts on close to $100,000 in donor/sponsor support to help defray the costs associated with the Annual Meeting and Professional Improvement Conference. This support helps NACAA keep registration fees lower than most other conferences and allows NACAA to continue to offer a wide variety of Award Programs.
Mark your calendar for March 25-27, 2008, when SARE celebrates its 20th anniversary with a national conference and networking event in Kansas City, Missouri.
Please plan to join SARE and its many partners in March 2008 at its next national conference to learn the latest about how we are forging an agriculture that is profitable, environmentally sound and good for people and communities.
2008 marks SARE's 20th year of advancing a more sustainable agriculture through a nationwide competitive grants program. SARE stays in touch with the needs of farmers and ranchers through its strong regional programs in the North Central, Northeast, Southern and Western regions. The conference will be the 6th in SARE's biennial series.
For more information regarding SARE's 20th - please contact:
Sean McGovern
Sustainable Agriculture Network
1372 Norris Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43224
Phone: 614/306-6422
Fax: 614/268-7544
http://www.sare.org
outreach@sare.org