2012 SR-PLN, AEA & ASRED Joint Meeting
August 20-24, 2012

Agenda
2012-13 Action Info Items
Urban Task Force Presentation

Urban Task Force Presentation [PDF]

1:30 - 1:35	Marina D'Abreau (Co. Ext. Dir.) - Introductions
1:35 - 1:50	TBA - Introduction from Water Management District representative on the state of water quality and quantity in Florida
1:50 - 1:55	Welcome video from Dr. Jack Payne (VP AG. & NR UF/IFAS)
1:55 - 2:10	Don Rainey (Statewide GI-BMP Coordinator) - Setting the stage for the development of fertilizer ordinances across the state
2:10 - 2:15	David Griffis (Co. Ext. Dir.) - Early stages of fertilizer ordinance development in Volusia County
2:15 - 2:35	Anita Neal and Ed Skvarch (Co. Ext. Dir. & Hort. Agent) - Newly implemented ordinances, what it took to get there, predicting the future...
2:35 - 2:45	Break
2:45 - 3:05	Mary Campbell and Jane Morse (Co. Ext. Dir. & IPM Agent) - The honeymoon end in Pinellas County, challenges and opportunities, technology used, lessons learned...
3:05 - 3:15	Don Rainey - Summary of knowledge and behavior changes in Sarasota County after 5 years of fertilizer extension outreach
3:15 - 3:22	ICS Video on Water Quality programs in FL
3:22 - 4:25	Open Floor Q&A (moderated by Marina D'Abreau and BJ Jarvis)
4:25 - 4:30	Wrap-up


#CESValue: Social Media Adoption in the LSU AgCenter
In the current age of technology, social media has proved to be the most effective mode of rapidly delivering information, blending technology, and forming relationships with individuals or groups/communities of interest. Some are skeptical of whether developing and maintaining social media venues are worth the time and effort. How do you inspire more Extension and research faculty to use social media for communication, dissemination of information, marketing and dialogue?

Back Wisdom: Traditional Media Transitions to Social Outlets
The Alabama Cooperative Extension System has shown that social media can give new life to traditional media-based programs. What began in 2004 as a weekly five-minute public radio gardening show, Backyard Wisdom, was transformed into a social media-based program with a radio segment. Utilizing social media has enabled Extension to share research-based information to a much broader audience than was originally being reached when Backyard Wisdom existed solely as a radio program.

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• #cesvalue: Advancing Cooperative Extension's Mission
  

  Twitter, Facebook, Four Square, YouTube, Linkedin, Pinterest, G+ are all tools that can be used by Cooperative Extension professionals to support their work and mission. But before you get confused and write them off, learn what tool to use for what job and how these new vehicles can help meet the needs of your clientele, support the mission of your organization and tell the Cooperative Extension story.

  
  PLN MM Urban Task Force Pre-Conference Workshop

  Water Quality: People, Perceptions, Politics, Programming

  Florida is leading the nation in efforts to maintain and improve water quality in its urban communities through enacting fertilizer ordinances, both locally and by the state legislature. Florida Extension has been engaged in the development of most ordinances since their inception, working with county departments to incorporate sound science, addressing myths and misperceptions, and establishing the University's role in this process. But it didn't stop there. Efforts to maintain relationships across the spectrum of players involved in this issue have been key. By attending this urban task force workshop you will hear how we've begun to navigate the challenges of this process from training and certification of the workforce, to enforcement and regulation, to increasing awareness of homeowners not familiar with either the ordinances or Extension.

  
  
  
  Cross Committee Topics (Hover over the topic to view description.)
  

  Topic	Facilitator	Notes
  Budget issues in Cooperative Extension Service (CES)	Jimmy Henning
  Cooperative Extension Agent Recruitment, Training, and Retention	Greg Price and Darrell Dromgoole
  Climate Variability	Joan Dusky
  Food Systems	Steve Brown	Notes
  Job Skills Training and Education	Bo Beaulieu and Deborah Tootle	Notes
  Measuring and Reporting Impacts, Relevance, and Value	Karen Ballard and Debra Davis	Notes Survey
  Military Families	Kasundra Cyrus	Agenda Notes
  Obesity	Janet Fox

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